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.jpg) Mural of Marja Horowitz in Kolomyia | |
| Born | 1892 Kolomea, Austria-Hungary |
| Died | 25 October 1942(1942-10-25) (aged 50) Kolomea, Third Reich |
| Nationality | Jewish |
| Citizenship | Austria-Hungary Poland |
| Occupation(s) | Co-founder of curtain factory, philantropist |
| Years active | 1924-1939 |
| Awards |  (1937) |
Marja Horowitz, known as Miriam Horowitz (1892 – 25 October 1942) was the Polish-Jewish female entrepreneur, co-founder of the curtain factory in Kolomyia and philantropist.
Biography
Marja Horowitz was born on 1892 in Kolomea in the the family of the inheritors of dynasty of rabbis ruled in Stanislau.
In the beginning of 1920s Horowitz was a member of Society of Rigorous Students in Jewish Academic Home in Lviv.
In 1924, Marja Horowitz with her brother Markus Horowitz and brother-in-law Josef Horowitz firstly established a curtain factory in Kolomyia.
References
- "Будинок, де в часи Голокосту брат із сестрою скоїли самогубство. Історія будівлі на вул. Шухевича в Коломиї".
- "Marja Horowitz Yad Vashem".
- Борис С. Арсен; Моя гірка правда – Я і Холокост на Прикарпатті - Надвірна: Надвірнянська друкарня, 2004. — 366 с.
- "XLVI sprawozdanie roczne Wydziału Towarzystwa Rygorozantów (Żydowski Dom Akademicki) we Lwowie za rok akademicki 1924/1925".
- "Rocznik Polskiego Przemysłu i Handlu : połączone wydawnictwa: "Rocznik Informacyjny o Spółkach Akcyjnych w Polsce" i "Polski Przemysł i Handel (Rynek Polski)". R. 5, 1936".
- Коломийська швейна фабрика.