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In this interview, Frank Chaiken talks about his father’s store, Bob’s Men’s Shop, as well as his early life, the JCC, and his time at Wilmington High School.

Died May 5, 1996, age 82
Born NYC, moved to Hartly, Delaware, with family early 1920s
Involved in farming, established Sydel’s Egg Farm after purchasing his father’s farm

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

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…

Audio narration of the groundbreaking event for the Jewish Community Center.