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  AGUDAS ACHIM ANSHE WILNER
(also CONGREGATION MACHSIKA THORA ANSHA SEINIER)

in Washington Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York
Seinier society established in 1874
Time and weather have eroded whatever names were inscribed on these gates, and they are thus indiscernible.
  AGUDAS ACHIM ANSHE WILNER
in Washington Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York
Time and weather have eroded whatever names were inscribed on these gates, and they are thus indiscernible.
  AGUDAS ACHIM ANSHE WILNER
(also CONGREGATION MACHSIKE TORAH ANSHE  WILNO)

in Washington Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York
Machsike T.A. Wilno society established in 1899
Time and weather have eroded whatever names were inscribed on these gates, and they are thus indiscernible.
  UNITED WILNER BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION
in Washington Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York
society established on 24 Dec 1888
Time and weather have eroded whatever names were inscribed on these gates, and they are thus indiscernible.
  WILLNER BROTHER BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION
(also MISKAN BEZSLEL ANSHE WILNER)

in Washington Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York
Time and weather have eroded whatever names were inscribed on these gates, and they are thus indiscernible.
  UNITED WILNER BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION
in Mt. Moriah Cemetery in Fairview, New Jersey
society established on 24 Dec 1888, gate erected in 1958
Elias Weiner, Pres
George Seskin, Vice-Pres
Jos. S. Birenbach, Fin Sec
Robert G. Keidan, Rec Sec
Rev. S. Seidman, Treas
I. M. Davidson, Ch. Endw Fund
Bernard Weiss, Hospitaler
Daniel Weiss, Gabai
Nathan Golden, Treas Endw Fund
Samuel Becker
Jack Davidson
Abe Lensner, Trustee
  UNITED WILNER BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION
in Mt. Lebanon Cemetery in Glendale, New York
society established on 24 Dec 1888, gate erected on 18 Sep 1921
Officers:
C. Israel, Pres
M. Keidan, Vice-Pres
R. Gigusin, Treas
S. Sherwin, Fin Sec
L. J. Krechevsky, Hosp
C. Cohen, Trustee
H. Minzer, Inner Guard
Gate Committee:
M. Drosnes
R. Habas
I. Nisenson
M. Reffes
H. K. Rogalin
R. Sacks
I. M. Davidson
David Davidson
Barnett Licker
Ex-Presidents:
M. Antovill
B. Anderson
J. Bernardick
S. Blumberg
C. Berse
M. Bloch
H. Braverman
I. Broidy
J. Cassel
H. Davidson
M. Daxe
Dr. L. Druskin
B. Greenberg
J. Handelman
W. Hurwitz
S. Keidan
H. Miller
D. Podolsky
A. Rosenblum
M. Somach
E. E. Salkin
J. Stolow
H. Socolow
A. Seskin
H. Swirsky
M. S. Yochelson
A. Zam
I. Pernick
I. Wolf
  WILNER BENEVOLENT SOCIETY OF BROOKLYN
in Mt. Judah Cemetery in Ridgewood, New York
society established on 2 Nov 1902, gate erected on 21 Jun 1928
Meyer Krosner, Ex-Pres
Officers:
F. Gurland, Pres
J. Sneper, Vice-Pres
H. Fredman, Treas
H. Badash, Fin Sec
W. Payenson, Rec Sec
H. Medintz, Cor Sec
Ch. Jacobs, 1st Trustee
M. Becker, 2nd Trustee
J. Cohen, 3rd Trustee
J. Laufer, Hospitaler
H. Jacofsky, Inside Guard
Henry H. Schultz, M.D.
Abraham Richman, Chair
Gate Committee:
M. Krosner, Sec
N. Schleifer
M. Felder
R. Kossover
M. Chaieff
E. Kravitz
E. Gittelman,M.D.?

