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Portrait of Rabbi Naftoly H. J. Riff in a brimmed hat, with beard 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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Newspaper obituary clipping headlined George Shapiro Dies, Was Tavernkeeper
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George Shapiro Dies, Was Tavernkeeper

George Shapiro, 58, of 1357 Park Boulevard, operator of a tavern at 402 Federal Street for many years, died in Jefferson Hospital, Philadelphia; burial in Crescent Burial Park, Pennsauken.

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Sons of Israel Society Plans Birthday Fete, Camden Courier-Post, January 21, 1938
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Sons of Israel Society Plans Birthday Fete

The Sons of Israel Society planned a dinner at the Camden Talmud Torah auditorium, 621 Kaighn Avenue, to mark its 42nd anniversary and the clearance of all liabilities on the Sons of Israel Synagogue.

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Jews Will Push Aid for Hitler Victims

Representatives of every Jewish organization in Camden were in attendance last night at an emergency meeting of the United Committee for relief of German Jews, held in Talmud Torah Hall, Kaighn Avenue near Seventh Street, when plans to complete a drive for $10,000 by July 3 were adopted.

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Camden Courier-Post article "Miss Esther Markowitz to Wed Harry Gross" announcing a wedding at Sons of Israel Synagogue with Rabbi N. Riff officiating
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Miss Esther Markowitz to Wed Harry Gross

Miss Esther Markowitz, 1355 Park Boulevard, will become the bride of Harry Gross, a Philadelphia pharmacist, Sunday evening at Sons of Israel Synagogue, Eighth and Sycamore streets.

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Philadelphia Inquirer article "Camden Jews Open Drive" on the opening of the Federation of Jewish Charities drive at the Towers Theatre
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Camden Jews Open Drive

Camden Jews opened the great drive of the Federation of Jewish Charities, of Camden, with a mass meeting at the Towers Theatre last night.

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Camden News Notes column, Philadelphia Inquirer, August 10, 1910
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Camden News Notes — August 10, 1910

Camden briefs for August 10, 1910, including the severe burning of Elmer Wright of 1639 Broadway in a vat of molten lead and nitric acid, and the theft of two silver cups from the Synagogue Sons of Israel at Eighth and Sycamore streets.

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Newspaper clipping: United Fortunes in a Synagogue, Philadelphia Inquirer, March 23, 1901
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United Fortunes in a Synagogue

Miss Annie Pauline Alberts, daughter of Isaac Alberts of 705 Kaighn Avenue, was married to Philip Sihisky in the synagogue of the Sons of Israel, Fourth and Liberty streets, Camden, with Rabbi David Shane officiating.

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