 Meyer Hurwitz, retired East
St. Louis jeweler and founder of the Hurwitz
Jewelry Co., died at 2 a.m. Saturday in the
Jewish hospital, St. Louis, where he had been a
patient since suffering a heart attack Wednesday.
Mr.
Hurwitz in business here since 1900, had been
retired for the past 10 years. The business which
includes jewelry stores in East St. Louis,
Granite City and Alton, is operated by a son Leon
Hurwitz.
Mr.
Hurwitz served as state quartermaster and state
historian of the Spanish-American War veterans.
He formerly was an active member of the Retail
Merchants association and Agudas Achim
congregation. He held honorary membership in the
American Legion post here and during recent years
was active in the United Hebrew temple, St.
Louis, and the Jewish War Veterans organization,
St. Louis.
Born in Russia in 1874. Mr Hurwitz came to the
United States in 1892 and lived in New York City
for a short time where he worked in a factory. He
enlisted in the Army in 1895 and had served three
years when the Spanish-American conflict broke
out. He served through that war in Cuba and
participated in engagements at Santiago and
elsewhere.
 He came to East St. Louis
after his discharge in 1900 and entered the
jewelry business, first as a bench workman and
later a proprietor of his own store.
Mr.
Hurwitz gained considerable prominence for his
reminiscences of the various phases of the Cuban
campaign. Mostly dramatic recitals of various
aspects, the stories were published. He also
compiled a book on the Cuban war.
Had
Home Here
Mr.
Hurwitz lived at 1131 Ralph Terrace, Richmond
Heights, Mo. and prior to that lived at 646 North
Fortieth street, East St. Louis.
 He is survived by his wife
Mrs. Flora Warsaw Hurwitz; his son Leon; two
daughters Mrs. Eli (Nechomo) Seigel and Mrs.
Mark(Zelda) Robbins, both of St. Louis; a brother
I.R. Hurwitz, Granite City businessman who is a
patient in a Carlisle, Pa., hospital; a sister
Dr. Rose Hurwitz, a recent Israel immigrant who
is attending the brother; and four grandchildren.
The
Jewish War veterans will conduct services at 8
p.m. today in the Rindskopf Funeral home, 5212
Delmar boulevard, St. Louis. Funeral services
will be at 11 a.m. Monday in the Rindskopf chapel
with Spanish-American War Veteran services at the
grave side in Mount Olive cemetery, St. Louis.
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