See also
Husband:
Wife:
Elma R. HIRSCH ( - )
Marriage:
Name:
Louis ORANSKY
Sex:
Male
Father:
Mother:
Birth:
Feb 15, 1866
Poland
Immigration:
1884 (age 17-18)
Death:
aft 1928 (age 61-62)
Name:
Elma R. HIRSCH
Sex:
Female
Father:
-
Mother:
-
Birth:
Merchant, communal worker;
b. Feb 15, 1866, Poland; Son of Joseph Hillel and Mollie (Zarnow)
Oransky;
Educated Yeshivah of Kovno; self study;
(WW 1928) m. Ida F. Siegle (deceased); Elma R. Hirsch, 1923, Omaha,
Nebr.
Came to U.S., 1884.
President of L. Oransky & Sons Department Store, Des Moines, Iowa
Organized Congregation Tifereth Israel and served as president for
many years;
One of organizers, United Jewish Philanthropies of Des Moines, and
president six years;
Helped build Jewish Community Center and Talmud Torah of Des Moines.
Served as member, Board of City Association of Charities;
Chairman, Reclamation Department, Iowa Red Cross;
Member, Near East Relief Committee;
City Chairman, B'nai Brith Campaign for National Jewish Hospital,
Denver;
State Chairman, United Palestine Appeal (U. P. A.);
State Vice-Chairman, United Jewish Champaign;
(WW 1928) Member, Executive Council, United Synagogue of America
(WW 1926) Vice-Chairman, Midwestern Region, United Synagogue of
America;
Member, National Executive Committee, Zionist Organization of America;
Member, Executive Board, United Jewish Philanthropies;
Member, Executive Board, Federated Jewish Charities;
Member, Executive Board and Past Chairman, Des Moines Zionist
District;
(WW 1928) President, Des Moines Talmud Torah;
(WW 1926) Director, Des Moines Talmud Torah;
National Director, Jewish Consumptive Relief Society (J. C. R. S.) of
Denver
(WW 1928) Member: Des Moines Lodge No. 330, Independent Order B'nai
Brith (I. O. B. B.) (Past President)
(WW 1926) Member: Montefiore Lodge No. 330, Independent Order B'nai
Brith (I. O. B. B.) (Past President)
Tifereth Israel Congregation Club: Park View
Information Source:
"Who's Who in American Jewry,"
The Jewish Biographical Bureau, Inc.
1400 Broadway, New York
1926, Herald Square Press, New York; Ref: E184 .J5W6 v. 1/3, page 466;
1928, Second Edition, The Lord Baltimore Press, Baltimore, MD; Ref:
E184 .J5W6 v. 2, page 524