Knesseth Israel Shul in Trenton?
An Early Millner/Vine Connection We all know there is more than one Millner/Vine connection in Trenton. Louis Vine married Sarah Millner about 1902. Frank Millner married Rose Leah Vine in 1911. But it also appears that in 1908 there was a joint Millner-Vine effort to start a new synagogue. I was searching Ancestry.com with no specific goal other than perhaps finding something interesting about our great-grandfather Samuel Millner and his life in Trenton. There were year after year listings in Trenton’s City Directory, which provided a history of who lived with whom, and when and where they moved. And then there was a reference to an article in the September 19, 1908 issue of The Times of Trenton. A small article, but right there on the front page. It was fascinating: WILL ERECT NEW SYNAGOGUE HERE "The Keneseth Israel has filed articles of incorporation at the office of County Clerk. The organization will establish a co...