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Jews in New Haven (Vol. VII)
CONTENTS
List of Officers and Board of Directors ii
List of Illustrations vi
Acknowledgments xii
President's Message xiii
Society Presidents and Dedication xv
Letters of Congratulations xvi
THE GOOD OLD DAYS 1
Joseph D. Horowitz
CONGREGATION BETH ISRAEL, An 80th Anniversary Salute 9
Dr. Barry E. Herman
EIGHTY DISTINGUISHED YEARS 11
[The history of Congregation Beth Israel, the Orchard Street Shul]
Arthur Slutsky
DACHAU RELIVED 21
[Recollections by a non-Jewish soldier of the liberation of the camp]
Louis G. Bertuccini
THE EARLY DAYS OF TEMPLE BETH SHOLOM OF HAMDEN:
From Community Center to Synagogue 27
Dr. Martin Laskin
THE RABBI GOLDBURG YEARS-
A Critique of a Philosophy of Humanist Judaism 43
[Article based on the sermons and lectures of Rabbi Robert Goldburg,
including his ties to the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.]
Rabbi Elliot B. Gertel
SHMOOZING IN NEW HAVEN 57
[A biography of New Haven's Al Capp]
Dr. Barry E. Herman
JEWISH WAR VETERENS OF NEW HAVEN 67
[Stories of some of New Haven's veterans, from the
Revolutionary War to Vietnam]
Sara (Sally) Moore Lipwich
MY BROTHER SERGEANT STANLEY C. FISHMAN 109
Lillian E. Chasnoff
JEWISH WORLD WAR II VETERANS FROM THE GREATER
NEW HAVEN AREA WHO RECEIVED COMMENDATIONS 115
[List compiled from the book, American Jews in World War II]
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY, SAM YAFFE! 119
[Sam Yaffe was a classical pianist, composer, performer, and teacher]
Gordon Emerson
FROM JERUSALEM TO THE DIASPORA: Congregation
Mishkan Israel Moves to the Suburbs 129
Danna Drori
SELMA B. ROSENTHAL'S MIDWIFE'S LEDGER OF BIRTHS 1889-1910 141
[Selma Rosenthal was one of several Jewish midwives in New Haven]
Dr. Barry E. Herman
THE ROAD TO MOROCCO 167
[Brief report of a group trip to Morocco by the JHS of Gr. New Haven]
Dr. Barry E. Herman
TOURING THE NATION'S CAPITAL 169
[Brief report of a group trip to Washington, DC by the JHS of Gr. New Haven]
Dr. Barry E. Herman
THE ARENA LIT UP NEW HAVEN: A Century of Podoloffs 171
[The story of the New Haven Arena (1927-1972) and of the Podoloff family]
Hilda Myers Podoloff
LOOKING BACK 182
[Pictures of the first Annual Dinner of the Society]
REFLECTIONS AND RECOLLECTIONS OF A JEWISH NATURE 183
[Miscellaneous school anecdotes]
SCHOOL GEMS
THE TEN COMMANDMENTS
BRANCHES OF JUDAISM
YOU KILLED CHRIST!
