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Landsmanschaftn
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Landsmanschaftn > Congregational Sons of Telsh
- Rogarshevskys' Benevolent Association
Congregational Sons of Telsh
- Rogarshevskys' Benevolent Association
The Congregational Sons of Telsh, Abraham Rogarshevsky's
fraternal organization or landsmanshaft took care of the funeral
arrangements. The Society, which was founded on November 6, 1897,
had its burial site at Mount Zion Cemetery, in Maspeth, Queens.
Abraham Rogarshevsky, his wife, and son and daughter-in-law, Morris
and Evelyn Rosenthal, are also buried there. The Sons of Telsh purchased
a second burial site at Beth David Cemetery in 1927. The founding
president of the Sons of Telsh was A.L. Kahn. The founding members
were all from Lithuania (mainly Telsh) but as membership declined,
around the 1920's, people from other countries were admitted into
the Society.
The group met twice a month, except in July and August, for social
events. They met at the George Washington Hotel. The majority of
the members moved out of the Lower East Side in the 1920's but still
met there for social events. In the 1950's the members began to
meet once a month but a few years later the meetings were permanently
canceled. Norman Green, current member and son of a 1918 member,
recalled that to his mother the funerals were social events as well.
Today there are no social events for the members and the society
only acts as a burial society. Jewish funeral homes provide the
service once performed by the burial society. Due to the high cost
of a burial, the society is only able to pay a small amount towards
a member's funeral.
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