Luis Kimmel, Organizer
and Ex-President

Sam Cohen, Organizer
and Ex-President

Sam Dank, Ex-Pres
 
Members:
S. Jacobs
J. Chait
R. Chait
N. Andrews
R. Perevoskin
H. Wapner
M. Cohen
S. Bellof
M. Abramson
S. Berger
L. Berger
Mr. & Mrs. H. Wasserman
Mr. & Mrs. S. Liebowitz
Mr. & Mrs. J. M. Goldblum
Mr. & Mrs. I. Jacobs
Mr. & Mrs. Kasser
Mrs. J. Kravitz
Mr. & Mrs. I. Kuritzky
Mr. & Mrs. I. Mirsky
Mr. & Mrs. Steinman
Mr. & Mrs. Radwin
Mr. & Mrs. J. Kossover
Mr. & Mrs. R. Buss
 
Members:
M. Byron
I. Byron
M. Breslin
M. Breslin
I. Katzman
L. Katzman
S. Brandvine
B. Brandvine
A. Brandvine
J. Coopersmith
E. Strauss
P. Strauss
Sheptinsky Bros
S. Goldberg
H. Lieb
Mr. & Mrs. M. Leib
M. Schlosberg
I. Schusheim
D. Laufer
R. Wapner
  WILNER BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION OF BROOKLYN
(also BRITH ABRAHAM)

in United Hebrew Cemetery in Staten Island, New York
society established on 2 Nov 1902, gate erected in 1960
Officers:
Chas. Kamenson, Pres
Henry Breslin, Vice-Pres
Ben Plotkin, Treas
Irving Payenson, Fin Sec
William Payenson, Rec Sec
Morris Felder, 1st Trustee
Jacob Trager, 2nd Trustee
Ben Yelsky, 3rd Trustee
Max Stein, Inner Guard
Committee:
Chas. Kamenson, Chairman
Sam Rabinowitz, Secretary
Oscar Trager
Jacob Trager
Ben Plotkin
Ike Jacobs
Past Presidents:
Chas. Jacobs
Samuel Gelfer
Morris Felder
William Payenson
Ben Schieber
Sam Rabinowitz
Joe Trager
Louis Almon
Sol Prosky
Oscar Trager
  WILNER BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION
in Acacia Cemetery in Ozone Park, New York
society established on 2 Nov 1902, gate erected on 29 Oct 1911
Organizers:
H. Hurwitz
S. Kaplan
A. Cantor
W. Goldsmith
S. Cohen
A. Meltzer
A. Bloch
J. Kriger
H. Cantor
L. Kimmel

Ex-Presidents:
J. Kriger
A. Block
S. Cohen
R.Cantor




 
Officers:
S. Dank, Pres
Rd. Gurland, Vice-Pres
I. Jacobson, Treas
L. Sachs, Fin Sec
W. Payenson, Rec Sec
M. Spiro, Cor Sec
B. Miller, 1st Trustee
S. Mirsky, 2nd Trustee
J. Fein, 3rd Trustee
L. Gill, Hospitaler
S. Schulman, Sgt-at-Arms

A. Hitlin
S. Litovitz
A. Breslow
E. Miller
Bessie Miller
N. Schleifer
L. Miller
Ida Miller
S.  Plotkin
Gussie Plotkin
Sophia Hitlin
M. Steinman
D. Lifman
Yetta Cantor
L. Horowitz
Fannie Goldsmith
Ph. Kassover
D. Kassover
Frida Sachs
 
S. Bernstein
R. Perry
H. Gamm
N. Liersman
Sarah Salkind
Ph. Salkind
N. Eisenberg
Hanna Eisenberg
M. Fine
J. Kupersmith
Minnie Kupersmith
W. Levine
Ettel Levine
J. Kassover
M. Krasner
Ida Mirsky
M. Breslow
M. Gurland
F. Gurland
H. Gurland
R. Gurland
P. Finn
J. Kavitz
H. Glickman
E. Kravitz
R. Bush
H. Kramer
Jennie Cantor
L. Levine
J. Cohen
Annie Cohen
J. Chaitt
S. Zernovsky
Annie Zernovsky
 
  WILNER PROGRESSIVE SOCIETY OF BROWNSVILLE & EAST NY
in Mt. Lebanon Cemetery in Glendale, New York
society established on 18 Jan 1914, gate erected on 16 Sep 1923
Pres. S. E. Menaker
Vice Pres M. Epstein
Fin Sec S. Hochstein
Rec Sec M. Becker
Treas I. Matteschevitz
Hosp A. Einhorn
Ch. of Cem B. Greenberg
Ex-Presidents:
I. Matteschevitz
S. Forman
A. Weiner

