Mose Meltzer
Born 1892 in Kurenitz, Belarus, Russia RU
Died 12/11/1973 in Syracuse, NY
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As a teenager, he walked alone, at night, from his home in Kurenitz, Belarus to the port of Hamburg, Germany, sleeping in haystacks along the way to evade Tsarists soldiers, to immigrate to America. His strength and courage in undertaking such a journey is to be admired. Mose Meltzer managed the Workmens Circle Purity Cooperative Bakery. His son has fond memories of visiting him at work. Mose Meltzers first wife and the mother of all his children, was Getrude Hodes Meltzer. She died in 1950. Mose later married Rose Saltzman Isaacs in 1962.

Children:
Harriet R Meltzer 1915–1995
Irving Nathan Meltzer 1917–1989
Raymond Meltzer 1920–2001
Sanford Meltzer 1933–2007
 
Burial Location
S826
 
Spouse
Gertrude (Hodes) Meltzer
Born 6/1896 in Myadel, Minsk, Belarus
Died 10/2/1950 in Syracuse, NY