tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2312513486379423446.comments2020-05-22T06:42:20.801-07:00Museum at Eldridge StreetMuseum at Eldridge Streethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05834390923473490787noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2312513486379423446.post-13420423613391974582010-06-10T15:36:39.120-07:002010-06-10T15:36:39.120-07:00I'm expanding the topic, but does anyone remem...I'm expanding the topic, but does anyone remember the corned beef sandwiches (with cream soda, of course) at Kaplan's Deli in Monticello, New York? The place is long gone, but they say that the sense of smell is the most evocative, even decades later. And they're right.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2312513486379423446.post-57464347963561815952010-06-10T15:16:23.397-07:002010-06-10T15:16:23.397-07:00Aww that's so cute! I remember my first one in...Aww that's so cute! I remember my first one in some random place on the Lower East Side. For a while after that my brother and I used to make them every Sunday night with cookies!Chloenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2312513486379423446.post-32093099973004872872010-06-10T13:03:01.802-07:002010-06-10T13:03:01.802-07:00When I was a young buck, courting this fine young ...When I was a young buck, courting this fine young lady named Rose, she made an interesting demand. Quite the progressive type (for the time), she demanded I make her something because she didn't want to be married to someone who couldn't do anything in the kitchen. Inept as I was, I decided to make her the only thing I have been making since I was able to reach the counter: an egg cream! Luckily, Rose has a great sense of humor and I plan to make her another one for our 50th anniversary this year!Jacknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2312513486379423446.post-59153916926704179622010-05-21T12:15:34.008-07:002010-05-21T12:15:34.008-07:00Thanks for capturing our music on your blog. For m...Thanks for capturing our music on your blog. For more on the Kesselgarden Klezmer Duo, visit our website at http://sites.google.com/site/kesselgardenhomepage/.shutoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03564791642604866271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2312513486379423446.post-75971927639688305172010-02-17T07:21:34.030-08:002010-02-17T07:21:34.030-08:00My name is also Bruce Reznik, also a great grandso...My name is also Bruce Reznik, also a great grandson of Isser Reznik but not the one you mention in the article above. I am one of 3 children of Norman Reznik who is the son of Samuel (Shmulkie?) Reznik who is one of Isser's sons. Norman (or Natan in Hebrew) was known as Nussy (as mentioned above by Alan my first cousin) by his family. Nussy was likely a Yiddish version of his name. So not only do names have a way of changing - particularly when various languages are involved - they can also be used by other people who may or not be related. I have never met my distant relative Bruce Reznik but would like to be in touch.Bruce A. Rezniknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2312513486379423446.post-73363798217218562002010-02-16T12:58:03.522-08:002010-02-16T12:58:03.522-08:00Thank you so much for the lovely posting! We are s...Thank you so much for the lovely posting! We are so excited to partner with the Museum at Eldridge Street and wanted to share the link to the Family Activity for the beautiful Rose Window up on our site: http://bit.ly/bClCGx<br /><br />Thanks again!Cool Culturehttp://www.coolculture.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2312513486379423446.post-8879228372943453242010-02-06T04:56:11.000-08:002010-02-06T04:56:11.000-08:00I am Alan Reznik, Ed's cousin and Beryl's ...I am Alan Reznik, Ed's cousin and Beryl's Son and Isser's Great Grandson. The family started out very poor and became wealthy. They sold "Kinzer" cloth (Reznik spelled backwards) plastic sheet goods sewn into useful items, covers for couches, book covers and plastic covers for bed wetters to save the matriss from stains a ruin. There were all made on machines that I played on and with making all kinds of little plastic things as child at 771/2 Eldrdge Street shop. <br /><br />From what I had heard they invented the idea of selling fitted sheets at at time when only cloth for sheets were sold. He believe the business was all mportant and his sons went to work after manditory school ended at 6th grade. The oil story is of note. He apparently invested in fake wells and lost a fortune. He had friends invest too and he felt responsible so made good on those investments. The Great Depression came, the mills started to make their own fitted sheets and their fortune was gone. The Reznik's inventive spirit was not lost. Uncles Sydney and Nussy continued to run the business Beryl Reznik (my father) held many patents including one on a special coating used on rocketengines for the space program. It is believed that this coated enabled the little rocket stering engines where able to burn longer something needed to help the Lunar Module bring apollo 13 home. Uncle Issac (the uncle I am named for) taught Berkley of berkley photo how to develope film for his mail order photo business after starting the service himself for local pharmancies.Alan M Reznik MDhttp://www.togct.