Characters from The Catcher Was a Spy: The Mysterious Life of Moe Berg

Character Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major characters in the book. This can be printed out as a study guide for students, used as a "key" for leading a class discussion, or you can jump to the quiz/homework section to find worksheets that incorporate these descriptions into a variety of question formats.

Characters

Morris 'Moe' Berg - This central figure in the book was the last of three children born to Ukrainian immigrants, and was one of the best ballplayers Princeton would ever see.

Bernard Berg - This was a hardworking man who immigrated to the United States from Ukraine, and quickly made his desired mark by first buying a laundry and later training to be a druggist and buying his own drug store.

Dr. Sam Berg - This eldest sibling of the central figure was always jealous of his younger brother because he appeared to...
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