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Arson! The Paechter family store is targeted
  • Sep 20, 2020

In 1898, Paechter’s Kaufhaus in Tiegenhof came under repeated anti-Semitic arson attacks.  

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Sidney Kessler and American Spirits
  • Aug 13, 2017

Walter Ruby's boss in the liquor business became an influential figure in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands

from Ruby Family History Project

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Wild goose chase—an accident in Jersey City
  • Aug 13, 2017

A newspaper clipping placed Walter Ruby on the scene of an automobile wreck in Hudson County, N.J. Not every lead pans out.

from Ruby Family History Project

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