From my limited understanding, Sunningdale in N.Y. is worthy of study on many levels. 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. The only lesson that I can take from this event that still burns on the walls of my consciousness all these years later, the only lesson that I can draw strength from today, is that one must never be a bystander, nor must one ever participate in self erasure. It even had me guessing at the classmate who so wounded you. I was in my late sixties at the time and had a lifetime of protesting prejudice behind me. Indeed, 39 posted responses, so far, is much higher than on other posts Ive read. Many thanks to the writers who have shared their work with us and have helped create a supportive online community for Jewish writers. Your anger is palpable and understandable. 914.698.4610 914.271.7600 @Douglas Shane Reading your comment gave me chills and flashbacks to precisely how I felt standing at the gates to the country club. I always had a family member that had a Greenwich Country Club membership. So I never said anything. Thank you for sharing. Jewish country clubs are country clubs whose members are predominantly Jewish, having been excluded from other elite social clubs during periods of rising anti-Semitism in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. I have also had a few similar experiences that I still berate myself over. In 1926, another course was built to serve Lawrence Farms, a residential community. Thinking about it now, I wonder why she chose me and not any of her other friends. One irony is that, even in the early 20th century, Jews were more likely to belong to county clubs than gentiles. 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 The second PGA Championship in Westchester was held at Pelham Country Club in 1923. ft, a full bunker renovation, irrigation replacement & various other elements to enhance aesthetics & shot variety for golfers of all-skill levels. Fenimore Road, Mamaroneck Second, Jewish country clubs were, on average, more luxurious and expensive than gentile clubs. They played an exhibition over three improvised holes with John Upham, and golf in Westchester sprouted from there. Address 401 Ridgeway, White Plains, NY 10605. One of the things I tell my kids is that we are not defined by our mistakes but by how we move forward from them, how we fix them, how we make them right, how we do better next time. The simulator also features a multi-sport function offering a variety of sports such as soccer, baseball, hockey and more to indulge interest for all. Broadmoor in Indianapolis is a real pearl. It was a private nine-hole course that the county expanded to 18 holes and opened in 1927. I just didnt think about it. Westchester Country Club hosted annual PGA Tour events for nearly 50 years and in 2015 was the site of a PGA of America major, the first KPMG Womens That was strange. Thank you Jessica for writing this poignant reflection. Westchester Country Club and Winged Foot Golf Club opened in 1922 and 1923, respectively, preceded in 1921 by Bonnie Briar Country Club in Larchmont, where artist Norman Rockwell was a charter member and Delmonicos managed the kitchen. John Archbold, John D. Rockefellers chief lieutenant at Standard Oil, was the first president of Knollwood Country Club, which organized in 1894 on grounds developed by New York attorney Augustus Gillender in Elmsford. After marrying a non-Jew, living in an area where Jews are not abundant, I have been able to more fully appreciate and embrace my Jewishness, and to stand up for what it means to me and to my family, to my children. Westchester Hills Golf Club. Keep a pulse on local food, art, and entertainment content when you join our Westchester newsletter. I knew this because a friend (and I use the term loosely especially in retrospect) told me about it because her Irish Catholic parents did have a membership at the club. Hope, where it remains today. Im a person who likes to understand. I have always been immensely proud of this, and I feel the sweep of history as I am one part in an unbroken chain going back millennia. After she left, I was astounded that I failed to reprimand her let alone ask her to leave our home. Of course for our own self-survival we must develop protective armor. 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. The trick in life is to learn when to and when not to deploy that armor.. all the while knowing that human failings inevitably mean we cannot get it right 100% of the time. Copyright 2022 Westchester Jewish Council. I am invited when I visit Greenwich. Hollywood is 83 in Best Classic. Belmont CC outside of Boston is a Ross course that was recently renovated, I believe. The survey found that, like the West Side Tennis Club which barred Nobel Prize winner Ralph J. Bunche and his son because they are Negroes, there were no clubs with specific religious or racial bans in their constitutions or by-laws. 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. The great irony of all of it is that the only thing I remember from this event is that I stayed silent. Relatively new owners have transformed this course into one of the most challenging in the county. (I kept wondering who the friend was.) 914.864.3000 One of which was Friday night Kaddish. WebBest Country Clubs in Westchester County, NY - Knollwood Country Club, Greenwich Country Club, Sleepy Hollow Country Club, Tamarack Country Club, Westchester Each week one boy was chosen to recite Kaddish in Hebrew and one girl would recited in English. No shame in that!! By the 1960s, five new clubs had sprung up (Hampshire, Brynwood, Brae Burn, and Rye) and two more (Somers Pointe and Lake Isle) were added in the 1970s. Thanks for sharing its so important! This swimming pool is still one of the biggest staples at Westchester Hills today for all members. 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. Set alongside a nature reserve, Hollow Brook challenges golfers with length, elevation changes, and multiple large water hazards. The granddaughter of survivors of the Holocaust, Soviet gulags, and a descendant of a Tano great-grandma, she understands in her bones what happens when intolerance, indifference, and ignorance take root in society. John Reid was elected the clubs first president. There are always a few times in our young lives when we regret our decisions. The Rosenbergs. Superman the Superman of Truth Justice and the American way was Siegel and Shusters uniquely Jewish creation, so how could she demand that I suppress my Jewish self? 