For more than four decades, the lovely coastal setting of the Green Park Hotel on England's southern coast attracted waves of Jewish immigration. It was a destination to see and be seen, and the only thing more famous than the excellent service was the seemingly infinite selection of exquisite kosher food. It was the European analog to resorts in the Catskills. It also served as a matchmaking venue for generations of young lovers who came to meet their future spouses for the first time, and many of whom returned years later with their own families. The memories, personal photographs, and home movies shared by former visitors and staff reflect a simpler, happier, and more wealthy time when the good days looked as if they would never come to end. The Green Park Hotel is more than a time capsule of an iconic hotel; it is a sincere tribute to a bygone era and the cultural foundations of the Anglo-Jewish community in the United Kingdom.
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For more than four decades, the lovely coastal setting of the Green Park Hotel on England's southern coast attracted waves of Jewish immigration. It was a destination to see and be seen, and the only thing more famous than the excellent service was the seemingly infinite selection of exquisite kosher food. It was the European analog to resorts in the Catskills. It also served as a matchmaking venue for generations of young lovers who came to meet their future spouses for the first time, and many of whom returned years later with their own families. The memories, personal photographs, and home movies shared by former visitors and staff reflect a simpler, happier, and more wealthy time when the good days looked as if they would never come to end. The Green Park Hotel is more than a time capsule of an iconic hotel; it is a sincere tribute to a bygone era and the cultural foundations of the Anglo-Jewish community in the United Kingdom.
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