The Candy Factory
In the 1920s, two brothers returned from business college in Vienna to their hometown of Cieszyn on the border of Poland and Czecheslovakia and started a cookie making company in a basement. Soon after, the cookie making company blossomed into a thriving little chocolate factory that employed 500 people and made candy around the clock.
The family and the factory survive to this day. The family wound up in Cleveland, by way of the ghetto and concentration camp. The factory, , was confiscated by the Third Reich like all Jewish-owned businesses in Poland, then nationalized by the communist government of Poland, and later sold to its current owner, Kraft Foods.
The family would like its factory back.
Cieszyn is a large town about 100 miles southwest of Krakow, 200 miles north of Vienna and 300 miles west of Prague, on the Polish border with the Czech Republic and near the Polish and Czech border with Slovakia. It is and has for centuries been a crossroads town with a diverse population. Historically, Cieszyn was a tolerant and independent community made up of merchants and craftsmen.
In the Middle Ages, Cieszyn was a geographically ideal location for Jewish settlers. Jews were allowed to practice business freely and the proximity of Cieszyn to a variety of trade opportunities made that business lucrative. And so a Jewish community grew.
By the late 19th century, Jews made up 10 percent of the town's population. The rest of the population of Ciezsyn was a vibrant mix of Catholics, Protestants, Hungarians, Austrians, Czechs, and Germans. From about 1890 up to the outbreak of the First World War, Jews enjoyed political stability and security and economic prosperity in Cieszyn.
After World War I, political stability wavered as Ciezsyn was divided by the new border of Poland and Czechoslovakia. At the same time, the Schramek brothers returned from college in Vienna and started a cookie-making venture in a basement on the Polish side. They built up a factory and expanded into chocolate making. Even after one of the brothers died in 1932 and the future of Ciezsyn and Poland itself became uncertain, the factory continued to grow, and the 12 year old Hans Schramek envisioned one day inheriting the factory.
By 1939, the Schramek's candy factory had 500 employees. The town of Cieszyn had been reunited and had a Jewish population of about 3,000, still about 10 percent of the town. Hans Schramek was 19 years old when Germany invaded, and chose to remain behind in Cieszyn even as some family members fled the Nazi occupied country. The Third Reich issued its restrictions on Jews swiftly, and soon all Jewish businesses in Cieszyn, including the chocolate factory, were confiscated by the Nazis. The factory was sold to a German official at a steep discount.
Hans was forced to live in a ghetto and then shipped to various concentration camps, but managed to survive. After the war he attempted to reclaim his family's chocolate factory. But a lack of documentation and the rise of a new communist government in Poland made the reclamation impossible. In 1948, the candy factory was nationalized by the Polish government and the Schramek's appeal to a Polish high court was denied. In 1950, Hans Schramek and his mother left Europe and immigrated to Cleveland, OH.
Under Polish governmental control, the factory introduced the Prince Polo Bar, which was widely popular in the Eastern Bloc and even became the first widely available chocolate bar in Iceland. After the communist regime fell, Poland began to privatize its nationalized businesses, and in 1993 it sold the Schramek's factory to Kraft Foods, then a division of Phillip Morris.
The Schramek's have been fighting for their candy factory for over 50 years. They believe it was stolen from their family and should be returned. Kraft says it bought the factory in good faith and that the Polish Government has upheld the legitimacy of the sale, which is true.
But the situation brings up a moral responsibility debate that has been ongoing since the end of World War II: what can and or should be done to restore Jewish property stolen by the Third Reich?
According to the German government, a lot can and should and has been done. Germany has spent hundreds of billions of dollars satisfying Jewish claims of lost property from the Nazi regime. Since 1951, the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany (based in New York) has negotiated restitution for Holocaust victims on everything from real estate to artwork and family heirlooms. Forced labor compensation has also been addressed, though records in that area are sketchier and reparations are harder to calculate.
While Germany has provided retribution to surviving Jews worldwide for the atrocities of its recent past, the Polish government has done nothing. No legislation exists and therefore no legal precedent exists within the country to provide restitution to Jews, even in the case of the Schramek's chocolate factory, in which the claim to the property is relatively strong. Polish courts have ruled consistently against the claims of the Schramek family. As Hans Schramek told his daughter-in-law after Kraft bought the factory: "That factory belongs to us! No one ever compensated us for it! I am the legal heir to that business. I should have received millions of dollars for it!"
