Forgive yourself for not speaking up. This item is part of a JSTOR Collection. Belmont CC outside of Boston is a Ross course that was recently renovated, I believe. Private. Historic Pelham Country Club hosted the PGA Championship in 1923 and has a collection of eighteen very diverse holes as well as an expansive short game practice area, range, and putting green. I can relate to so many aspects of it! I grew up in a similar environment in similar circumstances. Your writing is accomplished and I found your story both moving and fascinating. No shame in that!! Also, in a funny way your friends casual thoughtless bigotry actually was a gift. For generations, the Jewish country club was a place you could bring your family for the day and feel comfortable in that cocoon for hours on end. So all the kids nearby attended the orthodox Hebrew school. The club hosted the first Met Open to be held in Westchester in 1909, an event considered a major tournament at the time. WebWestchester Country Club Home Owners Association Private Clubs Website 22 YEARS IN BUSINESS (561) 733-5806 12241 Fairway Pines Dr Boynton Beach, FL 33437 8. Love you and thanks for sharing. I didnt say a word. Private. Am israel chai! Thanks, Jessica, for touching us all. Adding a business to Yelp is always free. Dick Wilson did part of it and I believe it was Joe Finger who did the other, but I'm working from a weak memory. The golf course is beautiful. What a beautifully written story. All other marks contained herein are the property of their respective owners. I soon realized that quite a few other parents did see me that way even if they were totally fine with it. In our home lived the very essence of Tikkun Olam. The Best 10 Country Clubs near me in Westchester County, New York. Jess- I think embarking on your military career was a life of service and seeking justice. Copyright 20042023 Yelp Inc. Yelp, , and related marks are registered trademarks of Yelp. Dining Rules. YP, the YP logo and all other YP marks contained herein are trademarks of YP LLC and/or YP affiliated companies. Members can enjoy competitive golf tournaments, tennis, swimming, fitness, a full calendar of social events, casual and gourmet dining, and much more. New York City protected us. Mr. Healy said he did not have the authority to answer such questions and that only "the top man, " the president, Joseph J Lordi, could supply the information. And I agree, we do learn a lot from pain and adversity and this is one of those lessons that stuck. In subsequent years, the club moved closer to home to a different location in Mount Vernon until it settled on the current site in 1913. I also remember, with a very uncomfortable feeling, events and situations that I was faced with anti-Semitic/anti-Israel sentiment and my action/reaction was lacking or even non existent I was taken aback. Let the picturesque views of the golf course serve as the backdrop and our newly remodeled clubhouse provide a welcoming environment for you and your guests. Learn More. @Adam S. Oh my goodness! And I want to understand my emotions all of them especially why, after more than three and a half decades, I still have this smoldering anger at what happened and my response to what happened (or should I say my unfortunate, frustrating, and maddening lack of response) when I went to see Superman at the country club in the mid-1980s. How coincidental! Private. It still twists your gut! I cannot, for the life of me, remember if I got to recite it in Hebrew or if I even decided not to recite it at all. I think when you went to see Christopher Reeve, it was actually Wonder Woman meeting Superman. Engineers is 79 in Best Classic. Many of the early members were from the entertainment industry and included Albert Warner of Warner Bros. and Moe Gale, who ran the William Morris talent agency. Regardless of the decade, the club has been home to several players who made their marks on the game, including one Ben Hogan, who was an assistant pro at Century. You provide a gratifying social context that illustrates both the sad reality of innocent young people forced by events to live in an environment of ignorance and prejudice. Sometimes you made me laugh but I also felt your pain and disappointment. Location. Shames Jewish Community Center on the Hudson Health Clubs Sports Complexes 5. Let's just put it this way: take a look at the photos and keep inmore, Tamarack is a exceptional country club in Greenwich, CT. How true, and, in this situation, how ironic! They were tight knit and although my teachers wanted one of my classmates to be friends with me because we are intellectual peers, her parents soon forbade her from coming to my house. Frequent topics included: books (Art Spiegelmans Maus); philosophy (Bertrand Russell, Sun Tzu, Machiavelli); art (Picassos Guernica); and politics lots of politics; music, too. Well told. Leslie White, manager of the Wykagyl Country Club in New Rochelle, said there were no Negro or Jewish members but added that "it so happens that none have been proposed." With my dad it would have been: To paraphrase