Junior 3, 1958-59
Unidentified Photo 1960s
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Art I used to received your blogs regarding Trenton's Jewish community and 1 that I remember was from a Trentonian author that was living in New Zealand in which he mentioned an illegal liquor "still" in the period of Prohibition built by his uncle on Union St. I figured he was referring to the still that was built to my mother's brother, my uncle, Abe Byer, next door to my grandfather's (and later my father's) hardware store at 63 Union St. and came to the conclusion that he was the New Zeeland's person uncle by was of his wife. At that time I sent him an e-mail but never received a reply. In any case the attached document that I've written speaks of the Olinsky and Byer's families of Trenton, and contains a story about the still. I look forward to you thoughts regarding it. By the way at some point, quite a few years ago I stopped receiving your messages and would look forward to again receiving them. ...
PROGRESS CLUB (Forerunner of Greenacres)
PROGRESS CLUB (Forerunner of Greenacres) One of the leading social clubs of the present day, with a membership exclusively Jewish, is the Progress Club, which since 1922 has been occupying a handsome club house at 178 West State Street. This organization began in November 1894 as the Young Men's Hebrew Club, with a membership of twenty-seven. Its first meetings were held in a room in a building on South Broad Street, below Factory, but later the club moved to East State Street, between Broad and Warren Streets. Arthur Schwartz was the first president of the old club, which was interested in improving the mental, moral, social, and physical conditions of its members and of protecting Hebrew interests. About 1905, the club changed into a purely social one and adopted the name of the Progress Club. New quarters were acquired in the Alhambra Building, and sometime after the Thropp property on East State Street became the club's headquarters. In 1922 the members bough...
I love looking at this photo! Could it really be 62 years have passed since this photo was taken?
ReplyDeleteI remember almost everyone in the picture...Its been so long since I've seen anyone! If you're passing through Boston...let me know! Happy Holiday and a great New Year 2021 to all.
Jill Feinstein Karp
What a wonderful memory! I hope all is well with you and your family. Phil Siegle
DeleteYeah!! I thought it would take longer to get this old!!
ReplyDeleteThanks Phil and hello to everyone. I hope you are all doing well and healthy. Isn't that Burt Lucas between Phil Siegle and Kathleen Chinick?
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