{"id":4275,"date":"2020-03-04T22:27:10","date_gmt":"2020-03-04T22:27:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.teanecktoday.com\/blog\/?page_id=4275"},"modified":"2020-03-04T22:30:38","modified_gmt":"2020-03-04T22:30:38","slug":"dr-barnet-s-bookstaver","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.teanecktoday.com\/blog\/teaneck-history\/dr-barnet-s-bookstaver\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Barnet S. Bookstaver"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In 1933, Dr. Barnet S. Bookstaver became President of the Teaneck Board of Health.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.teanecktoday.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/1934-12_Bookstaver-Clipping.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4278 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.teanecktoday.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/1934-12_Bookstaver-Clipping-145x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"145\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.teanecktoday.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/1934-12_Bookstaver-Clipping-145x300.jpg 145w, https:\/\/www.teanecktoday.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/1934-12_Bookstaver-Clipping.jpg 233w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 145px) 100vw, 145px\" \/><\/a>For 19 years, he took a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.teanecktoday.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Bookstaver-1-salary-check.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-1\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\">salary of $1 per year<\/a> (turning down the $1,800 salary offered), which paid for child hygiene stations at the Town House, Longfellow and Emerson schools, instead.<\/p>\n<p>He served our school system as a full-time medical doctor, the police and fire department surgeon, and the head of our Health Department.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Bookstaver settled in Teaneck in 1928 with his wife Anna and four children (after retiring from working as an OB\/GYN in NYC, working for Hebrew Convalescent Home of NYC, the physician in charge of the American Red Cross Hospital of NYC and other efforts).<\/p>\n<h2>Quick work against epidemics<\/h2>\n<p>Dr. Bookstaver immediately created a reporting system for illnesses, as well as quarantine measures to be put in place to monitor outbreaks of diseases.<\/p>\n<p>He instituted tuberculosis patch tests and insisted that all children in the schools be inoculated against diphtheria and whooping cough.\u00a0 He also said all students should be vaccinated against smallpox.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.teanecktoday.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Bookstaver_Influenza-epidemic.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-2\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4276\" src=\"https:\/\/www.teanecktoday.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Bookstaver_Influenza-epidemic-300x201.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"201\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.teanecktoday.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Bookstaver_Influenza-epidemic-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.teanecktoday.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Bookstaver_Influenza-epidemic-768x515.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.teanecktoday.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Bookstaver_Influenza-epidemic.jpg 837w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The effects were apparent quickly.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.teanecktoday.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/1939-Report-on-Diseases.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-3\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4296\" src=\"https:\/\/www.teanecktoday.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/1939-Report-on-Diseases-300x40.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"40\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.teanecktoday.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/1939-Report-on-Diseases-300x40.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.teanecktoday.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/1939-Report-on-Diseases-1024x135.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.teanecktoday.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/1939-Report-on-Diseases-768x101.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.teanecktoday.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/1939-Report-on-Diseases.jpg 1161w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>From 1941 to 1942, the number of contagious disease incidents in Teaneck dropped from 1,143 to 561.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.teanecktoday.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Diseases-decreased-considerably.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-4\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4295\" src=\"https:\/\/www.teanecktoday.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Diseases-decreased-considerably-300x48.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"48\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.teanecktoday.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Diseases-decreased-considerably-300x48.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.teanecktoday.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Diseases-decreased-considerably-1024x165.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.teanecktoday.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Diseases-decreased-considerably-768x124.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.teanecktoday.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Diseases-decreased-considerably.jpg 1159w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>He tackled issues regarding air quality (ragweed), building inspections, food sanitation and smoking on public busing.\u00a0 He created free eye clinics and offered examinations for children.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.teanecktoday.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Bookstaver-accomplishments.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-5\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4279\" src=\"https:\/\/www.teanecktoday.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Bookstaver-accomplishments-300x80.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"80\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.teanecktoday.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Bookstaver-accomplishments-300x80.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.teanecktoday.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Bookstaver-accomplishments-768x205.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.teanecktoday.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Bookstaver-accomplishments.jpg 858w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Other Teaneck Connections<\/h2>\n<p>In Joy Appelbaum&#8217;s book, History of the Jews of Teaneck (<a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.bccls.org\/polaris\/search\/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.7&amp;pos=1&amp;cn=90677\">available at the Teaneck Library<\/a>), she describes Dr. Bookstaver as &#8220;one of 17 children from a poor, Jewish immigrant family&#8221; and &#8220;although his medical practice was very extensive and substantial, he managed to devote a considerable portion of his time to civic, religious and social endeavors&#8221;.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Captain of Teaneck Volunteer Ambulance Corp (<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.teanecklibrary.org\/parks\/bookstaver\/index.html\">TVAC<\/a>) and <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.teanecklibrary.org\/parks\/bookstaver\/index.html\">donated<\/a> first ambulance<\/li>\n<li>Helped organize Our Savior Lutheran Church<\/li>\n<li>Charter member of Bergen County Reform Temple (renamed Temple Emeth)<\/li>\n<li>Started Teaneck&#8217;s first Jewish Congregation, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.teanecktoday.