He was the youngest of nine children , five boys and four girls .
Ames was born in Malden , Massachusetts , to Jewish parents Sarah ( Zaslavskaya ) and David Urick ( Eurich ) , who had immigrated from Ukraine .
Ames was the youngest of nine children , five boys and four girls .
Ames was born in Malden , Massachusetts , to Jewish parents Sarah ( Zaslavskaya ) and David Urick ( Eurich ) , who had immigrated from Ukraine .