 1911 - 1995 (84 years)
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| Name |
Jacob Himelfarb |
| Born |
17 Sep 1911 |
| Gender |
Male |
| Died |
13 Dec 1995 |
Baltimore, Baltimore City, Maryland, United States  |
- Paper: Sun, The (Baltimore, MD)
Deceased: Jacob Himelfarb
Date: December 16, 1995
84, teacher, salesman Jacob Himelfarb, who sold clothing, then real estate for 27 years after teaching for two decades in city schools, died of cancer Wednesday at his home in Pikesville. He was 84.
Mr. Himelfarb retired from teaching in 1951, family members said, to seek greater financial security. He became a sales representative and later a vice president and eastern regional sales manager at Hortex Manufacturing Co., which made Billy the Kid jeans.
In 1976, he retired from Hortex, turning to the sale and lease of retail property until 1989.
After graduating with teaching credentials from Towson Normal School in 1931, Mr. Himelfarb taught at an elementary school in Waverly, then at Hamilton Junior High School. He also taught citizenship courses for new immigrants. He completed a bachelor's degree in history at Johns Hopkins University in 1939.
From 1938 to 1951, he taught economics and history at Baltimore Polytechnic Institute, was the athletic department's business manager and appeared in the Poly Follies, an annual teacher-student show.
Mr. Himelfarb spent several years as a trustee of the Fresh Air Fund, which helps send inner-city children to summer camp. He was a "big brother" at the Jewish Big Brother and Big Sister League. And for 45 years, he was a member of the Beth Jacob Congregation.
Services were conducted yesterday.
He is survived by his wife of 58 years, the former Jennie Willen; two sons, Richard J. Himelfarb of Baltimore and Donald M. Himelfarb of Tulsa, Okla.; three sisters, Rose Gewirtz, Jessie Himelfarb and Shirley Applebaum, all of Baltimore; a brother, Morris Himelfarb of Baltimore; and four grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation, Box 742, Owings Mills 21117.
Section: NEWS
Page: 3B
Copyright (c) 1995 The Baltimore Sun Company
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| Person ID |
I943 |
Himelfarb Family Tree |
| Last Modified |
28 Aug 2006 |
| Father |
Samuel Himelfarb, b. 2 Oct 1879, d. 14 Jul 1960, Baltimore, Baltimore City, Maryland, United States (Age 80 years) |
| Mother |
Anna Glick, b. 15 Dec 1879, Russia , d. 26 Aug 1976, Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States (Age 96 years) |
| Married |
22 Sep 1902 |
| Histories |
 | Samuel Himelfarb 1920 Census
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| Family ID |
F178 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Jennie Willen, b. 20 Jun 1914, d. 1 Dec 2013, Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States (Age 99 years) |
| Children |
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| Last Modified |
31 Jul 2023 |
| Family ID |
F177 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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