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Grossinger's boomed between the World Wars when a growing number
of Jewish immigrants sought relief from New York City.
money, a projected $1.8 mil-
lion in 1985. Occupancy
rates had fallen below 50
percent. Family members
distrusted a memo assuring
employees that their jobs
were secure. A 20-year vet-
eran threw it in the waste-
basket. "A nice gesture," he
said, "but it doesn't fool me.
All you have to do is take a
look at the blueprint for the
new place. Right away a
death warrant" The reborn
Grossinger's, a folder prom
ised, would have as many as
2,000 town houses, condo-
miniums to be built along-
side the 25-acre lake and the
27-hole golf course. Build-
ings would be razed. Staffers
needed no more facts; they
started typing up their re-
sumes.
In October 1986, a small
crowd watched Grossinger's
exercise the same right. A
mmoww ■ ••• ■ Ell
76-year-old woman, up for
the day to pay her last re-
spects to Jennie, picked over
the wreckage of the resort's
cherished old playhouse. She
shook her head. "That I
should live to see this day.
Yuppies at Grossinger's.
Well, nothing lasts forever."
She made a grand gesture
to the surrounding hills.
"Pretty soon, we'll all be
gone, one by one, the people
and the places."
❑
Excerpted from A. Summer
World by Stefan Kanfer,
published by Farrar, Straus
& Giroux. Copyright © 1989
by Stefan Kanfer. All rights
reserved. This excerpt was
made possible by a grant
from The Fund For Journal-
ism on Jewish Life, a project
of The CRB Foundation of
Montreal, Canada. Any views
expressed are solely those of
the author.
LOCAL NEWS I
Maple-Drake Center
Plans Summer Classes
The Maple-Drake Jewish
Community Center will offer
summer classes in several in-
terest areas.
A creative dance class for
teens and adults will start 7-9
p.m. July 9 for six Mondays.
A computer class for the
beginner will be 10-11 a.m.
July 8 for six Sundays. Israeli
Folk Dancing will be offered
for children five to eight
10-10:45 a.m. on Sundays. A
video class will be offered, one
for four to six year olds, the
other, for seven to 12. Each
class will meet twice a week,
Sunday and Thursday after-
noons for three weeks.
A mid-Eastern dance class
will be offered from 10-11
a.m. Wednesdays for six
weeks starting July 11. Con-
temporary dance for couples
and singles will be held 7 p.m.
for one hour starting July 12.
Bridge lessons will start Ju-
ly 9. Beginner bridge will
meet 7-9 p.m. Monday even-
ings. Intermediate bridge, 10-
noon on Wednesdays starting
July 11. The more advanced
Dance, computer
and video classes
will be offered.
class will meet 10-noon
Thursdays as of July 12. Each
class will meet for six weeks.
A jazz/tap class for seven to
nine year olds will be offered
5:15-6:15 p.m. for six weeks
starting July 9.
For registration informa-
tion, call the Center,
661-1000, Ext. 335.