eventually moving to Brooklyn, where they started their family. He had two older brothers, Isadore "Irving" (1891-1939) and Benjamin Jacob "Jack" (1893-1976). His two younger brothers were Moses "Moe" (1897-1975) and Jerome "Curly" (1903-1952).

Howard, who was named Samuel after his mother's grandfather, Shmuel, was known as Sam. However, his mother's thick accent left her unable to articulate the name Sam. Instead she pronounced it as Shem and then Shemp, the latter of which stuck as his nickname.

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