RIETS Anecdote
Shatzkes possessed a wonderful sense of humour. A famous story is told by Yeshiva University Chancellor Rabbi Dr Norman Lamm who was in his RIETS class at the time. Shatzkes would usually look down the list of the names of his students and then at random would ask one student to read the day's page of Talmud. The students always assumed he didn't know the boys anyway. One day looking down the list he says "ok, Shapiro, zug the gemorah" (say the Gemara). Shapiro, who didn't have time to prepare properly, pipes up "Shapiro is nisht due" (Shapiro is not here). Shatzkes looks up from his gemara and with a twinkle in his eyes says to the trembling Shapiro "ok due zog" (ok you read)... the entire class fell to the floor in laughter.
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