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REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF THE
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AT THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS DECEMBER 31, 1928
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The Jewish Chronicle, as the organ of the Jewish people of Michigan,
is happy to be able to devote its columns to the advancement of Good
Will between Jews and their non-Jewish neighbors.
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Understanding and co-operation are the two elements serving as the
finest approaches to Good Will and Unity. To the accomplishment of
these two ends The Jewish Chronicle is happy to devote its columns. To
this end we dedicate this issue.
GRAND RAPIDS
NATIONAL BANK
How Grand Rapids Became Furniture Capital of America
COMMUNITY BRANCHES
Monroe and Division
Wealthy and Division
Division and Hall
Burton and Division
Michigan and Eastern
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1S2i some white men, under r any other river in the world. The had been considerably settled. Ily
hi e leadership of Louis Campau lumbering industry started to at
the
IX70 additional cailroails had ex-
the employ Of the Hudson tract railroads, and in I$57 the tended their lines to Crand Rap-
!lay Fur Company, came up the Grand Trunk extended its lines to ids and the community was rue Of
lira 19/ Ricer• ImniIpowered boats this new -
, young, growing. and pros- over 111,0011 population. Tremen-
until they reached the "head of perms community. By 1$00 the thins activity in the lumbering bus-
navigation," which was the rapids population had passed the 8,000 Mess soon exhausted the immedi-
in the river. Being- confronted mark and the community was one ate local supply of soft woods.
with this obstacle to their progress, of
the largest "Inushron/11" eities Nothing was left standing but the
they stopped at the rapids and es- of that era.
hard wombs, which in those days
tablished a trading post with the
Grand Rapids contributed heav- were considered of little value and
Indians.
The spit was called ily to the Civil War, hundreds of %ver• used largely for fuel pur-
Grand Rapids, and obvi o u s ly tak -
inert enlisting from this city and poses.
The men who had their
ing its name from the rapids in the the surrounding country, which money invested in buildings and
Grand River. This trading post
immediately started to prosper
and grow, and 11 years later it
was incorporated as a village with
nearly 1,000 population. In IS51)
By RABBI PHILIP F. WATERMAN
it was incorporated as a city with
2,06 inhabitants. The principal
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industry was lumbering.
Of Temple Emanuel, Grand Rapids , Mich . Author of f "The
Story of
ported that Grand River huts car.'
Superstitition," Published by Alfred A. Knops.
tied more lugs to tidewater than
It is well known that the Jew.
The Jews td . the smaller corns
SEASON
GREETINGS
JUDAISM IN SMALL COMMUNITIES
Wealthy
Beauty Shoppe
BIRDIE WERNER, Prop,
B. W. 6reenhoe
Expert Permanent and Finger-
waver. Also Specializes in
All New Bobs,
1042 Wealthy St., S. E.
'funeral Director
207 FULTON E.
Dial 21396
Grand Rapids, Mick.
PHONE 8.1494
industry.
When the furniture industry be
have been for a long time psi- munities have recognized this
Caine
hft n an important factor in tht -
marily an urban people.
Quake. Problem and have determined to
meet
it.
Whereas
but
a
short
time
h.
of the community "accesaory' ;
apart from the fact that this con-
ses
attracted to this city.
dition has been forced upon Jews, ago practically all of our syna. Firma
locate
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cat,' in Grand Rapids to
;rogues
were
big,
city
atfaiN, this
it is also true that the traditional
manutacturt , products that would
is
by no glance
means at
the any
case
today.
A Ire consumed locally by the furni.
passing
recent
re-
port
of the Union
of American lure manufacurers. This is why
Hebrew Congregations will cons brass foundries until at Grand
Ville(' anyone that the (kid of Rapids in order to produce brass
Jewish congregational 1ife is ex- trimmings, coat hooks, drawer
etc., for the furniture trade.
panding.
Towns of which one
rarely or never hears are included A large veneer and dry kiln es-
in the list of those which maintain tablishment was located hen , . A
Jewish congregations, and which varnish factory, as well as a wood
listen time hopes that they listen I stain company, developed in Grand
to the periodic preachments of or- Rapids. A concern established a
dained and resident rabbis. branch plant in Grand Rapids to
Still the cry goes forth that .1u_ manufacture excelsior pails, used
daism is dying in the small cont. in the shipping of furniture. It
munities. Num. is evidence of this
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sad state of affairs completely ab-
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GRAND RAPIDS, 1\11CII.
THE RADIO SHOP
9 Fountain St., N. W.
Dial 6.2734
Grand Rapids, Mich,
FOR ‘VEDDINGS, BANQUETS, PARTIES, ETC.
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8 VALLEY AVENUE, N. W.
Greenhouses 62173
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GRAND RAPIDS, MICH.
Philip J. Duffy
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Russia, the Jews of this land who the year, there is never nearly
enough space fur the two time
have gone to live
the because worshippers.
communities have dine so l
a the in mutter
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of the exigencies of making a live the l' tt.iu
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ing.
But having taken the stet), tic. If a congregation has 50 mem.
and having established hi. resi- hers, arid if its average temple at.
dence in the smaller city. town, t en d aoce i s :Ill, th e proportion is
or country district, the Jew finds far more favorable than in the
himself confronted with the alter- case of a congregation of 1,500
native of establishing temples and member, wh ose average weekly at-
Jewish institutions fur himself o r tentlance is 400. Add to this the
else permitting his Judaism to ebb
away.
