Mair Auerbach
Mair Auerbach — c. 1930
MAIR AUERBACH was born Meyer Auerbach around 1901 to Charles H. and Sarah Auerbach. The Auerbach family was one of the first Jewish families to settle and go into business on Kaighn Avenue. The Charles Auerbach family lived, by 1910, at 283 Walnut Street in Camden. They had moved to 428 Carteret Street by January of 1920. His father worked as a laborer for Camden County, and later as a janitor at the Camden county courthouse. Maier Auerbach was the only son; he had eight sisters.
Mair Auerbach attended Camden’s public schools. His early education was at the Liberty School. He was a 1920 graduate of Camden High School, where his nickname was “Squirt.” He followed the Academic course, and participated in class baseball. He had, while in high school, adopted the spelling Maior. He later shortened the spelling to Mair, which was the name under which he graduated from the South Jersey Law School. In his high school yearbook, where his picture was not included, it was written:
Time was, when this lad was imbued with a burning passion to be a real Latin scholar. The first perceptible move in this direction was noticed when Meyer became ‘Maior’.
By the time of the 1930 census, he was finishing law school, a member of the 1930 class of the South Jersey Law School. He was associated with the Travelers Insurance Company, and worked for Jacob L. Furer after graduation. In October of 1931 he established a law office in the S.S. Kresge building at 23 Broadway. This building was gutted by fire on February 19, 1946.
By 1947 Mair Auerbach was living with his sister Yetta in a second floor apartment at 1530 Bradley Avenue in the Parkside section of Camden. The City directory lists his occupation as lawyer.
Mair Auerbach was married to Ruth Pincus and adopted her two children, Marcia and Linda. He also introduced youngest sister Flora to her future husband, East Camden merchant Tanfield Kotlikoff, who with his brothers Harold and Albert (Mitch) operated the famous Kotlikoff’s store on Federal Street at 25th Street for many years.
South Jersey Law School Yearbook
1930
MAIR AUERBACH
428 Carteret Street
Camden, N. J.
Associated with the Travelers Insurance Company
Registered with Jacob L. Furer, Camden, N. J.
Mair overflows with energy as behooves future presidents of Insurance Companies. He is one of the few who can cite cases by name, book and page. His side-bar conferences with the professors are no doubt instructive to them.
Mair H. Auerbach
Camden Courier-Post —
Mair H. Auerbach announces the removal of his law offices to 23 Broadway, Camden Suite 205 Camden 7669-W
Auerbach Condemns “Fake Story”
Camden Courier-Post —
Auerbach Condemns “Fake Story”
To the Editor:
Sir—Now that the primary election is over, I believe it both fitting and proper that we should congratulate the winners.
During the campaign, a paper called “New Deal Republican” was issued by the Woodruff-Vega faction, in which certain personal statements regarding the record of Mrs. Florence Baker were quoted and attributed to me and in which my name was prominently mentioned. Despite the fact that I applied myself well and vigorously on behalf of this faction, I wish to inform my friends that the statements therein stated were not printed, published or declared with my knowledge or consent.
I did not know the existence of such paper until it was already published and on the street and I wish it clearly understood that I believe it an outrageous attempt on the part of the publicity agents of our faction to embarrass me and otherwise discredit me among the people of Camden, who I know hold me in high regard. Next to being a loyal American, I have always held the interest of the people to be of greater importance than any particular political party and any attempt to stir up, directly, indirectly or by inference, any racial or religious bigotry would be contrary to my principles.
A copy of this letter is being mailed to Mrs. Baker with my congratulations and good wishes for her future success in the party.
MAIR H. AUERBACH.
So. Jersey College Has Many in Forces
Camden Courier-Post —
SO. JERSEY COLLEGE HAS MANY IN FORCES
15 Percent of Graduates Serving U. S.; Many Hold Commissions
More than 15 percent of the graduates of the College of South Jersey are serving in some branch of Uncle Sam’s military forces, it was announced today by Dr. Charles A. Maurer, dean of the college. They are serving in the Army, Navy, Marines and the Royal Canadian Air Force. A large number of the graduates hold commissions ranging from Navy ensigns and Army second lieutenants to Naval lieutenants senior grade and Army majors.
Graduates of the college and the South Jersey Law school, who are in the Army Air Corps are Mair Auerbach, Earle Benton, Thomas F. Connery, Joseph Kilderbrand, David MacGhee and Robert W. Lowden.
Serving in Army
Serving in the Army are Philip W. Cooper, Joshua V. Davidow, William G. Freeman, Nelson G. French, Joseph Frost, Jack H. Fuhrman, John R. Hall, William B. Knight, W. Warren Luckenbill, Joseph Moss, Robert W. Norris, Ralph Obus, William Peel, John F. Rodgers, C. Zachary Seltzer and Robert T. White.
Graduates in the Navy are John J. Crean, Angelo De Persia, Samuel T. French, Jr., Thomas B. Hazelton, Robert Hollingsworth, John H. Mohrfield, Bernard W. Nicel, Frederick A. Smith and Fred Thatcher.
Undergraduates serving in the Army are John Borden, William Boyd, Dominic De Persia, Elmer Highley, Frank Houser, William Johnston, Samuel Massimiano, James Matthews and Robert Runge. Those in the Navy are John Winton, Clyde Creato, William T. Hiering, John Heckers and Robert F. Miller.
In Canadian Force
Those with the Royal Canadian Air Force are Leo Burnett, Robert Cundy, Charles Adamson, John Broomall, Ralph Corriden, Clark Fountain, Ben Hollick, Alfred Pierce, William Sippel and Richard Truette. Vincent J. Manno is now at an Army officers training school.