Harvey Samuel Nelson Katz must be a Jew Stein must be a Jew Horowitz must be a Jew Nelson sounds like one of us I am a Jew fitting in with the name Nelson People get to know me before passing judgement Somewhere in the past the Katz was dropped So I was just another kid Could be why I never understood anti-Semitism Scratch that – I understood it But I never felt it At least not the in your face kind Wonder how my life and my view of the world Would have changed if I was a Katznelson? Samuel may have given a clue But never thought of using it So first impressions were based on Harvey My wife often says, “What mother looks at a baby and names it Harvey?” But Harvey turned out to be a great name Different than Nelson that was camouflage blending in with the crowd Harvey created a mystery like a Salvador Dali painting Layers within layers, melting clocks, a world of possibilities To be an empty glass without preconceptions No history, no comparisons, no hate I hope I did right by this privilege I hope I changed the world a little bit By showing the non-Jewish friends I made We are all human no matter our names