When my great grandfather died in 1915, the Morning Call obituary said, Morris Molivionsky, the retired Jewish butcher at No. 639 Grant street, died on Sunday. Although they weren't too concerned about the correct spelling of his name, the fact that he was Jewish was apparently noteworthy then.
At that time the Jewish community was centered in the Ward, mostly on 2nd and Grant Streets. There were kosher butchers and two synagogues on 2nd Street.
One of Morris's sons, my grandfather Aaron, moved west across the Jordan Creek, to Jordan and Chew Streets. He operated a butchering business there behind his house, on Jute Street.
By the time my father and his brother opened Allentown Packing on Union Street, other extended family also operated Feder Meats on Front Street, and Becker Meats on Tilghman Street.
grand opening ad from December 2, 1949
Interesting that your father saw no need to put the establishment's address or phone number on the advertisement. If I were a potential client, would I know where to find the place?
ReplyDeleteAnd a curious question - I gather your family's businesses were not kosher. Did you keep kosher at home?
Thanks for your interesting posts.
Mark@7:01, the archive search number in lower left corner is covering the address. It read Front&union Sts.
ReplyDeleteneither the business or household was kosher
ironically the only kosher line in Lehigh Valley was at A&B...it was a matter of scale.
Thanks!
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