Hertz Shemets

Role, aliases, and summary hidden by structure-only view.

also known as Uncle Hertz, Johnny Bear, John

Antagonist-helper / father figure

Retired intelligence operative; lives at the Massacre Spot; implicitly confesses involvement in the St. Cyril riots and the death of Berko's mother; shoots himself at the end of the confrontation.

In The Yiddish Policemen's Union (Michael Chabon, 2007)