Camden People - Dr. David E. Cooper

DR. DAVID E. COOPER was born in Russia in 1885. He came to America in 1904 by way of Ellis Island. He came to Philadelphia, and, in the words of his son Joe Cooper, "worked, saved his money, and began taking high school courses at night and during the summers in all of the academic subjects, passing the final examinations for his high school diploma. He then applied and entered the dental school of Medico Chirurgical located at Cherry Street, Philadelphia, graduated in the Class of 1916 and then became an alumnus of the University of Pennsylvania by the fact that on the year he graduated from Medico Chi, the school became the graduate school of medicine of the University of Pennsylvania."

Dr. Cooper married Sadie Goldstein of Camden NJ in 1917, the daughter of Solomon Joseph and Rose Zuckerman Goldstein. The Coopers made their home with the Goldsteins, at 1439 Broadway in Camden, and after 1920 at 1425 Broadway. After passing the Dental Board of Examination tests in both Pennsylvania and New Jersey, he began practicing dentistry in 1917. Dr. Cooper first established an office at the corner of Broadway and Walnut Street. By 1922 he had moved the practice to 1148 Broadway. He moved the office to 1150 Broadway around 1926, and to 1152 Broadway by 1931, and moved his family to 1574 Bradley Avenue in Parkside. Dr. Cooper also set up offices in Maple Shade, Blackwood, and Williamstown NJ.

By 1940 Dr. Cooper had purchased a home at 919 Broadway that had originally been built in 1840 for a relative of Supreme Court Justice Joseph Story. Dr. Cooper would practice at that address until he passed away in 1947. He was buried at Crescent Burial Park in Pennsauken NJ, later joined by his wife.

Dr. Cooper was active, with his brothers-in-law Hyman and Leopold, in Camden Lodge No. 915, Independent Order of B'nai B'rith. He served as vice-president of the Camden Chapter in 1927 and 1928.

Dr. Cooper was survived by his wife, sons Joseph & Bernard Z. Cooper, and brothers-in-law Dr. Hyman, dr. leopold, and Dr. Henry Goldstein.

"This is a photo taken shortly after my father's graduation from dental school." - Joseph Cooper

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David E. Cooper

1912

While at
University of Pennsylvania

Note the Medico Chi fraternity pin on his lapel

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Dr. David E.
&
Sadie R. Cooper

1917

Camden Courier-Post
January 4, 1928

Hotel Walt Whitman
Congregation Beth El
Meyer Sakin
Congregation Ahev Zedek
Rabbi Nachman Arnoff
Joseph A, Varbalow
Lewis Liberman
Dr. David Cooper
Dr. Leopold Z. Goldstein
Herman Odlen
Fred Siris
Hyman James
Nathan Friedenberg
Maurice Wessell
Samuel Varbalow
Benjamin Shindler
Ellis Goodman
B'nai B'rith
Camden's Jewish Community

Sadie R. Cooper
with her father
Solomon J. Goldstein

Atlantic City NJ
About 1920

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Dr. David E. Cooper

1930

"Here is a photo of my father in his office in Williamstown, NJ about 1930 with a Mr. David Weiss who owned a dry goods store for many years in Williamstown and was a veteran of WWI" - Joseph Cooper

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Photo taken about 1938-1939

919 Broadway

"Out front is a young African American individual that was employed, first by my father who trained him into keeping the office clean and educated him on the proper methods to clean and sterilize instruments using the technology of the period. The individual was John Cephas, and he lived in Camden, when in the office he wore a white jacket. He also helped out in the house where he did various chores. When John was first employed he was about 17 or 18 years of age, and was with us for about three years. John may have been drafted into the army during the first part of WWII."- Joseph Cooper

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Dr. David E.
&
Sadie R. Cooper

1939 or 1940

"Across from my father's office."
- Joseph Cooper

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Dr. David E. Cooper

1944

In Florida

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American Jewish Yearbook for 1931-1932
Jewish Publication Society of America, Philadelphia PA - 1931

MEMBERS

Camden
LIBRARY MEMBER

Dale, H., Haddon Book Bindery

ANNUAL MEMBERS

Adlen, R., 1455 Broadway
Arnoff, Rabbi Nachman, 1254 Langham Avenue
Brown, Barney B., 1222 Langham Avenue
Conston, H., 707 Broadway
cooper, dr. david e., 1314 Broadway
Cooperson, Leon, 40 North 4th Street
Feldman. J., 422 Kaighn Avenue
Feldsher, R., 800 Broadway
Fine, Florence, 520 Kaighn Avenue
Fox, P., 1122 Broadway
Fridrick, H. E., 2587 Baird Boulevard
Fuhrman, Abe, 444 Broadway
furer, jacob l., 602 Wilson Building
Goldstein, Dr. Hyman I., 1125 Broadway
Grossberg, J., 827 Broadway
Heine, Samuel, 910 Broadway
Hermann, I. H., 300 Broadway
Jaspan, H., 631 Grant Street
Kaplan, S., 804 Wilson Building
Levy, W. H., 2554 Baird Boulevard
liberman, lewis, 307 Market Street
Lichtenstein, H. S., 1450 Wildwood Avenue
Markowich. H. W., 1277 Kenwood Avenue
Markowich, S. N., 1221 Haddon Avenue
Markowitz, L. L., 808 Broadway
Marritz, Mark, 521 Cooper Street
Miller, S. N., 548 Federal Street
naden, jacob, 773 Kaighn Avenue
Natal, Benjamin, 1491 Greenwood Avenue
Newman, A., 1178 Haddon Avenue
Ostroff, William, 1196 Haddon Avenue
Palitz, Sarah L., 514 Federal Street
Polivnick. Miss C., 1449 Ormond Avenue
Rose, Leon H., 511 Income Insurance Building (300 Broadway)
Rosenfeld, R. H., 3046 Federal Street
Udell, W., 504 Kaighn Avenue
Visor, David L., 23 broadway
weitzman, israel, 1456 Haddon Avenue
Yuschinsky, Miss Dora E., 520 Liberty Street
zinman, philip, 548 Federal Street

Camden Courier-Post - January 9, 1928

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