June 7, 2015: Blackboards from 1917

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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

The Pilgrims went to Amsterdam to break with the Church of England, but after ten years they worried their children were becoming too Dutch, so they went back to England with the intention of sailing to New York. <snip>

NOTE: No wheel caps were stolen during this google-cize…

My original thought related to a “Jewish presence” in Emerson High School in 1917,
so I looked for locations and histories of synagogues in Oklahoma City

Emanuel Synagogue located at Reno and Dewey streets
was “…at the center of the city’s Jewish community…” in 1917




Temple B’Nai Isreal membership was located at 50 N Broadway Circle was
“by 1925 … over 160 families…overcrowded”



Both synagogues were within 15 minutes walking time of Emerson High School.


[Google Map search for Emerson High School points to Emerson Middle School]

Coincidences ??? Sure, but not impossible