Jews -- New Jersey -- Newark

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A This collection consists mostly of love cards and letters from Nathan Kiselik to Dorothy Biernan. It also includes some other correspondence, mostly from or to Dorothy, and some ephemera – including ribbons.

Scope and Contents BOX #9: Jews: Exhibit materials from Jewish Newark library exhibit, including timeline and captions (undated); printed report of an investigation by the Jewish Men's Club into the condition of Jewish education in Newark, with statistics on the numbers of Jewish children receiving Hebrew education, and where; a list of Hebrew schools, and the capacity of each; the number, and gender of teachers, and salaries; data on fees; etc. (1909). Also included is information related to the...

Scope and Contents Following are a selection of archival items in the Book and DVD collections. Search our catalog for a full list at catalog.npl.org. [Three Bamberger's videos : Christmas 1926 ; Bamberger parade 1930s ; Bamberger's Thanksgiving parade 1944] / 381.141 T4132 Newark Public Library Biographies on DVD search at catalog.npl.org for author "Voices & Visions Productions" (11 DVDs incl....

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The Herman Cohen Collection is a collection containing textual and photographic material relating to Cohen’s Cohen’s time in the Newark Police Department. It includes correspondence, and clippings, as well as photographs, most being the contents of five scrapbooks.

Scope and Contents The collection contains material relating to ethnic and immigrant communities in Newark. BOX 1: Africans: "Untold Stories: Newark's Burgeoning West African Population and the In-School Experiences of African Immigrant Youth" by Michael Simmons and Mahako Etta (2020)Chinese: Contribution of the Chinese Community to the United States and Newark by Frank Eng (1961)Filipinos: “Philippine Night and Ball”, Philippine Communities Executive Council NJ...