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Herman Polkowitz 1904 - 1983

Herman Polkowitz of Elizabeth, Union County, NJ was born on February 11, 1904, and died at age 79 years old in May 1983.
Herman Polkowitz
Elizabeth, Union County, NJ 07202
February 11, 1904
May 1983
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Herman Polkowitz's History: 1904 - 1983

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  • 02/11
    1904

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    February 11, 1904
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  • 05/dd
    1983

    Death

    May 1983
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    Herman Polkowitz lived 6 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 79.
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In 1904, in the year that Herman Polkowitz was born, 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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In 1910, at the age of just 6 years old, Herman was alive when Angel Island, which is in San Francisco Bay, became the immigration center for Asians entering U.S. It was often referred to as "The Ellis Island of the West". Due to restrictive laws against Chinese immigration, many immigrants spent years on the island.
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