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>>> BROTHERS MOSE AND GARRISON SISKIN'S STORY IS A STORY ABOUT FAMILY, COMPASSION,
SISKIN'S STORY IS A STORY ABOUT FAMILY, COMPASSION, PROMISES KEPT AND DREAMS
ABOUT FAMILY, COMPASSION, PROMISES KEPT AND DREAMS FULFILLED.
PROMISES KEPT AND DREAMS FULFILLED. IT BEGAN WITH A JOURNEY TO
FULFILLED. IT BEGAN WITH A JOURNEY TO SEEK A BETTER LIFE.
IT BEGAN WITH A JOURNEY TO SEEK A BETTER LIFE. ♪ I'VE COME TO LOOK FOR
SEEK A BETTER LIFE. ♪ I'VE COME TO LOOK FOR AMERICA ♪
♪ I'VE COME TO LOOK FOR AMERICA ♪ ♪ I'VE COME TO LOOK FOR
AMERICA ♪ ♪ I'VE COME TO LOOK FOR AMERICA ♪
♪ I'VE COME TO LOOK FOR AMERICA ♪ >> THEIR FATHER, ROBERT HYMAN
AMERICA ♪ >> THEIR FATHER, ROBERT HYMAN SISKIN, A LITHUANIAN
>> THEIR FATHER, ROBERT HYMAN SISKIN, A LITHUANIAN IMMIGRANT, FLED HIS HOMELAND
SISKIN, A LITHUANIAN IMMIGRANT, FLED HIS HOMELAND TO ESCAPE RELIGIOUS
IMMIGRANT, FLED HIS HOMELAND TO ESCAPE RELIGIOUS PERSECUTIO
TO ESCAPE RELIGIOUS PERSECUTIO PERSECUTION.
PERSECUTIO PERSECUTION. >> HE TRAVELED THE COUNTRYSIDE
PERSECUTION. >> HE TRAVELED THE COUNTRYSIDE IN THE BEGINNING AS A PEDDLER
>> HE TRAVELED THE COUNTRYSIDE IN THE BEGINNING AS A PEDDLER WITH GOODS ON HIS BACK, BUYING
IN THE BEGINNING AS A PEDDLER WITH GOODS ON HIS BACK, BUYING AND SELLING, UM, GOODS.
WITH GOODS ON HIS BACK, BUYING AND SELLING, UM, GOODS. ANYTHING FROM PAPER TO RAGS TO
AND SELLING, UM, GOODS. ANYTHING FROM PAPER TO RAGS TO PIECES OF SCRAP.
ANYTHING FROM PAPER TO RAGS TO PIECES OF SCRAP. >> EVENTUALLY HE CAME TO
PIECES OF SCRAP. >> EVENTUALLY HE CAME TO CHATTANOOGA ONE DAY TO TRY TO
>> EVENTUALLY HE CAME TO CHATTANOOGA ONE DAY TO TRY TO DO SOME BUSINESS WITH HIS
CHATTANOOGA ONE DAY TO TRY TO DO SOME BUSINESS WITH HIS PEDDLING AND HE NOTICED ALL OF
DO SOME BUSINESS WITH HIS PEDDLING AND HE NOTICED ALL OF THE SMOKESTACKS, BECAUSE, YOU
PEDDLING AND HE NOTICED ALL OF THE SMOKESTACKS, BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, AT THAT TIME,
THE SMOKESTACKS, BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, AT THAT TIME, CHATTANOOGA AFTER THE CIVIL
KNOW, AT THAT TIME, CHATTANOOGA AFTER THE CIVIL WAR WAS A BIG INDUSTRIAL
CHATTANOOGA AFTER THE CIVIL WAR WAS A BIG INDUSTRIAL CENTER, AND THERE WERE A LOT
WAR WAS A BIG INDUSTRIAL CENTER, AND THERE WERE A LOT OF SMOKES STACKS AROUND.
CENTER, AND THERE WERE A LOT OF SMOKES STACKS AROUND. HE FIGURED WHERE THERE'S
OF SMOKES STACKS AROUND. HE FIGURED WHERE THERE'S SMOKESTACKS, THERE'S BUSINESS.
HE FIGURED WHERE THERE'S SMOKESTACKS, THERE'S BUSINESS. SO HE DECIDED TO SETTLE IN
SMOKESTACKS, THERE'S BUSINESS. SO HE DECIDED TO SETTLE IN CHATTANOOGA.
SO HE DECIDED TO SETTLE IN CHATTANOOGA. >> AFTER A WHILE HE HAD SAVED
CHATTANOOGA. >> AFTER A WHILE HE HAD SAVED A FEW DOLLARS, NOT MUCH, BUT
>> AFTER A WHILE HE HAD SAVED A FEW DOLLARS, NOT MUCH, BUT WAS DETERMINED TO START A
A FEW DOLLARS, NOT MUCH, BUT WAS DETERMINED TO START A BUSINESS WHERE HE COULD BE AT
WAS DETERMINED TO START A BUSINESS WHERE HE COULD BE AT HOME WITH HIS WIFE AND FAMILY.
BUSINESS WHERE HE COULD BE AT HOME WITH HIS WIFE AND FAMILY. >> ALONG WITH A PARTNER, SIX
HOME WITH HIS WIFE AND FAMILY. >> ALONG WITH A PARTNER, SIX DOLLARS AND A RESTED LOT,
>> ALONG WITH A PARTNER, SIX DOLLARS AND A RESTED LOT, RUBIN AND SISKIN IRON AND
DOLLARS AND A RESTED LOT, RUBIN AND SISKIN IRON AND METAL, WHICH WOULD BECOME
RUBIN AND SISKIN IRON AND METAL, WHICH WOULD BECOME SISKIN STEEL, WAS BORN.
METAL, WHICH WOULD BECOME SISKIN STEEL, WAS BORN. THAT SAME YEAR, ROBERT'S WIFE
SISKIN STEEL, WAS BORN. THAT SAME YEAR, ROBERT'S WIFE ANNA GAVE BIRTH TO MOSE.
THAT SAME YEAR, ROBERT'S WIFE ANNA GAVE BIRTH TO MOSE. THREE LATE YEARS -- THREE
ANNA GAVE BIRTH TO MOSE. THREE LATE YEARS -- THREE YEARS LATER, GARRISON WAS
THREE LATE YEARS -- THREE YEARS LATER, GARRISON WAS BORN.
