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Title
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Alfred Benjamin Memorial
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Description
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Description of the memorial to the vice-president of Abernathy Furniture Company and philanthropist.
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Date
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1934
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Object Type
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Book Section
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Title
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Alfred Benjamin Memorial
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Description
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Unidentified child standing before the Alfred Benjamin Memorial in Swope Park.
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Who's Who in Kansas City
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Description
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Illustrations and biographical sketch of Alfred Benjamin, "vice-president [of the] Abernathy Furniture Company," originally from Leavenworth, Kansas, starting with the company in 1876, and moving to Kansas City in 1879. Also "president of the United Jewish Charities" and "director in the Kansas City Public Service Institute, the Jewish Temple, Swope Settlement, the Young Men's Hebrew Association and the Kansas City Symphony Orchestra Association."
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Date
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1921-10-09
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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Frontier Jews of the Fred Harvey
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Description
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Article tells the story of three "fascinating frontier Jews" discovered by the author while doing research for his book, "Appetite for America." Dave Benjamin and Herman Schweizer were both immigrants who rose to important positions in the management of Fred Harvey's company. Dave's brother Alfred ran United Jewish Charities for 18 years.
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Date
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2010-09-03
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
