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The American Commando Raid That Killed Osama Bin Laden On May 2Nd Accelerated The Struggle Underway Inside Pakistan To Determine The Country's Future. Contrary To Some Assessments
document The American commando raid that killed Osama bin Laden on May 2nd accelerated the struggle underway inside Pakistan to determine the country's future. Contrary to some assessments House Oversight Committee — Epstein Estate Records (Nov 2025)

Pakistan is neither a failed state nor a failing state. It functions as effectively today as in decades past. Rather it is a state under siege from a radical syndicate of terror groups loosely aligned together with the goal of creating an extremist jihadist state in south Asia. T...

We Were Not Poor. We Always Had Food. But We Couldn’t Afford Any Luxuries
document We were not poor. We always had food. But we couldn’t afford any luxuries House Oversight Committee — Epstein Estate Records (Nov 2025)

such as restaurants. We passed down clothing from generation to generation and ate a lot of “leftovers”. (Remember the comedian who said “we always ate leftovers—nobody has ever found the “original” meal.) My mother has always said we were “comfortable.” (The same comedian to...

In Front Of The Stoop Was What We Called ""The Gutter."" (Today It Is Referred To As ""The Street."") The Gutter Was Part Of Our Playground Since Cars Rarely Drove Down Our Street. We Played Punch Ball In The Gutter
document In front of the stoop was what we called ""the gutter."" (Today it is referred to as ""the street."") The gutter was part of our playground since cars rarely drove down our street. We played punch ball in the gutter House Oversight Committee — Epstein Estate Records (Nov 2025)

stickball in the driveway and basketball in front of the garage--shooting at a rim screwed to an old ping pong table that was secured to the roof of the garage by a couple of two by fours.

Classic Comics Were Marvelous. Not Only Could We Read About The Adventures Of Ivanhoe
document Classic Comics were marvelous. Not only could we read about the adventures of Ivanhoe House Oversight Committee — Epstein Estate Records (Nov 2025)

we could see what he looked like! My first erotic desires were aroused by the illustration of the dark-haired ""Jewess"" Rebecca. (I can still picture her and have searched for a copy of the Classic Comic at flea markets from coast to coast to relive my unrequited adolescent lu...

One Of My Father’s Brother’s Was A Man Named Yitzchak
document One of my father’s brother’s was a man named Yitzchak House Oversight Committee — Epstein Estate Records (Nov 2025)

who we called Itchie. It had nothing to do with any skin condition. One day my Uncle Itchie took me to a Brooklyn Dodger baseball game that got rained out half way through. We ran to the train station only to find no one tending the token booth. My uncle had one token and so...

Of Course We Tried To Figure Out Ways Around These Prohibitions—Half Of Jewish Law Seems To Be Creating Technical Prohibitions
document Of course we tried to figure out ways around these prohibitions—half of Jewish law seems to be creating technical prohibitions House Oversight Committee — Epstein Estate Records (Nov 2025)

while the other half seems to be creating ways around them. Much like the Internal Revenue Code. No wonder so many Jews become lawyers and accountants. It’s not in our DNA; it’s in our religious training.

When I Was In Sixth Grade
document When I was in sixth grade House Oversight Committee — Epstein Estate Records (Nov 2025)

the school decided to administer IQ tests to all the students. The school called my mother and said that I had gotten one of the highest scores. At first the rabbi thought I had cheated

This Was The Greatest Gift—Ok
document This was the greatest gift—ok House Oversight Committee — Epstein Estate Records (Nov 2025)

I will even say ""blessing""—of my Yeshiva education: To question everything and everyone. It was merely an unintended consequence of the Yeshiva method

My Mother May Not Have Been Happy With The Way I Used The Doubt She Instilled In Me
document My mother may not have been happy with the way I used the doubt she instilled in me House Oversight Committee — Epstein Estate Records (Nov 2025)

but I have been ecstatic. It has become the most important quality in my life--and the most significant ingredient in whatever success I may have achieved. It certainly played an important role in my decision to become a lawyer defending freedom of speech

My Decision To Become A Criminal Lawyer Was Certainly Not Influenced By Any Exposure To Real Crime. I Lived In A Neighborhood Where We Never Locked Our Doors And Where Violent Crime Was Unheard Of. There Were Of Course Street Fights
document My decision to become a criminal lawyer was certainly not influenced by any exposure to real crime. I lived in a neighborhood where we never locked our doors and where violent crime was unheard of. There were of course street fights House Oversight Committee — Epstein Estate Records (Nov 2025)

in which I frequently participated - - more often as victim than victor - - but the Borough Park section of Brooklyn was a safe neighborhood. [I guess that’s why my family was so mystified when my brother failed to return home from a shopping errand immediately after the end of...

I’m Sure Some Of My Critics Would Agree That I Came To “No Good
document I’m sure some of my critics would agree that I came to “no good House Oversight Committee — Epstein Estate Records (Nov 2025)

” but at least by objective standards I’ve exceeded the expectations my high school teachers and principal had for me. None of them thought I was “college material.”

It’s Not Surprising That My High School Memories Are Long On Sports And Short On Academics
document It’s not surprising that my high school memories are long on sports and short on academics House Oversight Committee — Epstein Estate Records (Nov 2025)

because my academic performance was abysmal. In my senior semester my first half grades were as follows (I still have the report card): English 80; Math 60 (F); Hebrew 65; History 65; Physics 60 (F). With two failing grades

During My Junior Year In High School
document During my junior year in high school House Oversight Committee — Epstein Estate Records (Nov 2025)

my memory for obscure facts and the “parlor tricks” I played with it got me an interview with the producers of a television game show called “The $64

My Good Memory Went Mostly To Waste In My Early Years
document My good memory went mostly to waste in my early years House Oversight Committee — Epstein Estate Records (Nov 2025)

because there was so little worth remembering. We would be given a quarter to memorize passages from holy texts and a dollar if we could recite “by heart” (what does that mean?) an entire chapter from the Bible. Only once did my memory serve me well during my adolescence