[Vol. II]

Jews in New Haven (Vol. II)

CONTENTS

Messages:
Harvey N. Ladin, President of the Society 6
Ella Grasso, Governor of Connecticut 8
Frank Logue, Mayor of New Haven 9

Society Offecers, Board of Directors and Editorial Board 11

Contributors to Volume II - Biographical Sketches 13

Introduction to Three New Haven Jewish Histories 14

New Haven Jewish History (1903) 15
Rabbi David Levy

New Haven Jewish History (1942) 18
Professor Rollin G. Osterweis

New Haven Jewish History (1971) 22
Dr. Arthur A. Chiel, Rabbi

Samuel Campner: First and Only Jewish Mayor of New Haven 25
Sadie S. Platcow Ratner

Colonel Isaac Ullman: Philanthropist, Politician, and Patriot 32
Judith A. Schiff

The Crown of Our Head Has Fallen - Bane Stock, "Father of B'nai Jacob" 41
Dr. Barry E. Herman

Memories of My Grandfather - "Rabbi" Hillel Froman 49
Howard L. Frohman

The Founding of the B'nai B'Rith Hillel Foundation at Yale University 57
Dan A. Oren

Impressions of Mayor Richard C. Lee by Three Leaders of New Haven's Jewish Community 65
Dr. Arthur A. Chiel, Rabbi

New Haven's Memorial to the Six Million 69
Louise Etkind and Arthur Spiegel

Jewish Names on Maps of New Haven, Connecticut and the United States 77
Dr. Barry E. Herman

Gilman, Connecticut - The Story of Nathan Gilman 79
Dr. Barry E. Herman

The Grand Avenue Jews 84
Harvey N. Ladin

Benjamin Perelmutter: Pioneer in the Clothing Business 98
Sadie S. Platcow Ratner

Mishkan Israel 1840-1960: Its Places of Worship 104
Professor Rollin G. Osterweis

The Community School in New Haven: Winchester Jewish Educators & Neighborhood Leaders 110
Harold Hornstein

New Haven High School Jewish Graduates of 1915 116
Dr. Barry E. Herman

Beth Hamedrosh Hagodol B'nai Israel the Westville Synagogue 126
Werner Hirsch

William M. Bolton Looks Back: Extracts From an Oral History 133
William M. Bolton

A Literary Approach to Life in the New Haven Ghetto 1910-1915 Through the Writings of Joseph Alderman 140
Abraham S. Alderman

The Jewish Historical Society of New Haven, Inc., 150
Summary of Meetings and Programs, 1976-1979
Members of the Jewish Historical Society of New Haven, Inc. (1978-1979) 153

Jewish Organizations & Synagogues in Greater New Haven 157
Celia Lerner

Jewish Statistical Information 167

List of Illustrations 169

Index 171

ILLUSTRATIONS

1. JHS Logo (Hebrew) "K'sov Zos Zikoron"; (English Transl.) "Write this as a Remembrance" Exodus 17:14 Cover

2. "StoveStore" (Oak & Dow Streets), Artist - Armin Hauberger, circa 1915 1

3. Ghetto Crossroads 2

4. Beth Hamedrosh Hagodol Synag. with steeple (1905) (As a church) 5

5. Jewish Home for the Aged 7

6. Mayor Logue at Holocaust Memorial Dedication 10

7. Presentation of Plaque to Harvey Ladin 12

8. Tombstones of Jacob Pinto's two wives 14

9. Rev. David Levy (Rabbi) 17 . .

10. Ralph Isaacs' home 21

11. Portraits - Mr. & Mrs. Ralph Isaacs, Jr. 21

12. Tombstone of Hannah Waterman 24

13. Tombstone of Michael Milander 24

14. Daniel Pouzzner 30

15. Mayor Samuel Campner 31

16. Col. Isaac Ullman in uniform 35

17. Ullman Family 36

18. Col. Ullman with President H. Taft 39

19. Strouse, Adler Ad 40

20. Ground Breaking Ceremony for B'nai Jacob in 1959 43

21. Bane Stock 47

22. Bane Stock & Eleanor Roosevelt 48

23. Bane Stock & Mayor R. C. Lee 48

24. Mogen David Synagogue (1903-1966) 56

25. Tombstone of Rabbi & Mrs. Hillel Froman 56

26. Yale University Seal (Hebrew) Urim V'tumim; (English) Lights and Perfection (Truth) 63

27. Mayor R. C. Lee in Israel 68

28. Richard C. Lee Forest in Israel 68

29. Holocaust Memorial Plaques 73

30. Holocaust Memorial 76

31. Map of Gilman, Conn. 83

32. Postmark from Gilman, Conn. 83

33. Mr. & Mrs. Nathan Gilman 83

34. Grand Avenue Street Scene 89

35. Mr. Peter Suttin in front of Grand Ave. store 89

36. Hotel Avon 90

37. Mr. & Mrs. B. Perelmutter 103

38. Perelmutter's on Grand Ave. (Interior) 103

39. Mishkan Israel on Court St. (1856-1897) 107

40. Mishkan Israel on Orange & Audubon Streets (1897-1960) 107

41. Mishkan Israel in Hamden (1960-) 107

42. Citation from Cong. Mishkan Israel in 1844 to Gov. Roger Baldwin of Conn. 109

43. I. Wexler with Ralph Bunche & others 115

44. Dedication of I. Wexler Gym in Winchester Community School (1876) 115

45. Picture - Class of 1915 Basketball Team 121

46. Names - Class of 1915 Basketball Team 121

47. Picture - Class of 1915 Football Team 125

48. Names - Class of 1915 Football Team 125

49. Beth Hamedrosh Hagodol b'nai Israel the Westville Synagogue (1954-) 127

50. Beth Hamedrosh Hagodol (1930-1964) 127

51. B'nai Israel (1895-1957) 127

52. First home of Westville Synagogue (1954) 129

53. B'nai Israel interior 131

54. William Bolton with Rudy Vallee & others 139

55. View of "Oak St. Ghetto" Area 145

56. The Oak Street Federals - Local Basketball Team 145

57. Oak Street Peddler 148

58. Mishkan Israel Book Plate 170

59. Shartenberg's Ad Back Cover

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