Welcome
Nate and Sadie Friedman welcome you to The Brookside Hotel web-site. Just as they did in years past at the hotel itself, they hope that you will enjoy your visit and come back many times to enjoy some wonderful memories of the vacations and time spent at their hotel. While we hope you will get pleasure from this web-site you won’t be able to taste the food in the dining room or laugh at the entertainment in the famous “No-Name Room”.
From its beginning as a farm and guest house in the 1930s, The Brookside Hotel was linked to the history of the Catskills and of Kerhonkson. We want to make sure this history is not going to be lost as time continues to pass. We may have waited too long already, like Nate Friedman many guests are unfortunately not with us anymore, but our hope is that those of you who have memories of The Brookside from your vacations and stays, or those of you who have family stories that include The Brookside will enjoy these pages and pictures. And, those of you who may have your own stories to tell, your own memories, and your own pictures will share them with us and others as we try to reconnect The Brookside Hotel family again. Take advantage of the link to send us your stories and pictures.
On this web-site you will be able to post your memories and stories as well as let us know that you have pictures that we will be able to include them on this web-site. We look forward to hearing from you and hopefully continuing to enjoy the wonderful memories from those times.
Sadie, Barry, Richard and Suzanne all send their thanks that you have found this web-site. If you or your family ever visited the Brookside please check out some of the pictures we have been able to find that help us remember days long gone. If you have pictures from your visits to the hotel or know someone who does please send them to Richard at rbfriedman946@yahoo.com or to sadiefriedman@comcast.net” so we can include them in our history.
Sadie spends the winters in Florida in West Palm Beach and returns to New York in the late Spring until early Fall. She is keeping busy with friends, bridge, emailing old and new friends, and her family. She can still tell all of us in the family where people sat in the dining room, who they came with and what room they had….so she would love to hear from old guests and their families.
September 6, 2014:
- email Sue at Brookside123@gmail.com or call at 845-339-0002
- email Rich at friedman946@yahoo.com or call at 603-714-2311
The past months have only confirmed how much all of us depended on her guidance and advice, and how much she will be missed by all.
Out of all of the hotels and bungalow colonies I performed at in the Catskills, Nate and Sadie Friedman were the most “haimish” of all the owners. They treated me royally. From 1975-78, I appeared there countless times and have many fond memories. It was the only place I brought my parents tfrom Philadelphia just before my dear mother passed away. I’ll never forget it. The Friedman’s invited them for Thanksgiving and my mother was just “kvelling” the entire time. My father loved it, too. He is now 89 years young and still remembers that wonderful Brookside experience. Thank you Nate and Sadie for giving that young performer a real “break”. With Love – Kenny Ellis
My name is Barry Savitz. i was the lifeguard during the summer of 1966. i am married to Gail (for 43 years), formally Gail Tarakan, who was the young childrens’ counselor the same year that i was the lifeguard .Liz tarakan is now living in stamford ct. Irving tarakan passed away about 10 years ago. liz and irving spent many years at the brookside hotel. Barry and Gail live in pound ridge NY and have been there for 34 years. would love to get in touch with any one who remembers Barry and Gail