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Langham Avenue

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Bernard Bertman

Bernard Bertman lived at 941 Broadway as late as 1936 and had his law offices in the Wilson Building at Broadway and Cooper Street .

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Aerial photo of Carman Street, 1961
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Carman Street

Carman Street ran from Broadway through East Camden to Woodrow Wilson High School at South 31st Street, named for William Carman whose home stood at the corner of Broadway and Federal Street until 1902.

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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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1109 Langham Avenue, 2008
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Langham Avenue

Langham Avenue runs south through Parkside from Walnut Street to Baird Avenue; in the decades after World War I it was home to many prominent members of Camden's Jewish community.

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Charles A. Aceto
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Charles A. Aceto

Charles Angelo Aceto was born in Italy on April 16, 1891 and came to America with his father in 1900. He threw himself into his education and into becoming proficient in the English language.

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Ellis Goodman, 2596 Baird Boulevard
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Ellis Goodman

Ellis Goodman (1898–1982) was a Camden realtor and Jewish community leader who ran his real estate business at 515 Market Street from 1926.

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John H. Fooks Sr. obituary, Camden Courier-Post, August 14, 1956
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John H. Fooks Sr.

An obituary for John H. Fooks Sr., 82, of 1221 Langham Avenue, who died in a Philadelphia convalescent home; services were held at Hosanna A.M.E. Church with burial in Mt. Peace Cemetery, Lawnside.

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5 Camden Draftees to Train in South, Camden Courier-Post, July 26, 1941
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5 Camden Draftees to Train in South

Five Camden young men, including Edward Ward of 1150 Langham Avenue, were inducted into the Army and assigned to the Sixth Medical Training Battalion at Camp Lee, Virginia.

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Board No. 11 Calls 7 Men for Draft — John E. Wiley, 1061 Diamond Street — Camden Courier-Post, July 24, 1941
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Board No. 11 Calls 7 Men for Draft

Local Board No. 11 ordered seven men to report for Army induction on July 30, 1941, including John E. Wiley of 1061 Diamond Street and Leonard Auslander of Magnolia Avenue.

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Bingo Big-Shot?
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Frank Palese Surrenders In Racket Quiz

Lent Car to Others He Says; Denies Charges Frank Palese , 26, of 900 South Fourth street , wanted as one of the alleged operators of the new "bingo" lottery racket, surrendered yesterday to County Detective Wilfred Dube .

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Lottery and Gambling - Stock Photo
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11 Nabbed by Police in Gambling Raids

Camden Courier-Post - February 14, 1938 7 Arrested in Bingo Numbers Racket; 4 Seized in Betting Place Ten men and a woman were arrested in gambling raids over the weekend by Camden city and county authorities.

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Courier-Post clipping, "2 Girls, Youth Held in Probe of Fatal Card Game Holdup," January 24, 1938.
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2 Girls, Youth Held in Probe of Fatal Card Game Holdup

Luigi Tortu, 21, of 426 Line Street, and two girls, Pearl Wills of Delair and Evelyn Buffa of 810 Florence Street, were held by Camden city and county police after Angelos Malagas, a restaurant cook shot in the January 11, 1938 holdup of a card game at 725 Penn Street, died in Cooper Hospital 13 days later.

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Newspaper clipping, "Man Shot in Holdup of Card Game Dies," Camden Courier-Post, January 13, 1938.
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Man Shot in Holdup of Card Game Dies

Angelo Margolis, 38, of 1112 Langham Avenue, a chef and father of 13 who was shot when two bandits held up a card game at 725 Penn Street on January 11, 1938, died in Cooper Hospital, and a murder warrant was issued for his assailant.

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Long-Williams wedding notice, Camden Courier-Post, June 18, 1932
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Long-Williams

A wedding announcement for the Long-Williams ceremony, with a reception at the Broadway home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. George H. Williams; the bridegroom was the son of Mrs. Marion E. Long of 1071 Langham Avenue.

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3 Cars Stolen Found, Camden Courier-Post, June 1, 1932
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3 Cars Stolen Found

Three automobiles stolen near the wrestling arena at Central Airport in Pennsauken were recovered, including one belonging to Benjamin Horwitz of 1025 Langham Avenue.

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16 Beauties to Vie for Honors Tonight

Shrine Club to Select Contest Winner at Convention Hall Show Sixteen South Jersey girls are competing in a popularity contest which closes tonight at the first annual professional show and dance of Camden Shrine Club in Convention Hall .

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American Jewish Yearbook, 1931–1932

The American Jewish Yearbook, 1931–1932, published by the Jewish Publication Society of America, lists 40 Camden annual members with their addresses, including Lewis Liberman, 307 Market Street.

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