Montana

Samuel Cohen: Early Jewish Pioneer and Merchant of Montana

Samuel Cohen Values Codes I – E – L   Samuel Cohen was born in 1837, in New York City. After working for seven years in the jewelry and brush making trade, Cohen headed West in search of new opportunities.   Along the way . . . .

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Joseph Hirshberg: Early Jewish Pioneer Merchant & Cattle Dealer of Helena Montana

Joseph Hirshberg Values Codes I – E – L   Joseph Hirshberg was born in 1847, in Posen, a province of Poland recently taken over by Prussia. In 1863, Hirshberg came to New York at the age of 16.   Along the way . . . . Joseph

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Louis Kaufman, Early Jewish Pioneer Meat Packer of Helena Montana

Louis Kaufman Values Codes I – E – L   Louis Kaufman was born in Baden, Germany, in 1848. In 1864, he came to the United States at the age of 16. Kaufman made his first money in mining.   Helena, Montana Louis Kaufman  invested his mining

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Herman Fligelman: Early Jewish Department Store Owner of Helena, Montana

Herman Fligelman Values Codes I – E – L -P   Herman Fligelman was born in Romania, in 1860. He arrived in Boston as a young man and worked various odd jobs while learning English.   Helena, Montana  In 1883, Herman Fligelman took the first train to Helena,

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Sol Hepner: Early Jewish Lawyer & Civic Leader of Helena, Montana

H. Sol Hepner Values Codes H – I – E – L   Sol Hepner was born in 1869 in Tzaritzin, Russia.   Helena, Montana In 1882, Sol Hepner’s father, Barnett Hepner (1838-1908), brought his wife, Bertha (1846-1926), and their three children to Helena, Montana, where he operated

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Morris Silverman: Early Jewish Community Leader of Helena, Montana

Morris Silverman Values Codes H – I – E – L   Morris Silverman was born on the border of Russia and Poland in 1841. Silverman came to the United States, New York, in 1967.   Along the way . . . In St. Louis, Missouri, Morris Silverman and

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