Seligman Swartzman Gillis Sandman Joffe Yachad Lederman Fleishman

Birth: Apr., 1886 Pennsylvania, USA Death: Aug. 29, 1927 Rochester Monroe County New York, USA Joseph was an officer of the Robfogel Paper Company of St. Paul Street, one of Rochester's largest dealers in paper and twine. He was a founder and organizer of Flower City Lodge of the Masons, having always served as its treasurer, and was one of the organizers of Beth Jehuda Center, of which he was the first president. Joseph was active in Rochester Jewish philanthropic organizations and was a liberal giver to many charitable causes. He was a member of the Board of Directors of the Jewish Children's Home, the Jewish Welfare Council, and the Jewish Home for the Aged. He was a member of Damascus Temple. He was also involved in the Keren Hayesod (Palestine Foundation Fund), which established a Rochester office in 1923 to conduct Zionist fundraising campaigns. Family links: Parents: Jacob Robfogel (1864 - 1942) Fannie Meisel Robfogel (1865 - 1933) Spouse: Anna Scher Robfogel (____ - 1959)* Children: Esther Robfogel Fleischman (1919 - 2010)* Siblings: Joseph Robfogel (1886 - 1927) Ida Sarah Robfogel Cramer (1891 - 1956)* Benjamin Robfogel (1899 - 1974)** Rose Robfogel Jaffa (1903 - 1968)* *Calculated relationship **Half-sibling Burial: Stone Road Cemetery Rochester Monroe County New York, USA Created by: Nancy Goldberg Record added: Feb 13, 2011 Find A Grave Memorial# 65589681