Abraham Lippman

Abraham Lippman was president of Rodef Shalom Congregation from 1889 until his death in 1910 and an important philanthropist within the Jewish community of Pittsburgh, most notably through his leadership of the Hebrew Benevolent Society. Lippman immigrated to the United States from Germany in the 1850s and established a dry good store at 106 Market Street after the start of the Civil War.