A word of explanation
Dear all
As, for whatever reason, few of us seem to use the Goldstein Mob site that Barry set up for us, many moons ago I thought that it might be worth while opening up another alternative site.
Feel free to post whatever you wish the family to see, if there is little or no response we will just let the site die a natural death.
Be aware that I am completely new to the mechanics of running such a site so expect the odd (very odd!) mistake.
With love and good wishes to all at the start of 2006
Ron
As, for whatever reason, few of us seem to use the Goldstein Mob site that Barry set up for us, many moons ago I thought that it might be worth while opening up another alternative site.
Feel free to post whatever you wish the family to see, if there is little or no response we will just let the site die a natural death.
Be aware that I am completely new to the mechanics of running such a site so expect the odd (very odd!) mistake.
With love and good wishes to all at the start of 2006
Ron
posted by Ron Goldstein at 2:38 AM
7 Comments:
Dear Uncle Ron,
Fantastic idea! I'm glad you've come up with a new and hopefully improved way of the family keeping in touch. The main thing is that we all know we have a place to "gather," whether for announcements, questions, or good wishes. can we also put up photos here, or is this purely a text-only site?
Anyway, well done on the initiative. May 2006 continue in this forthright manner! ;-)
Lots of love to all
Ruth
xx
Dear Ruti
Welcome aboard !
I will find out more about the site in due course and let you (and others) know.
Love to all
Ron
Dear Uncle Ron
What a lovely idea to keep in touch. I can't figure out yet how to use the sight so keep me informed. Hope all the family are well - we are all well - and I wish you all a very happy and healthy New Year.
Lots of love
Marilyn xx
Hi Marilyn
Thanks for the sentiment which Nita & I are delighted to reciprocate.
Hopefully, Roy will soon come aboard and this should be a simple way of keeping in touch.
Love to your family
Ron
For those interested in further research into the Goldstein Family, read on:
Back in the 1988 ,Esther thought it would be a good idea to compile a family book with all the surviving siblings contributing their own story about the early life of the Goldstein family. The book duly came to pass under the title of “And Then There Were Eleven”, which referred to the eleven siblings in our family.
The original book, entitled as above, was published privately in 1988, strictly for sale amongst the Goldstein family and, simply printed as A4 sheets in a folder, sold out immediately. As a result of various other parties also reading this book it was found to be of modern historical interest and it sparked off various sidelines now detailed below.
In 1990 it was ‘read’ on to Audio Tape for the Jewish Care’s Tapes for the Blind and became one of its listed popular Talking Books. The book was then lodged, by request, in the Bishopsgate Reference Library and the Steinberg Centre, thus making it accessible to researchers. It was also used in 1993-4 by the Museum of London for its Peopling of London Exhibition at the Barbican; in 1996 by the Commission for Social Equality for its ‘Roots of the Future Exhibition’ and in 1996 by Central Foundation Girls School to record 20th century life for posterity in a time capsule sunk in the foundations of its new building in Bow. Since then, Ron has put “And Then There Were Eleven” onto a CD together with a copy of “The Next Generation” edited by Naomi Yalin.
On December 11th 1999 BBC Radio 4 broadcast “In These Arms”, the final episode of a four-part series examining family life over four centuries; it featured the Goldsteins as representing an immigrant family between the two World Wars. To make this program the BBC invited Ron to go ‘walkabout’ in the East End of London talking about his early roots and this formed part of a very interesting program that included readings taken from the book and interviews with other family members.
On the 50th anniversary of VE Day, ITV invited Ron and a few other WW2 veterans down to the Imperial War Museum and filmed him in front of a Sherman tank talking about VE day 1945 as seen from a field in Venice.
In March 2005 The BBC WW2 Peoples War filmed a trailer to encourage people to send in articles for the site. Together with Frank Mee and Joan Styan Ron made up the third member of an unlikely trio and the results were shown on BBC 4 for two separate weeks.
In March 2005 Ron was invited down to the BBC studios at White City and took part in a 25 minute interview by Stephen Sackur. Unfortunately for his self-esteem the program was never actually ‘aired’ as it clashed with the British General Elections !.
Further Reading:
The Peopling of London, Edited by Nick Merriman (Contains a photo of Dad’s workshop in Gt. Eastern Street).
The Day War Ended, Voices and Memories from 1945, Published by Weidenfield & Nicholson. (Contains Ron’s photo and story about VE Day as seen from a field near Venice)
Victory in Europe, D-Day to the fall of Berlin, by Karen Farrington (Contains a story about Sgt.Jack Goldstein and his final flight over Nuremberg, also Ron’s story of a British POW camp in Austria)
Between Sept 2003 & Jan 2006 Ron placed many stories onto the BBC WW2 Peoples War website, as have other members of the family. Links to these are given below.
A tribute to Mick can be seen here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/ww2/A7114349
The Goldsteins, as war started in 1939 : http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/ww2/A2025028
Sandra’s poem and links to other stories: http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/ww2/A5299428
Mike’s story and links to his other stories: http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/ww2/A8250428
Dear Ron
...sorry not to use the title 'Uncle' but it's my way of recognising how young you are!
Yes, it is a great idea, and as new web-thinking generations come along, and we of my generation get well into 'retirement', there is every chance we will keep the site alive and well.
Thanks especially for the up-date on the Goldstein family book - I knew of some but not all of this. [But I am worried about the 2.56am posting!] Your work for the BBC WW2 project has been much appreciated, and your entries onto the BBC website have been a wonderful addition to our understanding and apprecaition of the family history.
I look forward to keeping up-to-date with family matters through this site.
Love to all,
Michael
Michael
Just spotted your over-complimentary remarks for which much thanks but I must point out that all postings should now be made to our 'newer' site which is called 'Ron's Meeting Place'.
I set this one up when I started to get a few problems on the 'Goldstein Family News' site and I thought I sent you an e-mail about this change.
Confusing, aint it ?
Ron
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