Trenton's Jews

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LANDAU   German ,  Jewish Derived from the town of Landau in the Palatinate region of Germany, of Old High German origin meaning "land valley". LANGER   German ,  Jewish German cognate of  LONG . LEHRER   Jewish Means "teacher" in German (Yiddish  לערער  (lerer)). LEVI  לֵוִי  Jewish From the given name  LEVI . LEVINE  לֵוִין  Jewish Patronymic from the given name  LEVI . LICHTENBERG   Jewish Means "light hill" in German. LÖWE   German ,  Jewish Means "lion" in German. LOWE (1)   Jewish (Anglicized) Americanized form of  LÖWE . MAIER (2)  מֵאִיר, מאייר  Jewish Variant of  MEYER (2) . MANDEL  מאַנדל  German ,  Yiddish Means "almond" in German, an occupational name for a grower or seller, or a topographic name for a person who lived near an almond tree. As a Jewish name it is ornamental. MANDELBAUM   Jewish Means...

 

      Trenton-Princeton-Bucks Jewish Hist Soc. May 2022 External Inbox Carolyn Allen Tue, May 10, 7:55 PM (13 hours ago) to me Thanks, Art. Of course you know Rachel Finkle is my cousin ( my mom and her mom were sisters) Nice article about the store.  Carolyn   Art Hoenig Hello Art, It would make me very happy if you added my family's name to the long list of Trenton Jewish families published yesterday in your newsletter.   The GOODSTEINS settled in Trenton in 1880 from Philadelphia and the HOENIGS are also an early family.    Also, the GOODSTEIN grave headstone was leveled out in the People of Truth cemetery on Pitman Ave. and it looks much better.   Thanks very much, Arthur Hoenig.  RE: Trenton-Princeton-Bucks Jewish Hist Soc. May 2022 External Inbox sstephens...

  What happened on the Ninth of Av? A Historical Overview The 9th of Av, Tisha b'Av, commemorates a list of catastrophes so severe it's clearly a day specially cursed by G‑d. Picture this: The year is 1313 BCE. The Israelites are in the desert, recently having experienced the miraculous Exodus, and are now poised to enter the Promised Land. But first they dispatch a reconnaissance mission to assist in formulating a prudent battle strategy. The spies return on the eighth day of Av and report that the land is unconquerable. That night, the 9th of Av, the people cry. They insist that they'd rather go back The Jews were shocked to realize that their Second Temple was destroyed the same day as the first to Egypt than be slaughtered by the Canaanites. G‑d is highly displeased by this public demonstration of distrust in His power, and consequently that generation of Israelites never enters the Holy Land. Only their children have that privilege, after wandering in the desert...