Nathan Barnert | |
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 Barnert pictured as mayor of Paterson, circa 1880s | |
| Mayor of Paterson, New Jersey | |
| In office 1883–1886 | |
| Preceded by | David S. Gillmor |
| Succeeded by | Charles D. Beckwith |
| In office 1889–1890 | |
| Preceded by | Charles D. Beckwith |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Beveridge |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 20, 1838 Posen, Prussia (modern Poznań, Poland) |
| Died | December 23, 1927 (aged 89) Paterson, New Jersey |
| Spouse | Miriam Barnert |
| Profession | Politician, silk manufacturer |
Nathan Barnert (September 20, 1838 – December 23, 1927) was an American businessman and politician. He was twice elected as the Mayor of Paterson, New Jersey, first on April 9, 1883.[1][2] He was the original founder of the Miriam Barnert Hebrew Free School, the Daughters Of Miriam Home For The Aged And Orphans, the Barnert Memorial Hospital and the Barnert Memorial Temple.[2][3]
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A successful silk manufacturer Nathan Barnert was elected Mayor of Paterson [on] April 9, 1883, and served with distinction. Barnert a noted philanthropist and humanitarian was the original founder of the Miriam Barnert Hebrew Free School the Barnert Memorial Hospital and the Barnert Memorial Temple. In addition, he founded the Daughters Of Miriam Home For The Aged And Orphans in 1921 in a building at 469 River Street, Paterson, New Jersey. In 1921, Nathan Barnert, a prominent Jewish citizen and Mayor of Paterson, purchased the property known as Ashley Homestead on River Street and started this organization, which was named after his late wife Miriam. They moved to 155 Hazel Street, Clifton, New Jersey in 1927. The orphanage was phased out around in 1948. It still operates its Home for the Aged at the Clifton Address.
- ^ Cipora O. Schwartz. An American Jewish odyssey: American religious freedoms and the Nathan Barnert Memorial Temple. KTAV Publishing House. The Miriam Barnert Memorial Hebrew Free School was dedicated on September 27, 1904. The school offered instruction in biblical and post-biblical history, ...