First Pilzner Benevolent Society
Title: First Pilzner Benevolent Society
Inclusive Dates: 1970-1997
ID: RG 1919
Administrative/Biographical History
Founded in 1912 in New York by immigrants from Pilzno (Pilzne) in the Austro-Hungarian Empire (today, Poland). Also known as the Pilzner Benevolent Association and the First Pilzner Social Benevolent Association. The society provided sick and death benefits, purchased graves, and functioned as a burial society. It also contributed to charity and the support of Israel. It used three cemeteries: Montefiore, New Montefiore, and Mount Moriah.
Subjects (links to similar collections) Administrative InformationAcquired:
11/24/2009.
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Acquisition Note:
Sandra Laykind; ACC 27/09
Collection Material Type: Official Records
