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  • In the late 1980s, Michael Berrin of Far Rockaway, Queens, grabbed the mic and the stage name MC Serch, styled his kinky hair into a “high-top fade,” busted MC Hammer–type dance moves, and became one of the leading rappers of his time.

    A Renegade History of the United States Thaddeus Russell 2010

  • So may theater owners, as the margins are yummy, too: A bag of 40 small cookies sells for about $3.50, but costs exhibitors about 75 cents, and Berrin says some theaters are selling $400 worth of his cookies a day.

    Arts Extra: Food Fight! 2007

  • “Jews have been the direct target of genocide in the past more than once,” says Berrin.

    Jerusalem Area Yeshiva Students Organize Darfur Rally | Jewschool 2006

  • Privately, the harper was pretty certain that only half of the current crowd was working with Berrin, the rest being innocent but greedy gamblers hoping to exploit Berrin and the harper.

    Dragon's Fire McCaffrey, Anne 2006

  • "That's very kind of you, Harper," Berrin told him feelingly, his words echoed by the worried nods of the other losers.

    Dragon's Fire McCaffrey, Anne 2006

  • "Well, now, I'm sure you're a fair man, Harper," Berrin replied in a tone that told Moran that, in fact, Berrin was sure that Moran was a stupid man.

    Dragon's Fire McCaffrey, Anne 2006

  • Berrin serves on the academic advisory boards of Hadassah-Brandeis Institute and Hiddur: The Center for Aging and Judaism.

    Susan Berrin. Jewish Women's Archive 2006

  • "It's always difficult to know how these things will turn out, Berrin,"

    Dragon's Fire McCaffrey, Anne 2006

  • Jim Lowe of Merriam-Webster has a citation from the May 1990 Elle magazine in which Mark Schapiro writes of the white rappers Peter Nash and Michael Berrin as “brazen, edgy street poets.”

    No Uncertain Terms William Safire 2003

  • Jim Lowe of Merriam-Webster has a citation from the May 1990 Elle magazine in which Mark Schapiro writes of the white rappers Peter Nash and Michael Berrin as “brazen, edgy street poets.”

    No Uncertain Terms William Safire 2003

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