Przemysl Landsmanschaft

Current Przemysler Landsmanschaftn

At the present time, there is only one existing Przemysl Landsmanschaft. It is Congregation Tifereth Joseph Anshei Przemysl (est. in 1891) in New York.

For more information about this Landsmanschaft, please contact Gerry Meister, the President of the organization.

Also read information about the Przemysl Landsmanschaftn found in the Przemysl Yizkor Book. Go to the following chapters:

• Organization of Przemysl emigrants in Israel
• Przemysl Landsmanschaftn in New York

The American Jewish Year Book 1907-1908

The American Jewish Committee's Yearbook for 1907-1908 lists the following Przemysl organizations for 1907 in the
Directory Of Jewish Organizations in the United States chapter.

• Local Organizations

  • Independent Order Brith Abraham Przemysler (293)
    New York, NY
    

    Secretary:

    Sol. Blummer

    60 Cannon St.

• Congregations

  • Rabbi Mayer Premyslawer Anshe Brownsville
    Brooklyn, NY
    

    President:	Tepper	522 Stone Ave.
    Secretary:	S. Pollak	1822 Prospect Pk.

    
    
  • Rabbi Mayer Premyslawer
    96 Clinton St., New York, NY.
    Organized 1892
    

    Rabbi:	Ephraim Solomon Halpern	124 Attorney St.
    Cantor:	L. Friedman
    President:	J. Messer	139 Glenmore Av., Brooklyn
    Treasurer:	A. Drucker	42 Av. B;
    Secretary:	S. Horn	196 E. 2d.

    Members:   72     Income:   $600     Services:   Sabbath and holidays, in Hebrew

  • Rabbi Mayer Premyslawer, Independent
    190 Stanton (rear), New York, NY.
    Organized 1897
    

    Rabbi:	Ephraim Solomon Halpern	124 Attorney St.
    President:	Jacob Altman	10 Cannon
    Treasurer:	Louis Unger	155 Norfolk
    Secretary:	Judah Melman	232 Rivington St.

    Members:   70     Income:   $600     Services:   Sabbath and holidays
    Hebrew School:   classes: 3,   teachers: 1,   pupils: 50,   sessions: daily

  • Tifereth Joseph Anshe Przemysl
    65 Columbia, New York, NY
    

    President:

    L. Kellner

    477 E. Houston St.

• Mutual Benefit Societies

  • Leiser Gans Independent Premyslawer
    New York, NY
    

    Secretary:

    C. Weinberg

    296 Delancey St.

    
    
  • Premyslawer Kranken Unterstutzungsverein, Erster
    2d Av. and 1st, New York, NY
    

    President:

    J. Blaustein

    83 N. Chambers St.

YIVO

For a general guide see Rosaline Schwartz and Susan Milamed's A Guide to YIVO's Landsmanschaftn Archive. Published by Avotaynu. New York, 1986

Among the records held by YIVO are those of the First Przemysler Sick Benefit Society, RG 932.
These are records from 1906-1965 that include minutes, cemetery materials, membership and financial records, and a memorial book.
The society was founded in 1889.

Cemeteries

Many Przemysl Landsmanschaftn and congregrations mentioned above had their own cemeteries.
Przemysl Landsmanschaftn Cemeteries contains information on many in the New York City metropolitan area.