Judaica / Zionism - USA - K. Wolens Dept. Store Good Luck Token, Texas, 50th Anniversary 1898-1948, with Hebrew ...

Judaica / Zionism - USA - K. Wolens Dept. Store Good Luck Token, Texas, 50th Anniversary 1898-1948, with Hebrew "מזל וברכה" Inscription American advertising and good-luck token issued in 1948 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of K. Wolens Department Stores in Texas. The business was founded by Abraham Kalman Wolens (1871-1953), a Jewish merchant and pioneer of Jewish retailing in Texas, whose family business developed into a chain operating in numerous Texas communities. The token is documented as a 1948 K. Wolens Department Store 50th-anniversary issue. Its principal Judaica feature is the Hebrew blessing appearing on the reverse. Obverse: Portrait of the company's founder surrounded by: "K. WOLENS DEPT. STORE" "1898 - 1948" "K. WOLENS - FOUNDER" Reverse: Laurel wreath surrounding: "GOOD LUCK COIN COMMEMORATING OUR 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF SERVICE" Below is the Hebrew blessing: "מזל וברכה" Abraham Kalman Wolens and his family had a documented connection with Jewish communal life in Texas; Wolens's funeral was held at Agudas Achim Congregation and he was buried in the Hebrew cemetery, while members of the family also helped build synagogues serving the Jewish community of Corsicana.