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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Jewish Community
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.
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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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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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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Camden News Notes — December 2, 1903
Camden briefs for December 2, 1903: local Hebrews seek contributions for a synagogue, the death of Charles Thompson at 328 Market Street, and Calvary Presbyterian Church's meeting to choose a successor to Rev. Arthur W. Spooner.
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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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Police Chase and Capture Thieves
Camden police chased and captured two employes of R. T. Robinson & Co. caught carrying lard and hams from the firm's packing house at Second and Pine streets, while burglars rifled the safe of Samuel K. Hires's store at 310 Kaighn avenue and the city's Hebrew merchants prepared to organize for self-protection.