Frank Taffel

Frank Taffel

Frank Taffel
Born March 10, 1877
Krystynopol (now Chervonohrad, Ukraine)
Died July 7, 1947
Savannah, Georgia
Nationality US
Other names Shrage Fyvel Tafel
Occupation journalist, synagogue founder, entrepreneur
Known for journalism, founding synagogue
Spouse(s) Minke Frostig (1900 - 1945, her death)
Ruth Rosenfeld (1945 - 1947, his death)

Frank Taffel (né Shrage Fyvel Tafel, Krystynopol, then Galicia, Austria-Hungary, now Chervonohrad, Ukraine, March 10, 1877; died 7 July 1947, Savannah, Georgia, age 70) was a journalist, a founder of Congregation Beth Jacob (Atlanta), and an advocate of Jewish causes.

Immigration and Life in Atlanta

Taffel, son of Jacob Tafel, a dairy farmer, and Esther Verner, emigrated from Galicia (then Austria-Hungary, now part of Ukraine), entered the US from Montreal 1907, and became a US citizen, June 26, 1922. In 1924 he founded Atlanta's Fulton Auto Exchange, which rebuilt and sold used trucks, and he was also a commodities speculator. Taffel was a founder of Congregation Beth Jacob (Atlanta), and was one of eleven petitioners for the original charter.[1] The Frank Taffel Sanctuary is named in his honor. Taffel frequently spoke in public on Jewish causes, and was president of the Nahum Sokolov Literary Society.[2][3][4] He wrote for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and was Atlanta correspondent for the Jewish Morning Journal of New York.[5] In addition, he was president of the Atlanta Hebrew Sheltering and Immigrant Aid Society, and in 1937, over radio station WGST in Atlanta, described the work of the organization.[6]

Death

Grave of Frank and Minnie Taffel at Greenwood Cemetery, Atlanta

Taffel died on a trip to Savannah, Georgia. He is buried in Greenwood Cemetery (Atlanta).[7]

References

  1. ↑ Petition for Charter. Congregation Beth Jacob. Southern Israelite. June 18, 1943 p 6.
  2. ↑ Report on un-American propaganda will be made by Frank Taffel. The Atlanta Constitution; January 14, 1938 p2
  3. ↑ Jews are invited to Passover fête. The Atlanta Constitution April 16, 1938, p 6
  4. ↑ Anshe Sfard plans rally next Sunday. The Atlanta Constitution April 14, 1938 p 16
  5. ↑ Frank Taffel. Modern Palestine Created By Jews. The Atlanta Constitution; Aug 1, 1937 pg. 11A
  6. ↑ Hebrew Sheltering. Southern Israelite. Aug. 27, 1937, page 8
  7. ↑ Frank Taffel on findagrave.com

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