SOUR BALLS
TWO JEWS IN THE SAME YEAR
I CAN'T SALUTE THE AMERICAN FLAG
Dr. Barry E. Herman
MY PARENTS ABRAHAM AND BESSIE GOLDEN 187
[A short biography of the family (Abraham, a poultry dealer, philanthropist,
and a founder of the Cong. Beth Israel, was also a m cousin of Efrem Zimbalist)]
Marjorie Golden (Weiss) Simson
JUDAIC ADVENTURES ON IWO JIMA 189
[Short story about Abraham Tapper of the Seabees]
Joyce Naftal Tapper
JAILED IN LYBIA 191
[Jailed, because his letter of introduction from Yale had their logo,
with its Hebrew Inscription, which made him a suspected Israeli spy]
Carl Newlin
ZALMAN NAFTAL, THE MAYOR OF LEGION AVENUE 193
[A biography]
Joyce Naftal Tapper
BY ALL STANDARDS 195
[Short biography of Isaac Axelrod]
Mildred Axelrod Cohen
FRIENDS FOREVER 197
[Short story of the Isaac and Tillie Axelrod and Jacob and Lena Greenberg families]
Rita Greenberg Gold
HOW I HELPED CAPTURE A TOP NAZI WAR CRIMINAL 201
[The capture of Ernst Kaltenbrunner, the head of the Gestapo in Czechoslovakia]
Sydney Bruskin
A CREMATORIUM OVEN SIGN 207
[A sign from the Ebensee Concentration Camp]
Sydney Bruskin
I HAD DINNER WITH GOLDA MEIR 209
[A story about the visit of Golda Meir to visit her family in New Haven in 1968]
Dr. Barry E. Herman
WORLD WAR II MEMORIES 213
[An autobiography, including a parody of the Rime of the Ancient Mariner,
called, The Rhyme of the World War II Veteran, and the story of the WWII
Guam Zionist Club]
Sherman Meyerson
IT HAPPENED IN INDIA 225
[The story of a meeting with David Elias Israel, a tobacconist of Calcutta]
Harold Alpert
MY HUSBAND MURRAY CALM 229
[The story of a German immigrant and a survivor of Dachau]
Rachelle L. Calm
THE EFLAND FAMILY TREE 233
Allan Schwartz
TODAY I AM A FOUNTAIN PEN 245
[The story of a 1932 Bar Mitzvoh, with the speech]
Rita Greenberg Gold
CHATZEK FAMILY PASSOVER SEDER 249
[Fully identified photo of 1928 Seder; included family names:Kramer, Chatzek,
Halprin, Kogan, Beroza, Fleischner, Winston, Farber, Rosoff, Witkin, Plotnick,
Greenwald, Danziger, Berger, Friedland, Biscoe, Patrick, and Kaye]
FROM FACTORY STREET TO MARVEL ROAD 251
My Religious Journey with Congregation Sheveth Achim
Sam Dimenstein-as told to Morton Horwitz
CHILDHOOD MEMORIES 265
[Actually, a story about Joseph Alderman (1893-1993) written by his
nephew, Lewis Friedland]
Joseph Alderman
I REMEMBER LEGION AVENUE 273
[A descriptive study of one of the former Jewish Ghetto areas of New Haven]
Sherman Kramer
THE NEW HAVEN SGT. STANLEY FISHMAN POST 86 285
[Brief history of this post of Jewish War Veterans, includes list of current
members and departed members]
Herman Russell
THE HAMDEN JEWISH WAR VETERANS, Post #204 291
[List of current and departed members]
HILLHOUSE FLAGPOLE MOVES TO HAMDEN 293
[How a historic New Haven flagpole was moved to Hamden and dedicated
to the greater New Haven area Jewish veterans]
Harry Mansfield
VALLEY JEWISH WAR VETERANS 295
The Lubin-Linett=Steinman Post #317
[List of current and departed members]
BEREL HOWARD: The Yiddish Music Man 297
[Berel Howard, aka Bernard Hurwitz, has hosted the radio show
The Jewish Variety Hour, since 1947 and is still on the air]
Joseph P. Finoia
B'NAI B'RITH PLAQUE AND HONOR ROLL 301
[The story of the plaque which marks the spot of the founding of Horeb Lodge
No. 25 of B'nai B'rith, and a list of members who served in WWII]
Sydney Bruskin
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT NEW HAVEN'S JEWISH WAR VETERANS 303
[Includes lists of known Jewish Civil War and Spanish American War veterans
from the New Haven area]
Werner S. Hirsch and Dr. Barry E. Herman
.NEW HAVEN JEWISH MEN WHO DIED IN WORLD WAR I 313
Dr. Barry E. Herman