the brilliant Elie Wiesel, Jews are the only people of antiquity to have survived antiquity as a people. But I can see this shaping who you are today. There was a thread some years ago about Jewish clubs and we discovered quite a few in the UK. I played an event at Northmoor a few years backfast greens and the renovation they did made it an OK course. His prize was $500 and the Wanamaker trophy, which had been donated by Rodman Wanamaker. I didnt like it at all, but I did learn some things. Jewish neighborhoods. This is such a relatable and honest piece of writing. As we get older, we have the tools and have learned to speak out strongly against anti-semitism. DISCOVER ALL WE CAN OFFER Play Our Video Club Life The Press is home to the largest journal publication program of any U.S.-based university press. What touched me even more deeply was that you cant remember if you even saw Christopher reeves. The original Casino was razed in 1936. In 2000 our membership decided it was necessary to built a kids area and kids pool at the club. Or you lack the words, or the experience to answer back. After all, a club is a business. By 1892, the jolly crew had moved four blocks north on Palisades Avenue to an orchard where they laid out a new course with an apple tree next to the first tee. many thoughts and memories from youth to adulthood. I dont think there are many of us out there who cant relate to that moment when we suffer a form of injustice and stay silent or we suffer seeing someone else in that position and we look on, helpless to help but having the tools of our mouthpiece to use yet which comes with consequences if you do. ), my classmate and friend, turned to me and said, Gee, you dont seem Jewish. I know she meant it as a compliment but, boy, did that ever sting! Hudson National, the Golf Club of Purchase, Trump National Golf Club Westchester, and Anglebrook burst on the scene in the 1990s, followed soon after by GlenArbor, Hollow Brook, and, in 2008, the countys premier daily-fee course, the Pete Dyedesigned Pound Ridge Golf Club. Yasher Koache, Sister! In retrospect I think it boiled down to not wanting to throw a guest out of our home; something to do with the rules of hospitality though good manners is a two-way street. I've enjoyed many delicious meals here. Four top professional golfers of the day were invited to play a competition of their own on the course, with a first-prize gold medal and $100 going to the champion. At seventy-five years young, Im still asking Why when I try to understand Evil in its many forms. Mr. Lordi was unavailable. WebDiscrimination aside, Jewish country clubs generally differ from their Christian counterparts in a couple of ways. A state-of-the-art year round practice facility opened in 2015. Your poignant and well-written essay references the prejudices that I think most, if not all, Jews have encountered in one way or other. Its awful to know that people we went to school with harbored such prejudice whether born out of ignorance or malevolence. And by the way, I had never thought of myself as A Jewish rich kid until that moment. Insider's Guide to Country Clubs in Westchester - Suburbs Box 249 Scarsdale, NY 10583. Public. Hogan won the Westchester Open in 1940. The division also manages membership services for more than 50 scholarly and professional associations and societies. Private, Photos courtesy of Sleepy Hollow Country Club. Broadmoor in Indianapolis is a real pearl. Public. To be sure I wasnt a contrarian in the sense that I chose the opposite out of sheer obstinacy. New York, Prior to this, the course had no rough, and balls would roll a long way after landing. It has moved me to tell my own frustrating tale. The organization was founded in 1916a time when professional golfers lacked the social status of the amateur players of the day. I really enjoyed your piece. Great Essay. From Business: Hunters Run Golf & Racquet Club is a country club community that offers entertainment, arts, and cultural and social activities. This discussion group is best enjoyed using Google Chrome, Firefox or Safari. According to Sports and Host of five U.S. Dazzled at the opportunity, and thinking only of Superman with his wavy black hair and chiseled cheekbones, I was thrilled to be her guest. Over the years, the club not only changed its name but moved several times until settling in its present location, the former home of Frank Jay Gould, in 1966. MUSE delivers outstanding results to the scholarly community by maximizing revenues for publishers, providing value to libraries, and enabling access for scholars worldwide. Now Mike Golden's photo shows EXACTLY what i'd like to see out there! Great reminder that it is hard not to act too Jewish Whatever that means. 2023 jewish telegraphic agency all rights reserved. We think, we ponder, we discuss, and we try to figure out the why of things. Brother Mike came to Knollwood as head pro in 1943 after playing on tour for 18 years. When it was my turn, I said I wanted to recite it in Hebrew as I knew it very well, and I didnt think it was fair not to give a girl a chance. 