"I very distinctly remember it being spelled BERENSTEIN because I could never spell it."
I do also. I remember wondering how bears could be Jewish, because who's going to circumcise a bear? Not me! But, there's proof it was spelled 'ei', at least some times.
"He didn't get run over by a tank!?!"
I remember him climbing atop the tank and beating on the hatch until it opened, and there bieng an obviously heartfelt conversation with the soldier that opened it. I may vaguely remember him being led away by soldiers afterwards, but he sure didn't get run over to my recollection. I used to use that as my footer. That guy has always been one of my heroes, sending chills up my spine when I first saw the video. He made me deeply understand the frustration he must have felt to have stood in front of that tank awaiting certain death, and his survival gave me hope I didn't know was possible.
Thanks!