Cohn, Teresa (Hadasa)
- Born: 1842, Kazimierz Dolny, Lubelskie, Poland
- Marriage (1): Silberstein, Markus on Sep 7, 1865 in Warsaw, Warszawa, Warszawa, Poland
- Died: Jul 10, 1914, Lisowice, Brzeziny, Poland at age 72
General Notes:
She was married to Markus Silberstein, one of the wealthiest industria lists in Lodz, owner of a large textile factory. They were married i n Warsaw on September 7, 1865. Markus was born in Praszk/Bedzin distr ict on March 19, 1833, and died in Nice, France on March 3, 1899, bu t was buried in the Bracka Street cemetery in Lodz. His parents wer e Joachim Silberstein (d. 1885) and Adels Glucksman (Gliksman). Marku s and Teresa were generous philanthropists in Lodz and Markus was invo lved with many societies and organizations. In 1884 Markus donated hi s collection of Jewish book to the Tlomackie Street Synagogue in Warsa w.
The Silbersteins were also patrons of the arts, and interested their c hildren in the arts. They owned a collection of paintings and gave fi nancial support to the Jewish painter Samuel Hirszenberg (1865-1908) a nd the Jewish architect Adolf Zeligson (1867-1919). In 1894 they boug ht a country estate in Lisowice, near Brzeziny where Samuel Hirszenber g used to visit and paint landscapes. The palace on the property wa s rebuilt under the directoin of the Adolf Zeligson. He also designe d many buildings for the Silberstein family including their factory , a private home and their family tomb in the New Jewish Cemetery. Sa muel Hirszenberg painted a full length portrait of Teresa Silberstei n in 1902 which survives in th ePolsih Museum in Rapperswil, Switzerla nd.
It's possible that Teresa marred again after Markus's death, because t here is a marriage record of Teresa Zilbersztajn and Eliia Kopcow in 1 904 in Lodz.
After the tragic death of her son Mieczyslaw in 1907, Teresa left Lod z and went to live on the family estate in Lisowice where she died. S he was buried in Lodz with her husband in the large Silberstein famil y tomb.
Teresa married Markus Silberstein, son of Joachim Silberstein and Adela Glucksman (Gliksman), on Sep 7, 1865 in Warsaw, Warszawa, Warszawa, Poland. (Markus Silberstein was born on Mar 19, 1833 in Praszk/Bedzin Poland and died on Mar 3, 1899 in Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France.)
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