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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. It was located in the central part of town. Her factory was famous for export of curtains to Galicia, Europe and the United States. About 180 female and male labours worked in her factory, and more than 300 ones worked distantly - summarly, there were from 400 till 700 labours in Horowitz's factory. The factory used 30 curtain machines from Singer Corporation, purchased by Marja Horowitz in 1925.
In 1928, Marja Horowitz was included into the Executive Committee of the mobile industrial exhibition in Kolomyia.
Marja was a philantropist: she donated to the Jewish Nation Kitchen during 1920s and 1930s and financially helped the the Society for the Care of Poor Jewish Children in April 1927. Also, Maria Horowitz was a supporter and sympathizer of the Society of the Association of Blind Workers.
On January 10, 1934 her factory was entered into the state trade register by the decision of the District Court in Kolomyia.
On August 11, 1937 Felicjan Sławoj Składkowski awarded Marja Horowitz the Silver Cross of Merit in honor of the field of professional activity.
In 1939, her curtain factory was taken over and nationalized by Soviet regime after the Soviet invasion of Poland.
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.
- "Targi Wschodnie 1935 : Lwów, Stanisławów, Tarnopol".
- "Цінна для світу: 9 імен з історії жіночого руху Коломиї, які варто знати кожному".
- "History, A Dateline of Events".
- С. Андріїшин. Коломия, 1939-1941 / Коломия: Вік, 2013. — С. 125
- "Tygodnik Pokucki Zjednoczenie : R.2, nr 26 (24 czerwca 1928)".
- "Nasz Głos : pismo tygodniowe : R. 6, nr 6 (7 lutego 1930)".
- "Nasz Głos : pismo tygodniowe : R. 3, nr 38 (23 grudnia 1927)".
- "Nasz Głos : pismo tygodniowe : R. 6, nr 9 (28 lutego 1930)".
- "Nasz Głos : pismo tygodniowe : R. 4, nr 40 (21 grudnia 1928) + nadz. dod. filmowy".
- "Nasz Głos : pismo tygodniowe : R. 8, nr 5 (2 grudnia 1932)".
- "Nasz Głos : pismo tygodniowe : R. 3, nr 15 (15 kwietnia 1927)".
- "XV zjednoczenie pracowników Organu zjednoczenia pracowników niewidomych".
{{cite web}}: line feed character in|title=at position 29 (help) - "Gazeta Lwowska. 1934, nr 38 (10 lutego 1934)".
- "Zarządzenie o nadaniu Srebrnego i Brązowego Krzyża Zasługi M.P. 1937 nr 187 poz. 309".