Funeral of Rabbi Elias Haim Meisel, Lodz, Poland, 1912. Artist: Unknown

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Funeral of Rabbi Elias Haim Meisel, Lodz, Poland, 1912. Mourners pack the streets to see the coffin of the great philanthropist. Meisel (1821-1912), spelt variously Majzel or Maizel, built a factory for the handweavers who were unemployed as a result of the mechanisation of the textile industry.

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Size: 4849px × 3607px
Location: World,Europe,Poland,Łódzkie,Łódź
Photo credit: © From the Jewish Chronicle Archive/Heritage Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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