Searching for information on Maccabees Lodge in Hudson County, NJ

[Steven Koch kochfamilyhistory@gmail.com]

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I am trying to find more information about Maccabees Lodge. My great
grandmother Smilanski-Robinski who lived in Jersey City and Bayonne,
NJ belonged to Maccabees Lodge (mentioned in obituary) and all my
research indicates that this was a Jewish organization, yet my family
(at least after that point) was Catholic. My DNA does show European
Jewish ancestry, so I am trying to peruse this line of ancestry.

I look forward to any information on the Maccabees Lodge in Hudson
county between 1890-1940.

Thanks,
Steve Koch
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[Allan Jordan aejordan@aol.com]

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Steven Koch wrote:

"I am trying to find more information about Maccabees Lodge...

"I look forward to any information on the Maccabees Lodge in Hudson
county between 1890-1940."

You might want to try the Jersey Room at the Jersey City Public Library. They
have a good collection of local resources and they also have (had) a card file
which was a partial index of the local newspapers.

I have not been there myself in years so I am not sure of the exact current
resources nor if they will do anything for you remotely or if you have to go
there. But it is well worth contacting them.

Allan Jordan