YEARS LATER, GARRISON WAS BORN. >> THEY HAD THREE CHILDREN.
BORN. >> THEY HAD THREE CHILDREN. MY AUNT, WHOSE NAME IS SARAH,
>> THEY HAD THREE CHILDREN. MY AUNT, WHOSE NAME IS SARAH, MY FATHER, WHO IS MOSE, AND MY
MY AUNT, WHOSE NAME IS SARAH, MY FATHER, WHO IS MOSE, AND MY UNCLE GARRISON.
MY FATHER, WHO IS MOSE, AND MY UNCLE GARRISON. INTERESTINGLY ENOUGH THERE'S
UNCLE GARRISON. INTERESTINGLY ENOUGH THERE'S ANOTHER ASIDE TO THIS STORY,
INTERESTINGLY ENOUGH THERE'S ANOTHER ASIDE TO THIS STORY, ALL THREE WERE BORN ON THE
ANOTHER ASIDE TO THIS STORY, ALL THREE WERE BORN ON THE SAME DAY, THREE YEARS APART,
ALL THREE WERE BORN ON THE SAME DAY, THREE YEARS APART, JANUARY 29TH.
SAME DAY, THREE YEARS APART, JANUARY 29TH. >> AND IN THEIR HOME, ACTUALLY
JANUARY 29TH. >> AND IN THEIR HOME, ACTUALLY HIS WIFE ANNA SUPPORTED HIM IN
>> AND IN THEIR HOME, ACTUALLY HIS WIFE ANNA SUPPORTED HIM IN HIS EFFORTS IN HER RAISING
HIS WIFE ANNA SUPPORTED HIM IN HIS EFFORTS IN HER RAISING GARRISON, MOSE AND HIS SISTER
HIS EFFORTS IN HER RAISING GARRISON, MOSE AND HIS SISTER SARAH WITH LESSONS OF
GARRISON, MOSE AND HIS SISTER SARAH WITH LESSONS OF RESPONSIBILITY.
SARAH WITH LESSONS OF RESPONSIBILITY. THEY HAD TWO COWS IN THEIR
RESPONSIBILITY. THEY HAD TWO COWS IN THEIR BASEMENT AND THE BOYS TRAVELED
THEY HAD TWO COWS IN THEIR BASEMENT AND THE BOYS TRAVELED THE NEIGHBORHOOD SELLING MILK.
BASEMENT AND THE BOYS TRAVELED THE NEIGHBORHOOD SELLING MILK. THEY ALSO SOLD NEWSPAPERS ON
THE NEIGHBORHOOD SELLING MILK. THEY ALSO SOLD NEWSPAPERS ON THE CORNER.
THEY ALSO SOLD NEWSPAPERS ON THE CORNER. SO THE WORK ETHIC WAS
THE CORNER. SO THE WORK ETHIC WAS INSTILLED IN THEM AT AN EARLY
SO THE WORK ETHIC WAS INSTILLED IN THEM AT AN EARLY AGE AND ALSO RIGHTEOUSNESS.
INSTILLED IN THEM AT AN EARLY AGE AND ALSO RIGHTEOUSNESS. >> MOSE AND GARRISON
AGE AND ALSO RIGHTEOUSNESS. >> MOSE AND GARRISON EVENTUALLY WENT INTO THE
>> MOSE AND GARRISON EVENTUALLY WENT INTO THE BUSINESS WITH THEIR FATHER.
EVENTUALLY WENT INTO THE BUSINESS WITH THEIR FATHER. IN 1926, MR. KISS SIN PASSED
BUSINESS WITH THEIR FATHER. IN 1926, MR. KISS SIN PASSED AWAY -- MR. SISKIN PASSED
IN 1926, MR. KISS SIN PASSED AWAY -- MR. SISKIN PASSED AWAY, LEAVING HIS SONS TO RUN
AWAY -- MR. SISKIN PASSED AWAY, LEAVING HIS SONS TO RUN THE FAMILY BUSINESS.
AWAY, LEAVING HIS SONS TO RUN THE FAMILY BUSINESS. IT WAS IN VERY GOOD HANDS.
THE FAMILY BUSINESS. IT WAS IN VERY GOOD HANDS.
IT WAS IN VERY GOOD HANDS. ♪
♪ [ JAZZY MUSIC ]
♪ [ JAZZY MUSIC ] ♪
[ JAZZY MUSIC ] ♪ >> THE BUSINESS CONTINUED TO
♪ >> THE BUSINESS CONTINUED TO GROW AND EXPAND UNDER THE
>> THE BUSINESS CONTINUED TO GROW AND EXPAND UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF MOSE AND GARRISON,
GROW AND EXPAND UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF MOSE AND GARRISON, BUT IN 1942, SOMETHING WOULD
GUIDANCE OF MOSE AND GARRISON, BUT IN 1942, SOMETHING WOULD HAPPEN THAT WOULD CHANGE THE
BUT IN 1942, SOMETHING WOULD HAPPEN THAT WOULD CHANGE THE COURSE OF THEIR LIVES FROM
HAPPEN THAT WOULD CHANGE THE COURSE OF THEIR LIVES FROM SUCCESSFUL BUSINESSMEN TO
COURSE OF THEIR LIVES FROM SUCCESSFUL BUSINESSMEN TO SOMETHING MUCH, MUCH MORE.
