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The Jewish community in Trenton, NJ in the early decades of the 20th Century, was a small tight-knit community with several thriving synagogues and seemingly lots of intra-Trenton Jewish marriages.

In my wife's case (Barbara Melmed nee Goldstein), I see many Trenton-based surnames appearing over and over (Kohn, Goldstein, Azarchi, Cohen, Sutnick, Urken, Lefkowitz, Troll, Koslow, Habas, Siegel. and Litowitz, to name a few).

It is my contention, that we can put together a unified Trenton-Jewish family Tree that will encompass perhaps 90% of the Trenton Jewish Community of the 1900-1940's.

I would like to use this project to facilitate the building of that tree in Geni.com.

- Mark H. Melmed, 23 November 2011

Lodz Cemetery (Mark Melmed)

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Comments August 2017

Comments from August 2017

Susan Tavares

Susan Tavares has left a new comment on your post "Trenton's Jews: Beginning, Adaptation and Achievin...": I am a third generation Jew still living in Trenton. My grandparents Frank Perlstein ( Perelsztejn)and Mary Salzman met here after immigrating from Russian. Mt grandfather started a business in Trenton in 1908 which my father took over in 1949 and after my fathers death in 1986 I've been running ever since. We have done extensive searching and we go back many generations in Russia. I found out about your book through a customer that came in and chatted with me about it. I'm trying to change my schedule to be in the Trenton Library on 3/18/2017. Just purchased your book as well. Susan Perlstein Tavares

Bruce Zagnit 

Arthur,
Thank you very much. I really didn't know this existed. Interesting enough, my grandparents, Barney and Anna Zagnit are buried somewhere in downtown Trenton and I have been unable to locate them. Any help in that direction would be appreciated. Thanks
Bruce 

Fred Millner

Hi, Art,

I am pretty sure we made contact a while back.  I did buy a copy of your book, which I have enjoyed.

Two items:

First, I have written a two-page essay on the Millners and Vines of 1908 Trenton, which I am sending to all of my Millner and Vine relatives.  I am sure you would be interested, so it is attached.  It does refer to your book.

Second, I have a tax client, Amy Sanders, who is 87 and recently published a memoir of her childhood during World War II, escaping from Belgium.  She published it through Xlibris, and they took advantage of the contact, recently signing her up for thousands of dollars of promotion.  I convinced her to void the contracted services but she desperately wants to publicize her book.  It struck me that you, local to the area and an author, might be able to give us ideas on book groups that might want to hear from her.  Frankly, one or two might well be enough!  I am doing this for her as a friend - no charge.  (If you are interested in her book an e-book version is available through Xlibris for $3.99.  It is Oriental Rugs, Ballet Slippers, Rope Ladders and Pillows.)  The book is, incidentally, extremely well-written and engrossing.

Please write back, even if you want to beg off giving advice on networking!

Yours,

Fred