290 East Grassy Sprain Road, Yonkers I think those moments that we are silent, or silenced, haunt us as much, if not more than those times we regret our words. Thank you Jessica for this beautiful and poignant piece on what it feels like to be a Jew a lot of the time. In that moment I became a bystander in her attempt to have me erase my essence. But this was my mother in law!! With golf events, private and group instruction, and a challenging course marked by a two-tiered pond and waterfall, Hampshire Country Club has something for every golfer. 914.949.4840 Private. 40 Arrowcrest Drive, Croton-on-Hudson Of course for our own self-survival we must develop protective armor. In 1953 our membership decided to add a swimming pool to our list of amenities offered. Anyway, your blog post was quite successful because it evoked memories and feelings of those two life experiences and your description of your family life resonated and was vivid. Did she not see the irony? A number of truly spectacular courses have opened in Westchester in the last two decades. Unlike me, she craved approbation whereas I rather rejoiced in the opposite. Project MUSE is a leading provider of digital humanities and social sciences content, providing access to journal and book content from nearly 300 publishers. I attended a private summer camp. Ravisloe and Lake Shore in the Chicago burbs were very much Jewish clubs back in the day. Thanks for sharing this memory. Your anger is palpable and understandable. The course has seen numerous important competitions, but none bigger than the Westchester 108, a six-round event with the richest purse on tour in 1938 a magnificent $13,500. Oliver Rodgers, president of the Meadow Club in Southampton, L. I. , said there were no Negro members but declined to say whether there were any Jewish members. Just as we were about to enter. In fact, had I had any time to think about it, it wouldve been obvious that acquiescing to her demand would be the very antithesis of everything that Superman represents. Read the latest issue of Westchester magazine for FREE! I really understand that. The first USGA-sanctioned US Amateur Championship was held the next year at Newport CC, and he won handily. He was there. I understand your continued anger at remaining silent I wonder if its possible that your silence served a greater purpose sort of like queen Esthers silence and hiding of her religion something to consider. Where the Masters was conceived and the US Open broke Phil Mickelsons heart. The impact is obvious here where the memory has stayed with the author for decades, and the experience is still as vivid now as it was then. He played in the inaugural Masters Tournament in 1934 and finished second in the PGA Championship to Ben Hogan in 1948. She never came to my home after school, and I never went to hers. Its facilities include a fitness, From Business: Delray Dunes Golf and Country Club, located in Boynton Beach, Fla., is a private, member-owned community club. The simulators feature state-of-the-art technology from Foresight golf, a brand-new putting lab, and lounge area. Driving range and practice green are available. 99 Biltmore Avenue Rye New York 10580 Westchester Next Event. I confessed to my wife that had she been attacking people of color or any other group, I would have been vehement in my defense. The course also moved inland from the river and was revised by Donald Ross, Alister MacKenzie, and Robert Trent Jones, Sr. Our Jewishness, my Jewishness, was not a fancy fur coat pulled out of the closet to wear on the high holy days. Horace Rawlins, winner of the first official US Open in 1895, preceded him. Stunned into silence, I failed to respond. Tillinghast design hosts the Mittelmark Invitational, a top tournament for select young golfers. This classic A.W. WebWhats available to members at Greenwich Country Club? 914.834.0992 Some of the most devilish greens I have ever played. 914.738.2730 My mother used to sunbathe topless on the back patio of our ten-acre home way out on a country road. American Jewish History Quaker Ridge is the home of the Hochster Memorial Tournament, one of the most prestigious amateur invitational tournaments in the metropolitan area, held to honor William Rice Hochster, the clubs first president who lived near the first hole and was known to offer corrective lessons in golf etiquette when he observed infractions. Here's a link to the site if you'd like to check it out: Sarasota-Manatee Jewish News (Sarasota, FL), CLAL-The National Jewish Center for Learning and Leadership, Jewish American Society for Historic Preservation, Women in Judaism: A Multidisciplinary Journal, Toba Abramczyk (Toronto, Ontario, Canada), Ilan Braun (Le Tour-du-Parc, Brittany, France), Elaine Freilich Culbertson (Philadelphia, PA), Natalie Zellat Dyen (Huntingdon Valley, PA ), Dina Ripsman Eylon (Thornhill, Ontario, Canada), Anna Gersman (Schomberg, Ontario, Canada), Pamela Jay Gottfried and Jonah Gottfried (Atlanta, GA), Naomi Gross (Tel Aviv, Israel) and Shira Sebban (Sydney, Australia), Amy Krakovitz, Leah