'Waldorf of the Catskills'

14—THE JEWISH NEWS

The Grossinger Legend Glamorized

BERLIN, (JTA)—Some 170,000
claims
for indemnification have
Phyllis Levey Wed
been filed with the local indem-
To Leonard Mondrow
nification office—the largest to-
In an afternoon ceremony tal ever registered with a resti-
Nov. 9, at Cong. Bnai David, tution office in Germany.
Phyllis Levey, daughter of Mr.
This is explained by the fact
that 200,000 of Germany's pre-
4
war Jewish population of 600,000
lived in Berlin. The claims rep-
resent an aggregate of 1,000,-
000,000 deutschemarks.
Norbert Wolheim, former
chairman of the Jewish Com-
munities of Northwest Germany
and now a U. S. citizen, has
brought action in a Frankfort
court to force the I. G. Farben
Co. to pay him compensation for
compulsory work in its behalf
while imprisoned in Auschwitz
concentration camp.
In a letter to Chancellor Ade-
nauer, the Association for Chris-
tian-Jewish Cooperation of Ger-
many .stated that any deviation
from the present German Gov-
ernment attitude of making
a reparations to Israel would re-
sult in "national disaster."

Harry Grossinger was not a
well man and his family—his
strong-willed wife Malka, h i s
daughter Jennie and son-in-law
Harry — decided to acquire a
farm on which to strengthen his
health. Out of it grew a boarding
house. Out of the boarding house
developed the famous summer.
resort. The story is told glamor-
ously in a book by Harold Jaed-
iker Taub under the title "Wal-
dorf of the Catskills: The Gros-
singerLegend," illustrated by
John F'ischetti and published by
Sterling (122 E. 25th, NY 10).
This story is of interest not
merely as a description of the
triumph of an able family and
the genius of the guiding spirit,
Jennie Grossinger, who contin-
ues to direct the famous resort,
but also from the point of view
of the people who were interest-
ed in Grossinger's, the traditions
it established, the national rep-
utation it earned as a strictly
kosher resort that began as a
summer vacation spot and now
is an all-year-round gathering
place for those seeking rest and
for the country's famous people.

It is a tribute to the spirit
of Malka Grossinger who died
early this year, when the book
was going to press.

Grossinger's attracted Eddie
Cantor, George Jesse!, Barney
Ross who had his training camp
there, noted actors, men prom-
inent in public life. It created a

field for entertainment and on
its premises began the show bus-
iness that has become known as
the "borsht circuit."
The author informs us that
"Danny Kaye, Red Skelton, Sid
Caesar, Henny Youngman, Imo-
gene Coca and Danny Thomas
are among many who might
•never have developed and ma-
tured their talents if this branch
of show business had not been
developed."
Harry Grossinger, Jennie's

husband (and cousin), was the
super salesman who brought
many guests to the resort and
helped develop it. He later
'pioneered in establishing the
airport at the resort. As a re-
sult, Grossinger's became th,e
source of air-shipping of eggs
to Israel out of which there
staggered thousands of prize
chicks — out of a planned
hatching program — upon ar-
rival at the Lydda Airport in
Israel, and from there were
distributed to Israeli coopera-
tives. Such planning has given
Grossinger's world fame.

Taub's book will be read with
great deal of interest. There is
a premium attached to the last
chapter of the book: a number
of prize Grossinger recipes. The
story and the recipes prove not
only what a fine promotional
system was established at Gros-
singer's but also how a splendid
publicity scheme continues to
function through this book.

Pinza to Sing for His Supper

EZIO PINZA (second from left) will sing at the dinner con-
cert to be presented by the American Fund for Israel Institutions
in honor of Sol Hurok, Jan. 8, at the Waldorf Astoria, New York,
Pinza is greeted here by (left to right) HARRY C. OPPENHEIMER,
committee chairman; Mrs. HENRY ITTLESON, WILLIAM HELLER,
associate chairman; and EDWARD A. NORMAN, president of the
American Fund. The $100 a plate dinner will go toward the
Fund's 1953 campaign goal of $1,934,000 to support cultural, educa-
tional, traditional and social welfare institutions in Israel.

