Remembering Newark’s Greeks

Recently Greek descendants have inquired about their Greek ancestors buried in Sections 1000 and 1400 at Woodland Cemetery and have organized workdays to clean up these areas starting with Section 1400. While unconfirmed these two sections appear to have been chosen by the parishes of St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church and St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church. Both parishes are from an earlier time in Newark. This book which tells a great visual story of Greeks in Newark is available on loan from West Orange NJ Library. The author Angelique Lampros has family buried in WC. Below are pictures highlighting the book which also contains many, many more individual portrait and family pictures.

Historic sepia photograph of children in white sailor-style outfits standing on a sidewalk
Cover of Remembering Newark's Greeks: An American Odyssey by Angelique Lampros, with an introduction by John T. Cunningham
Historic black-and-white photograph of a crowd lined up outside the Victory Clothes Shop, beneath a dentist's sign
Book cover showing people outside the Newark Theatre, a man holding a newspaper beside a basket
Book page with a 1922 black-and-white view looking west along Market Street, with Bamberger's and the Newark Theatre sign visible
Historic black-and-white photograph of diners along a long lunch counter, with two uniformed waitresses standing at left

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