Kwiatskowski, Isaac Turtletaub, Sam Friedman, Jason Garfinkle, Sam Cohen, Isabelle Katz, and Olivia Weidner (Charlotte, NC), Esther D. Kustanowitz (Los Angeles , CA ), Kayla Schneider-Smith (Rishon LeZion, Israel), Carol Westreich Solomon (Montgomery Village, MD), Ellen Sue Spicer-Jacobson (Bala Cynwyd, PA), Olivia Wiznitzer (Washington Heights., NY). This candid essay resonates with me, evoking (provoking?) Still, we can piece together some general impressions. You were eager for an experience that you would treasure. Westchester Country Club Home Owners Association, Westchester Golf & County Club Maintenance. It all began when John Reid, a Scottish-born businessman in Yonkers, gathered some friends at a cow pasture on Lake Avenue on a warm February day. Read the latest issue of Westchester magazine for FREE! Western clubs in Omaha, Portland, Oregon, Los Angeles and San Mateo rounded out the list. 300 Underhill Road. And, yet, you didnt say anything likely because you wanted to be a proper host as she was in your home. Sometimes in relation to not speaking up for myself and sometimes for not speaking up for others. I like that you ended with Never Again because I believe everyone should be reminding themselves of that sentiment everyday. I throughly enjoyed this essay. @tinaoliver I want to thank you for your tender and insightful comment on my essay. This continued even after I revealed that I was Jewish. "The mystique of Muirfield lingers on. I was to be an active participant in negating myself. Copyright 2022 Westchester Jewish Council. I have played with some great guys from both of these clubs over the years. This story is a great representation of how young Jews are no stranger to prejudice and ignorance. I can relate to where and how this author was raised by her Jewish family in suburban Westchester County. It has various golf courses and, From Business: Find ACDelco auto parts for your vehicle at Country Club Services in Yonkers, NY. Sometimes in life we forget who we really are for the sake of others and have to fight within ourselves for survival. held at Quaker Ridge in Westchester County. But I really wonder what you could have said that would have made this individual realize how ignorant and insulting her words and attitude were. History of Winged Foot Golf Club, Mamaroneck. It was a great place to hang their coats, not to mention a wicker basket with snacks and libations. We werent elite, even though my parents were elated as they moved us out of the Amalgamated Workmens Circle housing in the Bronx to the cushy azalea filled suburbs of Westchester. I was between the ages of 16 and not more than 18. Just beautifully writtenand does it ever resonate with me! It was built in 1917 by disgruntled members of Apawamis, but closed during the Great Depression. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. All Rights Reserved. I was so moved after reading Jessicas essay It really hit home for me. I felt frozen in time with you as you experienced the ignorance and prejudice not fit for an adult, at such a tender age. Fenway is one of the toughest short courses in Westchester. Really powerful and moving account of how were made to compromise who we are to fit in to a world we never really want to be a part of. A friend asking us to be someone else is not a true friend. But I have zero memory of it. 914.723.6000 Both of my children readily identify as Jewish, even my (technically) non-Jewish stepson came home from school one day proudly proclaiming that he and Hannah were the only Jews in his class. Filed under American Jewry, Family history, history, Jewish, Jewish identity, Jewish writing, Judaism, Tagged as assimilation, Country Club, family history, family rituals, Family roots, immigrant experience, Jewishness, silence, too Jewish, Westchester, Workmen's Circle. Address 339 Pine Road, Briarclliff Manor, NY 10510. - Mickey Mantle. Funny story: When I was a second grader and went after school to Yiddish shul we performed a Purim play and for years I always thought I played the role of Queen Esther until decades later when I looked at the photos and saw I was one of her attendants. Enjoyed the reading & can relate. Adolescence is awkward enough without being Other and being placed in possibly humiliating situations! I too remember hanging out and riding bikes in the summer between 7th and 8th grade with a good friend in those same neighborhoods (back when 12 year-olds could ride around all day miles from home with no means of contact). Change). 