1970: HAR SANAI TEMPLE MENS' CLUB

The gentlemen in the photo above will probably agree with me when I observe how fast tempus has fugited! Here they are as they appeared 41 years ago, posing for their induction as officers in the Har Sinai Mens' Club. The legendary Synagogue moved to new quarters in Lawrenceville. There are a number of articles and photos being compiled in the Hamilton Library's Local History Collection in the "JEWISH" folder. Stay tuned; more to come.

1909: HAR SANAI SABATH SCHOOL PURIM CELEBRATION

Like the other ethnic folders in the Hamilton Library Local History Collection, the "JEWISH" folder is growing by leaps and bounds, and will continue to grow as more graphics are digitized. The photo above from 1909 was badly tanned with age, but again, through the miracle of image editing software, the original pristine article comes back 100 plus years later from the early 19th century into the 21st century for those searching for their family heritage.

1904: DEDICATION OF HAR SANAI - FRONT AND STOCKTON STREETS

I ALWAYS THOUGHT THAT HAR SAINAI WAS OVER ON BELLEVUE AVENUE. OF COURSE IT WAS, BUT AS YOU CAN SEE BY THE ABOVE ARTICLE WHICH IS FROM THE "JEWISH" FOLDER IN THE LIBRARY'S LOCAL HISTORY COLLECTION, IT ORIGINATED ON FRONT AND SO. STOCKTON STREETS IN DOWNTOWN TRENTON. INTERESTING!

1928: The Beautiful Har Sanai Temple

One of my favorite subjects in local history is the newspaper stories of our forefathers who came to this country to better themselves. My Italian-American folder is brimming with fascinating slices of life as experienced by the Italians as they came to America to start a new life. Likewise, I have been accumulating numerous material on the Jewish folks who came and settled in the Trenton area, especially the little community which was once a very important part of the city. Union St. Cooper Street, Market Street and the surrounding area south of Broad Street was a thriving community for many years before urban renewal occurred in Trenton in the middle of the 20th century. The fascinating photo and article on the laying of the cornerstone for the beautiful Har Sanai Temple in Trenton is a worthy acquisition. Unforunately, the size of the photo and the accompanying article combine to make it difficult to read. It is however, on file at the library in a size which can be zoomed in for legibility purposes.