25 Stories Appear in 'These Your Children'

Twenty-five stories by Ameri-
ca's most eminent writers coin-
prise "These Your Children," the
latest anthology edited by Har-
old U. Ribalow. This collection,
published by Beechhurst Press
(11 E. 36th, N.Y. 16), taken from
21 periodicals and books, forms
a cross-section of Jewish life.
Wisely selected, this collection
mirrors Jewish experiences and
brings to the fore brilliant story-

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have made their marks, others
who are rising fast in the lit-
erary world.
Included in the book are stor-
ies by Bruno Lessing, AnziaYez-
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All imaginable subjects affect-
ing Jewish life are to be found
in these stories. In their en-
tirety, as a cross-section, they
present a complete panorama of
human experience — thanks to
the wise choosing of the editor.

Because of the occurence
of both Christmas and New
Year's Day on Thursday, Dec.
25, and Thursday, Jan. 1,
deadline dates for editions of
The Jewish News on Dec. 26
and Jan. 2 have been ad-
vanced, as follows:
Photographs: 11 a.m., Fri-
day, Dec. 19 and Dec. 26.
Editorial C o p y: 9 a.m.,
Monday, Dec. 22 and 29.
Display Advertising : 9 a.m.,
Tuesday, Dec. 23 and Dec. 30.
Class ified Advertising: 12
noon, Tuesday, Dec. 23 and
Dec. 30.

The letter also rejected Arab
i threats against Germany if the
Israel pact is implemented and
urged speedy ratification of the
agreement by the German Par-
liament.

Israeli Entertains British Queen

LONDON, (JTA) — Queen Eli-
zabeth II and other members .of
the royal family were enter-
tained at Buckingham Palace
by an Israeli actor and singer,
Theodor Bikel, who has starred
in a number of London produc-
tions. He was formerly a mem-
ber of Habimah, famed Israeli
theater troupe.

HEAR

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MRS. LEONARD MONDROW

and Mrs. Albert Levey, of Ro-
chester Ave., became the bride
of Leonard Mondrow, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Morris Mondrow, of
Gladstone Ave.
The bride wore a gown of can-
dlelight pink satin and lace,
which was featured with a yoke
of illusion. Her veil extended
from her modified: bonnet and
was caught to the sides of her
-head by clusters of orange blos-
soms.
Dolores Sutherland was ma-
tron of honor, Marilyn Levine
was bridesmaid, Sharon Mend-
row, junior bridesmaid, and
Frances Haron, flower girl. Arn-
old Mondrow was best man,
and ushers included Dave ,Baum
and Bill Mondrowitz from To-
ronto.
Following the honeymoon in
Chicago and New York, the
young couple are now residing
at 20146 Appoline.

Joseph Gaer's 'Lore
Of the New Testament'

"The lore of the Old Testa-
ment teems with prophets; and
the lore of the New Testament,
with apostles," Joseph Gaer
points out in his evaluation of
the Christian Bible and its
teachers, in his new book, "The
Lore of the New Testament"
(Little, Brown & Co., Boston).
Mr. Gaer already possesses
popularity for his noteworthy
"Folklore of the Bible," "Lore of
the Old Testament," and -other
works. • His earlier works, "How
the Great Religion Began,"
"Burning Bush" and "Uncon-
quere.d" are popular to this day.
Now, he has branched out with
a work on the New Testament
that is certain to attract wide
attention.
As in his earlier works, Mr.
Gaer's selections from the New
Testament throw interesting
light on the birth of Christian
ity. He displays ability as.a man.,
of research and his compilation
of legends about the founder of
Christianity and the apostles
will serve as an interesting guide
to the New Testament.

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