Comments on: So Long, Ron Goldstein https://spitalfieldslife.com/2021/05/31/so-long-ron-goldstein/ In the midst of life I woke to find myself living in an old house beside Brick Lane in the East End of London Mon, 31 May 2021 23:04:07 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Jon Finegold https://spitalfieldslife.com/2021/05/31/so-long-ron-goldstein/#comment-1381564 Mon, 31 May 2021 23:04:07 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=187359#comment-1381564 Sorry to hear this; sincere condolences and wishes for long life to his family. Only a fleeting, passing email acquaintance a couple of years back, as my grandparents lived in premises similar to Ron’s – he sent me some pencil sketches of his house. Not unusual at the time, of course, for so many people… Rest in Peace

]]> By: Bernie https://spitalfieldslife.com/2021/05/31/so-long-ron-goldstein/#comment-1381547 Mon, 31 May 2021 20:06:27 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=187359#comment-1381547 Surprisingly (to me) neither Boreham St nor Chance St appear anywhere in London in early postwar A-Z maps, unaffected (I believe) by bomb damage. I wonder when they were replaced.

I remember Max Lea, a mainstay of the Parmiters school football team and of the boys club Goldstein belonged to. These people did good.

]]> By: Adele Lester https://spitalfieldslife.com/2021/05/31/so-long-ron-goldstein/#comment-1381505 Mon, 31 May 2021 12:36:31 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=187359#comment-1381505 Very interesting. May Mr Goldstein Rest In Peace.

Those local clubs set many in the East End on the road to success. We need them now.

]]> By: Lynne Perrella https://spitalfieldslife.com/2021/05/31/so-long-ron-goldstein/#comment-1381503 Mon, 31 May 2021 12:08:48 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=187359#comment-1381503 Thank you for introducing us to Mr. Goldstein, and providing these wonderfully-spirited photos. The Boys Club was a huge factor in our small town, outside the city of Pittsburgh, and was very influential in the lives of boys I knew. (and still know! Great to have friends from childhood.) There was a dizzying array of sports activities, and I especially recall the boys showing off magic tricks they learned from a local magician who “consulted” at the Club. Local, regional celebrities…….like the infamous wrestler Haystack Calhoun!…… stopped by and provided weight-lifting advice and sponsored friendly competitions, etc. Basketball – yes. Riding around in trucks, putting up flags for patriotic holidays – yes. Committees to care for the building and equipment – yes. The Boys Club was a nexus for boys looking for a second home, and a place to meet friends and expand horizons.
These fantastic photos are evocative of joyous times, skinned knees, belly laughs, and
lifelong memories. As I look into these young happy faces, I also see echoes of the boys I knew in childhood. Many thanks.

]]> By: Esther Wilkinson Rank https://spitalfieldslife.com/2021/05/31/so-long-ron-goldstein/#comment-1381500 Mon, 31 May 2021 11:30:42 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=187359#comment-1381500 The story and the photos of the Boys’ Club are superb and made so many happy memories for those who participated. Thank you for sharing Ron Goldstein with us.

]]> By: Helen Breen https://spitalfieldslife.com/2021/05/31/so-long-ron-goldstein/#comment-1381499 Mon, 31 May 2021 11:25:14 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=187359#comment-1381499 Greetings from Boston,

GA, what an inspiring story about Ron Goldstein and his friends enjoying life and expanding their horizons at the Cambridge & Bethnal Green Boys Club in the pre-war years. Surely that experience was a saving grace for many.

Wow, that must have been a thrill to receive that fruit basket from Fortnum and Mason while Ron was in the hospital.

Great pics, great story…

]]> By: Cherub https://spitalfieldslife.com/2021/05/31/so-long-ron-goldstein/#comment-1381484 Mon, 31 May 2021 09:09:59 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=187359#comment-1381484 Another well lived and interesting life has passed into history.

I’m sure Clubs like this would improve the lives of a lot of young boys today. There is just so much aggression around that could be channeled into something positive.

]]> By: aubrey https://spitalfieldslife.com/2021/05/31/so-long-ron-goldstein/#comment-1381483 Mon, 31 May 2021 08:58:01 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=187359#comment-1381483 A full life, well lived. RIP

]]> By: Marcia Howard https://spitalfieldslife.com/2021/05/31/so-long-ron-goldstein/#comment-1381475 Mon, 31 May 2021 07:45:12 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=187359#comment-1381475 A fascinating history, and some great images. May you rest in peace Ron Goldstein

]]> By: Achim https://spitalfieldslife.com/2021/05/31/so-long-ron-goldstein/#comment-1381469 Mon, 31 May 2021 06:37:33 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=187359#comment-1381469 RON GOLDSTEIN (1924-2021) — R.I.P.

A great institution was this Boys’ Club, when after decades the memories are still as present as they were with Mr Goldstein.

Love & Peace
ACHIM

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