Simon Wolf

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Simon Wolf
Born(1836-10-28)October 28, 1836
Hinzweiler, Kingdom of Bavaria.
DiedJune 4, 1923(1923-06-04) (aged 86)
Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
OccupationLawyer, diplomat, Jewish activist
SpouseCaroline Hahn
ChildrenFlorence Wolf Gotthold
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Simon Wolf (October 28, 1836 – June 4, 1923) was an American businessman, lawyer, writer, diplomat and Jewish activist.

Biography

Wolf was born in

Cleveland in 1861. He was admitted to the bar in Mount Vernon, Ohio, that same year. He opened a practice in New Philadelphia, Ohio
, where he remained a year.

In 1862 he went to

consul general in Egypt, which he resigned in May 1882. He made friendships with presidents Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant, William McKinley and Woodrow Wilson
.

He was active in Jewish charitable and educational movements, and was a frequent lecturer on social, literary, and political topics. He was the founder and president of the Hebrew Orphans' Home at Atlanta, Georgia, and president of the Board of Children's Guardians, Washington. Wolf was a prominent freemason, member of Lafayette lodge, No. 19, of Washington, D.C. He was very active in the Independent Order B'nai B'rith, of which he was president from 1903 to 1905.[1]

He died from heart disease in Atlantic City, New Jersey on June 4, 1923.[2]

Legacy

Wolf's daughter was the painter Florence Wolf Gotthold.[3]

Works

  • The Influence of the Jews on the Progress of the World. Washington, D.C. 1888
  • The American Jew as Patriot, Soldier, and Citizen. Philadelphia, 1895.
  • Mordecai Manuel Noah: A Biographical Sketch. Philadelphia, 1897.
  • "Biographical Sketch of Commodore Uriah P. Levy". American Jewish Year Book, 1903
  • The Presidents I Have Known from 1860-1918. Washington, D.C. 1918

Notes

  1. ^ "Guide to the Papers of Simon Wolf (1836-1923), undated, 1868-1925*P-25". Findingaids.cjh.org. October 20, 2009. Retrieved August 18, 2012.
  2. ^ "The Story of Simon Wolf". Wisconsin Jewish Chronicle. June 15, 1923. pp. 1, 4. Retrieved January 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ISBN 978-0-87474-338-8
    .

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External links

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