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Gar Meltzer with Rabbi Green in store

Interior of lunch counter and convenience store with group of six men and one woman standing at counter.

Louis Michelson Archives, Saint John Jewish Historical Museum

Gar Meltzer (seen at left) and his brother, “Big Bill” Meltzer welcomed customers from around the world in Gar’s Variety Store. Their menu and inventory were printed in more than 20 languages for the benefit of seafarers arriving in the nearby port from around the world.