What is the United States doing to help the Schramek's and others like them? In short, a lot. The U.S. Government and various agencies, including the State Department's Office of Holocaust Issues, has put pressure on eastern European governments like Poland's to restore stolen property to its rightful Jewish owners. Thursday, the House Financial Services Committee heard testimony for the Holocaust Insurance Accountability Act of 2007. The act would provide accountability for thousands of bank accounts, insurance policies, and real estate claims that have gone uncompensated.
In 2008, the issue is increasingly more urgent and necessary. Holocaust survivors are aging and decreasing in number. Testimony to congress in October 2007 showed that as many of 1/4 of the remaining survivors are living in poverty. So if there is money or property in Eastern Europe that could benefit them, they should get it. Even if it's 50 years too late. Even if there really isn't enough money in the world to bring justice for the atrocities they experienced.
The Schramek's claim to the chocolate factory in Cieszyn can be rectified without government intervention. Kraft Foods is a large multinational corporation. The factory in Cieszyn, with its 250 employees represents only a small piece of that corporation. So it would not cost Kraft that much. in the grand scheme of things, to return the factory to its rightful owner. Kraft could see it this way, too - in time, legislation could obligate them to hand over millions of dollars in revenue to the Schramek family from years of selling the Eastern bloc's most popular candy bar.
It's about doing the right thing. And if it gets the factory back, the Schrameks should do the right thing, too. And it should allow the Foundation for the Preservation of Jewish Heritage in Poland to use the factory as a reminder of the once vibrant community of Jews in the town of Cieszyn and perhaps a sign of a possible return. After all, the benefits and reparations provided by the German government to Jews has caused the Jewish community in Germany to grow and prosper again. Under the right circumstances, the same thing can happen in Poland. Especially in a town like Cieszyn, with its proud history of diversity and multiculturalism.
Hans Schramek died in 2006, at the age of 86. Now it is up to his family to champion the cause of his father and uncle's chocolate factory. Before he died, he got to taste a Prince Polo Bar, as made by Kraft. He quipped "They probably still use our recipes."
Further reading:
Holocaust Retribution Sought for Kraft Plant - by Greg Burns, Chicago Tribune 2/7/08
The Holocaust Insurance Accountability Act of 2007
Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany
Foundation for the Preservation of Jewish Heritage in Poland
Cieszyn web site - includes detailed history of the Jews in Cieszyn
http://www2.xlibris.com/bookstore/book_excerpt.asp?bookid=10881
Showing posts with label History. Show all posts
Showing posts with label History. Show all posts
Friday, February 8, 2008
Friday, October 19, 2007
Story of the Week -- Oct 15-19
History of the Week.
I didn't want to do a sports story two weeks in a row. I REALLY didn't want to do a story about the New York Yankees two weeks in a row. And then I found this out:
What happened to Joe Torre has happened before.
Yep, and in eerily similar circumstances. 47 years ago yesterday, The Yankees announced the resignation/firing/gently nudging out the door of Casey Stengel. Stengel managed the Yankees for 12 years, winning 10 American League pennants and 7 World Series over that span. He was ousted mere days after the Yankees lost the world series on a dramatic game 7 walk-off Home Run off the bat of Pirates' second baseman Bill Mazeroski.
So there is truth to the adage that history repeats itself. And strangely enough, as I discovered, history often repeats itself with an ironic flair for anniversaries. Here are some events that happened this past week, past and present (with some help from the New York Times):
Wednesday, Turkey essentially declared war on the Kurds in northern Iraq. It was just five years ago this week that the United States essentially did the same. President Bush signed the congressional resolution authorizing war with Iraq on October 16, 2002 (of course we didn't invade until March of '03). While Tuesday marked the anniversary of the beginning of a war, Friday marked the anniversary of wars coming to an end. It was on October 19, 1951 that President Truman brought a formal end to the state of war with Germany, when I can only assume the U.S. decided a country struggling to feed itself probably wasn't a threat anymore. It was also on October 19, this time in 1781, that the British surrendered to the Continental Army at Yorktown, VA, bringing an unofficial end to the Revolutionary War.
That came 4 years and 2 days after the Americans won the battle of Saratoga, a turning point in the war, on October 17, 1777.
