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Jewish Community

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Government

New Camden Cemetery

New Camden Cemetery, at Mount Ephraim and Ferry Avenues in Camden, NJ, opened in 1887 and holds veterans' plots and historic Jewish sections.

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Portrait of Rabbi Naftoly H. J. Riff in a brimmed hat, with beard and round glasses
People

Rabbi Naftoly Riff

Rabbi Naftoly H.J. Riff (1893-1976) led Congregation Sons of Israel on South 8th Street in Camden, New Jersey for nearly 50 years from the early 1920s.

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Religion

Jewish Community

Historical record of the Jewish community of Camden, New Jersey, part of the local-history archive's collection on religion in the city.

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News Articles

Noted Rabbi Speaks in Camden Tonight

Rabbi Israel Goldstein of New York, president of the Jewish National Fund of America, was to speak at a mass meeting at the Hotel Walt Whitman celebrating the fund's 35th anniversary, preceded by a dinner given by members of Camden's Jewish community.

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Newspaper clipping: Camden Hebrews Desire Building, Philadelphia Inquirer, January 24, 1914
News Articles

Camden Hebrews Desire Building

The Young Men's Hebrew Association of Camden planned to launch a campaign to fund a Hebrew communal building at a free public meeting in the Broadway Theatre, with speakers including Dr. Cyrus Adler, Isaac Hassler, Mayor Ellis and Sigmund Schoenagle.

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