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2312513486379423446.post-38494592530108366912010-02-03T18:29:48.634-08:002010-02-03T18:29:48.634-08:00I am Ed Frank's sister, Isser Reznik's gre...I am Ed Frank's sister, Isser Reznik's great granddaughter. I heard from my uncle that he walked from Russia, to Turkey, landed in Palestine and eventually made his way to New York. I looked for his name on the Ellis Island registry but couldn't find a match. We do have relatives named Beryl Reznik(I Reznik's grandson) and Shumel Reznik (I. reznik's son) but couldn't find matching years.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2312513486379423446.post-74035866681277605542010-02-03T11:54:31.245-08:002010-02-03T11:54:31.245-08:00Ayelet, next time you're in NY be sure and che...Ayelet, next time you're in NY be sure and check out the Museum at Eldridge Street, just down the block from his store!Museum at Eldridge Streethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05834390923473490787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2312513486379423446.post-2902564366581599152010-02-03T11:46:58.951-08:002010-02-03T11:46:58.951-08:00I am his great great grandaughter and I am very pr...I am his great great grandaughter and I am very proud!as you know he lived in Israel for a period of time, and now I am living in Israel, I am the first girl descendant of Isser Reznik born in Israel. I was at the Tenement Museum this summer and had a fantastic time and I did learn a lot on my family's historyAyelet Franknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2312513486379423446.post-73965048750012919592010-02-03T11:30:58.783-08:002010-02-03T11:30:58.783-08:00Thanks for helping fill in some more of the story,...Thanks for helping fill in some more of the story, Ed! The more I find out about your great-grandfather, the more interested I become. I'm looking forward to sharing some of my finds in a post tomorrow, so be sure to check the blog.Museum at Eldridge Streethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05834390923473490787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2312513486379423446.post-34206261164716866792010-02-03T06:10:15.415-08:002010-02-03T06:10:15.415-08:00Isser Reznik, my greatgrandfather, arrived in the ...Isser Reznik, my greatgrandfather, arrived in the US with only a few dollars and became very successful and was known as a great benefactor. He supported many schools and institutions, and was active in a struggle for Sabbath observers- he appeared in the New York Times as he was President of the Orthodox Hebrew Sabbath Leaque to protest descrimination against Orthodox Pushcart vendors who were cited by the police for selling goods on Sundays. Family story is that Isser Reznik escaped from his native Russia inside of a pickle barrelEd Franknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2312513486379423446.post-85881949348723662332010-01-28T09:33:47.431-08:002010-01-28T09:33:47.431-08:00What an interesting read! I've done a bit of p...What an interesting read! I've done a bit of poking around over the past day to see if our historic minute books reference any member/farmers, and haven't found anything. However, the minutes often don't let us know much about the professions of lesser members, so that isn't too definitive. I'll try searching on city directories to see if anything pops up, and will keep you posted.Museum at Eldridge Streethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05834390923473490787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2312513486379423446.post-74096567038897741082010-01-26T13:14:23.853-08:002010-01-26T13:14:23.853-08:00Thanks for a fascinating and clever post.
A quick...Thanks for a fascinating and clever post.<br /><br />A quick search led me to this TIME article from 1938:<br /><br />http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,759337,00.html<br /><br />Any idea if any of Eldridge's founders were farmers of any kind?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com