Harvey Lipschultz is one of the many Jewish characters. There is a teacher that is On The Fence. The other one is Scott, who is least likely to be Jewish. Harvey is stereotypically Jewish. He talks with a thick accent, thinks lowly of Foreskins, and expresses similar ignorance towards people who are different from him. He is actually harmless, but has so much incompetence that he can not advance. He was a Social Studies teacher for more than 50 years and was told many times to adapt his teaching skills. He is protected immensely by Department Head Lauren. Subsequent Department Head Marla tolerates him, and eventually becomes friends. He has no hostility towards students. He tried to fire an elderly female teacher that was aroused by corporal punishment. He also intervened during a bullying situation, calling the other students a bunch of animals. He has the habit of landing on the wrong floor and arriving at the wrong classroom. There are occasional views that he expresses, such as how overrated Shakespeare is. However, he says he is the reincarnation of George Washington, and even answers every question about the subject with precision. He discovers that he has a Native African Black son, or as he says: "African American Black Coloured Negroes". He dated a very short time a woman but did not see her after that. She was pregnant with his child. Harvey spent decades with his wife (a different woman) but grew resentful about being unable to have any children with her and now is a widower. He was in for shock when all this time he has a son, who has at least one son, all of which married Native African Black women. The result is great grandchildren who are very much the exact opposite of Harvey. However, the entire family welcomes him in their life, and he welcomes them in his.
Appearances
Boston Public
Main cast, played by Fyvush Finkel
- Episode 1x01: Chapter One (Oct 23, 2000)
- Episode 1x02: Chapter Two (Oct 30, 2000)
- Episode 1x03: Chapter Three (Nov 6, 2000)
- Episode 1x04: Chapter Four (Nov 13, 2000)
- Episode 1x05: Chapter Five (Nov 20, 2000)
- Episode 1x06: Chapter Six (Nov 27, 2000)
- Episode 1x07: Chapter Seven (Dec 4, 2000)
- Episode 1x08: Chapter Eight (Dec 11, 2000)
- Episode 1x09: Chapter Nine (Jan 8, 2001)
- Episode 1x10: Chapter Ten (Jan 15, 2001)
- Episode 1x11: Chapter Eleven (Jan 22, 2001)
- Episode 1x12: Chapter Twelve (Feb 5, 2001)
- Episode 1x13: Chapter Thirteen (2) (Feb 12, 2001)
- Episode 1x14: Chapter Fourteen (Feb 19, 2001)
- Episode 1x15: Chapter Fifteen (Feb 26, 2001)
- Episode 1x16: Chapter Sixteen (Mar 26, 2001)
- Episode 1x17: Chapter Seventeen (Apr 16, 2001)
- Episode 1x18: Chapter Eighteen (Apr 23, 2001)
- Episode 1x19: Chapter Nineteen (Apr 30, 2001)
- Episode 1x20: Chapter Twenty (May 7, 2001)
- Episode 1x21: Chapter Twenty-One (May 14, 2001)
- Episode 1x22: Chapter Twenty-Two (May 21, 2001)
- Episode 2x01: Chapter Twenty-Three (Oct 29, 2001)
- Episode 2x02: Chapter Twenty-Four (Nov 5, 2001)
- Episode 2x03: Chapter Twenty-Five (Nov 12, 2001)
- Episode 2x04: Chapter Twenty-Six (Nov 19, 2001)
- Episode 2x05: Chapter Twenty-Seven (Nov 26, 2001)
- Episode 2x07: Chapter Twenty-Nine (Dec 10, 2001)
- Episode 2x08: Chapter Thirty (Jan 7, 2002)
- Episode 2x18: Chapter Forty (Apr 22, 2002)
- Episode 2x22: Chapter Forty-Four (May 20, 2002)
- Episode 3x01: Chapter Forty-Five (Oct 21, 2002)
- Episode 3x05: Chapter Forty-Nine (Nov 18, 2002)