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Israel Meltzer 1898 - 1985

Israel Meltzer of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA was born on September 26, 1898, and died at age 86 years old in May 1985.
Israel Meltzer
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA 19131
September 26, 1898
May 1985
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Israel Meltzer's History: 1898 - 1985

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    1898

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    September 26, 1898
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  • 05/dd
    1985

    Death

    May 1985
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    Israel Meltzer lived 9 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 86.
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In 1898, in the year that Israel Meltzer was born, on February 15th, the USS Maine exploded and sank in Havana harbor. The reason for the explosion has never been found, but it killed 266 men. "Remember the Maine" became a rallying cry and precipitated the United States' declaration of war on Spain two months later - the beginning of the Spanish-American War. On December 10th, the war ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris. The Treaty gave the U.S. Puerto Rico, the Philippines, Guam - for $20 million - and, temporarily, Cuba.
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In 1904, he was only 6 years old when the "Teddy's Bear" was first produced. After seeing a political cartoon of President Teddy Roosevelt refusing to kill a clubbed and tied up bear, Jewish Russian immigrant Morris Michtom - who owned a candy shop and sold stuffed animals that he and his wife made at night at the store - made a "Teddy's Bear" and put it in his shop's window. The stuffed bears were an immediate success and Michtom and his wife went on to found the Ideal Novelty and Toy Co.
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