Brother Bernard Berkley: The Mason Who Brought Magic to Queens
In the 1950s, Brother Bernard Berkley of Geba Lodge helped turn Queens Boulevard into a little kingdom of joy. As co-owner of Fairyland Amusement Park, he welcomed local families—and even busloads of orphaned children—into a world of rides, laughter, and Masonic-inspired charity beneath what is now Queens Center Mall.
Brother Dudley D. Schoenfeld: Navy Veteran, Forensic Pioneer, and Charter Builder of Queens Freemasonry
Dudley D. Schoenfeld, a Queens Freemason and Mount Sinai psychiatrist, became a pioneer of criminal profiling with his remarkably accurate psychological study of the Lindbergh kidnapper. This article traces his journey from Navy service and lodge room to the forefront of forensic science.