Harry Bacharach Explained

Harry Bacharach (October 24, 1873 – May 13, 1947) was the Mayor of Atlantic City, New Jersey, in 1912 for 6 months, and from 1916 to 1920, and again from 1930 to 1935.^{[1] [2]} A Republican, he also served as a city commissioner.

Biography

Bacharach was born into a Jewish family in 1873 in Philadelphia, to Betty (Nusbaum) and Jacob Bacharach.^{[3] [4]} His brother was United States Congressman Isaac Bacharach.^[5]

In 1914, Bacharach was tried for election fraud in the 1910 mayoral election.^[6]

He died on May 13, 1947, in Atlantic City.^{[7] [8]}

Heritage

The Bacharach Giants, a Negro league baseball team that played in Atlantic City, were created by his political allies and used his name as a promotional vehicle for the 1916 mayoral election.

Harry and his brother, Congressman Isaac Bacharach, founded the Betty Bacharach Home for Afflicted Children in honor of their mother, which opened in 1924. The home cared for children afflicted with infantile paralysis. The building at 2305 Atlantic Avenue, Longport, New Jersey, became the borough hall in 1990.^[9]

Mr. Bacharach was also nicknamed “ Shore Gate “ after he shut down the major roads for the summer

In popular culture

Bacharach was played by actor John Rue in the HBO television series Boardwalk Empire.

Notes and References

1. http://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NJ/jewish.html Jewish Politicians (religion or ancestry) in New Jersey
2. Web site: Atlantic City Free Public Library FAQ . 2007-10-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070928111937/http://www.acfpl.org/index.php?option=com_simplefaq&task=display&Itemid=183&catid=144&page=1#FAQ13 . 2007-09-28 . dead .
3. Web site: Answer Guy: Betty Bacharach .
4. Web site: Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey. 1872.
5. https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1916/05/10/301856472.pdf "Mayor Riddle Defeated.; Twenty-six Arrests Made in Atlantic City Election."
6. https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1914/01/26/100671204.pdf "To Try Harry Bacharach.; Election Case Against ex-Mayor of Atlantic City to be Called To-day."
7. News: Died . https://web.archive.org/web/20090828013822/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,793765,00.html#ixzz1ZeVkQAre . dead . August 28, 2009 . Harry Bacharach, 73, five times mayor (1911-20, 1930-35) and longtime "No. 1 Booster" of Atlantic City; in Atlantic City. An ardent publicity-grabber (he once carried on the city's business in an amusement-pier office flanked by an educated chimpanzee and a half-man-half-woman), he nonetheless worked noisily at keeping his resort free of known thugs and 'undesirables.' . . May 26, 1947 . 2011-09-30 .
8. News: Harry Bacharach . . May 24, 1947 .
9. Web site: Borough of Longport, New Jersey:History . 2010-08-17 . 2010-08-17 . Borough of Longport, New Jersey, official web site . Borough of Longport, New Jersey . https://web.archive.org/web/20100831015615/http://www.longport-nj.us/content/195/default.aspx . 2010-08-31 . dead .