George W. Bush is well-known for his repetition of key phrases and talking points. This week he repeated history when he announced new sanctions against the government of Myanmar. I doubt the President knows this, but he imposed those sanctions 47 years to the day after the U.S. imposed its still-standing embargo on exports to Cuba on October 19, 1960.
I didn't want to do a sports story two weeks in a row. I REALLY didn't want to do a story about the New York Yankees two weeks in a row. And then I found this out:
What happened to Joe Torre has happened before.
Yep, and in eerily similar circumstances. 47 years ago yesterday, The Yankees announced the resignation/firing/gently nudging out the door of Casey Stengel. Stengel managed the Yankees for 12 years, winning 10 American League pennants and 7 World Series over that span. He was ousted mere days after the Yankees lost the world series on a dramatic game 7 walk-off Home Run off the bat of Pirates' second baseman Bill Mazeroski.
So there is truth to the adage that history repeats itself. And strangely enough, as I discovered, history often repeats itself with an ironic flair for anniversaries. Here are some events that happened this past week, past and present (with some help from the New York Times):
Wednesday, Turkey essentially declared war on the Kurds in northern Iraq. It was just five years ago this week that the United States essentially did the same. President Bush signed the congressional resolution authorizing war with Iraq on October 16, 2002 (of course we didn't invade until March of '03). While Tuesday marked the anniversary of the beginning of a war, Friday marked the anniversary of wars coming to an end. It was on October 19, 1951 that President Truman brought a formal end to the state of war with Germany, when I can only assume the U.S. decided a country struggling to feed itself probably wasn't a threat anymore. It was also on October 19, this time in 1781, that the British surrendered to the Continental Army at Yorktown, VA, bringing an unofficial end to the Revolutionary War.
That came 4 years and 2 days after the Americans won the battle of Saratoga, a turning point in the war, on October 17, 1777.
George W. Bush is well-known for his repetition of key phrases and talking points. This week he repeated history when he announced new sanctions against the government of Myanmar. I doubt the President knows this, but he imposed those sanctions 47 years to the day after the U.S. imposed its still-standing embargo on exports to Cuba on October 19, 1960.
The Fox Business Channel attempted a historical repeat on Monday. Rupert Murdoch's latest venture launched on Monday to, well, can we say mixed reviews? The Times called it "perky", is that good or bad? And I have to say, I'm over the naked cowboy. Over it. As in, not at all interested in an extended feature interview. So I can't say Fox went the distance in repeating history, but it was quick to point out that it was launching 56 years to the day after "I Love Lucy" premiered on CBS. "I Love Lucy" was, of course, funny on purpose. Fox Biz I'd call laughable. I'd also change the channel, quickly.
In Fox's case, I'm guessing the new network won't likely find itself on the same page in history as "Lucy", or even in the same book. And we can hope that the Myanmar sanctions are lifted soon, because that will mean oppressive regime there will ease up or collapse, both of which can't happen soon enough. We can further hope that Turkey doesn't go on to follow in our footsteps and exacerbate the Iraqi quagmire by actually invading the North. Take it from us, Turkey, you don't want to do that.
And as for Torre following in Stengel's footsteps...he probably doesn't want to do that either. Less than two years after being forced out of the Bronx, Casey took a job across the river, managing the expansion Mets. Lovable (and senile) as he was, he wasn't quite as successful. The Mets were 175-404 with Stengel at the helm.
Sometimes history isn't worth repeating.
Thursday, June 14, 2007
FOOFARAW
Today is Flag Day.
Flag day commemorates the adoption of the US Flag by the Second Continental Congress in 1777. It was proclaimed a holiday by President Woodrow Wilson in 1916, and made National Flag Day by an act of Congress in 1949.
The largest Flag Day Parade in America takes place in (where else?) Troy, NY. This is from the Troy website:
No day off for Flag Day? They had to move the parade to Sunday? You're lame, Troy, NY. Have some respect, celebrate on the actual Flag Day.
http://www.troyny.org/visittroy/flagdayparade.html
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Here's a few more fusses over matters of little importance...
Top 10 Reasons I won't be getting an iPhone when it comes out on June 29th:
10. I already have a phone.
9. I already have an iPod.
8. That thing is wayyyy too cool for me.
7. I'm secretly hoping it doesn't sell so CNN doesn't feel obligated to report the sales record.
6. Full color screen? movies, music, email, internet and a phone in that little thing? How long does the battery last, 5 minutes?
5. TV on my phone? Who gives a shit? I want a car that flies and folds into a brief cas
e!
