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Har Sinai Hebrew Congregation

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  Har Sinai Temple,  Trenton, New Jersey Figure 1 First Location on State St.       Trenton of the Revolution was a small of a hundred houses — a typical Colonial village in its pursuits and interests, dreaming away the years on the pleasant coastal plain. Half a century later, it caught up in a significant industrial and commercial growth surge. Linked at last to the two great population centers to the north and south by rail, water, road business, and extensive enterprise, Trenton was an attractive center to locate. By 1857, the city's population was 15,000. Steel, rubber, and pottery were on the threshold of becoming significant industries. Retail trade flourished, and there was activity in real estate development. Trenton goods began to flow out to the nation's markets. This growth had been noticed in New York and Philadelphia, whose Jewish communities were almost two centuries old. Slowly and later, at an increased pace, Jews came to Trenton to work, live, and pr

​Trenton-Princeton-Bucks County Historical Society * November 2024

    ​ Trenton-Princeton-Bucks County Historical Society * November 2024 ​ Trenton-Princeton-Bucks County Historical Society * October 2024 (trentonsjews.blogspot.com)   Kol Nidre sung by Cantor Marshall Glatzer 1964 - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XEcPxy_jdSM&ab_channel=jsgyardley   Har Sinai Temple  Sanctuary, 1928 https://tinyurl.com/5cuuveub   Arctic Ice Cream 1930s   https://tinyurl.com/9ba88tez           Unidentified Photo 1960s https://trentonsjews.blogspot.com/2022/06/unidentified-photo-1960s.html (Help identify)   Progress Club (Forerunner Of Country Club  https://trentonsjews.blogspot.com/2024/10/progress-club-forerunner-of-greenacres.html Comments from 2024 https://trentonsjews.blogspot.com/2024/07/comments-for-sept-2024.html       Arthur Finkle         Albert Stark                                 

Comments, October, 2024

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  Trenton Jewish Historical Society Public group  · 499 members   Trenton Jewish Historical Society YMHA - Stockton St   All reactions: 4141 14 1 Like Comment Send Share Most relevant  View previous comments   Ruth Kunes Saturday night dances were fun! And that little swim pool on the lower level. ·          1d ·          Like ·          Reply   Joan Stark Foster Lots of good memories. B’nai Brith girls meetings. Watching baseball games etc. Fun times and no social media or cell phones. ·          16h ·          Like ·          Reply YMHA - Stockton St   All reactions: 45Rick Pollock, Joan Stark Foster and 43 others 20 comments 2 shares Like Comment Send Share Most relevant  View previous comments   Joan Stark Foster Lots of good memories. B’nai Brith girls meetings. Watching baseball games etc. Fun times and no social media or cell phones. ·          2d ·