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| Watching the film playing at Maxie’s
Deli brought back all kinds of memories of growing up throughout
the 1960’s, from age 6 to age 15, in a three-family
house on Lucerne Street ... |
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| Early in July, we received a donation
and letter from a former Dorchester/Mattapan resident who
had seen our brief trailer playing at Maxie's Delicatessen,
in Stoughton. The letter expresses the sentiments of all of
us and we would like to share this with you. |
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| "I was visiting my son in
Groton a week ago when my daughter who lives in Sharon visited
and brought the July 7, Sharon Advocate for me to read. I
am impressed with you proposed project and would like to help
support it." |
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| "I lived at 5 Verrill Street in Mattapan,
accross from Temple Beth Hillel. I still miss those days!
If I can be of any help, please let me know. I actually got
all choked up reading your site. Thank you for doing this
work." Sincerely, Linda Levine Keegan |
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"The Boston YMHA Alumni Association,
Inc. which has been in existence since 1959, has voluntarily
dissolved. As we were originally a Dorchester, Roxbury,
Mattapan organizatin representing that whole area, we feel
very strongly about supporting an organization such as yours
to keep memories alive and pass information along to our
sucessors.
The enclosed check will be our final
bequest to your organization, which we hope will continue
to flourish and accomplish the goals it has set." Sincerely,
Gordon Cohen |
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"My sister forwarded your email to
me. I would love to see the movie. Franklin Field to me was
the big thing for the Jewish Holidays - not the 4th of July.
I was born on Quincy St. in Roxbury (not Dorchester), moved
to Washington St. by the "Jerry" when I was 6, onto
Greenock St. (by the Field) when I was 11 (I attended Girls
Latin High School and then switched to Hyde Park High for
10-12th grades). At 18 my sisters and I lived on Norfolk.
During all these years, I hung out at the YMHA on Seaver St.,
then the YMHA Hecht House, on to the Piece O Pizza on Blue
Hill Ave. by Havelock - the older kids hung at the G&G
or Ye Old Brown Jug, and we all went to Simcos for the best
hot dogs and fried clams anywhere. I'd have to look and see
if I have any pictures - mostly what I have is memories of
the "Ave" all the way from Roxbury with the Kosher
markets and Morse's grocery to Mattapan where I spent many
Friday nights at the Oriental Theatre (everyone made out in
the balcony). I did go all the way to the skating rink in
Milton - but that was where the "rich people" lived.
I left Boston in 1969 and have basically lived in San Diego,
CA. ever since. San Diego is my home. It is hard to explain
to anyone how great it was to grow up in high density population
in the Jewish ghetto. I always say "Take Fairfax and
put it in the Northeast and you'd have my neighborhood."
Cindy (Cohen) Bennett (class of 1965, Hyde Park High School)
email: Ucooknotme@aol.com |
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