She Has Experienced Antisemitism
Amy’s father, Gordon David Schumer, was born to a Jewish family from Ukraine. Her mother comes from a Protestant background but converted to Judaism before her marriage. Amy was raised Jewish and has stated she often faced antisemitism when growing up.
She Has Experienced Antisemitism
Teacher’s Worst Nightmare
Amy Schumer went to Long Island’s South Side High School in New York. When she graduated in 1999 she was voted both “Class Clown” and “Teacher’s Worst Nightmare.” While the first one might seem like a given, Amy explained that the second one was a little misleading. “Half my teachers, like my English teacher and my history teacher, were shocked. Because if it was a class I was really interested in, I would just listen and be attentive and was a good member of the class.” She continued, “But if it was a class that I struggled or I felt wasn’t, you know, like business law, I remember, those are the classes I would kind of act up in.”
Teacher’s Worst Nightmare
