The Free Sons of Israel, is a fraternal organization that was established in 1849 to aid Jewish refugees from the
Revolutions of 1848
The revolutions of 1848, known in some countries as the springtime of the peoples or the springtime of nations, were a series of revolutions throughout Europe over the course of more than one year, from 1848 to 1849. It remains the most widespre ...
.
Grandmasters
* Marcus Krauskopf, rabbi of
Congregation Shearith Israel
The Congregation Shearith Israel (), often called The Spanish and Portuguese Synagogue, is an Orthodox Jewish synagogue located at 2 West 70th Street, at Central Park West, on the Upper West Side of Manhattan in New York City, New York, Unit ...
* Leon Cohen (1963).
* Harry Rabinowitz of
Shenorock, New York
Shenorock is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) located in the town of Somers in Westchester County, New York, United States. The population was 1,898 at the 2010 census.
The community is named after Shawanórõckquot, a Wiechquaeskeck ...
(1960).
External links
Free Sons of Israel
References
Ethnic fraternal orders in the United States
Organizations established in 1849
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