On January 7, 1913, as trustees of the "Sons of Israel," the Polier and Surasky brothers and M. Poliakoff paid three hundred dollars to buy land for a burial ground. The first occupant of the Sons of Israel Cemetery was Ralph Panitz, husband to Sophie Halpern, the future Mrs. Morris Rudnick. Ralph's tuberculosis precipitated their move to Aiken from New York, but his health continued to decline. It is interesting to note that he died the very day the cemetery was purchased.
Strangers in Paradise A Century of Jewish Settlement in Aiken, SC
by Alyssa Neely
Strangers in Paradise A Century of Jewish Settlement in Aiken, SC
by Alyssa Neely
On January 7, 1913, as trustees of the "Sons of Israel," the Polier and Surasky brothers and M. Poliakoff paid three hundred dollars to buy land for a burial ground. The first occupant of the Sons of Israel Cemetery was Ralph Panitz, husband to Sophie Halpern, the future Mrs. Morris Rudnick. Ralph's tuberculosis precipitated their move to Aiken from New York, but his health continued to decline. It is interesting to note that he died the very day the cemetery was purchased.
Strangers in Paradise A Century of Jewish Settlement in Aiken, SC
by Alyssa Neely
Strangers in Paradise A Century of Jewish Settlement in Aiken, SC
by Alyssa Neely
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