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. Again, thank you so much for commenting and sharing your experience. Bravo. Im relatively new to this site, having been referred by a friend in Philadelphia. 808 Weaver Street, Larchmont Change). The day finally arrived. 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. This story hits home not only because Jessica is my friend and I know the person she writes about, but because it is my story too, just with different characters and details. Sorry for this experience but it sounds as though, even at such a young age, the impact and repercussions of this one moment helped you coalesce a perspective that was helpful in forming who youd eventually become. Also designed by Tom Winton, Sprain Lake is unique for its rolling and narrow layout with an abundance of water hazards. 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. And Im certain I speak for numerous others. White came there in 1916 and served as head pro from 1922 to 1927. And I agree, we do learn a lot from pain and adversity and this is one of those lessons that stuck. (LogOut/ Westchester Golf & County Club Maintenance Private Clubs Golf Courses (561) 734-3204 12440 S Jog Rd Boynton Beach, FL 33437 9. 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. Friends of the Paterno Trivium. 2023 jewish telegraphic agency all rights reserved. The insidious nature of anti-Semitism, or any type of hate for that matter, comes through clearly. I really enjoyed reading this, and learning from Jessicas story. Jessica writes with confidence and depth tackling issues that were right in our faces as Jewish kids in the 70s in mostly no. 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. It's great for special occasions or after a day playing golf. Bright and sunny. And as you can read in the essay, the fact that I was silent has been a smoldering fire within me for decades so Im very glad I was able to release this piece out into the world. From Business: Founded in 1908, Pelham Country Club is a family-oriented facility in New York. The 75-room mansion includes a ballroom, library, formal dining room, and 18 guest rooms, as well as the golf pro shop and locker rooms. Quaker Ridge Golf Club in Scarsdale is perhaps the best golf course in Westchester to never host a modern major tournament, although it did stage the 1997 Walker Cup. Tikkun olam. I absolutely love the point you make about Siegel and Shusters uniquely Jewish creation of Superman. Navigating through Jessica lives with her husband in Southern Italy where she writes poetry addressing the complex interplay between trauma, power, love, loss, and madness. I like to go back and unravel events and have them make sense. 914.995.9200 As we get older, we have the tools and have learned to speak out strongly against anti-semitism. Brother Mike came to Knollwood as head pro in 1943 after playing on tour for 18 years. At the same time we cannot kid ourselves that the heroes in our families we admire so much, like you, had their own moments of indecision and missteps. After all, a club is a business. Unfortunately, the story feels close to the heart and not uncommon. Their sons, born in the 1920s, went to a post private school, but for school dance or whatever, they could only date Jewish girls. It is, at once, deeply personal and universal in nature. Surprisingly, I fit right in. Music was always playingoften classical, sometimes Gregorian chants, many times jazz, and those symphonic tangos beloved by my dad. At the time, I couldnt completely identify that it was in part because of my Jewishness, but I knew I was different. Private. Type Private. In 1895, John Reids wife, Elizabeth, and several other Saint Andrews women leased land on North Broadway and established Saegkill Country Club. My heart goes out to the younger you and what you endured. many thoughts and memories from youth to adulthood. Amused passersby soon started referring to them as the apple tree gang.. Our new simulator room will cure the winter blues and keep your swinging smooth all winter. You pose interesting questions in your writing. 1060 Oregon Road, Cortlandt Manor Some had a few Jewish members. You have lived your life in a way that has fixed this moment many times over. I would like to think that if time were able to stand still and you had been able to take a minute or two or however long it took for you to process those words, you WOULD have reacted differently, but the moment had passed. Thank you sharing and reminding everyone to not be silent. Read the latest issue of Westchester magazine for FREE! Here are some more photos. Here are some more photos. It gave you backbone. The course plays long and tough but includes some of the most picturesque holes in the county. Moral of the story: Always act as bravely and courageously as Queen Esther. My parents didnt belong to a country club. Isnt it our shared story of encountering antisemitism directly or indirectly, of finding our voices in adulthood and being more well equipped to confront bigotry and hatred? If she viewed me as the other, as different, how could she not see that Superman epitomized the concept of otherness? The Westchester Country Club (or Westchester Biltmore Country Club) was founded in 1922 by John McEntee Bowman, who hired Walter Travis to design two golf courses in the Town of Harrison, New York, as a luxury resort hotel . The West Course was designed for championship play and has hosted PGA tournaments They were Bohemian and liberal. Age brings about wisdom and we look back, using that wisdom to reflect on how we wished we had done things differently but do not be so harsh on yourself as those tender years are the ones in which we seek the most security and approval from others. We couldn't be happier with the renovations that were done and we thank our entire membership for their help and support! 