I had a wonderful time. I had my mother and father,
and I had an older brother, about two years older than I.
And once we got over the sibling rivalry,
we got to be very good friends, my brother and I.
And my parents found out pretty soon...
that what Margaret wanted, Margaret got.
And they let me be my own,
because I was not the usual child.
I had my own way of dressing.
I didn't like what my mother got for me. I wouldn't wear it.
And I was strong-willed,
and I knew what I wanted to do very early on in life.
I wanted to be a coach, physical education teacher.
My parents thought I was a little freaky...
with all this business about sports that I was so very into.
I skated. I skied. I swam. I ran. I climbed.
Through my sport activities,
there were more non-Jewish people involved than Jewish people.
I was the only girl in my class.
I was the only Jew in my class.
And it never made any difference,
I mean, I never felt any anti-Semitism until a certain time.
I always knew I was Jewish, but our house--
There was no religion practiced, really.
I always say my father said, "Be a decent human being.
That should be your religion." And I think I have practiced that pretty much.