Jewish Historical Society of Delaware
Collecting, preserving and telling the history and stories of Delaware's Jewish community since 1974.
In a 1944 letter to “Dear Mollye” Sklut, Jake Coonin wrote:
we must remember those names in something more than a bronze plaque in the foyer. Those names must represent an ideal, to be held forward to the future, as something substantial.
Let’s leave it at that — my words are too inadequate for my emotions…
Read Jake Coonin’s letter.
As we celebrate Memorial Day, I hope you will remember those names that represent the ideal that Jake Coonin was talking about.
Delaware First Media requested an interview with the Jewish Historical Society of Delaware to recognize Jewish American Heritage Month in May 2012. I was delighted to have the help, support and knowledge of Barbara and Charles Keil. We decided to tell the Delaware audiences about one of our favorite collections at the JHSD, the Dear Mollye letters.