SUCCESSFUL BUSINESSMEN TO SOMETHING MUCH, MUCH MORE. >> MY DADDY, GARRISON, WAS ON
SOMETHING MUCH, MUCH MORE. >> MY DADDY, GARRISON, WAS ON A TRAIN TRIP TO TRAVEL UP EAST
>> MY DADDY, GARRISON, WAS ON A TRAIN TRIP TO TRAVEL UP EAST ON BUSINESS, AND NEVER ONE TO
A TRAIN TRIP TO TRAVEL UP EAST ON BUSINESS, AND NEVER ONE TO SIT STILL, THERE WAS A STOP IN
ON BUSINESS, AND NEVER ONE TO SIT STILL, THERE WAS A STOP IN VIRGINIA, AND HE GOT OFF TO
SIT STILL, THERE WAS A STOP IN VIRGINIA, AND HE GOT OFF TO GET A NEWSPAPER, AND AS HE
VIRGINIA, AND HE GOT OFF TO GET A NEWSPAPER, AND AS HE TRIED TO GET BACK ON THE TRAIN
GET A NEWSPAPER, AND AS HE TRIED TO GET BACK ON THE TRAIN TO REENTER THE TRAIN, THE
TRIED TO GET BACK ON THE TRAIN TO REENTER THE TRAIN, THE TRAIN JOLTED AND A HEAVY METAL
TO REENTER THE TRAIN, THE TRAIN JOLTED AND A HEAVY METAL COVER THAT WENT OVER THE
TRAIN JOLTED AND A HEAVY METAL COVER THAT WENT OVER THE STAIRS CAME DOWN AND INJURED
COVER THAT WENT OVER THE STAIRS CAME DOWN AND INJURED HIM.
STAIRS CAME DOWN AND INJURED HIM. >> HE WAS TAKEN TO THE
HIM. >> HE WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL, AND THEY SAID IT WAS
>> HE WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL, AND THEY SAID IT WAS SUCH A BAD INJURY THAT HE
HOSPITAL, AND THEY SAID IT WAS SUCH A BAD INJURY THAT HE MIGHT HAVE TO HAVE HIS LEG
SUCH A BAD INJURY THAT HE MIGHT HAVE TO HAVE HIS LEG AMPUTATED BECAUSE OF A BLOOD
MIGHT HAVE TO HAVE HIS LEG AMPUTATED BECAUSE OF A BLOOD CLOT THAT HAD FORMED IN HIS
AMPUTATED BECAUSE OF A BLOOD CLOT THAT HAD FORMED IN HIS LEG.
CLOT THAT HAD FORMED IN HIS LEG. >> GARRISON PRAYED ALL NIGHT
LEG. >> GARRISON PRAYED ALL NIGHT AND ASKED GOD NOT TO LOSE HIS
>> GARRISON PRAYED ALL NIGHT AND ASKED GOD NOT TO LOSE HIS LEG.
AND ASKED GOD NOT TO LOSE HIS LEG. IN THE MORNING THE BLOOD CLOT
LEG. IN THE MORNING THE BLOOD CLOT CLEARED.
IN THE MORNING THE BLOOD CLOT CLEARED. HE DID NOT LOSE HIS LEG.
CLEARED. HE DID NOT LOSE HIS LEG. AND HE MADE A PROPERLY IS AT
HE DID NOT LOSE HIS LEG. AND HE MADE A PROPERLY IS AT THAT TIME TO HELP -- A PROMISE
AND HE MADE A PROPERLY IS AT THAT TIME TO HELP -- A PROMISE AT THAT TIME TO HELP.
THAT TIME TO HELP -- A PROMISE AT THAT TIME TO HELP. >> I WAS 11 YEARS OLD, AND IT
AT THAT TIME TO HELP. >> I WAS 11 YEARS OLD, AND IT IS AS IF IT WAS YESTERDAY.
>> I WAS 11 YEARS OLD, AND IT IS AS IF IT WAS YESTERDAY. AND DADDY HAD HAD ALWAYS --
IS AS IF IT WAS YESTERDAY. AND DADDY HAD HAD ALWAYS -- AND UNCLE MOSE -- BEEN VERY
AND DADDY HAD HAD ALWAYS -- AND UNCLE MOSE -- BEEN VERY CHARITABLE.
AND UNCLE MOSE -- BEEN VERY CHARITABLE. BUT THIS WAS DIFFERENT.
CHARITABLE. BUT THIS WAS DIFFERENT. >> THESE DEEPLY RELIGIOUS
BUT THIS WAS DIFFERENT. >> THESE DEEPLY RELIGIOUS BROTHERS DID MUCH MORE THAN
>> THESE DEEPLY RELIGIOUS BROTHERS DID MUCH MORE THAN SIMPLY CONTINUE BUILDING A
BROTHERS DID MUCH MORE THAN SIMPLY CONTINUE BUILDING A SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS.
SIMPLY CONTINUE BUILDING A SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS. THEY LAUNCHED A RENEWED FOCUS
SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS. THEY LAUNCHED A RENEWED FOCUS ON GIVING.
THEY LAUNCHED A RENEWED FOCUS ON GIVING. NO MATTER WHAT RACE OR
ON GIVING. NO MATTER WHAT RACE OR RELIGION, TO MOSE AND GARRISON
NO MATTER WHAT RACE OR RELIGION, TO MOSE AND GARRISON SISKIN, EVERYONE WAS THE SAME,
RELIGION, TO MOSE AND GARRISON SISKIN, EVERYONE WAS THE SAME, A HUMAN BEING.
SISKIN, EVERYONE WAS THE SAME, A HUMAN BEING. ♪
A HUMAN BEING. ♪ >> WHEN THEY BUILT THEIR
♪ >> WHEN THEY BUILT THEIR BUILDINGS ON OAK STREET AND
>> WHEN THEY BUILT THEIR BUILDINGS ON OAK STREET AND VINE STREET, THEY WERE FOR
BUILDINGS ON OAK STREET AND VINE STREET, THEY WERE FOR EVERYBODY.
VINE STREET, THEY WERE FOR EVERYBODY. AND THIS WAS IN THE '50s IN
EVERYBODY. AND THIS WAS IN THE '50s IN CHATTANOOGA, AND IT DIDN'T
AND THIS WAS IN THE '50s IN CHATTANOOGA, AND IT DIDN'T MAKE A DIFFERENCE, COLOR,
CHATTANOOGA, AND IT DIDN'T MAKE A DIFFERENCE, COLOR, RACE, RELIGION, THEY HAD A
MAKE A DIFFERENCE, COLOR, RACE, RELIGION, THEY HAD A CHAPEL THERE AND ANYBODY COULD
RACE, RELIGION, THEY HAD A CHAPEL THERE AND ANYBODY COULD USE IT.
