Morris Schwartz
1897 - 1952
Among his community positions, Morris Schwartz was past-president of Poale Zedeck Congregation. The social hall of the Squirrel Hill synagogue is named in memory Morris and his wife Helen Schwartz.
BiographyMorris Schwartz immigrated to Pittsburgh as a young boy. With his brothers Bernath, Joseph, Samuel and William, he started Schwartz’s Sanitary Market at 1511 E. Carson Street as early as 1925, according to city directories. After occupying several storefronts along the street, the brothers opened a supermarket at 1317-1319 E. Carson Street in late 1938. At its height, Schwartz’s Market had branches in Carrick, Lawrenceville, Homewood and Bloomfield, in addition to its flagship store in the South Side. The Schwartz family sold the South Side business to Martin and Audrey Dorfner and Richard and Donna Stanton in 1985 but retained ownership of the building. Schwartz’s Market remained closed in 2011.
Among his community positions, Morris Schwartz was past-president of Poale Zedeck Congregation. The social hall of the Squirrel Hill synagogue is named in memory Morris and his wife Helen Schwartz.
