Provided/Molly Golubcow signs a copy of her book for Jerry Bernstein and Board Member Shelley Bernstein.
GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP – Ventnor author Molly Golubcow visited Seashore Gardens Living Center Nov. 18 to discuss her memoir, “The Hotel on St. James Place: Growing Up in Atlantic City between the Boardwalk and the Holocaust.”
The book chronicles the journey of her Polish immigrant parents and Holocaust survivors, and their years catering to a colorful cast of characters at their Atlantic City hotel.
In a series of short stories, Molly Golubcaw tells the sad and sometimes comical stories of her Polish immigrant parents and their years catering and caring for residents of their hotel, including pimps, prostitutes, runaways, drug addicts, alcoholics, and the LGBTQ community before they had those now acceptable initials. Through the years, the Golubcows became friends, parents, teachers and saviors to their quirky and often troubled guests.
She engaged the residents in a lively discussion about Atlantic City and their own memories. Molly answered residents’ questions and encouraged residents to write their own personal memoirs with a writing prompt sheet. At the conclusion, she signed copies of her book for each resident.
Residents of Seashore Living Center in Galloway Irene and Gloria pose with their autographed books and old-time photos of Atlantic City.