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Jewish-Center-Incorporation.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-6\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\">Teaneck Jewish Center<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.teanecktoday.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Bookstaver-Jewish-Center-President.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-7\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\">serving as president for six year<\/a>s, its first candy-man, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.teanecktoday.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Bookstaver-Jewish-Center-Rabbi.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-8\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\">finding the first Rabbi<\/a>, and donating the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.teanecktoday.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Bookstaver-Torah-Donation.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-9\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\">Torah<\/a> \/ cemetary plots.\u00a0 He also helped organize Teaneck&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.teanecklibrary.org\/Religious\/index.html\">very first Jewish services<\/a> in the home of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.teanecktoday.com\/blog\/teaneck-history\/israel-doskow\/\">Israel Doskow<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Supplied funds for a second mortgage for Teaneck&#8217;s American Legion Post #128 Headqarters)<\/li>\n<li>Campaign Chair of War Bonds drive<\/li>\n<li>Trustee of North Jersey College and Director of the School of Public Health<\/li>\n<li>Helped form the Teaneck Schweiger-Dobrow JWV Post<\/li>\n<li>Honorary Life Member of Teaneck PBA<\/li>\n<li>Worked with Boy Scouts, Teaneck Rotary and Teaneck Friend&#8217;s of the Legion and Bergen County Elks<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Encouraged others to move to Teaneck<\/h2>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;I do indeed recall the warm relationship between my father and Dr. Bookstaver and I have a dimmer recollection that Dr. Bookstaver&#8217;s enthusiasm about Teaneck led a good many of his friends and acquaintances to settle there&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Paul A. Volcker, Jr.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>One of those he encouraged to move to Teaneck was the first Jewish Pricipal of the Teaneck School system, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.teanecktoday.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Syndney-Bookstaber-Lowell.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-10\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\">Sydney Bookstaber (Lowell School)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.teanecktoday.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Syndney-Bookstaber-Lowell.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-11\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4288\" src=\"https:\/\/www.teanecktoday.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Syndney-Bookstaber-Lowell-300x157.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"157\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.teanecktoday.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Syndney-Bookstaber-Lowell-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.teanecktoday.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Syndney-Bookstaber-Lowell-768x403.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.teanecktoday.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Syndney-Bookstaber-Lowell.jpg 799w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In his <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.teanecklibrary.org\/OralHistory\/costa.html\">oral history<\/a>, Mayor Costa speaks about the efforts of Dr. Bookstaver.<\/p>\n<h2>Died helping residents<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.teanecktoday.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Bookstaver-Passing.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-12\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4282 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.teanecktoday.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Bookstaver-Passing-86x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"86\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>Dr. Bookstaver <a href=\"https:\/\/www.teanecktoday.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Bookstaver-Torah-Donation.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-13\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\">died<\/a> suddenly in 1951, while assisting in extinguishing the fire at St. Anastasia&#8217;s Wooden school building on the same day that his son, Dr. Paul Bookstaver was performing his first major operation at Holy Name Hospital, where his father passed away.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.teanecktoday.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Resolution-5293-Dr-Barnet-Bookstaver.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-14\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4293\" src=\"https:\/\/www.teanecktoday.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Resolution-5293-Dr-Barnet-Bookstaver-300x121.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"121\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.teanecktoday.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Resolution-5293-Dr-Barnet-Bookstaver-300x121.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.teanecktoday.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Resolution-5293-Dr-Barnet-Bookstaver-1024x414.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.teanecktoday.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Resolution-5293-Dr-Barnet-Bookstaver-768x311.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.teanecktoday.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Resolution-5293-Dr-Barnet-Bookstaver.jpg 1266w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Remembered<\/h2>\n<p>In 1976, Joy Appelbaumsubmitted a letter to the Township Council requesting that a park in Teaneck be named in Dr. Bookstaver&#8217;s memory.\u00a0 She was joined by Police Chief Robert P. Fizpatrick, members of the Board of Education, the Director of the Teaneck Public Library, President of the Chamber of Commerce and numerous other residents.\u00a0 After review by the PPRAB, in August of that year, Council unanimously voted to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.teanecktoday.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Bookstaver-Park.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-15\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\">rename Station park<\/a> in memory of Dr. Barnet S. Bookstaver.\u00a0 It stands opposite of the TVAC he helped found.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.teanecktoday.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/1936-06-02_Bookstaver-Resolution.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-16\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4277\" src=\"https:\/\/www.teanecktoday.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/1936-06-02_Bookstaver-Resolution-226x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"226\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.teanecktoday.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/1936-06-02_Bookstaver-Resolution-226x300.jpg 226w, https:\/\/www.teanecktoday.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/1936-06-02_Bookstaver-Resolution.jpg 490w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 226px) 100vw, 226px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In 1933, Dr. Barnet S. Bookstaver became President of the Teaneck Board of Health. 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