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January 21, 2005/Shevat 11 5765, Vol. 57, No. 21
Back to the Bronx
STEPHANIE N. HENSCHEL
Staff Writer
Those who can remember the "Golden Age" of the Bronx - during the '40s and '50s - are in for a treat: The Valley of the Sun Jewish Community Center is bringing the Bronx to Phoenix on Sunday, Feb. 13.
The "Back to the Bronx" reunion will feature everything from real egg creams to a presentation by Dr. Martin Jackson, co-author of "The Bronx - Lost, Found and Remembered" (Back in the Bronx, $29.95 hardcover).
The idea is the brainchild of Lila Baltman, chairwoman of the event.
According to Baltman, about six months ago she gave "The Bronx - Lost, Found and Remembered" to a friend's dying grandfather.
Seeing how excited the 97-year-old former "Bronxite" was to see photos of his hometown gave her the idea for this reunion, Baltman said.
Baltman called Jackson - who just happens to be her uncle - to see if he would be interested in participating in such an event. He "was all for it."
Jackson himself lived in the Bronx from 1941 to about 1964, when he got married. He is also a contributing editor at "Back in the Bronx," a newsletter about the New York borough.
According to Jackson, there are more than 700 people from the Phoenix-Scottsdale area that subscribe to the newsletter.
"There are a lot of people out there that remember those times," Jackson said.
Rosalind Milrod is one of those people.
Milrod, along with her husband Burton, are planning on attending the reunion. Both of them are members of the East Coast Social Club, and have fond memories of their time in the area.
"It was just wonderful," the female Milrod said. "It was all very innocent."
Milrod grew up near Yankee Stadium, and several players lived in her apartment building - she even babysat for some of them.
Milrod, who attended Walton High School, an all-girls school in the Bronx, has dug out her old yearbook in hopes of finding people she went to school with.
Door prizes will be given at the event. All are invited to attend.
"This could be a family event," said Baltman. Grandchildren might be interested in hearing the stories of their grandparents in the Bronx, she explained.
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