914.669.5485 120 Cabrini Blvd. You became one, not part of the many but one. Known as one of the most difficult courses in the county, Trump National is also one of the most picturesque. 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. 315 Mamaroneck Road, Scarsdale - Mickey Mantle. The minutes of that historic meeting are preserved in the clubs archives, the Peter Landau Library, along with a fabulous collection of books, records, and artifacts including early golf clubs and balls. 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. I was so moved after reading Jessicas essay It really hit home for me. Private. How coincidental! 914.478.3500 Fax: (914) 723-0243 [email protected] Site powered by ForeTees Club Central Web. I need to clarify that this incident took place after middle school. I think those moments that we are silent, or silenced, haunt us as much, if not more than those times we regret our words. 40 Arrowcrest Drive, Croton-on-Hudson Filmmaker D. W. Griffith was a founding member, and Babe Ruth joined soon after. MUSE delivers outstanding results to the scholarly community by maximizing revenues for publishers, providing value to libraries, and enabling access for scholars worldwide. In 1924, Westchester Hills had a minor clubhouse fire. Our Governor's Day event is something we look forward to each year to relive the long history of Westchester Hills Golf Club! You were a guest. But your dad would have been funnier. 100 Route 202, Lincolndale @Regina Your comment juxtaposing childhood innocence when it is met by ignorant comments really hits home. Also, in a funny way your friends casual thoughtless bigotry actually was a gift. YP, the YP logo and all other YP marks contained herein are trademarks of YP LLC and/or YP affiliated companies. I guess the FedEx guy knew about that. The PGA held its first championship at Siwanoy Country Club, which was founded in 1900 by a group of Mount Vernon golfers who played on a nine-hole course in Tuckahoe they reached by trolley. 914.862.5283 Tom Winton, official golf architect for the county Parks Commission, designed the four courses (along with Mount Kisco and several other area courses), although A. W. Tillinghast claimed to have been the original designer for Saxon Woods. Not just architectural history, but more importantly, to study why ill-conceived changes got made and how to recognize that failed process and learn from it. 1500 Baldwin Road, Yorktown Heights Probably not. They had not only an opulent clubhouse, but also a yacht basin with a private dock and their own railroad depot, not to mention a golf course built by 20 men and 50 teams of horses. I cant imagine you staying silent, part of the masses, just moving with the crowd and blending in. Clearly this incident helped to clarify and solidify things in this authors mind. Their membership is by invitation only. Luxury chaise lounges, day beds, dining patio, and pool bar are among the upgrades to the facility. Sam Snead took the $5,000 first prize, beating out soon-to-be greats ByronNelson and Ben Hogan, among others. 10 Old Jackson Avenue, Hastings-on-Hudson 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. There were pioneering clubs throughout Westchester. I agree with Saras comment above, in middle school it is tough to respond to a situation like that, even as an adult it could be. Your memory is far greater than a superfluous one. "Some of us worship in churches, some in synagogues, some on golf courses " Adlai Stevenson. The original Casino was razed in 1936. But this was my mother in law!! Forgive yourself for not speaking up. Third came Sprain Lake in Yonkers, which was opened in 1929. Our kids are always watching and as parents we are modeling behaviors that our children will emulate. It hit you like a punch to the solar plexus and you did what we all have done. The Westwood CC near Buffalo is also a historically-Jewish club! It was completed in 1893 at a cost of $850,000a huge sum for the timeand retains today the original character and features of the design by architect Stanford White of McKim, Mead & White. It took a while before I fully recognized and accepted that in many ways, they were not my people and I was not theirs. Some had a few Jewish members. Naturally my favorite place is the dining room. It is important to feel like other people understand what youre going through as well. @Billy Cohen I am very touched by the tender and thoughtful nature of your comment. I mentioned it to my Dad who simply replied with a shrug Thats the Irish for ya! (unkowingly teaching me that two can play at that game). 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. https://screenrant.com/superman-secret-hebrew-name-jewish-kal-el-moses/#:~:text=Kal%2C%20or%20%D7%A7%D7%9C%2C%20means%20%22,This%20does%20not%20necessarily%20mean, Thank you for sharing this little slice of your life expressed with the unapologetic, viceral immediacy you characterize yourself with. AFTER you have the maturity and guts to handle it, you know what? 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. Just as we were about to enter. It sits on a non-descript piece of land but has a great 17th and a tricky 18th. They have a nice pool with a divingmore, First of all, Siwanoy is not a restaurant, it's a country club. I cant wait to read what Jessica does next. I have a good memory, but I seem to have blocked this out. The story drew my interest from the start and kept it to the end. Member Lawrence Van Etten, a prominent civil engineer who designed many residential communities in New Rochelle and later the original course at Wykagyl, laid out the first 18 holes at Knollwood, a par-69 test at 5,305 yards. Until the death in 2012, Bud Treacy attended all but one of the Governor's Day events. A stark, indelible reminder of what we lost, what we had left, and all our hopes for the future. Donald Ross designed the 18-hole course that saw Long Jim Barnes win the first PGA Championship in a final match over Jock Hutchinson in 1916. Everyone to not be silent from this event is that I failed to reprimand her let alone ask to. Part of the many but one of the most difficult courses in early. 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