MAX ADLER (1841-1916) 315
Dr. Barry E. Herman
NECROLOGY 317
[Short biographies of prominent members who died within the past two years]
Charles Grannick, Jr. (1917-1995)
Joseph D. Horowitz (1904-1996)
Isidor Offenbach (1905-1997)
Arthur M. Spiegel (1931-1994)
Dr. Barry E. Herman
The Jewish Historical Society of
Greater New Haven, Inc. - Membership 1996-1997 323
JEWISH HISTORICAL SOCIETY MOVES AFTER TWENTY YEARS 331
[The move of the Society to the campus of Southern CT State University]
Dr. Barry E. Herman
CIAO VENEZIA--BENVENUTO A NEW HAVEN! 333
The Story of an Italian Immigrant Family
[The story of the Cavaglieri family and matching gravestones in Venice and New Haven]
Werner S. Hirsch
Contributors to Volume VII 341
[Short biographies]
The Jewish Historical Society of New Haven, Inc.,
Summary of Meetings and Programs 347
Index 354
ILLUSTRATIONS
The New Haven Green at Holiday Time Frontispiece
Founding Presidents of the Society iv
Presidents of the Society iv
Joseph Horowitz and Family 3
Congregation Beth Israel 10
Rabbi Maurice I. Hecht 11
Herbert B. Croog 20
Defeat of Nazi Germany--50th Anniversary Observance 21
Temple Beth Sholom 27
Temple Beth Sholom Yom Kippur Dance Committee 30
Land Purchase for Temple 32
Ground Breaking for Temple Addition 34
Dr. Martin Luther King, Rabbi Robert E. Goldburg
and Others 49
Letter from Dr. Martin Luther King 52
Rabbi Herbert Brockman, Rabbi Robert Goldburg, and
Herbert M. Hershenson 56
Li'l Abner Cartoon 57
Al Capp and Sister Madeline 61
Al Capp and Milton Caniff 64
Al Capp on Time Magazine Cover 65
Dogpatch Cartoon Characters 66
US Postage Stamps 66
Morris Beloff 68
Morris Beloff Enlistment Paper 69
George I. Dickstein 71
High Holiday Service on Guam (2) 76
Arnold Lerner 80
Sherman Meyerson 94
David D. Glaser 95
US Postal Cancellations (2) 99
New Haven Sgt. Stanley Fishman
Post 86 Jewish War Vets Dinner Dance Program 106
Gravestones of New Haven Jewish War Veterans (4) 107-108
Sergeant Stanley Fishman and His Government Death Announcement 112
US Army Jewish Holiday Cards 113
Jewish Community Center Memorial Plaque 114
US Bicentennial Exhibit Poster 118
Sam Yaffe and Nilsson Ballet 124
Sam Yaffe 125
US Veterans Protest Rally Poster 126
Photo Quiz Pictures (8) 127-128
Congregation Mishkan Israel 135
Letter from President Franklin Roosevelt 140
Actual Sample Pages Reproduced from the Rosenthal
Midwife's Ledger 153-158
Table of Jewish Deaths in Greater New Haven 1840-1930 159
Birth Certificates Found in the New Haven Office of
Vital Statistics 161-163
Mrs. Selma Biew Rosenthal 164
Mrs. Rosenthal's Tombstone 164
Aaron Rosenthal's Tombstone 165
Moses Rosenthal's Tombstone 165
Morocco Group 168
Washington DC Group 170
Podoloff Family Picture 172
Abraham Podoloff With Children 174
Podoloff Siblings 175
Nathan Podoloff with Sonja Henie 177
Nathan Podoloff Family 178
Podoloff Brothers 180
The New Haven Arena 181
Rosenthal Midwife Ledger Page--Nissan Podolov 181
Looking Back Photos (3) 182
Photo of Abraham Zweigbaum 188
Abraham Tapper 189
Naftal Family Photo 192
New Haven Jewish Historical Society Staff and aVolunteers 200
Sergeant Sydney Bruskin in World War II 202
Concentration Camp Inmate 204
Guarding Nazi War Criminals 205
Crematorium Oven Sign 208
Program to Commemorate Golda
Meir's Historic Visit to Roger Sherman School 211
Looking Back 212
Guam Zionist club Membership Card 214
Jewish War Veterans March on the US Capitol 215
Sherman Meyerson and Other Jewish War Veterans 219
Sherman Meyerson's Letter to His Father in 1944 223-224
Harold Alpert in India During World War II (2) 227
Harold Alpert and Friends in China During World War II 228
Mr. David E. Israel's Business Card 228
Murray Calm 230