CHAPEL THERE AND ANYBODY COULD USE IT. >> SOMETIMES THEY WOULD GET A
USE IT. >> SOMETIMES THEY WOULD GET A CALL ABOUT, THIS PERSON NEEDS
>> SOMETIMES THEY WOULD GET A CALL ABOUT, THIS PERSON NEEDS SOMETHING, MAYBE THEIR HOUSE
CALL ABOUT, THIS PERSON NEEDS SOMETHING, MAYBE THEIR HOUSE HAS BURNED DOWN, MAYBE
SOMETHING, MAYBE THEIR HOUSE HAS BURNED DOWN, MAYBE SOMETHING HAS HAPPENED, AND
HAS BURNED DOWN, MAYBE SOMETHING HAS HAPPENED, AND THEY'D CALL THEM AND ASK THEM
SOMETHING HAS HAPPENED, AND THEY'D CALL THEM AND ASK THEM WHAT THEY COULD DO TO HELP.
THEY'D CALL THEM AND ASK THEM WHAT THEY COULD DO TO HELP. AND THEY WOULD ALWAYS HELP.
WHAT THEY COULD DO TO HELP. AND THEY WOULD ALWAYS HELP. I DON'T KNOW OF ANYBODY THEY
AND THEY WOULD ALWAYS HELP. I DON'T KNOW OF ANYBODY THEY EVER TURNED DOWN.
I DON'T KNOW OF ANYBODY THEY EVER TURNED DOWN. >> WHEN ORANGE GROVE WAS BEING
EVER TURNED DOWN. >> WHEN ORANGE GROVE WAS BEING BUILT, THE PROJECT MANAGER
>> WHEN ORANGE GROVE WAS BEING BUILT, THE PROJECT MANAGER OVER THERE CALLED UP AND SAID
BUILT, THE PROJECT MANAGER OVER THERE CALLED UP AND SAID THERE'S A STEEL TRUCK HERE
OVER THERE CALLED UP AND SAID THERE'S A STEEL TRUCK HERE TRYING TO DELIVER US STEEL
THERE'S A STEEL TRUCK HERE TRYING TO DELIVER US STEEL FROM SISKIN STEEL AND WE
TRYING TO DELIVER US STEEL FROM SISKIN STEEL AND WE HAVEN'T MADE AN ORDER, WE
FROM SISKIN STEEL AND WE HAVEN'T MADE AN ORDER, WE DON'T HAVE ANY MONEY TO PAY
HAVEN'T MADE AN ORDER, WE DON'T HAVE ANY MONEY TO PAY FOR IT.
DON'T HAVE ANY MONEY TO PAY FOR IT. AND THE HEAD OF ORANGE GROVE
FOR IT. AND THE HEAD OF ORANGE GROVE SAID, "GET OUT OF THE WAY AND
AND THE HEAD OF ORANGE GROVE SAID, "GET OUT OF THE WAY AND LET THEM UNLOAD IT, BECAUSE
SAID, "GET OUT OF THE WAY AND LET THEM UNLOAD IT, BECAUSE I'M SURE IT'S A GIFT."
LET THEM UNLOAD IT, BECAUSE I'M SURE IT'S A GIFT." SO THEY PROVIDED FREE OF
I'M SURE IT'S A GIFT." SO THEY PROVIDED FREE OF CHARGE ALL THE STEEL FOR THE
SO THEY PROVIDED FREE OF CHARGE ALL THE STEEL FOR THE FIRST BUILDING OF ORANGE
CHARGE ALL THE STEEL FOR THE FIRST BUILDING OF ORANGE GROVE.
FIRST BUILDING OF ORANGE GROVE. >> THERE WERE TWO OF THE MOST
GROVE. >> THERE WERE TWO OF THE MOST GENEROUS -- THEY WERE TWO OF
>> THERE WERE TWO OF THE MOST GENEROUS -- THEY WERE TWO OF THE MOST GENEROUS PEOPLE I'VE
GENEROUS -- THEY WERE TWO OF THE MOST GENEROUS PEOPLE I'VE EVER KNOWN.
THE MOST GENEROUS PEOPLE I'VE EVER KNOWN. THEY WERE ALWAYS HELPING US.
EVER KNOWN. THEY WERE ALWAYS HELPING US. THEY WOULD GIVE US MONEY WHEN
THEY WERE ALWAYS HELPING US. THEY WOULD GIVE US MONEY WHEN WE NEEDED IT.
THEY WOULD GIVE US MONEY WHEN WE NEEDED IT. THEY WOULD GIVE US MONEY AT
WE NEEDED IT. THEY WOULD GIVE US MONEY AT CHRISTMASTIME TO BE GIVEN TO
THEY WOULD GIVE US MONEY AT CHRISTMASTIME TO BE GIVEN TO THE STAFF AND TO THE STUDENTS.
CHRISTMASTIME TO BE GIVEN TO THE STAFF AND TO THE STUDENTS. THEY WERE JUST EXTREMELY
THE STAFF AND TO THE STUDENTS. THEY WERE JUST EXTREMELY GENEROUS PEOPLE, VERY CARING,
THEY WERE JUST EXTREMELY GENEROUS PEOPLE, VERY CARING, VERY CONCERNED.
GENEROUS PEOPLE, VERY CARING, VERY CONCERNED. >> I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY
VERY CONCERNED. >> I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY MILLIONS THEY WOULD HAVE GIVEN
>> I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY MILLIONS THEY WOULD HAVE GIVEN AWAY, BUT THEY DID THINGS IN A
MILLIONS THEY WOULD HAVE GIVEN AWAY, BUT THEY DID THINGS IN A QUIET WAY THAT YOU OFTEN
AWAY, BUT THEY DID THINGS IN A QUIET WAY THAT YOU OFTEN DIDN'T HEAR ABOUT.
QUIET WAY THAT YOU OFTEN DIDN'T HEAR ABOUT. >> WHEN THEY STARTED 365 CLUB,
DIDN'T HEAR ABOUT. >> WHEN THEY STARTED 365 CLUB, I THOUGHT THAT WAS UNIQUE THE
>> WHEN THEY STARTED 365 CLUB, I THOUGHT THAT WAS UNIQUE THE WAY THEY HAD A FUNDRAISING.
