Word
count for this issue is 5114 words – Total read time about 15
minutes.
Thanks
for stopping by your
Many
people have written me asking for more new from Bowen – please send me
your Bowen news. People are finding this most helpful in finding
their long
lost friends.
Don’t
just forward this newsletter - tell your friends to email me and get
their own
copy at caryn@cmapublishing.net
First………..a little bus
tour humor
A group of Americans was
traveling by tour
bus through
pasture when they no longer
produce." She then asked, "What do you do with your old goats in
The bus tour was sold out. I hope all
50 people aboard had as great a
time as my husband and I. Thanks Leah Axelrod, tour organizer,
and terrific
narration by Dr. Irving Cutler.
The group learned a lot about
Our next stop was a place that as a Jew I was
never allowed, The South
Shore Country Club. It is now owned by the Chicago Park District
and is a
cultural center. I took the microphone as we drove down
Our last stop was the
It was a very educational trip. For me
it was sad to see my old haunts
so bereft of commerce and looking so stripped. Many of you have
made this trip
on your own and you seem to have a variety of impressions. For me
it was well
worth the trip to learn so much about
OTHER
Leah Axelrod, tour bus organizer
announced the Chicago
Jewish
Historical Society (CJHS) are having a joint meeting with the Chicago
Architectural Foundation 10/29 at 1:00. It will be at their space
at
SAVE THE
DATE!
Please save these dates
for my seminars and book events. Books and posters will be
available for sale
at all events. I look forward to seeing you there! Celebrate
those good times.
Visit my website Calendar of Events for more detailed information on these events. www.cmapublishing.net – I
am now booking into 2007. Events for 2007 –
Tuesday,
May 1, 2007 at 7 p.m. –
Addison Public Library
– Two
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NEW
FEATURE – FAMOUS
Based on
my mail people seem interested in what now famous people attended South
Shore
area schools in the 1940’s, 1950’s and 1960s. This issue we will
cover
Anyone know
the whereabouts of Harve for Shonnie and for me? Caryn
THE
INSIDE STORY – I am looking for retailing
stories from the families of former
Inside another South Shore business – South
Shore Florists and Holiday Florists
You probably remember two shops in particular…the original South Shore
Florist at the corner of 76th and Jeffery (only a couple of blocks from
SSHS)…and the Holiday/South Shore Florist at 2707 E. 79th.
In 1947 when Ken was still in high school (Hirsch), but working at
Segal's
restaurant, he was approached by the owner of the South Shore Florist,.
Mr.
Kanter. Mr Kanter was looking for a family to manage the shop,
and had been
told by a floral designer who often ate at Segal's of Ken's many years
of
working for florists, and his already proven talent in corsage making
and
wedding flowers (which he did out of his house). He asked Ken if
he and
his family would consider managing his store. Since Ken was still
in
school, his mom took on most of the responsibility, and worked on
weekends,
occasional evenings and holidays. As many of you may remember,
that store
was a busy, cash and carry business.
Ken dreamed of someday owning his own shop, specializing in weddings,
parties,
holiday events, etc. So, less than a year after we were married, we
opened
Holiday Florist and South Shore Florist were very different
in those
early years, so they were certainly not competitors. Eventually,
Ken's
mom took on more design work, and in 1957 asked us if we would like to
merge
businesses at a NEW location. It seemed to make good sense at the time,
so
after managing many details, we leased the building on
She remained in business until shortly after Manny Lazar (Wee Folks)
was
murdered. She had already been uneasy with various frightening
incidents in the
area, but when she heard about Manny and she made the decision to close
the
shop. She, my folks and Ken and I knew both Manny and Belle Lazar
well and
thought the world of them. This was a huge blow to each of us, and to
literally
thousands of people in the
PS To this day, we
always have
some kind of fresh flowers in our house. NEAT!
FYI - I met Shonnie and her high school school girlfriends for lunch in
MEMORIES ARE MADE OF THIS
This is the spot for your memories of
“EVERYBODY
LOVES
SOMEBODY SOMETIME”- SEEKING LOST FRIENDS Looking
for long lost South Shoreites from the ‘50s and ‘60s? Email me caryn@cmapublishing.net and
I will
try to put you in touch. These are new this month. By the way -
If you want me
to use your request or memory in the newsletter, please include your
permission
to use your name and email address in your correspondence.
Hello Caryn, I love your
news letter I have sent it to a few SS friends and they love it.
I have sent
it to
A
message from a South Shoreite in
Dear Caryn, My maiden
name was Einbinder-I graduated in June 1958, but of course I had
skipped 5
times. I am the mother of 5 children. Two of my children served in the
Israeli
army and I feel I am giving back. This is a very special country and it
is a
sad time for all. Everyone knows everyone and when a person is killed
you have
to know that someone is related or knew the person very well. This is
the third
time I volunteered here and every time it becomes more precious to me.
