Posted on Apr 20, 2022
How the Jewish Vacation Guide helped families travel safely to the Catskills
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The Catskill Mountains became famous for Jewish resorts in the early to mid-20th Century. But such enclaves formed out of necessity — with antisemitism widespread and millions of Ku Klux Klan members nationwide.
It all started with a book: the Jewish Vacation Guide, which cataloged where Jews would be safe, well-fed and entertained. It also inspired the Green Book, a widely used guide for Black travelers.
Host Celeste Headlee speaks with Eddy Portnoy of the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research.
It all started with a book: the Jewish Vacation Guide, which cataloged where Jews would be safe, well-fed and entertained. It also inspired the Green Book, a widely used guide for Black travelers.
Host Celeste Headlee speaks with Eddy Portnoy of the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research.
How the Jewish Vacation Guide helped families travel safely to the Catskills
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Catholics also felt the ire of the KKK.
Ruth Stephenson, the daughter of a local Protestant minister, Edwin Stephenson, expressed an interest in Catholicism and ended up getting baptized by Fr. Coyle. Her father, a member of the Ku Klux Klan, was horrified. Stephenson tried in vain to control his daughter, but she went even further: she married a Puerto Rican Catholic. When Stephenson found out—and discovered that it was Coyle who officiated—he made his way over to the rectory, where he found the priest sitting on his porch reading his breviary. With three shots from a revolver, he ended the priest’s life.
Stephenson was put on trial and was defended by Hugo Black, a fellow Klansman and future U.S. Supreme Court justice (he quit the Klan before becoming a U.S. senator). Stephenson’s defense was that he had gone temporarily insane when he learned that his daughter had married a Catholic. The judge and jury were both Klansmen, and Stephenson was acquitted.
Ruth Stephenson, the daughter of a local Protestant minister, Edwin Stephenson, expressed an interest in Catholicism and ended up getting baptized by Fr. Coyle. Her father, a member of the Ku Klux Klan, was horrified. Stephenson tried in vain to control his daughter, but she went even further: she married a Puerto Rican Catholic. When Stephenson found out—and discovered that it was Coyle who officiated—he made his way over to the rectory, where he found the priest sitting on his porch reading his breviary. With three shots from a revolver, he ended the priest’s life.
Stephenson was put on trial and was defended by Hugo Black, a fellow Klansman and future U.S. Supreme Court justice (he quit the Klan before becoming a U.S. senator). Stephenson’s defense was that he had gone temporarily insane when he learned that his daughter had married a Catholic. The judge and jury were both Klansmen, and Stephenson was acquitted.
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
SR Kenneth Beck Hugo Black from KKK to Champion of Civil Rights! Talk about a Turn Around.
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
SR Kenneth Beck I'm Quite Aware of the KKKs Hate of Catholics. Now Me? The Gent Performing the Marriage, Catholic Priest/Army Officer. The Lady Behind Looking Over My Shoulder, My Mom, Lay Catholic Minister.
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SR Kenneth Beck
PO1 William "Chip" Nagel - I was married at the First Baptist Church, Coco Beach, Florida by Dr. Owens. I wore a rented tux. I was an EMFN (SU). Most “Nuc’s” with three years in service were usually E-4’s. Don’t ask.
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