4. It costs $500 AND you have to join Cingular (which is now AT&T. That doesn't make them any better)
3. Commercials every 5 minutes on TV telling me how cool the iPhone is, displacing the awesome Mac/PC commercials
2. There's NO WAY they have all the kinks worked out
1. I DON'T NEED ONE
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The more I think about the Sopranos finale, the more I love it.
There are 3 ways it ends in my head:
The half full part of me thinks Tony fixed his family and now they're having an innocent, childhood-like family dinner in a classic Jersey diner.
The half empty part thinks the guy comes out of the bathroom with a gun and whacks the whole family.
The film major part of me thinks David Chase was portraying the closest thing possible to Tony's point of view, making the viewer suspicious of every other person in that restaurant with a clever use of cutaways, close-ups, and benign dialogue and creating palpable tension, then letting the viewer decide for himself.
The genius of it all is that you could very well disagree with me threefold. And I'm fine with that.
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By far the best part about Gmail: the smiley faces flip right side up when you type them on Gmail chat. :)
Ask anyone who has Gmail, they'll tell you.
And you say we're the high tech computer-savvy generation....
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Ok, this one's important. Working at CNN, I get one of these emails every day:
BAGHDAD (CNN) -- Iraq's Interior Ministry on Thursday said 25 slain,
unidentified bodies were found on the streets of Baghdad Wednesday.
These killings -- which have been a daily occurrence since the first
Al-Askariya Mosque attack in Samarra last year -- are thought to be the result
of the Sunni-Shiite sectarian violence that flared up after that attack.
That Shiite mosque was attacked again on Wednesday.
The slain bodies, found dumped across the capital, are usually bound,
peppered with bullets, and tortured.
There have been 314 such killings in Baghdad this month alone.
Every. Day.
Flag day commemorates the adoption of the US Flag by the Second Continental Congress in 1777. It was proclaimed a holiday by President Woodrow Wilson in 1916, and made National Flag Day by an act of Congress in 1949.
The largest Flag Day Parade in America takes place in (where else?) Troy, NY. This is from the Troy website:
Troy's most enduring event, The Troy Flag Day Parade is now in its 40th
continuous year and is the largest parade in the nation in honor of the American
flag. The 2007 edition of the Troy Flag Day Parade takes place Sunday, June 10th
with a line up of exciting attractions. The Parade steps off at 1:00pm Sunday,
June 10th with many new attractions added to the line-up
No day off for Flag Day? They had to move the parade to Sunday? You're lame, Troy, NY. Have some respect, celebrate on the actual Flag Day.
http://www.troyny.org/visittroy/flagdayparade.html
=========================================================
Here's a few more fusses over matters of little importance...
Top 10 Reasons I won't be getting an iPhone when it comes out on June 29th:
10. I already have a phone.
9. I already have an iPod.
8. That thing is wayyyy too cool for me.
7. I'm secretly hoping it doesn't sell so CNN doesn't feel obligated to report the sales record.
6. Full color screen? movies, music, email, internet and a phone in that little thing? How long does the battery last, 5 minutes?
5. TV on my phone? Who gives a shit? I want a car that flies and folds into a brief cas
e!4. It costs $500 AND you have to join Cingular (which is now AT&T. That doesn't make them any better)
3. Commercials every 5 minutes on TV telling me how cool the iPhone is, displacing the awesome Mac/PC commercials
2. There's NO WAY they have all the kinks worked out
1. I DON'T NEED ONE
=========================================================
The more I think about the Sopranos finale, the more I love it.
There are 3 ways it ends in my head:
The half full part of me thinks Tony fixed his family and now they're having an innocent, childhood-like family dinner in a classic Jersey diner.
The half empty part thinks the guy comes out of the bathroom with a gun and whacks the whole family.
The film major part of me thinks David Chase was portraying the closest thing possible to Tony's point of view, making the viewer suspicious of every other person in that restaurant with a clever use of cutaways, close-ups, and benign dialogue and creating palpable tension, then letting the viewer decide for himself.
The genius of it all is that you could very well disagree with me threefold. And I'm fine with that.
=========================================================
By far the best part about Gmail: the smiley faces flip right side up when you type them on Gmail chat. :)
Ask anyone who has Gmail, they'll tell you.
And you say we're the high tech computer-savvy generation....
