Gluckstern's Eastside Restaurant, NYC
Does anyone know anything about this family? My husbands g-grandfather, Solomon Dunst, worked there in the early 1900's. His mother was Beulah Gluckstern. Any help appreciated.
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I was Bar Mitzvah'ed in 1952. The party held afterwards was at Gluckstern,s Restaurant on Delancey Street. In the early 1980's I visited my in-laws at a retirement community in West Palm Beach called Golden Gates Village. I found out during my stay there that the developer of this community was a son of the Gluckstern family. THat is all I know about the long-gone restaurant on Delancey.
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Wow, I was just browsing the name Gluckstern (it's my great-grandmother's name) and can't believe I stumbled onto this. I hope you are still looking. I have been told for years that my Great Grandma, Gussie Gluckstern, was part of the family who owned the "famous" Glucksterns Restaurant on the lower East Side. Gussie was my mother's, father's mother. I don't know anything beyond that, but I'll bet I can find out more just by asking my mother.
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Hi Rhonda- good to hear from you! I don't have my records in front of me, but I believe Beulah was my husband's great grandmother. His mothers fathers mother. I think it was her brother or cousin, Louis maybe, who started Gluckstern's. Beulah's husband, Samuel worked there, and my husband's grandparents had thier 50th anniversary party there. There is also a great song by the Pinkus sisters on the Yiddish radio project that is an old ad for Gluckstern's. Pretty funny in translation actually.
There are a couple other Gluckstern's floating around from the same family- one is Steven Gluckstern, who has some cash, owns a professional sporting team, etc. Another is a guy in NYC named Willy Gluckstern who is a wine critic/expert. It's been a bit of a challanging name to research, despite the fact that it's kind of unusual. Have you found much?
Lynne
What state do you live in now?
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Hi Lynne, Gussie Gluckstern was married to a Louis but he was Louis Kesten. I wonder if Louis Gluckstern is Gussie's father or brother. I actually have a family tree book written by a Kesten that I should dig out for you - I'll bet that has something about the Glucksterns in it. Gussie and Louis had 2 children; Charles and a girl (whose name escapes me now). Charles was my mother's father. He died about 10 years ago. He is burried in Monticello. Charles married Bessie and they had 3 girls - one of whom is my mother.
I am married, have 3 children of my own and live in Northern New Jersey - about 8 miles outside of New York City. I think when the weather gets warmer I want to go on a little field trip and see where Gluckstern's used to be. We promissed to take the kids to the Empire State Building so we'll make a field trip out of it! I can take pictures for you, if you want. I know it's not there anymore. But I'd be interested to see what is there in it's place.
I also have a nice picture of my grandma Gussie - I'll dig up more - I'm glad you are still checking this board! I thought I may have missed the boat as your original post was back in 2003!
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Hi Rhonda- I would be very interested in whether the family tree book you have has anything on the Gluckstern's. We are in Colorado now, but my husband still has family in NY, and his brother is in Millburn, NJ. So we get back there about once a year or so. We will likely come back in July for the conference on Jewish Genealogy in NYC. We have been by where the old Gluckstern's was, and it is a parking lot now I think... but my husband and his brothers all remember going there as kids. I would be happy to take this conversation offline if you'd like :) My email addy is lfetterman65(at)netscape(dot)net.
Lynne
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I just was having a conversation with my wife about the LESide and the name Gluckstern's came up & so I googled it and well... I practically grew up in that neighborhood, but just at the tail end of the heyday of Delancey St. What I had heard was that Gluckstern's was at one time owned by Ben Beinstock's father (from Lemberg), Ben Beinstock got into catering business after its demise and owned the Short Hills Caterer's in NJ along with being the caterer of choice for the Orthodox community in NYC & surrounding areas. Mr. Ben Beinstock's son, when I last met him was also doing high-end catering in the Livingston/Short Hills areas of New Jersey.
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My grandfather was a cook at Gluckstern's Restaurant in the 1940's. I know the name of the restaurant changed I am I trying to find out what the name of the restaurant was prior to Gluckstern and after it. Many thanks. Barry Berg
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My mother was sophie gluckstern and my grandfather was Lewis gluckstern. I remember Dunst but that was a very long time ago I have a family picture of that family I am 78 now. That was least 70 years ago My Uncle was Phil Gluckstern He has three children. Fran, Lewis and Buddy I would love to hear from any one in the family Sally
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I sent you a email but the email address was incorrect correct one is lightxyz@comcast.net would like to hear from you Sally Siegel
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