I am now in
Thank you for your
concern. I have to get to an internet cafe usually to email, so I
am sorry if
I do not respond quickly. The other day I spent 9 hours in the local
hospital
with a 93 year old, who is one of the residents of the retirement
place. He
drove the doctors crazy. The amazing thing about it is I speak very
little
Hebrew and he does not speak English, but we communicate with our
hearts. Arlene
Demb graduate of the 1958 Class. arlenedemb@hotmail.com
I’ll bet Arlene
would love to hear from her old friends in
Hi Caryn, I’ve been meaning to write
concerning something in one
of your past newsletters. I don’t have the person’s name but
he was inquiring if anyone knew the whereabouts of a person named Twing
Gidley.
At one time Twing was married to my sister Cheri Line.
To
make a long story short they had a son named Glenn. They got
divorced and
Twing got remarried. He passed away on December 14, 1994 from a heart
attack. I hope the person asking about him reads this – I wish I
still had his name.I used to live at 79th and
Ron Line rline@clcats.com
Can anyone help Ron out? Caryn
I grew up in South Chicago, actually "
Last month I noticed an email from Roger Fineberg
and immediately wrote to him, as I recognized him as a neighbor who
lived 2
doors north from me on 81st and Oglesby.
He
wrote a lengthy and very informative reply. At the end, he asked
that I
ask you to email him Pat Daley's email
address,
which he had but lost. I, too, would like it if you have it, as
her
sister, Sharon, and I were great friends. There was Pat, Carol,
Sharon
(who was a year older than I was, and I believe we also had the same
middle
name of Rae), and Dee-dee was the
youngest (I
also had a sister named Dee-Dee). I believe that Pat wanted to become a
nun
(all the girls attended St. Aquinas). I remember their father was
a
police officer. They had a pay phone in their house where you could
make a call
for 5 cents way after the normal cost was 10 cents. Thanks
for your
help-Roger's email address: mraltatupelo@aol.com
and mine is norahs71@aol.com
Reunited and it feels so
good!
I received this email
after the last
newsletter
Hey Caryn, I just read
this in the
most recent newsletter and I flipped! I lived at
Just
wanted
to let you know that you posted my email address and I was able to
reconnect
with several friends from
I was pleased to be able to reunite Sally and
Barbara – By divine
intervention, Barbara sent me her new email address the same week Sally
made
the request. Amazing?
EVEN MORE CORKY –
here are some more gigs with
THE
POWER OF KEEPING IN TOUCH – REUNIONS - If your
class is planning a reunion please email me and I will include it in
the newsletter.
Bradwell changes - The
1965 and 1966
reunions will not be combined, as originally planned. See below.
SPECIAL NOTE ABOUT THE
BRADWELL CLASS
OF 1965: We had originally planned to hold a joint
reunion
with the Bradwell Class of 1965, but the logistics proved to be more
challenging than we had anticipated. Therefore, the two classes have
decided to
hold separate reunions. If you or someone you know is interested in
attending
the Class of 1965 reunion, contact the following Marcy Steingold,
Debbie Mayer,
or Helen Marsh at: marcyrich2@aol.com, dsm51@hotmail.com,
helen@helenmarsh.com
Bradwell 40th
(1966)
Jay Smith, Micki Pollakov Becker, Rena Barnard
Another Bradwell'67 reunion
for our 40th will occur in summer of 2007. Anyone who has
not
connected with us, moved or changed e-mail addresses in the last
couple of
years e-mail me at skcjd2@aol.com,
Thanks. Sheri Kessler
St.
Felicitas - The new and final date for the reunion is
November 4, 2006 at the AMERICAN LEGION HALL in
Carol (Smykowski) Giorgio
St Bride - The Epistles of El Greco
will be ready
for purchase at the annual St. Bride Luncheon at the Hilton Hotel
at 95th
&
Stop now and forward this
newsletter to friends. If you are
reading someone else’s copy and want your own emailed every month,
email caryn@cmapublishing.net.
FAN MAIL, ACCOLADES AND
APPEARANCES
Try searching the web for The Pied
Piper of South Shore
and/or Caryn Lazar Amster
and see how many
listings there are on the Internet now. There are hundreds of
entries.
Caryn,
Sorry
for the loss of your father. I never knew about Wee Folks (I never knew
there
were toy stores but I wish I had.. I also appreciate knowing more about
the
neighborhood gang relationships and how good money was ill spent. I
volunteer
at the First Presbyterian Church in Woodlawn where they tell the story
how the
gangs took over that church for awhile...but not as accurately as your
book. I
plan to share this information with Jerry Wise, the current minister.
