Comments April-May 2017

Bernice Abramovich	10:49 PM (13 hours ago)

Hi Arthur, 

I always enjoy reading your posts and seeing the old photos. 

I did notice the Adath Israel announcement. This is not our Adath Israel. Please note the names in this document; they're not Trentonians. 

Actually, I've seen this document when Adath and Ahavath merged. Documents had to be submitted. No one of our attorneys found this document and questioned its credibility. It was determined that it is not Adath Israel, Trenton. 

I hope this is helpful. All the very best to you, Linda, and family for a happy Passover, 

Bernice 

Bernice

I believe you are correct. Your Dad, Leon Siskowoitz, z’l, served as President during my Adath membership. The only reason I selected this article about another Adath Israel is that is appeared in the Trenton Times in 1923.

Richard Kramer 

Dear Mr. Finkle:

I've just read your book, Trenton's Jews.  My mother grew up in Trenton after her parents moved there from New York City in the early 1930s and she lived there until she married my father in 1946.  (Both my mother's sister and one of my father's married Trentonians and also lived in that city; my father's sister and her children continues to live in Mercer County until her death  in February.  She was reading your book at the time of her death--which is how I found out about it.)  

I want to report some errors in references to my mother's father in the book.  My grandfather was Harry Freedman, owner of Horsman Dolls of Trenton (factory) and New York City (business offices).  

There are two references to my grandfather in the book; both of them misspell his family name as 'Friedman' instead of 'Freedman.'  (The name in the surname list uses the same misspelling.)

One reference calls him "a Hungarian Jew" (p. 42), but my mother always said, pointing to the tip of her little finger, that she was only "this much Hungarian."  (Harry Freedman's family was from Austria, though from the period when it was part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.)

The second reference (p. 48), which is in the section about Greenacres Country Club, also misspells 'Horsman' as 'Horseman,' with an extraneous 'e.'  (I assume that's a typo since the other reference spells the doll company name correctly.)

I have plenty of documents to verify both names (including my grandfather's Greenacres Lifetime Membership Card, Member Number 1).

RICHARD KRAMER

New York City

P.S.  As it happens, I recently wrote a blog article on Horsman Dolls and my grandfather (http://rickontheater.blogspot.com/2017/02/horsman-dolls.html).

 

Thank you for the corrections. Dr. Gil Gold z’l indicated during the depression only two factories were full time operations – Horsman and the Cigar Factory – both owned by Austro-Hungarian Jews.

Art Frank	May 2, 2017 9:16 PM (12 hours ago)

Art, I have been enjoying your wonderful web site and research. I am very proud of your efforts and the terrific results. Great work!

    Warmly,

P.S. I have some wonderful artifacts and stories from the  Second world  War years about my grandfather's restaurant on route 130 in Yardville. That later became "Eddie Kaplan's", then Giovi's, and two or three other iterations. I remember driving into "Jew town" with my dad or granddad to buy supplies for the restaurant.

Thank you, Art. Name time and date

Jacob Malki

Subject: RE: Trenton's Jews May 2017😃

Dear Mr. Finkle.

Kol ha-kavod for your activity.

Happy yom ha-‘atzmaut.

Rabbi Jacob Malki

Kol tov

Art:

A friend gave me a copy of your book, which i received this morning.  Once i started reading it,  i couldn't put it down. I just finished it. Anyone who grew up in trenton would really enjoy reading it.

If you write a sequel.  I will happily proof read it for you.  It was slight distraction but didn't  stop  me from finishing it.

I didn't see any reference  to  your family.  I. Louis was a story in himself, as was  marion and the rest of your family..

Best regards to linda.

VIC

Vic

I try not to self advertise. A professional editor, a member of our Society, has proofed the second edition.

Trenton's Jews May 2017

Susan Tavares	1:11 PM (26 minutes ago)

Good afternoon,

  I've attached an ad from the 1917 Trenton directory which my grandfather had placed on the inside cover of the directory. I am now the third generation operating the business Frank Perlstein & Son Inc. We are still located on South Broad Street only now at 815. My grandfather established the business in 1908. My father worked with him until his death in 1949. I started working with my father in 1974 until his death in 1986. I've been running the business ever since. I enjoy reading you blog and your book. So  many of the names are familiar . Gilbert Gold  was my first dentist and was also my parents best man at their wedding in 1947 So many memories. I have many pictures of the business locations , but thought this one might interest you.

  Sincerely,

   Susan Perlstein Tavares

Susan

I’ld like to do a story on your family’s business.