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Rabbi G. A. Elefant and family

Collection
Ohav Sholom Congregation (Donora, Pa.) Photographs
Source
Rauh Jewish Archives at the Heinz History Center
Date
1927

Rabbi Gilbert Albert Elefant (back row, far left) was the first rabbi of Ohav Sholom Congregation in Donora. He left the congregation in 1939 to take a position at Tifereth Israel Congregation in New Castle, where he stayed until 1944. He is seen here with his wife, Helen, and their children.

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