In Eternal Memory
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Ignatz (Yitzchak) Wolf
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Mr. Yitzchak (Ignatz) Wolf of blessed memory was born on December
13, 1880 in Rimanov, Galicia, which was at the time a part of the
Austro-Hungarian Empire. In his youth, at age 16, he joined the
Zionist movement, in which he was very active. He educated
himself
in all areas of business and economics, and became fluent in the
French language at a young age - also due to self education. In
February 1904 he married Mrs. Emelia Wolf (nee Cohen) who should
be
blessed with a long life. She was the daughter of Mr. Berel
Cohen,
and Mrs. Itta Cohen, who was the daughter of a well known
Chassidic
family, followers of the Rabbi of Shinowa. The young couple
settled
in Rzeszów. There, the late Mr. Wolf established a partnership
with
his brother-in-law Solomon Cohen, which was known as Wolf
and
Cohen, and conducted a flourishing business in the area of
charcoal
and building materials up until the outbreak of the Second World
War.
Along with his business interests, he was very active in
the
communal life of the Rzeszów Jewish community. In September 1914,
the family - which now consisted of three children - moved to
Vienna.
(The three children are Dr. S. Wolf, the firstborn, who is a
lawyer
in Tel Aviv; a daughter Dr. Mina Klug Peli, who is a physician in
Jerusalem; and Dr. Edmond Wolf, who lives in London, and is very
well known in the television industry.) From 1914 until the
summer
of 1938, the late Mr. Wolf conducted business in the above areas
in
Vienna, as well as in the area of fuel wholesaling. He was also
well
known among the Vienna Zionists. In August 1938, the late Mr.
Wolf
and his wife arrived in Tel Aviv. He continued along his path in
Tel
Aviv, and he passed away in Tel Aviv on the 11 of Nissan 5709
(April
10, 1949).
May His Soul Be Bound In The Bonds Of Eternal Life |
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