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OFFICERS
WILLIAM ALDEN SMITIL
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Chairman of the fluent
Chairman Co. Cont.
GILIIERT L. DA AN E. Preh'ent
All r11 CR M. GODW IN.
ORRIN II. DA VENPORT.
V ire• Pres Men I
Cashier
EA111.3: D. A 1.11ERTSON,
HARRY J. PROCTOR,
Vire-President
A4sintant Cashier
EARL C. JOHNSON.
II. FRED ()LIMAN.
V lee.Pre4ident
PisIst•nt Cashier
TONY NOORDEWIER, Assistant Cashier
NOYES I, AVERY
JOSEPH 11 BREWER
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CHARLES W. CAREW.
WILLIAM II. GILHERT
ARTHUR M. GODWIN
CHAS. M. HEALD
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Greenhouse, W. Bridge Road—Phone 4-8625
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MEMBER OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
LAUZON • MORSE
FURNITURE
COMPANY
UNUSUAL
UPHOLSTERED
FURNITURE
GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN
"The flour the last cooks use"
FULLY GUARANTEED
Valley City
Milling Company
BLAKESLEE BROS.
BUILDERS
Millers of "ROWENA" Pancake
Flour
and
GRAND RA Pins
REALTORS
Golden & Boter
Transfer Co.
1456 Lake Drive, S. E.
Telephone 8-3726
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AND EXCAVATING
Dial 4300
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GRAND RAPIDS
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DIRECTORS
CHAS. L. KINDEL
HARRY C. LEONARD
JOHN II. MARTIN
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WILLIAM ALDEN SMITH
TOM • HOITS
A. II VAN DENBURG
WINFRED J. WALLACE
FRED A. W URTZ BURG
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lies far from the madding crowd. Moreover, those 1114 nthurship list ,
Not only is this the case in the themselves represent but a frac•
Crimea and in Palestine, but also ti oa of the available Jewry who
in the United States. It is, how- live in the cities. The proof of
ever,
nut at all on
unlikely
that as of
in this that on the two Holy Days of
the condition
the steppes
"Say It With Flower,"
New Soft Water Process
Grand Rapids, Mich.
necessary for the performance Of congregations to consolidate has
devout exercises, it is a hardship been frequently noted.
The re
for religious
their residenee l 'i'n 'Ple
a stpiiiirs t?lky'
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in tesV r i t7 ni'1111111 ,ni 1114' 4 building.
1a
turd section of the land.
But the buildings, excellent to th
the y
Nevertheless, of recent years an
appreciable number of .1cws have are
thtan
I • eg n"tireen'n 'u tti •n htlit tr ' shi
settled themselv es
and their fans of the temples at any one time.
HOLIDAY GREETINGS
Complete Family Finish at a Reasonable Price
Phone 3-0133
requirements of devotion h ave tth
t ui n s driu' y ij"'s
, 1 ,1 drwttil';er 'i t t , u m
a-tt t i 's' . n Ito
h elped to make city life desirable what is taking place meanwhile it
fur Israelites. 1Vhen MVO are the larg cities? The
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tendency for
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sent. There are many new con-
gregations today in which the
average attendance at divine Wor-
ship is shockingly small, and more
than one rabbi has unlaisomed
himself to this writer concerning
his
consequent
disappointment.
Organizers and field workers of a
number of nation-wide institutions
add their bit to the chorus of
mal prophecy. Do they riot or
ganize all sorts of chapters an,
lodges, and do not these chapter
and lodges dwindle and die?
It would be hard to deny tha
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GRAND RAPIDS
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RABBI PHILIP WATERMAN
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FLORAL Co.
mac n ry naturally cast about to
see what they could do to employ
this capital and their labor. It
was only logical that they should
conclude to manufacture a Wood
product, fUrilitUrr, unlit to utilize
the hardwood :, that were left stand-
ing, the oak, the birch, the maple,
etc. In this manner the furniture
industry became established in
1850, the first factory being known
as the Berkey & Gay Furniture
Company, which concern is still
located at Grand Rapids and is
about the largest producer of med-
ium and high grade furniture in
America
As the lumbering busi
, mess waned, the furniture huh's -
try grew until today Grand Rapids
is a city of 180,000 population, and
it is claimed that 70 per cent 14 the
working people are supported di-
racily or indirectly by this great
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In this special issue on the Occasion of the Passover festival, the pub-
lishers take particular pride in devoting a special section to unity among
the important central western communities in the state where the Jewish
citizens play an important role.
An institution which appeals to All classes
and clans, but especially to the business m a n
1010 is as careful in choosing his bank as he is
in choosing his investments. Nearly seventy
years in building the character and personality
now represented by the
I ti,i9nint.
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E. L. NORMAN
PLUMBING AND HEATING
"Prompt, Satisfactory Repairing"
1138 S. DIVISION AVENUE
305 SCRIBNER AVENUE, N. W.
Dial Office 3-0950
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Res. 3 - 8728
GRAND RAPIDS, rilICH.
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