I THOUGHT THAT WAS UNIQUE THE WAY THEY HAD A FUNDRAISING. BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, IT STARTED
WAY THEY HAD A FUNDRAISING. BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, IT STARTED OUT WITH A PENNY A DAY, AND
BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, IT STARTED OUT WITH A PENNY A DAY, AND THEN THEY HAD THE WISHING
OUT WITH A PENNY A DAY, AND THEN THEY HAD THE WISHING WELLS THAT THEY PUT IN
THEN THEY HAD THE WISHING WELLS THAT THEY PUT IN RESTAURANTS AND DIFFERENT
WELLS THAT THEY PUT IN RESTAURANTS AND DIFFERENT PLACES AND PEOPLE WOULD PUT
RESTAURANTS AND DIFFERENT PLACES AND PEOPLE WOULD PUT THEIR PENNIES IN OR WAVER.
PLACES AND PEOPLE WOULD PUT THEIR PENNIES IN OR WAVER. AND THEN WE STARTED SENDING
THEIR PENNIES IN OR WAVER. AND THEN WE STARTED SENDING OUT LETTERS ASKING FOR HELP,
AND THEN WE STARTED SENDING OUT LETTERS ASKING FOR HELP, AND EVERY LETTER AND EVERY
OUT LETTERS ASKING FOR HELP, AND EVERY LETTER AND EVERY PENNY THAT CAME IN, AND WE
AND EVERY LETTER AND EVERY PENNY THAT CAME IN, AND WE ALSO HAD PEOPLE WHO WOULD GO
PENNY THAT CAME IN, AND WE ALSO HAD PEOPLE WHO WOULD GO OUT AND GET DONATIONS, AND
ALSO HAD PEOPLE WHO WOULD GO OUT AND GET DONATIONS, AND THEN EVERYONE WOULD BE
OUT AND GET DONATIONS, AND THEN EVERYONE WOULD BE ANSWERED BY A PERSONAL LETTER.
THEN EVERYONE WOULD BE ANSWERED BY A PERSONAL LETTER. >> THERE IS A TRADITION IN
ANSWERED BY A PERSONAL LETTER. >> THERE IS A TRADITION IN JUDAISM THAT YOU GIVE TO
>> THERE IS A TRADITION IN JUDAISM THAT YOU GIVE TO CHARITY, LIKE MANY RELIGIONS.
JUDAISM THAT YOU GIVE TO CHARITY, LIKE MANY RELIGIONS. AND THERE IS A LITTLE BOX THAT
CHARITY, LIKE MANY RELIGIONS. AND THERE IS A LITTLE BOX THAT WE USED FOR YEARS AND YEARS,
AND THERE IS A LITTLE BOX THAT WE USED FOR YEARS AND YEARS, AND AS I RECALL IT WAS CALLED
WE USED FOR YEARS AND YEARS, AND AS I RECALL IT WAS CALLED A PUSHKA BOX, AND WHAT YOU DO,
AND AS I RECALL IT WAS CALLED A PUSHKA BOX, AND WHAT YOU DO, YOU TAKE YOUR SPARE CHANGE AND
A PUSHKA BOX, AND WHAT YOU DO, YOU TAKE YOUR SPARE CHANGE AND YOU PUT IT IN THERE AND THEN
YOU TAKE YOUR SPARE CHANGE AND YOU PUT IT IN THERE AND THEN YOU GIVE THAT MONEY TO
YOU PUT IT IN THERE AND THEN YOU GIVE THAT MONEY TO CHARITY.
YOU GIVE THAT MONEY TO CHARITY. THAT SORT OF WAS THE GIBSON
CHARITY. THAT SORT OF WAS THE GIBSON COUNTY.
THAT SORT OF WAS THE GIBSON COUNTY. OF COURSE THAT LATER DEVELOPED
COUNTY. OF COURSE THAT LATER DEVELOPED INTO A MUCH BIGGER CIGAR BOX
OF COURSE THAT LATER DEVELOPED INTO A MUCH BIGGER CIGAR BOX IN THEIR CHARITY ENDEAVORS.
INTO A MUCH BIGGER CIGAR BOX IN THEIR CHARITY ENDEAVORS. >> A GOOD PORTION OF IT THEY
IN THEIR CHARITY ENDEAVORS. >> A GOOD PORTION OF IT THEY DID ANONYMOUSLY.
>> A GOOD PORTION OF IT THEY DID ANONYMOUSLY. THEY DIDN'T WANT THE CREDIT.
DID ANONYMOUSLY. THEY DIDN'T WANT THE CREDIT. THEY JUST -- I SAID SOME
THEY DIDN'T WANT THE CREDIT. THEY JUST -- I SAID SOME PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, DEAL IN
THEY JUST -- I SAID SOME PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, DEAL IN STOCKS AND BONDS, AND DADDY
PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, DEAL IN STOCKS AND BONDS, AND DADDY AND UNCLE MOSE, IT WAS PEOPLE,
STOCKS AND BONDS, AND DADDY AND UNCLE MOSE, IT WAS PEOPLE, AND HELPING THEM.
AND UNCLE MOSE, IT WAS PEOPLE, AND HELPING THEM. >> THEY WERE BROTHERS AND
AND HELPING THEM. >> THEY WERE BROTHERS AND BUSINESS PARTNERS, AND LIKE
>> THEY WERE BROTHERS AND BUSINESS PARTNERS, AND LIKE ALL SIBLINGS, THEY WERE
BUSINESS PARTNERS, AND LIKE ALL SIBLINGS, THEY WERE DIFFERENT.
ALL SIBLINGS, THEY WERE DIFFERENT. BUT THOSE DIFFERENCES WOULD
DIFFERENT. BUT THOSE DIFFERENCES WOULD ONLY SERVE TO MAKE THEIR
BUT THOSE DIFFERENCES WOULD ONLY SERVE TO MAKE THEIR PARTNERSHIP EVEN STRONGER.
ONLY SERVE TO MAKE THEIR PARTNERSHIP EVEN STRONGER. >> THEY WERE DIFFERENT
PARTNERSHIP EVEN STRONGER. >> THEY WERE DIFFERENT PERSONALITI
>> THEY WERE DIFFERENT PERSONALITI PERSONALITIES, AND THEY
PERSONALITI PERSONALITIES, AND THEY BALANCED ONE ANOTHER BECAUSE
PERSONALITIES, AND THEY BALANCED ONE ANOTHER BECAUSE OF THAT.
