Flatbush: Chapter 7 – March Madness
Posted by Bob Jacobs on Feb 26th, 2016 in Flatbush
Every March Holy Cross Church and Temple Beth Shulamith held a scrabble tournament. Rabbi Roth organized the tournament at the temple and Father John Regan did the same at the church. The two winners for each respective house of worship would meet in a championship match to decide the “Ultimate Scrabble Championship”. The championship match would be held at the …
Flatbush: Chapter 8 – Submarine Racing
Posted by Bob Jacobs on Feb 25th, 2016 in Flatbush
Before Mona was Mona Rabinowitz she was Ida Tudanger, then Mona Tudanger, followed by Mona Rabinowitz when she got married for the first time. When Mona was an infant she was left at the door of Temple Beth Shulamith resulting in everyone thinking her parents, or one parent, was Jewish. Neither of Mona’s parents were Jewish. Her birth mother …