For more than four decades, the Green Park Hotel drew waves of Jewish immigrants to its idyllic seaside setting on England's south coast. It was a place to see and be seen, with the only thing more renowned than the flawless service being the seemingly limitless array of gourmet kosher food. It was also a place where generations of young lovers met their future spouses for the first time, and many of them returned years later with their own children. Former guests and employees share their memories, personal photos, and home movies, evoking a simpler, happier, and more prosperous era when the good days appeared to last forever. The Green Park is more than a time capsule of a renowned hotel; it is a sincere tribute to a bygone era and the Anglo-Jewish community's cultural origins.
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For more than four decades, the Green Park Hotel drew waves of Jewish immigrants to its idyllic seaside setting on England's south coast. It was a place to see and be seen, with the only thing more renowned than the flawless service being the seemingly limitless array of gourmet kosher food. It was also a place where generations of young lovers met their future spouses for the first time, and many of them returned years later with their own children. Former guests and employees share their memories, personal photos, and home movies, evoking a simpler, happier, and more prosperous era when the good days appeared to last forever. The Green Park is more than a time capsule of a renowned hotel; it is a sincere tribute to a bygone era and the Anglo-Jewish community's cultural origins.
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