In Jewishgen.org, I found that Uncle Si (Shlioma Melamed) was born on 8 Aug 1895 (10 Elul), in Panevezys, to Izrel Nooekh ben Shlioma Melamed, and Rivka bat Sender Shneider. There is a note that there is a problem with the Hebrew date. There is a note that the family is from Panevezys. It is Record # M92, Microfilm Item # 2287691 / 1; and Archive / Fond # LVIA / 1226 / 1/ 2041.

- Mark Melmed, May 2013

In the 1921 Philly City Directory, Uncle Si was listed as both a printer for Liberty Press at 1703 N. 7th Street, and an insurance agent at 428 Moore St.

-- Mark Melmed, October, 2016

In the Evening Public Ledger - Philadelphia, Thursday, September 29, 1921, Page 5 (Found via FultonHistory.com):

LAWYERS AID Y.M.H.A. DRIVE

Twenty five Will Make Speeches for Building Fund

Twenty-eight lawyers will be "four-minute" men in the campaign starting October 25 to raise $750,000 for a new building for the Yeung Men's and Yeung Women's Hebrew Associations.

Miss Tillle Thompson, a young woman lawyer, will be one of the speakers. Addresses will be made at every gathering of Jewish people here until the end of the drive, on November 5.

Joseph L. Kun, chairman of the Speakers' Committee, announced the following list of speakers: Nathan Autesen, Abraham UBerkpwotz, Arnold M. Blumberg, David Borin, Frank S. Dreeben, Henry W. Braude, David N. Feldman, Leapold C. Glass, Benjamln M. Golder, Nathaniel I. S. Godman, Louis E. Levinthal, Edward Davis, William M. Lewis. Harrv S. Platowsky, Jerome J. Rothschild, Benjamin L. Rublnsohn, Samuel G. Schwartz, William H. Smolleck, Maurlce J. Speiser, Philip Sterling, Herbert P. Sundheim, Charles J. Weiss, Joseph Herbach, Frank J. Rubinstein, Abe Llpschultz, Simon Melmed and Miss Tillle Thompson.

-- Mark Melmed, March, 2021

In the Philadelphia Inquirer, Sunday Morning, December 11, 1921, Page 15 (Found via FultonHistory.com):

"HEBREWS TO HOLD BALL

"South Phila. Association Also Elect Nathan D. Antonson President

"Members of the South Philadelphia Hebrew Association [SPHA's] are making elaborate plans for their annual ball which will be held at Mercantile Hall on December 26. The entire building has been engaged for the occasion.

" On last Sunday the association held its annual election and the following officers were elected: ... Simon Melmed, vice president; Herman C, Passon, second vice president ... Mr. Antenson was in charge of the South Philadelphia district during the recent campaign of the Central Y.M.H.A. of a $75,000 quota assigned to the young people of the city."

Found in the Friday, November 4, 1949 (that was Becky's fifth birthday) edition of The National Jewish Post

Glad Didn't Buy Post For School; Hits Council

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• Editor, National Jewish Post:

The American Council for Anti- Zionism should dissolve, yet you impartially want to keep it alive.

Every year as we celebrate the birth ol the Jewish State, Kaddish should be said for the Council . . .

It is a good thing that we didn’t enter our school subscription. We wouldn’t want our children, who are so proud of the Jewish State, to be told of the false dual loyalship propaganda. They are good Americans, and will remain so. We shall stand by the publication that we now have.

I don’t mind telling you that I have enjoyed the Post for the past many years.

The thought alone of having that column makes me shudder.

Simon Melmed
Burlington, N. J.
P. S. Don't try to commit suicide

-- Mark Melmed, March, 2021

Found in the Philadelphia Inquirer, Sunday Morning, September 7, 1952 (Found via FultonHistory.com):

"Lodge to Equip Palsy Aid Clinic

"The Stephen S. Wise Lodge, Brith Sholom, will present a check Tuesday night to the Cerebral Palsy Fund to equip the psychology clinic of the Chestnut Hill Project, a cerebral palsy clinical research center at 8811 Germantown Ave.

"The presentation will be made by Louis Mackler, incoming president of the lodge to Dr. Charlotte E. Grave, coordinating director of the project, during an installation dinner at Kugler's at 7 PM.