=========================================================
Ok, this one's important. Working at CNN, I get one of these emails every day:
BAGHDAD (CNN) -- Iraq's Interior Ministry on Thursday said 25 slain,
unidentified bodies were found on the streets of Baghdad Wednesday.
These killings -- which have been a daily occurrence since the first
Al-Askariya Mosque attack in Samarra last year -- are thought to be the result
of the Sunni-Shiite sectarian violence that flared up after that attack.
That Shiite mosque was attacked again on Wednesday.
The slain bodies, found dumped across the capital, are usually bound,
peppered with bullets, and tortured.
There have been 314 such killings in Baghdad this month alone.
Every. Day.
Monday, February 19, 2007
FOOFARAW - President's Day Edition
Today is President's Day. Celebrate!
In honor of George Washington riding to his inauguration on horseback, receive a free pair of underwear with the purchase of $40 or more at Jockey, Woodbury Commons.
John Adams was the first president to use the White House kitchen. Now, get 10% JK Adams pot racks at www.iKitchen.com!
Thomas Jefferson made the Louisiana Purchase. Now, you can make a purchase at the Louisiana Boardwalk President's Day Weekend Sale! http://www.louisianaboardwalk.com/
Improve your constitution in honor of James Madison with $2-off anti-bacterial hand soap from Bath and Body Works! http://www.bathandbodyworks.com/category/index.jsp?categoryId=2628098&cp=2484777
Want to read up on the Monroe doctrine? Not in Monroe county, MO. The Library's closed. Sorry.
At 3pm today, in honor of 6th president John Quincy Adams, it will feel like 6 degrees outside in Quincy, MA. At 11am it will feel like 6 degrees in Quincy, MI.
West Wing fans will know that Andrew Jackson kept a 2 ton block of cheese in the main foyer of the White House. In his honor, save up to 65% on cheese graters from ikitchen.com!
Get a new Silverado from Rhodes Chevrolet in Van Buren, Arkansas for Martin Van Buren!
Hopefully, the goldfish you buy today at That Fish Place's Presidents Day Sale won't die in 30 days, like William Henry Harrison. www.thatfishplace.com
Buy one pair of Tyler shoes, get the second pair 25% off in honor of 10th President John Tyler!
http://www.onlineshoes.com/landing.asp?type=brand&brandid=167&fo=drop
James K Polk once visited Portsmouth, NH, and they're way too excited about it 150+ years later: http://seacoastnh.com/Places_&_Events/NH_History/Portsmouth_Pomp_for_President_Polk/
Zachary Taylor actually had a daughter named Ann, born April 9, 1811. In her honor, get up to 70% off at Ann Taylor loft for President's Day! http://www.anntaylorloft.com/atlShowSaleCategory.process?RestartFlow=t&Section_Id=10&hp3
Get a wig at bestwigoutlet.com for Millard Fillmore, the last Whig president.
You can save a lot of dough in honor of "doughface" (a northerner with southern sympathies) President Franklin Pierce.
Nowhere near Rhodes Chevrolet in Van Buren, Arkansas? Instead you can get your Chevy at Wesner Chevrolet in Buchanan, MI.
The theater can be dangerous. Just ask Abraham Lincoln. Avoid the risk, and get up to $200 off a home theater system from Circuit City!
Unlike Andrew Johnson, the deals you'll get at the GM President's Day Sale are unimpeachable! www.gm.com
Harley Davidson is as bad as I am: "Celebrate Presidents’ Day with Green (keeping it in your pocket) instead of Red, White, and Blue. Save a Jackson ($20) off all boots, and take a Grant ($50) off any leather apparel not already on sale." http://www.psnnewsletter.com/newsletters/1754_2005_2_17_10_57_28.html
Do it for Ulysses S.
For Rutherford B. Hayes, why not try the Rutherford County, NC Seniors Presidents' Day Activity at Southern Baptist Church. Call Brenda at 287-7498. 10:45 AM. Oops, missed it.
Garfield the Cat says: have some lasagna for 20th president James A. Garfield! But save some for me.
Chester Allan Arthur says: who am I? I was President of the United States? Really?
In honor of Grover Cleveland, watch an all new episode of "22", tonight on FOX.
Yes, Benjamin Harrison, I'm going to write something for every president, I don't care how long it takes. Deal with it.
I mean, in honor of Grover Cleveland, watch an all new episode of "24", tonight on FOX.
