Lawrence Hall, HSG
A Plumber’s Assistant, a Nazi, and an Artificial Tree
Nazi Rally in Madison Square Garden, 10
February 1939
Isadore Greenbaum
wanted to punch a Nazi
And so he charged – he
didn’t get very far
And was beaten up by Real
Americans (cough)
(It took only four or five of ‘em)
And arrested by the
New York City Police
One Nazi stopped
kicking Greenbaum to set aright
An artificial tree
that was about to fall
Which is a curiosity –
what remnant of good
Was in that man that
he kept a decoration in place?
Greenbaum is a hero in
our nation’s history -
The tidy Nazi remains
a mystery
