THE LOWER EAST SIDE OF NYC:
A WORLD OF OUR FATHERS

Ronelle Delmont

DESCRIPTION: Using the journalism and photographs of muckraker Jacob Riis, participants will be taken back to a community that had an amazing impact on the whole of American society. Through many voices of the past, this nostalgic history will be revived. From the early tenement conditions to the modern day, the history of the Lower-East-Side is an unforgettable story that still fascinates us all. Delmont, a Lower-East-Sider herself, will take you on an imaginary “tour” of the popular Orchard Street Tenement Museum, one of New York’s most popular tourist attractions.

EIGHT LECTURES:

1. Jacob Riis - His photos
   
2. Henry Roth - Call it Sleep - A dramatic review
   
3. Lush Life by Richard Price - A dramatic review
   
4. The Yiddish Theatre - A history
   
5. Napoleon of New York - Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia by H. Paul Jeffers
   
6. Ethnic languages, cultures, WEVD, the bialy & more....
   
7. Boogalu on Second Ave by Marc Kurlansky
   
8. The NYC Tenement Museum - A History and "Tour"

BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION: Ronelle Delmont was born on the Lower-East-Side of NYC and graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School in Brooklyn. Her further education (after dropping out of Hunter College, where she was a music major) was at Broward Community College/Davie and Florida International University (BS - International Relations). Her eclectic background includes; owning an antique shop in Greenwich Village, owner of an entertainment agency, a stint working for Pan Am Airlines and lecturing for Osher Lifelong Learning. Since 1996 Delmont has been a book reviewer & lecturer throughout South Florida. She is currently writing a book on the subject of the Lindbergh baby kidnapping and trial. She is the publisher of an in-depth, controversial website on that subject (www.lindberghkidnappinghoax.com). She is married to Parisian-born singer and agent, Daniel Delmont.