William McKinley was assassinated in Buffalo. Now get up to 50% off ski and snowboard equipment at Raging Buffalo.com http://www.ragingbuffalo.com/presidents_day_sale
For Teddy Roosevelt, get this adorable teddy bear for just $24.95 (regular price $49.95) http://digitalgiftstore.stores.yahoo.net/02370.html
Starting to resemble President William Howard Taft a little too much? Take control of your weight loss with a Weight Watchers precision scale. Presidents Day web special: $49.99 http://www.comforthouse.com/noname1.html
According to www.Babynamewizard.com, Woodrow was the 67th most popular name in America in the 1910s, when Woodrow Wilson was president. Today, the name is not in the top 1000.
Warren G Harding probably wouldn't like the music of Warren G.
Calvin Coolidge didn't talk much.
Don't be depressed! Check out all the Hoovers on sale at http://digitalkitchenstore.stores.yahoo.net/hoovervac.html for President Herbert Hoover.
Want a new deal? How about 4, one for each time FDR was elected. Aeropostale has 'em! http://www.aeropostale.com/home/index.jsp
You might want to watch The Truman Show for our 33rd President, or maybe you'd prefer one of Reel.com's top 10 Presidential movies: http://www.reel.com/reel.asp?node=features/articles/president
Bid on sheet music from Dwight D. Eisenhower's first inauguration! http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=290084506143&ih=019&category=33784&rd=1 only $12.99
If you're lucky, your JetBlue flight just might take off today from JFK - but don't count on it.
Get up to 60% at the Disney Store in honor of Goofy-looking President Lyndon Johnson!
If you have Netflix, you get a pardon today http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/070215/dath007.html?.v=87, just like President Nixon got from...
...Gerald Ford, who was mauled by a circus lion in a convenience store...senselessly. (still funny!)
Time for dessert? How about Jimmy Carter's peanut brittle? http://holidays.cdkitchen.com/recipes/recs/30/Jimmy_Carters_Peanut_Brittle53232.shtml
Bedtime for Bonzo?? Get HUGE deals from Mattress Warehouse for Ronald Reagan! http://www.sleephappens.com/html/buy_online/product_results.cfm?discountID=3
Get up to 40% off a cheesecake from Eli's cheesecake bakery cafe for famous Eli, George Herbert Walker Bush. http://deals.judysbook.com/deal/107691
Alright, pick one: you want McDonald's sales, cigars, saxophones, hookers, what? It's too easy with Bill Clinton.
George W. Bush has only 700 days left in office.
That's almost reason to celebrate.
In honor of George Washington riding to his inauguration on horseback, receive a free pair of underwear with the purchase of $40 or more at Jockey, Woodbury Commons.
John Adams was the first president to use the White House kitchen. Now, get 10% JK Adams pot racks at www.iKitchen.com!
Thomas Jefferson made the Louisiana Purchase. Now, you can make a purchase at the Louisiana Boardwalk President's Day Weekend Sale! http://www.louisianaboardwalk.com/
Improve your constitution in honor of James Madison with $2-off anti-bacterial hand soap from Bath and Body Works! http://www.bathandbodyworks.com/category/index.jsp?categoryId=2628098&cp=2484777
Want to read up on the Monroe doctrine? Not in Monroe county, MO. The Library's closed. Sorry.
At 3pm today, in honor of 6th president John Quincy Adams, it will feel like 6 degrees outside in Quincy, MA. At 11am it will feel like 6 degrees in Quincy, MI.
West Wing fans will know that Andrew Jackson kept a 2 ton block of cheese in the main foyer of the White House. In his honor, save up to 65% on cheese graters from ikitchen.com!
Get a new Silverado from Rhodes Chevrolet in Van Buren, Arkansas for Martin Van Buren!
Hopefully, the goldfish you buy today at That Fish Place's Presidents Day Sale won't die in 30 days, like William Henry Harrison. www.thatfishplace.com
Buy one pair of Tyler shoes, get the second pair 25% off in honor of 10th President John Tyler!
http://www.onlineshoes.com/landing.asp?type=brand&brandid=167&fo=drop
James K Polk once visited Portsmouth, NH, and they're way too excited about it 150+ years later: http://seacoastnh.com/Places_&_Events/NH_History/Portsmouth_Pomp_for_President_Polk/
Zachary Taylor actually had a daughter named Ann, born April 9, 1811. In her honor, get up to 70% off at Ann Taylor loft for President's Day! http://www.anntaylorloft.com/atlShowSaleCategory.process?RestartFlow=t&Section_Id=10&hp3
Get a wig at bestwigoutlet.com for Millard Fillmore, the last Whig president.
