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Selected correspondence between Bill Frank and Jewish Federation of Delaware

William Penn “Bill” Frank was born on October 16, 1905 in Brooklyn, New York. Following the death of his father, his mother remarried and the family moved to Wilmington, Delaware in 1911. He adopted the middle name “Penn” to cement his identity as a…

William Feinberg (1900-1989) was a Wilmington based businessman and WWI navy veteran. He inherited the H. Feinberg Furniture Co. from his father and, in 1965 made what would come to be known as the “Market Street Decision”, in which her chose to…

William “Bill” Penn Frank (1905-1989) was a newspaper columnist, radio commentator, and helped found the Jewish Historical Society of Delaware. He spent much of his career at the Wilmington News Journal and radio station WILM. In this interview…

Newspaper clipping probably from Wilmington, DE, newspaper

Treasurer's Report for the Jewish Historical Society of Delaware (JHSD) Annual Meeting, April 3, 2022

Virtual tour of the Delaware Center for Jewish History at the Coxe House presented at the Jewish Historical Society of Delaware Annual Meeting, April 3, 2022.

In part one of this interview, Toby Wiener discusses emigrating to the United States from Poland and her work at the YMHA/JCC in the 1960’s and 70’s. In part two, she continues to discuss events held by the JCC in the 70’s and early 80’s, including…