Jews of Paterson
David Wilson
2012 photo of the site of the Hamilton Ave. Bakery. Corner of Hamilton and Graham Avenues. To get to the bagel bakery you had to go through this alley to the back. Old Man Cohen's bagels were the only game in town and people lined up at night to get then hot out of the vat. When he died, he took the recipe with him.
​Dr. Morris Joelson in front of his office circa 1915. He delivered over 10,000 babies in his career. If you were born in Paterson he probably knew you and your mother. Dr. Joelson was considered by everyone to be a local hero because of his skill as a doctor, plus he was such a decent man.
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YMHA Building on Van Houten and Church Streets
YMHA Brownies pose for Purim Carnival in 1956.
Tenth Avenue Citizens League in front of Cohen's gas station in 1937
Max Goldberg the plumber and his wife in front of shop on River Street.
Jewish children of Paterson silk strikers in 1913. They posed for this photo before they were sent to family in New York City until the end of the strike because their parents couldn't feed them.
Mac Deleon during World War 2. When he ran out of gasoline rationing coupons, he took out his father's horse and wagon to make deliveries.
​PHOTOS THAT WERE NOT INCLUDED IN BOOK
The Water Street shul. Water Street between Arch and Clinton Streets.
Kosher butcher shop in the early 20th century. The location is either Bridge or River Street.
Park Silk Company was founded by Louis Ostrow and was run by his sons Sam, Ben, and Harry.
Recent photo of the business district at Park Ave. and 33rd St. Sunshine's Delicatessen was located where the laundromat is currently.
"Uncle" Sidney Gelman with Barnert Hospital's pediatricians.
Reuben Midler, the tailor and furrier, poses with his daughters Ethel and Marion. His son Fred moved to Hawaii. Reuben's granddaughter is Bette Midler the singer and actress.
Members of the Tenth Avenue Citizen's League take time out from playing cards to pose with their wives.
Joe Marcoe's Bar Mitzvah in the late 1950's
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PHOTOS FROM THE BOOK
(photos courtesy of the Jewish Historical Society of North Jersey)
