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Benjamin Asbell

Portrait of Rabbi Naftali Riff, a bearded man in a dark hat and round glasses
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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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Quaker Shipyard and Machine Company, Fifth and Byron Streets, Camden, 1945
Streets

5th Street

Fifth Street was one of Camden's original streets, running south to north, with a few major interruptions, from Newton Avenue to just west of Pyne Point in North Camden.

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Wilkie Son Dies From Gun Shot, Camden Courier-Post, December 21, 1953 (part 1 of 6)
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Wilkie Son Dies From Gun Shot

James S. Wilkie, 17, son of Camden Police Sgt. John V. Wilkie, was found shot to death in the family home at 1144 Princess Avenue, his father's service revolver beneath his body; the coroner ruled the death a suicide. Camden Courier-Post, December 21, 1953.

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