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Bound To Happen Chances were that Paula Rubin and Harold Fink eventually would meet. Paula knew of Harold through a girlfriend and even clipped a newspaper photo of him in the service. Harold, on the other hand, had noticed a picture of Paula while at this mutual friend’s home at the urging of his parents. Ironically, Paula had accompanied her friend to Harold’s brother’s bar mitzvah, as well. But they didn’t meet there either. They connected in February 1946 at a Young Men’s Hebrew Association dance on Monument Street. After being introduced before they went inside, a quick-thinking Paula paid her 25-cent admission and then rubbed the stamp on Harold’s hand, gaining him entry. He was impressed. They spent the evening dancing and talking. “He was handsome, with blond hair and blue eyes,� recalls Paula, now 85. “He was very pleasant, quiet and nice. We got along.� Harold was equally affected. “She had a beautiful smile and dimples,� he remembers. “I really fell for her.� ey started dating, which required Harold to take a streetcar from Pimlico to North Avenue, where Paula
lived. And together they would take another streetcar downtown to the Hippodrome for the movies. It was worth the eort, and they spent many a night at the movies or shows downtown or at the Club Charles, the Chanticleer or the 21 Club. Sixteen months later, they decided to marry. Harold gave Paula a ring in her living room while her parents, Israel and Yetta Rubin, worked at their shoe store downstairs. The Rubins met Clara and Max Fink for the ďŹ rst time at the engagement party. “You just know,â€? says Harold, 88, of their mutual decision. “We loved each other, and she was the right person to marry.â€? They wed at Shaarei Tfiloh on Auchentoroly Terrace on June 15, 1947 with Rabbi Nathan Drazin officiating. About 150 friends and family members attended. After a week in the Catskills, they returned home to start their life together. Their first child, Alan, was born in 1949, and Gary followed in 1951. Harold managed furniture stores until retiring in 1990, and Paula opened an art school in Randallstown, which Gary took over in the mid-1970s.
First Date: February 1946, the movies Wedding Date: June 15, 1947
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Wedding Site: Shaarei Tfiloh in Baltimore Current Residence: Annapolis, Md. Favorite Activity: Sipping wine on the deck while watching the boats sail by
The Finks were one of 10 couples to found Beth Israel Congregation, which held its first service in a room over a drug store in Randallstown before converting an old farm house in Carriage Hill. ey loved scenic drives to Annapolis and built on a lot across from a marina in 1979. They enjoyed entertaining on their boat. This past June, their family, including many of their six grandchildren, helped the couple celebrate its 65th wedding anniversary. Today, they lead a relaxing life, toasting the view from their deck with different vintages while listening to jazz, Frank Sinatra and Jewish klezmer music. “We still love each other,� says Harold. “We enjoy each other, enjoy where we live and enjoy our family.� JT Linda L. Esterson is a freelance writer in Owings Mills. For “Beshert,� call 410-902-2305 or email Linda.Esterson@verizon.net.
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