Trenton's Jews

I mmigration Judge Gordon Was A Supermensch Last week, retired  Immigration Judge Nathan “Nate” Gordon  passed away.  At his funeral, dozens of immigration attorneys, judges and others shared their stories of this wonderful man. Judge Gordon changed many people’s lives in a very positive way. I have a lot of stories about Judge Gordon. Let me share one of them with you. Judge Gordon – Background Judge Gordon was born on Christmas Day in 1926 in New Jersey to Jewish immigrant parents from Eastern Europe.  He served in the US Army during World War II and graduated from New York Law School some years later. He was employed by the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) as an Attorney from 1962 to 1977. After that, he became an Immigration Judge, first in Newark, New Jersey, then in Los Angeles. I first met Judge Gordon in the mid-1980s, after I had left the INS and entered private practice. The tremendous amount of compassion that he had for immigrants was

Trnetonian's owncame to Trenton in 1932 after marrying Ida Alexander of the Trenton Harry Alexander family. he rented a garage on  33 Market St. and opened a small maple shop which he ran for many years. When the old Morton house which Harry Alexander, his wife's father, had lost during the depression came up for sale Herman purchased it and converted the rooms from the Morton House into model rooms for his furniture showroom. Herman’s son Irwin joined the business in 1951 after graduating from Rutgers University. On the corner Herman rented to his brother in law Sully Alexander and his drug store. In 1954 Herman rented Mopar Auto parts on Warren Street from the Himmelstein family and there he opened a second furniture store handling only contemporary furniture and it was called Modern Manor. Herman’s youngest son, also a Rutgers graduate joined the firm In 1954 a furniture store featuring all modern furniture was unheard of. Herb left the firm in 1956 to become an Air For

T ula Schnorbus Kurtz    Interview 11/27/2015 Went to school Herzl Zion Hebrew School with 4 students through 6 th grade: Tula, Ronald Weinstein, Gerald Foreman and Shirley Lev. When she lived above her Father’s store, Lisoot’s Deli in South Trenton, she went to Ansche Emes (People of Truth synagogue on Union Street facing Fall Street). She remembered her teachers: Rabbi Wolfson (Principal), Rabbi Dardik and Rev. Golub. Her father, Robert Schnorbus was president of the Herzl Zion Hebrew School in the 1950’s. His family was close to Rabbi Issachar Levin, Rabbi of Both Ansche Emes and Brothers of Israel. They shared many Seders in Rabbi Levin’s home. Robert Schnorbus was a partner in Lisook’s Deli. His brother-in-law, Meyer Lisook was his partner. Another brother –in-law, Max, operated another Deli on Clinton Avenue.   . Morris Kunes owned Kunes’ bakery on Market Street. He was the brother of Elizabeth Kunes Lisook, the original owner of the Deli.