BALANCED ONE ANOTHER BECAUSE OF THAT. THEY WERE SUPPORTED,
OF THAT. THEY WERE SUPPORTED, SUPPORTIVE OF ONE ANOTHER,
THEY WERE SUPPORTED, SUPPORTIVE OF ONE ANOTHER, WHETHER IT WAS IN THE
SUPPORTIVE OF ONE ANOTHER, WHETHER IT WAS IN THE WORKPLACE, IN THEIR
WHETHER IT WAS IN THE WORKPLACE, IN THEIR COMMITMENTS TO THE COMMUNITY,
WORKPLACE, IN THEIR COMMITMENTS TO THE COMMUNITY, AND IN THEIR FAMILY LIFE.
COMMITMENTS TO THE COMMUNITY, AND IN THEIR FAMILY LIFE. IT WAS A TRUE PARTNERSHIP.
AND IN THEIR FAMILY LIFE. IT WAS A TRUE PARTNERSHIP. >> THEY DID EVERYTHING
IT WAS A TRUE PARTNERSHIP. >> THEY DID EVERYTHING TOGETHER.
>> THEY DID EVERYTHING TOGETHER. IT WAS -- THEY HAD THEIR
TOGETHER. IT WAS -- THEY HAD THEIR OFFICE IN THE SAME ROOM, TWO
IT WAS -- THEY HAD THEIR OFFICE IN THE SAME ROOM, TWO DESKS, ONE RIGHT NEXT TO EACH
OFFICE IN THE SAME ROOM, TWO DESKS, ONE RIGHT NEXT TO EACH OTHER.
DESKS, ONE RIGHT NEXT TO EACH OTHER. >> YOU KNOW, THEY CALLED ONE
OTHER. >> YOU KNOW, THEY CALLED ONE OF THEM MR. INSIDE, THAT WOULD
>> YOU KNOW, THEY CALLED ONE OF THEM MR. INSIDE, THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN MR. GARRISON, AND
OF THEM MR. INSIDE, THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN MR. GARRISON, AND OTHER ONE THEY CALLED
HAVE BEEN MR. GARRISON, AND OTHER ONE THEY CALLED MR. OUTSIDE.
OTHER ONE THEY CALLED MR. OUTSIDE. THAT WAS PRIMARILY BECAUSE
MR. OUTSIDE. THAT WAS PRIMARILY BECAUSE GARRISON RAN THE INSIDE PART
THAT WAS PRIMARILY BECAUSE GARRISON RAN THE INSIDE PART OF THE BUSINESS AND MOSE RAN
GARRISON RAN THE INSIDE PART OF THE BUSINESS AND MOSE RAN THE SCRAP SIDE OF THE BUSINESS
OF THE BUSINESS AND MOSE RAN THE SCRAP SIDE OF THE BUSINESS AND WAS OUTSIDE MOST OF THE
THE SCRAP SIDE OF THE BUSINESS AND WAS OUTSIDE MOST OF THE TIME.
AND WAS OUTSIDE MOST OF THE TIME. >> THEY HAD LITTLE HARD HATS,
TIME. >> THEY HAD LITTLE HARD HATS, MR. INSIDE AND MR. OUTSIDE.
>> THEY HAD LITTLE HARD HATS, MR. INSIDE AND MR. OUTSIDE. I WOULD SEE THEM ARGUE WITH
MR. INSIDE AND MR. OUTSIDE. I WOULD SEE THEM ARGUE WITH EACH OTHER ABOUT SOMETHING AND
I WOULD SEE THEM ARGUE WITH EACH OTHER ABOUT SOMETHING AND IN A MINUTE THEY WERE GOOD
EACH OTHER ABOUT SOMETHING AND IN A MINUTE THEY WERE GOOD FRIENDS.
IN A MINUTE THEY WERE GOOD FRIENDS. WHERE YOU WANT TO GO OUT AND
FRIENDS. WHERE YOU WANT TO GO OUT AND EAT TONIGHT?
WHERE YOU WANT TO GO OUT AND EAT TONIGHT? STUFF LIKE THAT.
EAT TONIGHT? STUFF LIKE THAT. >> THEY WORKED TOGETHER ALL
STUFF LIKE THAT. >> THEY WORKED TOGETHER ALL DAY.
>> THEY WORKED TOGETHER ALL DAY. THEY'D COME HOME AND THEY'D
DAY. THEY'D COME HOME AND THEY'D CALL EACH OTHER.
THEY'D COME HOME AND THEY'D CALL EACH OTHER. "WHAT'S NEW?"
CALL EACH OTHER. "WHAT'S NEW?" [ LAUGHS ]
"WHAT'S NEW?" [ LAUGHS ] >> THAT KIND OF THING.
[ LAUGHS ] >> THAT KIND OF THING. YOU KNOW, LIKE SOMETHING
>> THAT KIND OF THING. YOU KNOW, LIKE SOMETHING REALLY BIG WOULD BE GOING ON.
YOU KNOW, LIKE SOMETHING REALLY BIG WOULD BE GOING ON. BUT THEY -- EVERY SINGLE DAY.
REALLY BIG WOULD BE GOING ON. BUT THEY -- EVERY SINGLE DAY. ♪
BUT THEY -- EVERY SINGLE DAY. ♪ >> THERE WAS A SPECIAL JOY TO
♪ >> THERE WAS A SPECIAL JOY TO THESE BROTHERS.
>> THERE WAS A SPECIAL JOY TO THESE BROTHERS. A JOY THEY FOUND IN HELPING
THESE BROTHERS. A JOY THEY FOUND IN HELPING OTHERS.
A JOY THEY FOUND IN HELPING OTHERS. A JOY THEY FOUND IN FAMILY,
OTHERS. A JOY THEY FOUND IN FAMILY, AND A JOY THEY FOUND AT WORK
A JOY THEY FOUND IN FAMILY, AND A JOY THEY FOUND AT WORK OR AT PLAY WITH EACH OTHER.
AND A JOY THEY FOUND AT WORK OR AT PLAY WITH EACH OTHER.