You can save a lot of dough in honor of "doughface" (a northerner with southern sympathies) President Franklin Pierce.
Nowhere near Rhodes Chevrolet in Van Buren, Arkansas? Instead you can get your Chevy at Wesner Chevrolet in Buchanan, MI.
The theater can be dangerous. Just ask Abraham Lincoln. Avoid the risk, and get up to $200 off a home theater system from Circuit City!
Unlike Andrew Johnson, the deals you'll get at the GM President's Day Sale are unimpeachable! www.gm.com
Harley Davidson is as bad as I am: "Celebrate Presidents’ Day with Green (keeping it in your pocket) instead of Red, White, and Blue. Save a Jackson ($20) off all boots, and take a Grant ($50) off any leather apparel not already on sale." http://www.psnnewsletter.com/newsletters/1754_2005_2_17_10_57_28.html
Do it for Ulysses S.
For Rutherford B. Hayes, why not try the Rutherford County, NC Seniors Presidents' Day Activity at Southern Baptist Church. Call Brenda at 287-7498. 10:45 AM. Oops, missed it.
Garfield the Cat says: have some lasagna for 20th president James A. Garfield! But save some for me.
Chester Allan Arthur says: who am I? I was President of the United States? Really?
In honor of Grover Cleveland, watch an all new episode of "22", tonight on FOX.
Yes, Benjamin Harrison, I'm going to write something for every president, I don't care how long it takes. Deal with it.
I mean, in honor of Grover Cleveland, watch an all new episode of "24", tonight on FOX.
William McKinley was assassinated in Buffalo. Now get up to 50% off ski and snowboard equipment at Raging Buffalo.com http://www.ragingbuffalo.com/presidents_day_sale
For Teddy Roosevelt, get this adorable teddy bear for just $24.95 (regular price $49.95) http://digitalgiftstore.stores.yahoo.net/02370.html
Starting to resemble President William Howard Taft a little too much? Take control of your weight loss with a Weight Watchers precision scale. Presidents Day web special: $49.99 http://www.comforthouse.com/noname1.html
According to www.Babynamewizard.com, Woodrow was the 67th most popular name in America in the 1910s, when Woodrow Wilson was president. Today, the name is not in the top 1000.
Warren G Harding probably wouldn't like the music of Warren G.
Calvin Coolidge didn't talk much.
Don't be depressed! Check out all the Hoovers on sale at http://digitalkitchenstore.stores.yahoo.net/hoovervac.html for President Herbert Hoover.
Want a new deal? How about 4, one for each time FDR was elected. Aeropostale has 'em! http://www.aeropostale.com/home/index.jsp
You might want to watch The Truman Show for our 33rd President, or maybe you'd prefer one of Reel.com's top 10 Presidential movies: http://www.reel.com/reel.asp?node=features/articles/president
Bid on sheet music from Dwight D. Eisenhower's first inauguration! http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=290084506143&ih=019&category=33784&rd=1 only $12.99
If you're lucky, your JetBlue flight just might take off today from JFK - but don't count on it.
Get up to 60% at the Disney Store in honor of Goofy-looking President Lyndon Johnson!
If you have Netflix, you get a pardon today http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/070215/dath007.html?.v=87, just like President Nixon got from...
...Gerald Ford, who was mauled by a circus lion in a convenience store...senselessly. (still funny!)
Time for dessert? How about Jimmy Carter's peanut brittle? http://holidays.cdkitchen.com/recipes/recs/30/Jimmy_Carters_Peanut_Brittle53232.shtml
Bedtime for Bonzo?? Get HUGE deals from Mattress Warehouse for Ronald Reagan! http://www.sleephappens.com/html/buy_online/product_results.cfm?discountID=3
Get up to 40% off a cheesecake from Eli's cheesecake bakery cafe for famous Eli, George Herbert Walker Bush. http://deals.judysbook.com/deal/107691
Alright, pick one: you want McDonald's sales, cigars, saxophones, hookers, what? It's too easy with Bill Clinton.
George W. Bush has only 700 days left in office.
That's almost reason to celebrate.
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