People - Alfred Emanuel Fridlander (1840-1928)

Alfred Emanuel Fridlander was born in Birmingham to immigrant parents from Bavaria. He moved to Coventry where he established a watch manufacturing business par excellence. He made some of the finest watches in the world. He was very socially minded, contributing to the life of the City in many ways - He was secretary to Coventry's Volunteer Fire Brigade; he donated watches as prizes for swimming competitions in Coventry's newly opened public baths; he served as a city councillor and magistrate. He later became a director, with Siegfried Bettmann of the Triumph Cycle Company. In 1863 The Coventry Times described Alfred as being 'very energetic in his efforts to relieve the poor'.

See more about other Coventry Jewish Watchmakers here.

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• Hidden Histories | Coventry Jewish Watchmakers - The book telling the stories of the Fridlander family's pivotal role in Coventry's Jewish community and their contributions to the life of the City

• 1874 - 1912 Alfred Fridlander Coventry Synagogue Honorary Secretary - On JCR-UK

• Alfred Emanuel Fridlander grave stone in Whitton Cemetery, Birmingham - On Find a Grave

• Fridlander pocket watches in the Herbert Collection