A'S SOCIETY VISITS BRITH SHOLOM HOUSE

Realizing that not everyone can visit our museum in Hatboro, the Philadelphia Athletics Historical Society makes every effort to visit facilities in the metropolitan area especially those catering to senior citizens who can no longer get out as much as they once did.

Thursday, March 15 was a cold and rainy night but the sun was shining brightly at the Brith Sholom House, a retirement residence in the Balwynne Park section of Philadelphia.

After dinner a crowd of about 75 residents gathered in the auditorium where Society members Carl Goldberg, Rikki Silberman and Max Silberman addressed the group and had a lively question and answer session and also shared remembrances of those Shibe Park days.

A's Executive Director Ernie Montella selected several books to be given out as door prizes much to the delight of the baseball fans present.

The Society was warmly received as it has been on past visits to museums,libraries, senior centers and veterans' homes. We thank Michael Schaeffer of the Brith Sholom House for inviting us and we hope to return in the future.

Shown here in the Society's Hatboro Museum the Society's Max Silberman Vice Chairman of History & Research.

Article & photo by Jared Shelly Jewish Exponent Staff April 26, 2007