"The presentation will climax a six-month fund-raising campaign by the lodge, which pledged to provide testing and treatment equipment for the Chestnut Hill clinic.

" Other officers to be installed are Simon Melmed, vice president; ..."

-- Mark Melmed, June 2917

• Residence: Panevezys, Lithuania - 1895
• Immigration: 1900
• Census: 1900 - Philadelphia, PA, USA
• Census: 1910 - Philadelphia, PA, USA
• Census: 1930 - Burlington, NJ, USA
• Residence: 312 York Street, Burlington, NJ, USA - 1930
  • Updated from MyHeritage Family Trees via wife Cecelia Devorah Melmed (born Freifelder) by SmartCopy: Jul 18 2015, 23:42:06 UTC
• Residence: Panevezys, Lithuania - 1895
• Immigration: 1900
• Census: 1900 - Philadelphia, PA, USA
• Census: 1910 - Philadelphia, PA, USA
• Census: 1930 - Burlington, NJ, USA
• Residence: 312 York Street, Burlington, NJ, USA - 1930
  • Updated from MyHeritage Family Trees via son Charles Freifelder Melmed by SmartCopy: Jul 19 2015, 21:18:00 UTC
• Immigration: 1898
• Residence: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19131, USA
• Census: 1910 - Philadelphia Ward 1, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
• Census: 1920 - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
  • Reference: MyHeritage Family Trees - SmartCopy: Nov 11 2018, 13:51:45 UTC
• Residence: Philadelphia Ward 1, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States - 1910
  • Reference: MyHeritage Family Trees - SmartCopy: Nov 11 2018, 13:52:51 UTC
• Census: 1900 - Philadelphia, PA, USA
• Census: 1910 - Philadelphia Ward 1, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
• Census: 1930 - Burlington, NJ, USA
  • Reference: MyHeritage Family Trees - SmartCopy: Nov 11 2018, 13:53:47 UTC
• Residence: Philadelphia Ward 1, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States - 1910
  • Reference: MyHeritage Family Trees - SmartCopy: Apr 16 2020, 4:02:44 UTC
• Immigration: 1898
• Census: 1900 - Philadelphia, PA, USA
• Census: 1910 - Philadelphia Ward 1, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
• Census: 1920 - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
• Census: 1930 - Burlington, NJ, USA
  • Reference: MyHeritage Family Trees - SmartCopy: Apr 17 2020, 20:12:12 UTC
• Residence: Philadelphia Ward 1, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States - 1910
  • Reference: MyHeritage Family Trees - SmartCopy: Apr 17 2020, 20:19:33 UTC
• Immigration: 1898
• Census: 1900 - Philadelphia, PA, USA
• Census: 1910 - Philadelphia Ward 1, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
• Census: 1920 - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
• Census: 1930 - Burlington, NJ, USA
  • Reference: MyHeritage Family Trees - SmartCopy: Apr 17 2020, 20:52:40 UTC
• Immigration: 1898
• Census: 1900 - Philadelphia, PA, USA
• Census: 1910 - Philadelphia Ward 1, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
• Census: 1920 - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
• Census: 1930 - Burlington, NJ, USA
  • Reference: MyHeritage Family Trees - SmartCopy: Apr 17 2020, 20:57:24 UTC
• Residence: Philadelphia Ward 1, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States - 1910
  • Reference: MyHeritage Family Trees - SmartCopy: Apr 17 2020, 21:00:23 UTC
• Immigration: 1898
• Census: 1900 - Philadelphia, PA, USA
• Census: 1910 - Philadelphia Ward 1, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
• Census: 1920 - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
• Census: 1930 - Burlington, NJ, USA
  • Reference: MyHeritage Family Trees - SmartCopy: Apr 20 2020, 15:14:10 UTC
• Immigration: 1898
• Census: 1900 - Philadelphia, PA, USA
• Census: 1910 - Philadelphia Ward 1, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
• Census: 1920 - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
• Census: 1930 - Burlington, NJ, USA
  • Reference: MyHeritage Family Trees - SmartCopy: Apr 20 2020, 15:17:10 UTC