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Alvin I. Handloff died on Friday, July 30, 2004 at the age of 91.
Alvin lived most of his life in Newark and Wilmington, DE and was a graduate of the University of Delaware and George Washington Law School. He served as an officer in the Navy…

Artist, ballroom dancer, partner in Newark Department Store, on National board of girl scouts, co-chair of Newark’s Twin Towns

Martin Briefman, a grocer and merchant in Wilmington for many years, died Dec. 20, 1984, at the age of 89.
Mr. Briefman, formerly of 200 W. Second St. and of Miami, served in the Navy prior to World War I. During the 1920s and early 1930s, he was a…

Drs. David and Edith Platt were physicians based in the Wilmington area. They established a private practice catering to working class people together after their marriage and completion of medical school. They remained with the practice for nearly…

Evie Goldberg discusses her father, Joe Greene, who was a photographer, councilman, magistrate, and the first Jewish state senator of Delaware.

Martin “Peeny” Berger was born June 1, 1920 to a family of 13 children, 9 boys and 4 girls. He served in World War II, along with three of his brothers, and was wounded. In this interview, Mr. Berger primarily discusses his early life and family.

George Shtofman (1907-2005) was a newspaper reporter for the Wilmington Journal Every-Evening (now the News Journal), where he covered sports and politics. In this interview he discusses his career at the paper and his time as secretary to Wilmington…

newspaper article

Died October 29, 1989, age 74
Graduated from Wilmington High School
WWII Army veteran
Comptroller at Allied Kid Co., retired 1977
1977 enrolled at UD, earned bachelors and master’s in Art History
Won a 1984 essay competition by Sister Cities of…