26 May The Golden Girls at Le King David
The Golden Girls: Goldie and Kiki have truly been friends for life
By Mike Cohen The Suburban May 25, 2022
Goldie and Kiki
Gertrude “Goldie” Levine Wasserman was born 95 years ago in Montreal and is perhaps best known for decades as Chef Bubby Ray, noted for delicacies like knishes, varenikes, blintzes and more. Sylvie “Kiki” Shear has been her inseparable best friend for 85 years. Earlier this month they became immediate neighbours at Le King David Residence in Côte Saint-Luc.
Gertrude “Goldie” Levine Wasserman Sylvie “Kiki” Shear celebrate their new living arrangement as immediate neighbours at the King David Residence in Côte Saint-Luc. They’ve been best friends for 85 years.
When I stopped by to visit with Goldie and Kiki outside their building last week, the duo were pushing their walkers faster than I could keep up. These two women attended public school together at Edward VII. Their stories, even by 2021 standards, were very salty, skipping classes, driving without a licence, sneaking away to the Big Apple for a weekend and more.
The Golden Girls, along with their late husbands, were among the first Montrealers to buy condos in 1975 at Century Village in Deerfield Beach. They share many memories, from family celebrations, summer vacations up north in Trout Lake, bowling trips to the Catskills and over 40 years at Century Village. When Kiki talks of their friendship, she boasts, “this is my friend Goldie. We have been friends for over 85 years and we never had a fight or cross words with each other!”
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