Mordechai was the son of Moshe and Lea (Schwartz) Zawalower. He was born in Zlotniki, in the Galicia province of Austria-Hungary (now Ukraine). In about 1896, he immigrated by himself to the United States, settling in Manhattan. On his arrival, he adopted the first name "Max".
Max worked as a waiter and became a naturalized citizen on July 29, 1904. On June 23, 1913, he legally changed his last name to "Waller".
Max operated a kosher butcher shop for many years in the Washington Heights section of Manhattan. He was reputedly instrumental in bringing a number of European refugees to the United States during the Second World War period.
Max lost a leg to diabetes. He was survived by his wife, five children, and five grandchildren.
Max worked as a waiter and became a naturalized citizen on July 29, 1904. On June 23, 1913, he legally changed his last name to "Waller".
Max operated a kosher butcher shop for many years in the Washington Heights section of Manhattan. He was reputedly instrumental in bringing a number of European refugees to the United States during the Second World War period.
Max lost a leg to diabetes. He was survived by his wife, five children, and five grandchildren.
Mordechai was the son of Moshe and Lea (Schwartz) Zawalower. He was born in Zlotniki, in the Galicia province of Austria-Hungary (now Ukraine). In about 1896, he immigrated by himself to the United States, settling in Manhattan. On his arrival, he adopted the first name "Max".
Max worked as a waiter and became a naturalized citizen on July 29, 1904. On June 23, 1913, he legally changed his last name to "Waller".
Max operated a kosher butcher shop for many years in the Washington Heights section of Manhattan. He was reputedly instrumental in bringing a number of European refugees to the United States during the Second World War period.
Max lost a leg to diabetes. He was survived by his wife, five children, and five grandchildren.
Max worked as a waiter and became a naturalized citizen on July 29, 1904. On June 23, 1913, he legally changed his last name to "Waller".
Max operated a kosher butcher shop for many years in the Washington Heights section of Manhattan. He was reputedly instrumental in bringing a number of European refugees to the United States during the Second World War period.
Max lost a leg to diabetes. He was survived by his wife, five children, and five grandchildren.
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