▁sharp ▁would ▁then ▁be ▁asked ▁what ▁word ▁is ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁spot ▁on ▁page ▁thirty - e ight ▁or ▁fifty ▁or ▁any ▁other ▁page ; ▁the ▁pin ▁would ▁be ▁pressed ▁through ▁the ▁volume ▁until ▁it ▁reached ▁page ▁thirty ▁eight ▁or ▁page ▁fifty ▁or ▁any ▁other ▁page ▁designated ; ▁the ▁memory ▁sharp ▁would ▁then ▁mention ▁the ▁word ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁found ▁invari ably ▁correct . ▁He ▁had ▁visual ized ▁in ▁his ▁brain ▁the ▁whole ▁Tal m ud ; ▁in ▁other ▁words , ▁the ▁pages ▁of ▁the ▁Tal m ud ▁were ▁photograph ed ▁on ▁his ▁brain . ▁It ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁stup end ous ▁fe ats ▁of ▁memory ▁I ▁have ▁ever ▁witness ed ▁and ▁there ▁was ▁no ▁fake ▁about ▁it . ▁ ▁Another ▁re put able ▁witness ▁was ▁Dr . ▁Sol omon ▁Sch ech ter , ▁the ▁then ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Jewish ▁The ological ▁Sem inary ▁of ▁America . ▁ ▁This ▁fe at ▁has ▁since ▁been ▁quoted ▁in ▁many ▁books ▁on ▁memory . ▁ ▁Str at ton ▁writes ▁that ▁all ▁e y ew it ness es ▁noticed ▁that ▁none ▁of ▁the ▁Sh as ▁Pol lak ▁known ▁to ▁them ▁ ▁have ▁att ained ▁any ▁prom in ence ▁in ▁the ▁scholar ly ▁world . ▁ ▁In ▁a ▁foot note , ▁Str at ton ' s ▁article ▁also ▁mentions ▁that ▁memor izing ▁the ▁Tal m ud ▁was ▁a ▁subject ▁of ▁the ▁work ▁by ▁J . ▁Br üll , ▁" Die ▁M nem ote chn ik ▁des ▁Tal m ud s ", ▁Vienna , ▁ 1 8