1944: THE FINKLE BOYS "BACKING THE ATTACK" IN WWII

When I started this website back in 2005, I coined the slogan, "Local History With A Personal Touch."
As I page through the millions of pages in my personal collection of Trenton newspapers from the past 145 years, I often find notable and historic articles, ads and photos relating to folks with whom I am familiar. Such is the case here when I hand-scanned this article on the Finkle brothers of Jackson Street. These Finkle boys may or may not be related to my friend and fellow historian Art Finkle whose Trenton Jewish Historical Society website provides a fascinating view of Jewish life in Trenton.
(http://trentonjewishhistoricalsociety.blogspot.com). Recalling how my mom worried with two of her sons involved in WWII, I imagine Mr. and Mrs. Finkle had a triple WWII worry with two sons serving honorably in the military during the war.

2013: ART FINKLE'S TRENTON WEBSITE

Few things spur my imagination more than the area of South Trenton from Market Street down to Lalor. Who wouldn't want to learn about that fabled area affectionately known as "Jewtown," where hard workers fresh from "the old country" came to raise their families and establish countless businesses. The Trenton Jewish population will go down in history if and when the story of their magnificent historical heritage is brought out of the past and presented here in the future. Thus it is with Mr. Art Finkle who has taken the step to digitize Jewish Americana with a special emphasis on the local Jewish population. I am really pleased to see local history being brought into the digital age for present and future generations so that they may learn another fascinating facet of local history. On a personal note, Art, I replaced the out of focus "American Jewish Historical Society" with one from my files. I am sending you a copy of it for future use.