The Lemonade Peddler: And the Jewish Lady Who Taught Me Business

By Charles Herrick

It started with doing yard work for a neighbor in exchange for lemons. Mrs. Schlindherz had put me onto the notion of lemonade sales. June and Mo Schlindherz were a childless Jewish couple who were always looking for neighborhood kids to adopt. June had a pretty good business head. She pointed out a lemonade stand down the street and then helped me understand why it wasn't a going concern."How many cars do you see driving by those girls and their little stand?""I don't know, not too many but it seems like enough.""And how many people are stopping, Charlie?""Nobody.""Why do you think that is?" Mrs. Schlindherz evidently went to the Catholic version of Yeshiva. This was feeling like a catechism. We were at the vortex of an odd spirituality: A Jewish woman teaching a Protestant boy via Catholic schooling methods on a secular subject so I could obliterate the competitive position of the opposite gender. I don't think there's a name for that.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1469939584
• ISBN13: 9781469939582
• Release Date: January 2012
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 42 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.1" x 6.0"