OR AT PLAY WITH EACH OTHER. ♪
♪ >> THE SISKIN MEMORIAL
♪ >> THE SISKIN MEMORIAL FOUNDATION, THE SISKIN MUSEUM
>> THE SISKIN MEMORIAL FOUNDATION, THE SISKIN MUSEUM OF RELIGIOUS ARTIFACTS, THE
FOUNDATION, THE SISKIN MUSEUM OF RELIGIOUS ARTIFACTS, THE SISKIN HOSPITAL FOR PHYSICAL
OF RELIGIOUS ARTIFACTS, THE SISKIN HOSPITAL FOR PHYSICAL REHABILITATION, AND THE SISKIN
SISKIN HOSPITAL FOR PHYSICAL REHABILITATION, AND THE SISKIN CHILDREN'S INSTITUTE, ALL ARE
REHABILITATION, AND THE SISKIN CHILDREN'S INSTITUTE, ALL ARE TESTAMENTS TO MOSE AND
CHILDREN'S INSTITUTE, ALL ARE TESTAMENTS TO MOSE AND GARRISON SISKIN AND THEIR
TESTAMENTS TO MOSE AND GARRISON SISKIN AND THEIR DREAM TO BUILD PLACES OF HOPE,
GARRISON SISKIN AND THEIR DREAM TO BUILD PLACES OF HOPE, FAITH, AND HEALING.
DREAM TO BUILD PLACES OF HOPE, FAITH, AND HEALING. >> THE WORK THAT THEY HAVE
FAITH, AND HEALING. >> THE WORK THAT THEY HAVE DONE, AND I'M SURE THAT THEY
>> THE WORK THAT THEY HAVE DONE, AND I'M SURE THAT THEY NEVER DREAMED THAT IT WOULD
DONE, AND I'M SURE THAT THEY NEVER DREAMED THAT IT WOULD DEVELOP INTO WHAT IT HAS
NEVER DREAMED THAT IT WOULD DEVELOP INTO WHAT IT HAS DEVELOPED INTO.
DEVELOP INTO WHAT IT HAS DEVELOPED INTO. >> BECAUSE I REMEMBER
DEVELOPED INTO. >> BECAUSE I REMEMBER MR. GARRISON TELLING ME THAT
>> BECAUSE I REMEMBER MR. GARRISON TELLING ME THAT HE HAD TO MAKE SURE THAT THEIR
MR. GARRISON TELLING ME THAT HE HAD TO MAKE SURE THAT THEIR WORK WAS CARRIED ON AFTER THEY
HE HAD TO MAKE SURE THAT THEIR WORK WAS CARRIED ON AFTER THEY WERE GONE, AND HE WORKED
WORK WAS CARRIED ON AFTER THEY WERE GONE, AND HE WORKED REALLY, REALLY HARD FOR THAT.
WERE GONE, AND HE WORKED REALLY, REALLY HARD FOR THAT. >> ONE OF THE THINGS THEY DID
REALLY, REALLY HARD FOR THAT. >> ONE OF THE THINGS THEY DID WHEN THEY STARTED THE
>> ONE OF THE THINGS THEY DID WHEN THEY STARTED THE FOUNDATION WAS THAT THE MONEY
WHEN THEY STARTED THE FOUNDATION WAS THAT THE MONEY WAS IN THE FOUNDATION WAS TO
FOUNDATION WAS THAT THE MONEY WAS IN THE FOUNDATION WAS TO ASSIST THOSE WHO COULDN'T
WAS IN THE FOUNDATION WAS TO ASSIST THOSE WHO COULDN'T AFFORD TO PAY FOR THE SERVICES
ASSIST THOSE WHO COULDN'T AFFORD TO PAY FOR THE SERVICES THEMSELVES, AND TO A GREAT
AFFORD TO PAY FOR THE SERVICES THEMSELVES, AND TO A GREAT DEGREE, THAT STILL EXISTS
THEMSELVES, AND TO A GREAT DEGREE, THAT STILL EXISTS TODAY.
DEGREE, THAT STILL EXISTS TODAY. >> THE SISKIN CHILDREN'S
TODAY. >> THE SISKIN CHILDREN'S INSTITUTE AND THE SISKIN
>> THE SISKIN CHILDREN'S INSTITUTE AND THE SISKIN HOSPITAL FOR REHABILITATION
INSTITUTE AND THE SISKIN HOSPITAL FOR REHABILITATION TODAY STAND AS A TRIBUTE AND A
HOSPITAL FOR REHABILITATION TODAY STAND AS A TRIBUTE AND A REALIZATION OF A LONG HELD
TODAY STAND AS A TRIBUTE AND A REALIZATION OF A LONG HELD DREAM THAT THE BROTHERS HAD.
REALIZATION OF A LONG HELD DREAM THAT THE BROTHERS HAD. >> THE PEOPLE THAT ARE INSIDE
DREAM THAT THE BROTHERS HAD. >> THE PEOPLE THAT ARE INSIDE THE BUILDING, THE EMPLOYEES
>> THE PEOPLE THAT ARE INSIDE THE BUILDING, THE EMPLOYEES FROM -- EVERYONE FROM THE
THE BUILDING, THE EMPLOYEES FROM -- EVERYONE FROM THE VOLUNTEER GRANNIES IN EVERY
FROM -- EVERYONE FROM THE VOLUNTEER GRANNIES IN EVERY CLASSROOM TO THOSE THAT ARE IN
VOLUNTEER GRANNIES IN EVERY CLASSROOM TO THOSE THAT ARE IN MARKETING, DEVELOPMENT AND
CLASSROOM TO THOSE THAT ARE IN MARKETING, DEVELOPMENT AND FUNDRAISING, I MEAN, WHATEVER
MARKETING, DEVELOPMENT AND FUNDRAISING, I MEAN, WHATEVER YOU WANT TO CALL IT, EVERYBODY
FUNDRAISING, I MEAN, WHATEVER YOU WANT TO CALL IT, EVERYBODY IN THAT BUILDING WANTS TO BE
YOU WANT TO CALL IT, EVERYBODY IN THAT BUILDING WANTS TO BE THERE.
IN THAT BUILDING WANTS TO BE THERE. THEY ARE THERE FOR A REASON.
THERE. THEY ARE THERE FOR A REASON. THEY HAVE A PASSION FOR
THEY ARE THERE FOR A REASON. THEY HAVE A PASSION FOR CHILDREN.