I heard
about your book from John Ross SSHS 1962 who gave it to another friend
Allan
Brown CVS 1959. My sister, Martha Windchy Deitche SSHS 1967 and many
others
felt that the neighborhood changed because most of the people who lived
in
apartment buildings and didn't own property just moved when their
leases came
up even though they had lived in South Shore for many years. My parents
stayed
until 1972 when they moved further south to Riverdale and remained
there until
they died in 1984 and 1990. My children grew up in LaGrange but two out
of
three have returned to
Hi
Caryn, Thank you for writing me with your comments. I will be updating
my home
page soon (I do that every 2-3 days). I will mention your newsletter
efforts
and perhaps include your latest newsletter as a linked file. Part of
that
update includes your request that Bowen Alumni forward their news to
you. I
think what you are doing is valuable work. :-) Warmest regards, Donald
W.
Larson dwlarson@mac.com
An
amazing story
I don't
remember how I got on your e-mail list, but I'm glad I did. It's
wonderful to
remember those things that have been lost in time.
My
blurb concerns a car I bought in 1968 - a 1967 Chevy Impala
convertible. It
was my first car, and I loved it. Unfortunately, I did not know the oil
had to
be changed every once in a while, so in December, 1970, I traded it in
(blown
engine and all) for a 1970 Camaro, the only new car I have ever owned.
Approximately
4 weeks ago on Ebay, I found a car that looked very similar to my
Chevy. I
contacted the seller, and after an exchange of questions and answers, I
determined it was, in fact, my original Chevy! I won the auction -
paying more
than it was worth, but sentimental value cannot be priced.
Actually, it's in
pretty good shape. I don't know all of the history since the original
sale in
1970, but it ended up in Red Wing, Minnesota, where ts was purchased,
in 1992,
by a couple in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin., who sold it to me. It's
actually
more fun now then it was when I had it the first time. Mid-life
crisis!
Again,
memories are wonderful. Keep up the good work. Ralph Newmann - South
Shore
graduate - June, 1965 ralph162@yahoo.com
BOOKS ARE NOT ONLY SOLD AT
BOOKSTORES
– Do you know a store that would like to sell the Pied Piper book
or
an art gallery that would like to feature
SPEAKING ON
WRITING - I speak on business
marketing, book
marketing and publishing and true crime writing for clubs and
organizations,
colleges and universities and at conventions and conferences. Do
you know any
contacts at these places?
JOKE OF
THE MONTH –
A guy shopping in a supermarket noticed a
little old lady following him
around. If he stopped, she stopped. Furthermore she kept staring at
him. She
finally overtook him at the checkout, and she turned to him and said,
"I
hope I haven't made you feel ill at ease; it's just that you look so
much like
my late son."
He answered, "That's okay."
"I know it's silly, but if you'd call out "Good bye, Mom" as I
leave the store, it would make me feel so happy."
She then went through the checkout ... and as she was on her way out of
the
store, the man called out, "Goodbye, Mother." The little old lady
waved and smiled back at him.
Pleased that he had brought a little sunshine into someone's day, he
went to pay for his groceries.
"That comes to $121.85," said the clerk.
"WHAT? I only bought 5 items."
The clerk replied, "Yeah, but your Mother said you'd pay for her
things, too."
DO NOT TRUST LITTLE OLD LADIES........
WEBSITE OF THE MONTH
www.goodsearch.com – When you do your web
searches on this
site you can fill out the name of a charity that you would like to
benefit from
using the site. If you don’t have a favorite charity in mind you
can use
Tuberous Sclerosis Alliance, a favorite of Shonnie Johnson.
If you find typographical
or grammatical errors in this email, they're here for a purpose. Some
people
actually enjoy looking for them and we strive to please as many people
as
possible.
On a
personal note! Thanks for your many calls and
emails –
keep them coming! Thanks for recommending new speaking bookings
too. And
thanks for the book and poster purchases. I love to hear your
Please ask your library
or bookstore to request a signing of The Pied Piper.
Get ready for a great
fall season. And thanks for your support of the Pied Piper book
and art work
and also public television!
Many and
More and
More Happy Memories ………………Caryn
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Caryn Lazar Amster, (The
Pied Piper's Daughter) is the award
winning author of the debut book
The Pied Piper of
social history is set in
"Best of 2004" in the
True Crime category.
It garnered an all "5" rating in 2004
from Writer's Digest
International Self Publishers Contest
in the Non-Fiction category
and Honorable
Mention in the Family Stories category
from the same magazine in 2005.
ISBN:
0-9758928-0 LOC: 4108342
CMA Publishing is a
divison of CMA Marketing Group, Inc.
mailto:caryn@cmapublishing.net
1-866-50-PIPER (74737)
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Amster is a
and a speaker and
trainer.
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