neighborhood on 99th street. It was in an area where even in 1938 you didn't go outside at night. And while both the relatives and the committee also provided advice on jobs, they also couldn’t create openings where none existed. It didn’t take Herb's dad long to find out what the rest of the country already knew: America was in the middle of “The Great Depression.” The roads were no longer paved with gold. Instead, people were selling apples on street corners. It became obvious that if the family was going to stay together it wasn’t going to be in New York City. They concluded that Boston was a reasonably large city and it wasn’t very far away. Again there would be friends and committees available for guidance. The Rothchilds found a place in an apartment house with other families of German Jews. It was certainly an improvement compared to 99th Street. The family also considered it important that young Herb finish his education. Young Herb at the same time accepted any work that didn't interfere with his schooling, making it a long day. But Herb’s dad found that job-hunting in Boston was just a smaller version of what he had found in New York, there just weren't any jobs. Boston was primarily a financial and educational center plus the State Capital. He was informed, however, of another city only 40 miles further west that had large brick mills with many tall smokestacks. Worcester, the third largest city in New England, was supposedly a true industrial city.
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