THEY HAVE A PASSION FOR CHILDREN. NOT JUST SPECIAL NEEDS
CHILDREN. NOT JUST SPECIAL NEEDS CHILDREN, BUT FOR CHILDREN.
NOT JUST SPECIAL NEEDS CHILDREN, BUT FOR CHILDREN. >> I HAD BEEN TRYING AND
CHILDREN, BUT FOR CHILDREN. >> I HAD BEEN TRYING AND TRYING AND TRYING, STOOD UP
>> I HAD BEEN TRYING AND TRYING AND TRYING, STOOD UP AND GOT KNOCKED DOWN, AND I AT
TRYING AND TRYING, STOOD UP AND GOT KNOCKED DOWN, AND I AT THAT POINT DIDN'T EVEN WANT TO
AND GOT KNOCKED DOWN, AND I AT THAT POINT DIDN'T EVEN WANT TO TRY TO STAND UP.
THAT POINT DIDN'T EVEN WANT TO TRY TO STAND UP. IT JUST ... IT BROKE ME.
TRY TO STAND UP. IT JUST ... IT BROKE ME. I WAS BROKEN.
IT JUST ... IT BROKE ME. I WAS BROKEN. AND EVERY HOSPITAL I WENT TO
I WAS BROKEN. AND EVERY HOSPITAL I WENT TO TRIED TO GLUE ME BACK
AND EVERY HOSPITAL I WENT TO TRIED TO GLUE ME BACK TOGETHER, BUT I JUST KEPT
TRIED TO GLUE ME BACK TOGETHER, BUT I JUST KEPT FALLING BACK APART, AND
TOGETHER, BUT I JUST KEPT FALLING BACK APART, AND DR. BOWERS NOT ONLY GLUED ME
FALLING BACK APART, AND DR. BOWERS NOT ONLY GLUED ME BACK TOGETHER, HE JUST
DR. BOWERS NOT ONLY GLUED ME BACK TOGETHER, HE JUST TRANSFORMED ME.
BACK TOGETHER, HE JUST TRANSFORMED ME. HE BROUGHT ME BACK.
TRANSFORMED ME. HE BROUGHT ME BACK. >> THEY SAVED MY DAUGHTER'S
HE BROUGHT ME BACK. >> THEY SAVED MY DAUGHTER'S LIFE.
>> THEY SAVED MY DAUGHTER'S LIFE. EMILY WAS NOT GOING TO DIE,
LIFE. EMILY WAS NOT GOING TO DIE, BUT SHE INSIDE WAS DYING.
EMILY WAS NOT GOING TO DIE, BUT SHE INSIDE WAS DYING. >> MOSE AND GARRISON HAD A
BUT SHE INSIDE WAS DYING. >> MOSE AND GARRISON HAD A PASSION FOR THOSE CHILDREN AND
>> MOSE AND GARRISON HAD A PASSION FOR THOSE CHILDREN AND THOSE FAMILIES THAT NEEDED
PASSION FOR THOSE CHILDREN AND THOSE FAMILIES THAT NEEDED HELP WITH THEIR CHILD.
THOSE FAMILIES THAT NEEDED HELP WITH THEIR CHILD. WHETHER IT BE FINANCIALLY,
HELP WITH THEIR CHILD. WHETHER IT BE FINANCIALLY, EMOTIONALLY, OR JUST SOCIALLY,
WHETHER IT BE FINANCIALLY, EMOTIONALLY, OR JUST SOCIALLY, THEY PUT THOSE PEOPLE, THOSE
EMOTIONALLY, OR JUST SOCIALLY, THEY PUT THOSE PEOPLE, THOSE CHILDREN AND THOSE FAMILIES
THEY PUT THOSE PEOPLE, THOSE CHILDREN AND THOSE FAMILIES TOGETHER AND THEY MADE IT
CHILDREN AND THOSE FAMILIES TOGETHER AND THEY MADE IT WORK.
TOGETHER AND THEY MADE IT WORK. AND THE OUTLOOK IS BRIGHTER.
WORK. AND THE OUTLOOK IS BRIGHTER. >> AND THEIR DREAM HAS ALLOWED
AND THE OUTLOOK IS BRIGHTER. >> AND THEIR DREAM HAS ALLOWED OTHER PEOPLE TO LIVE THEIR
>> AND THEIR DREAM HAS ALLOWED OTHER PEOPLE TO LIVE THEIR DREAMS.
OTHER PEOPLE TO LIVE THEIR DREAMS. THERE IS NO WORD EXCEPT THANK
DREAMS. THERE IS NO WORD EXCEPT THANK YOU.
THERE IS NO WORD EXCEPT THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU TO SISKIN.
YOU. >> THANK YOU TO SISKIN. THE BROTHERS.
>> THANK YOU TO SISKIN. THE BROTHERS. IF THEY HADN'T MADE THIS, I
THE BROTHERS. IF THEY HADN'T MADE THIS, I WOULDN'T BE HERE.
IF THEY HADN'T MADE THIS, I WOULDN'T BE HERE. I WOULD NOT BE SMILING, AND
WOULDN'T BE HERE. I WOULD NOT BE SMILING, AND I'M SMILING.
I WOULD NOT BE SMILING, AND I'M SMILING. SO THANK YOU.
I'M SMILING. SO THANK YOU. >> THE LEGACY OF THESE TWO
SO THANK YOU. >> THE LEGACY OF THESE TWO MEN, FORGED OF STEEL AND
>> THE LEGACY OF THESE TWO MEN, FORGED OF STEEL AND SOLIDIFIED WITH HEART, LIVES
MEN, FORGED OF STEEL AND SOLIDIFIED WITH HEART, LIVES ON TODAY, AND WILL CONTINUE AS
SOLIDIFIED WITH HEART, LIVES ON TODAY, AND WILL CONTINUE AS LONG AS THERE ARE PEOPLE IN
ON TODAY, AND WILL CONTINUE AS LONG AS THERE ARE PEOPLE IN NEED, AND PEOPLE WHO CARE.
LONG AS THERE ARE PEOPLE IN NEED, AND PEOPLE WHO CARE. ♪
NEED, AND PEOPLE WHO CARE. ♪ ♪ I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU
♪ ♪ I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU ♪ I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU