Death notice from the Buffalo Courier, Saturday, November 27, 1920
YELLEN—Abram, suddenly in this city, husband of the late Bessie Yellen, father of Jack, Dr. Hiram S., Max M., Irving, Maurice, Samuel and Martha Yellen, brother of Jacob, Selig, Philip, William Yellen and Mrs. Sophie Marcus. Funeral from the family residence, No. 291 Cedar street, Sunday, November 28, at noon. Flowers gratefully declined.
Mr. Yellen died as a result of gunshot wounds received during an attempted robbery at his clothing store at 194 Exchange Street on Thanksgiving Day. He died at the Columbus hospital either Thursday or Friday morning. Three men were arrested, 2 received the death penalty and were executed in March of 1921, the third a life sentence.
He came to Buffalo from Russia with his wife and 3 eldest children in 1896 and opened a shoe store at 194 & 1/2 Seneca Street. He later opened a clothing store next door and was in business continually for twenty-four years.
He was one of the founders of the Buffalo Hebrew school and several times an official of Brith Sholem synagogue. He was a liberal contributor to Jewish charities, particularly in war relief work.
(Above information in news article describing robbery & arrests in same edition of the Courier.)
YELLEN—Abram, suddenly in this city, husband of the late Bessie Yellen, father of Jack, Dr. Hiram S., Max M., Irving, Maurice, Samuel and Martha Yellen, brother of Jacob, Selig, Philip, William Yellen and Mrs. Sophie Marcus. Funeral from the family residence, No. 291 Cedar street, Sunday, November 28, at noon. Flowers gratefully declined.
Mr. Yellen died as a result of gunshot wounds received during an attempted robbery at his clothing store at 194 Exchange Street on Thanksgiving Day. He died at the Columbus hospital either Thursday or Friday morning. Three men were arrested, 2 received the death penalty and were executed in March of 1921, the third a life sentence.
He came to Buffalo from Russia with his wife and 3 eldest children in 1896 and opened a shoe store at 194 & 1/2 Seneca Street. He later opened a clothing store next door and was in business continually for twenty-four years.
He was one of the founders of the Buffalo Hebrew school and several times an official of Brith Sholem synagogue. He was a liberal contributor to Jewish charities, particularly in war relief work.
(Above information in news article describing robbery & arrests in same edition of the Courier.)
Death notice from the Buffalo Courier, Saturday, November 27, 1920
YELLEN—Abram, suddenly in this city, husband of the late Bessie Yellen, father of Jack, Dr. Hiram S., Max M., Irving, Maurice, Samuel and Martha Yellen, brother of Jacob, Selig, Philip, William Yellen and Mrs. Sophie Marcus. Funeral from the family residence, No. 291 Cedar street, Sunday, November 28, at noon. Flowers gratefully declined.
Mr. Yellen died as a result of gunshot wounds received during an attempted robbery at his clothing store at 194 Exchange Street on Thanksgiving Day. He died at the Columbus hospital either Thursday or Friday morning. Three men were arrested, 2 received the death penalty and were executed in March of 1921, the third a life sentence.
He came to Buffalo from Russia with his wife and 3 eldest children in 1896 and opened a shoe store at 194 & 1/2 Seneca Street. He later opened a clothing store next door and was in business continually for twenty-four years.
He was one of the founders of the Buffalo Hebrew school and several times an official of Brith Sholem synagogue. He was a liberal contributor to Jewish charities, particularly in war relief work.
(Above information in news article describing robbery & arrests in same edition of the Courier.)
YELLEN—Abram, suddenly in this city, husband of the late Bessie Yellen, father of Jack, Dr. Hiram S., Max M., Irving, Maurice, Samuel and Martha Yellen, brother of Jacob, Selig, Philip, William Yellen and Mrs. Sophie Marcus. Funeral from the family residence, No. 291 Cedar street, Sunday, November 28, at noon. Flowers gratefully declined.
Mr. Yellen died as a result of gunshot wounds received during an attempted robbery at his clothing store at 194 Exchange Street on Thanksgiving Day. He died at the Columbus hospital either Thursday or Friday morning. Three men were arrested, 2 received the death penalty and were executed in March of 1921, the third a life sentence.
He came to Buffalo from Russia with his wife and 3 eldest children in 1896 and opened a shoe store at 194 & 1/2 Seneca Street. He later opened a clothing store next door and was in business continually for twenty-four years.
He was one of the founders of the Buffalo Hebrew school and several times an official of Brith Sholem synagogue. He was a liberal contributor to Jewish charities, particularly in war relief work.
(Above information in news article describing robbery & arrests in same edition of the Courier.)
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