William J. Gottlieb was more than a public voice for motorists. He was also a Mason and civic leader who helped shape debates over tolls, traffic, safety, and fairness in New York during the rise of the automobile age.

Rabbi Ovadiah, or Abraham, Dubin lived a remarkable life as a congregational rabbi, wartime chaplain, educator, and communal leader. This article explores the meaning of the name Ovadiah, why it suited his character, his connection to Service Lodge No. 1009, and how his teaching voice still endures through podcast recordings on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.

The charter of Service Lodge No. 1009 marks the beginning of a lodge defined by fellowship, ritual, charity, and service. This directory honors the charter members and notable brethren whose leadership and dedication helped shape the lodge’s history in Queens Freemasonry.

Service Lodge No. 1009 played an important role in the history of Queens Freemasonry. Known for charity, ritual work, fellowship, and community involvement, the lodge helped shape Masonic life in Flushing and the First Queens Masonic District.

A practical guide to the terms used when one Masonic lodge becomes part of another, including merger, consolidation, dormancy, dissolution, charter surrender, records, buildings, and ceremonies in Queens Masonic history.

Chartered in 1919 in Elmhurst, Queens, Geba Lodge No. 945 emerged during a formative period in New York civic life. This directory preserves the names of its charter members and notable members, highlighting the lodge’s place in the broader history of Masonry in New York.

Chartered in Elmhurst in 1919, Geba Lodge No. 954 was more than a Masonic hall. It was a meeting place for immigrant ambition, civic ritual, neighborhood charity, and an unlikely brotherhood that included David Wechsler, Dudley D. Shoenfeld, Bernard Berkley, and Don Rickles.

Chartered in Manhattan in 1856, City Lodge No. 408 became part of the long civic and fraternal history of New York. This directory page preserves the names of its charter members and notable members, honoring a lodge whose legacy endured through generations of change.

Founded in Manhattan in 1856, City Lodge No. 408 endured war, grief, charity, and migration before becoming Service City Lodge No. 1009 in Queens.

A directory honoring the charter members and notable members of Mizpah Lodge No. 738 and their lasting impact on the history of the Lodge and Elmhurst, Queens.