Funeral of Rabbi Elias Haim Meisel, Lodz, Poland, 1912. Artist: Unknown

Funeral of Rabbi Elias Haim Meisel, Lodz, Poland, 1912. Artist: Unknown

1-198-988 - From the Jewish Chronicle Archive/Heritage Images

Funeral of Rabbi Elias Haim Meisel, Lodz, Poland, 1912. Mourners pack the streets to see the coffin of the great philanthropist. Meisel (1821-1912), spelt variously Majzel or Maizel, built a factory for the handweavers who were unemployed as a result of the mechanisation of the textile industry.


Image Details


People Information

Creator
  1. Unknown, attributed to: :
Subject
  1. Elias Haim Meisel: Polish: Religious leader

Medium
  1. Photograph

Geographic Hierarchy

World Europe Poland Łódzkie Łódź

  1. 51 49 00 N , 019 28 00 E

Category Hierarchy

Religion & Belief Judaism

People Other

Society & Culture Death & Burial


Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 4849x3607
File Size : 51,242kb


Aliases

  1. 0420000745
  1. 1-198-988
  1. 1198988
  1. 745


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