Horwich, Bernard
Bernard Horwich Soundex Code H620
Bernard Horwich (1860-1949), manufacturer, banker, and founder in Chicago of the first Zionist body in the United States.
He lived at 5312 S. Hyde Park Boulevard.
His wife was May, nee: ?
Children: Arthur; Philip; Theodore; Adeline, now Mrs. Adeline Jadwin; and Rhea Horwich, now Mrs. Rhea Newman.
Died April 25, 1949
Born in Lithuania, he came to the U.S. when he was 20 (1880). He founded the Blue Island Savings Bank in 1913 and later was president of the Public and Superior State Banks. At the time of his death, he was chairman of the board of the General Felt Products Company and the Chicago Curled Hair Company.
He organized and served as the first president of the Federated Jewish Charities. He served on the National Food Commission under Herbert Hoover, following World War I. He also aided in distributing relief in Poland and served in 1915 and 1916 on the Chicago Board of Election Commissioners.
The Bernard Horwich J.C.C., 3003 W. Touhy Avenue was named for him.
