Harry Abraham Frankel

Avraham Tzvi son of Yehudah Arieh Leib

Arrived from Bialystok, Poland with his family in 1892. They came through Ellis Island. Family were:

• Julius (1874)
• Lizzie (1870) "Lipshe"
• Gissel (1888) perhaps Gertrude who died in 1896
• Hirsh (1889) "Harry"
• Simon (1891)

Uncle Harry (Avraham Tsvi in Hebrew) was married to Henrietta Sternberg. They had a child who died in infancy and Ernestine, who married Silas Wallk. Silas Wallk was the brother of Myer Wallk, who was married to Janet Frankel.

He was involved in his community. Harry had distillery and made liqueurs.

Jewish Telegraphic Agency

April 13, 1926

Peoria, Ill (Apr. 12)

One hundred and fifty delegates representing twenty communities at the Illinois State Conference held at Peoria perfected a permanent state Zionist Organization. Harry A. Frankel of Peoria was elected State Chairman...

The Wisconsin Jewish Chronicle (Milwaukee, WI) Friday, April 28, 1944

Harry Frankel to Address B'nai B'rith Workers on Tuesday The many workers of the Milwaukee B'nai B'rith membership drive dedicated to Bert C. Broude will hear Harry A. Frankel, president of District Grand Lodge No. 6 next Tuesday at a buffet luncheon at the Schlitz Brown Bottle. Harry A. Frankel, has been active as the head of a number of prominent business firms in his home city Peoria, Ill., as a merchant and a manufacturer. His affiliations include membership in the Zionist Organization, Peoria Chamber of Commerce, Peoria Merchants Association, Jewish Welfare Board of Peoria. He is also State chairman of the Refugee Resettlement committee as well as State treasurer of the Jewish National Fund. Mr. Frankel is co-chairman of the district committee on B'nai B'rith Hillel Foundations. He is a brother of Rabbi Frankel, founder of the Hillel Foundations.