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Mount Freedom
In 1905, Sarah and Baruch Saltz, one of the first Jewish families to settle at Mt. Freedom in Randolph opened the Saltz Hotel. From this one resort a booming vacation destination quickly blossomed, complete with 45 bungalow colonies and nearly a dozen fashionable retreats, including the Lieberman, Ackerman and Sains hotels. Through word of mouth, city-dwellers seeking to escape the hustle and bustle of urban living (and armed with prescriptions from their doctors for the area’s “clear water and healthy climate”) propelled Mount Freedom as an attraction for Jewish families throughout the early 20th century.
The Saltz Hotel featured lake access, swimming pools, sport fields, playgrounds, nightclubs and a casino. Resorts in the area were built within walking distance of the Hebrew Congregation of Mount Freedom (later renamed the Mount Freedom Jewish Center), founded in 1923 by Isadore Rosenfarb and Bernard Hirschorn.
A map of Mount Freedom Hotels and Bungalow Colonies, identified by Mr. Stanley Saltz, Mr. Lou Koval and Mr. Howie Krosser.
While the resorts and bungalows pictured in this brochure may be gone, the Mount Freedom Jewish Center still stands on Sussex Turnpike, and the Randolph Township Library and Community Center occupies what was once the Ackerman Hotel’s restaurant and adjoining casino.