568 Bedford Road, Armonk A pattern of exclusion by most private sports clubs in the New York metropolitan area of Jewish and Negro members, on the basis of unwritten rather than written regulations, emerged today from a spot survey by the New York Times of club membership policies. Even though we were similarly equiped with a laser sharp self-awareness and keen sense of situation, a hallmark of our secular Jewish upbringing, you were still unprepared for the baked in anti-semitism. However, one of my favorite courses in the entire state regardless of affiliation is Banyan Golf Club. You might be being a bit hard on your younger self. It was here that the games national organizations, the USGA and the PGA of America, established their roots. My parents didnt belong to a country club. I think sometimes we are so shocked (especially at a young age), that we dont even know how to react and have to process. With irrigation came tall rough surrounding narrow fairways. I've not played it, but I've heard good things. How sad for the person who invited you to that event, that they hadnt learned to respect all religions, and that they werent taught that those words or thoughts of theirs were harmful. John Reid was elected the clubs first president. It was here that the first national amateur championship was played, not to mention the first national Open tournament that included professionals. It would be a big mistake to not mention the course at Del Boca Vista, Phase 2, an original design of Morty Seinfeld and Cosmo Kramer. I also have experienced burning moments of silence that have stayed with me. You cant form the thoughts. Music was always playingoften classical, sometimes Gregorian chants, many times jazz, and those symphonic tangos beloved by my dad. I love that your piece shows what a few words can do to someone, the harm that it can instill and the long-lasting effect it can have. 120 Cabrini Blvd. A beautifully written, moving, powerful piece. That said, some years ago I arrived at the sad conclusion that its next to impossible to educate those who choose ignorance over enlightenment. Private. Never one to let such slips go unchallenged, I missed such a cue about six years ago when my wife and I invited a seemingly charming woman we met in her used bookstore to visit us in our home. I went to the Yeshiva Academy in Harrisburg, PA from kindergarten till 8th gradewith the same handful of Jewish kids who Im still friends with to this day. I wasnt really considered Outside just because I was Jewish, it was more because I was not from a conservative Swiss-Italian Catholic family. This is a painful memory, but I think you should forgive yourself for not speaking up and asking what your friend meant by telling you not to act too Jewish. You were young. Keep a pulse on local food, art, and entertainment content when you join our Westchester newsletter. The club stumbled financially, however, and the county bought it in 1955, made substantial improvements, and opened it to the public in 1957. Private. Age, hopefully, does bring wisdom and I will never be a bystander in the erasure of my essence as a proud Jewish woman. Sharing such a pivotal moment with the world was not easy, but confronting the actions you took or did not take in such a public way reveals your truest character. Too often those in under represented groups stay silent so as to not draw more negative attention to themselves, and it eats away at our souls and humanity. WebSunningdale Country Club. You could assign Century Country Club in Purchase to the earliest dates of Westchester golf history, since it was originally organized in 1898 in the Throgs Neck section of the Bronx. Preferred listings, or those with featured website buttons, indicate YP advertisers who directly provide information about their businesses to help consumers make more informed buying decisions. This phenomenon is happening throughout the country. 1025 Cove Road, Mamaroneck . 914.967.6000 | Contact; At the club a spokesman said the matter could be discussed only by Jerome F. Healy, Jr. , secretary. My children and family experienced antisemitism in school and in our town only 10 years ago. Rees' vision was to liven our classic & historic golf course while upgrading playability & the overall golf experience. Web925 Westchester Avenue, Suite 200, White Plains, NY 10604-3002 | (914) 328-7001 | info@wjcouncil.org. I wonder if there is a protestant/catholic divide in Scotland or Ireland? Not one bit. Originally a family farm, Maple Moor was expanded into an 18-hole golf course in 1925 by the Westchester County Parks Commission. Tillinghasts greatest courses. It was in the Knollwood grill room that, according to local lore, Jones met with club member Clifford Roberts and discussed the creation of the Masters Tournament at Augusta National. 1 Wasylenko Lane, Yonkers @Sara Kandler Thank you so much for your thoughtful comments on my piece. 914.328.5047 Wow I just read your comment. It would have been funny if you strode up to Christopher Reeve and asked Do you think its appropriate for a non Jewish actor to play a Jewish character?, Only one note: If Duke Schirmer had read the first three paragraphs he would have suggested show dont tell. Using dialog maybe? Web925 Westchester Avenue, Suite 200, White Plains, NY 10604-3002 | (914) 328-7001 | info@wjcouncil.org. We ended up hanging out mostly with the Protestants or with families who summered in the town, who were more cosmopolitan. It hit you like a punch to the solar plexus and you did what we all have done. The Sleepy Hollow clubhouse is as magnificent as the golf course. 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