Comments on: Lux, First Guide Dog Placed by Master Eye

By: Kate Kelly

Kate Kelly — Mon, 22 Jan 2024 15:24:17 +0000

Thank you….yes I found many newspaper articles about John Sinykin, but I was very grateful that you documented some of the personal information in your script. (If it were publicly available, I would have linked to it. It was hard to obtain!)

I will go back into the article and make those changes. Thank you very much! (You saw my “sources” list beneath the article? It was a click-through link.)

All best,
Kate

By: Catherine Orkin Oskow

Catherine Orkin Oskow — Sun, 21 Jan 2024 21:37:21 +0000

Thank you so much for writing this article about my great uncle, John L. Sinykin, and his work training the first guide dog for the blind in the U.S. I see that you used some of my research and likely read the screenplay I wrote about him. Two corrections I’d like to make: Sinykin died in St. Paul, Minnesota, not Robbinsdale. He lived in St. Paul for many years, although his LaSalle Kennels were in what is now the Minneapolis suburb of Minnetonka, Minnesota, and he lived there at some points. That property began as a farm owned by Sinykin with my grandfather, Jacob Kozberg. They were also in the cosmetics business together. Sinykin was born in a small town called Kapulia, which was under the control of the Russian Czar at that time, but is now part of Belarus. It is close to Lithuania, so perhaps the family said Lithuania at some point.

By: Kate Kelly

Kate Kelly — Sun, 12 Nov 2023 18:16:39 +0000

In reply to Richard Fretland. I would very much like to hear about your experience. I have noted your email and will contact you separately this Monday or Tuesday. Thank you! Kate

By: Richard Fretland

Richard Fretland — Thu, 09 Nov 2023 06:26:21 +0000

I also worked for Mr Sinykin along with Bobby Starekow from 1970-1971. If you would like more info please let me know

By: Kate Kelly

Kate Kelly — Wed, 01 Nov 2023 13:33:15 +0000

In reply to N. Thank you so much for posting this. It makes me happy to know that someone related to Jack Sinykin can use this article to explain the story. Sinykin took such an importnat step forward for those who are visually impaired.

By: N

Tue, 31 Oct 2023 20:35:39 +0000

My son just shared the link to your story about JL Sinykin, his grandfather.
Thank you for writing his story. Jack Sinykin helped many people.

By: Kate Kelly

Kate Kelly — Tue, 11 Apr 2023 17:20:49 +0000

In reply to Robert Starekow.

Thank you so much for posting! You’re the first person I’ve heard from who know Sinykin. His story is a great and an important one. Thank you for adding to it!

Kate

By: Robert Starekow

Robert Starekow — Mon, 10 Apr 2023 23:40:45 +0000

Thank you! I worked for JL Sinykin for two years in 1969 and 1970. He was a kind man, a stern taskmaster and devoted to his LaSalle Kennels on old Hwy 12 west of Minneapolis. I have fond recollections of serving as his speech maker to various philanthropic organizations as we attempted to raise funds for operations at the kennels in order to place more of his beautiful dogs with people in need. The dogs were memorable as well. Ulk, Rolf, and Jetty being among the finest of their breed. Great memories of a grand old man.