Simeon Jacob Frankel (1840–1928)
Mr. Simeon Frankel who was for 39 years Secretary of the Great Synagogue, Sydney died on Sunday last aged 86 years. The funeral which left his residence at Birriga road on Monday afternoon for Rookwood cemetery was largely attended; those present at the graveside included Mr. Orwell Phillips (President) and Mr. Lewis G. Cohen representing the Great Synagogue, and Mr. L. M.. Phillips President of the Sir Moses Montefiore Home and others who had been associated with the late Mr. Frankel in the community. The Rev. Rabbi Cohen officiated at the interment assisted by the Rev. L. A. Falk.
Mr. Frankel retired from office as secretary in 1920, and although he had been seriously ill on several occasions was a fairly regular attendant at the services. Mr. Frankel was twice married.
Original publication
Additional Resources
- retires as secretary of the Great Synagogue, Hebrew Standard of Australasia (Sydney), 2 January 1920, p 11
Related Entries in NCB Sites
- Frankel, Dinah (wife)
- Frankel, Annie (wife)
- Frankel, Frederick (son)
- Frankel, Arthur Samuel (son)
- Frankel, Albert Sydney (son)
- Frankel, Miriam (mother)
- Frankel, Jacob Louis (father)
- Frankel, Mary (stepmother)
- Cohen, Eliza (mother-in-law)
- Cohen, Samuel Henry (father-in-law)
- Cohen, Mary (sister)
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- Katzenstein, Frances (sister-in-law)
- Marks, Charlotte (sister-in-law)
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- Blaubaum, Agnes Rebecca (sister-in-law)
- Braham, Rose Heinz (sister-in-law)
- Katzenstein, Joseph Henry (brother-in-law)
- Cohen, Lewis (brother-in-law)
- Marks, Adolphus (brother-in-law)
- Braham, David (brother-in-law)
- Cohen, Henry (brother-in-law)
- Moses, Elias (uncle)
- Jacobs, Sarah (niece)
- Jacobs, Fanny (niece)
- Rintel, Sophia Elizabeth (niece)
- Frankel, Minnie (niece)
- Cohen, Amy Louise (niece)
- Rodd, Elizabeth Maud (niece)
- Frankel, Estella Myra (niece)
- Cohen, Albert Henry (nephew)
- Cohen, Nathan Sydney (nephew)
- Cohen, Edward George Maddocks (nephew)
- Cohen, Harry Percival (nephew)
- Cohen, William Lawrence (nephew)
- Barnet, Ada Rose (niece by marriage)
- Lazarus, Ruby (niece by marriage)
- Phillips, Meta (niece by marriage)
- Marks, Zilla (niece by marriage)
- Braham, Lewis Henry (nephew by marriage)
- Blaubaum, Athol Keith (nephew by marriage)
- Blaubaum, Hubert (nephew by marriage)
- Blaubaum, Eric (nephew by marriage)
- Blaubaum, Otto (nephew by marriage)
- Blaubaum, Ivan (nephew by marriage)
- Alexander, Amelia (cousin)
Citation details
'Frankel, Simeon Jacob (1840–1928)', Obituaries Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://oa.anu.edu.au/obituary/frankel-simeon-jacob-20696/text31500, accessed 27 July 2024.
Life Summary [details]
Birth
1840
London,
Middlesex,
England
Death
19 February,
1928
(aged ~ 88)
Sydney,
New South Wales,
Australia
Cause of Death
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