Gate Committee:
S. Forman, Chair
M. Wekar, Sec
A. Weiner
S. Bernstein
B. Greenberg
I. Matteschevitz
S. Menaker
I. Solomon
A. Einhorn
S. Hochstein
M. Epstein
Members:
N. Levit
Hyman Schneider, Treas
Jennie Schneider, Ex-Board
J. Rabinowitz
B. Kaplan
B. Retzkin
J. Touger
B. Greenberg
M. D. Mitchel
A. Sanders
H.  Ilgovsky
J. Weiss
Hyman Resnick
Sarah Resnick
Isidor Blumenfeld
L.  Memberg
M. Becker
I. Solomon
J. Bartushansky
M. Nelkin
H. Greenberg
H. Sanders
M. Forman
M. Paver
H. Rubin
B. Lubetsky
H. Druckman
M. Gordon
Ph. Gold
H. Abelson
M. Rosenberg
M. Gross
A. Berenhous
J. Rubin
L. Shreier
Ph. Shwartzbard
M. Levine
A. Wilensky
I. Dimond
B. Block
J. Livy
A. Halpern
M. Taiger
N. Levitt
A. Sanders
G. Memberg
A. Solomon
I. Einhorn
I. Greenberg
B. Sanders
S. Berenhous
Hilda Menaker
B. Taiger
  WILNER PROGRESSIVE SOCIETY OF BROWNSVILLE & EAST NY
in New Montefiore Cemetery in Pinelawn, New York
society established on 18 Jan 1914, gate erected in 1949
Officers:
W. Prince, Pres
H. Druckman, Vice-Pres
S. Hochstein, Rec Sec
J. Schneider, Fin Sec
L. Malin, Treas
H. Schneider, Hospitaler
G. Memberg, Ladies Hosp
M. Epstein, Ch. of Cem.
M. Ladau, Sgt-at-Arms
S. Menaker, Trustee
M. Mitchel, Trustee
H. Ilgovsky, Exec Bd
G. Puritz, Exec Bd
B. Ginsberg, Exec Bd

Dr. & Mrs. F. Stuczynski
Mr

Members:
Mr. S. Bernstein
Mrs. M. Retzkin
Mr. A. Wilensky
Mr. S. Hochstein
Mr. I. Puritz
J. Bernstein
M. Forman
Mr. & Mrs.:
H. Druckman
M. Epstein
H. Schneider
H. Levine
W. Prince
S. Menaker
H. Ilgovsky
L. Gorowitz
N. Puritz
S. Puritz
J. Bart
B. Ginsberg
M. Mitchel
B. Luckner
S. Sanders
M. Goldstein
S. A. Hochstein
H. Greenberg
 
Members:
Mr. & Mrs.:
L. Memberg
L. Turchin
I. Beinfast
L. Malin
M. Becker
Ch. Greenberg
R. H. Einhorn
M. Nadel
R. Hochstein
N. Gorowitz
H. S. Hochstein
B. Brunnwasser
J.Copeland
J. Schwartz
J. Gittelson
P. Korman
A. Abelson
I. Gordon
N. Jeffer
H. Weinstein
A. Koran
I. Zisser
M. Ladau
B. Schneider
Dr. & Mrs. F. Stucynski
 
  CONGREGATION OF THE CITIES OF SINEER & WILNA
in Mt. Carmel Cemetery in Ridgewood, New York
society established in 1874
Officers:
Jacob Smith, Ex-Pres
Samuel Goldberg, Pres
Louis Casper, Vice-Pres
J.  Philips, Treas
H. Leventhan, Carbi
Committee:
J. Shapiro
A. H. Barnett
B. Bernard
F. Berman
Louis Abramson, Vice-Pres
Abraham Kleiman, Sec
Nathan Abramson, Pres
Jacob Friedman, Vice-Pres
Fishl  Berman
Aharon Goodman
Shachna Areberstein
Shalom Baiman
Yehuda Handler
Yehuda Berman
Moshe Goldberg
Pinchas Wallach
Avraham Shapiro
Eliezer b Moshe Abramson
Peshe Baiman
? Goldberg
Chava Lifs? ?
Chana Toibe ?
Sura Berman
Chashe Shapiro
Feigel Phillips
Yetta Ruchel bat Avraham
Chaya Snyder??
Shprintze Silverstein?
  UNITED VILNO INC.
in King Solomon Cemetery in Clifton, New Jersey
no gate photo available yet for this society plot.  
  UNITED WILNER BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION
in Baron Hirsch Cemetery in Staten Island, New York
society established in 1888
no gate photo available yet for this society plot.  
  WILNER OLD
in North Arlington Cemetery in North Arlington, New Jersey
no gate photo available yet for this society plot.  



 

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