Growing Up at Grossinger's

Tania Grossinger

Jun 2008 · Sold by Skyhorse

About this ebook

"To be devoured in one non-stop gulp...fascinating reading."—The New York Post From 1919 to 1986, Grossinger's Catskill Resort Hotel provided a summer retreat from the city heat for New York's Jews, and entertained the great, the near-great, and the not so great, Jews and Gentiles alike. A melting pot of the Borscht Belt, sports, and show-biz worlds, loyal visitors included Red Buttons, Rocky Marciano, Eddie Fisher, and Jackie Robinson. Tania Grossinger grew up there. In her fascinating insider's account of life in the hospitality industry, she sheds light on how hotel children keep up with the frenetic pace of life, and how they come to grips with the outside world (which intrudes now and again), sex (happening in every room), and, occasionally, their intellectual interests. Growing Up at Grossinger's is both a wonderful coming-of-age story and a sentimental reading of a chapter of the Jewish experience in America that has now closed. 25 b/w photographs.

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Ratings and reviews

Loved this so much. Grew up in Port Jervis, NY. Had my first date with my husband of 49 years at the Concord in 1971. When relating some of this book to him, he mentioned some of the things he remembers of the Grossinger. If you are from NYC or the Catskills I highly recommend this good read ☺

Started off well but went downhill. Mainly a lot of name dropping and a not very likeable narrator. A disappointment.

About the author

Tania Grossinger, a member of the American Society of Journalists and Authors, is a freelance writer and public relations consultant. Best known for her memoir Growing Up at Grossinger's, she is currently the author of Memoir of an Independent Woman; An Unconventional Life Well Lived (Skyhorse Publishing, 2013) and Jackie and Me; A Very Special Friendship (Sky Pony Press, 2013.) In addition to having published over 100 travel articles in newspapers and magazines throughout the country, she has also appeared on the Today show, Good Morning, America, 20/20, NPR, and over 150 national, syndicated and local TV and radio shows.