Joel Rinaldo (June 11, 1870, New York City– December 23, 1956) was a restaurateur whose restaurant and hotel, Joel's Bohemia, near Times Square, was a Manhattan institution from 1902 to 1925. [1]
Life
Rinaldo was born in New York City on June 11, 1870 to Marks Rinaldo and Minnie (Ellis) Rinaldo, immigrants from Poland ultimately of Portuguese Jewish origin. [2] [3] [1]
He opened his restaurant "Joel's" in 1902, catering to artists, writers, revolutionaries, and other bohemians. [1]
In 1910, Rinaldo self-published his theory of evolution, "polygeneric theory", which hypothesized that each species was independently created when its time had come. In 1921, following Prohibition-based raids on his establishment, [4] he published Psychoanalysis of the "Reformer": A Further Contribution to the Sexual Theory which purported to demonstrate that the passion for reform of their neighbors by those who favored prohibition was a neurosis akin to a passion for "rape" or "eating caviar". [5] [6] [7]
Rinaldo retired to Brooklyn in 1926 [1] and died on December 23, 1956. [3]
Notes
- ^ a b c d Benjamin De Casseres, "Joel's", The American Mercury 26:103:360 (July 1932)
- ^ Peter Merritt Rinaldo, The Rinaldos from Poland: A Family History [1]
- ^ a b FamilySearch [2]
- ^ "Seize $75,000 Liquor in Big 'Dry' Drive". The New York Times. September 2, 1920. Retrieved March 26, 2011.
- ^ Rinaldo, Joel (1921). Psychoanalysis of the "Reformer": A Further Contribution to the Sexual Theory. Lee Publishing Company. p. 25.
- ^ "You Mustn't Crack Up the Darwinian Theory at Joel's". The New York Times. November 2, 1913. Retrieved March 26, 2011.
- ^ Peters, Lisa N. (February 18, 2011). "Max Weber's Joel's Café: A Forgotten New York Establishment Comes to Light". Spanierman Modern Contemporary and Modern Art Blog. Retrieved March 26, 2011.
Works
- Rinaldo's Polygeneric Theory, self-published (1910), hardcover
- Psychoanalysis of the "Reformer" A Further Contribution to the Sexual Theory, preface by Andre Tridon, Lee Publishing Company (1921), 137 pages.
External links and further reading
- Benjamin De Casseres, "Joel's", The American Mercury 26:103:360 (July 1932)
- Jan Whitaker, "Joel's bohemian refreshery", Restaurant-ing through history, July 17, 2008