Moses D. Pass Value Codes I – E – L Moses Pass was born in Zhitomir, Ukraine in 1861. Along the way . . . . Moses Pass came to New York in 1882, where he worked as a bookbinder. In 1895, Pass was naturalized
Read more →Congregation B’nai Jeshurun: The South Street Temple In 1884, Isaac Friend came to Lincoln, Nebraska to make his home and engage in business. He found no organization of any kind to represent its few Jewish residents. Friend gathered together a few of the town Jewish residents to
Read more →Noteworthy Jewish Pioneers of Early Omaha, Nebraska Merchants The Omaha City Directory of 1870 showed that of the 15 clothing firms listed, half were of Jewish ownership and all were located within two square blocks. Henry Siegal Henry Siegel was born in Bavaria. He came to the
Read more →Temple Israel of Omaha – The Early Years The first High Holy Day services in Omaha were held in 1867 with 20 attendees. The following year, Khela B’ni Israel was formed (informally) and held High Holy Day services at the Masonic Hall. Isaac Frank was President and Samuel M. Levy
Read more →The Meyer Brothers: Max, Julius, Adolph & Meyer Values Codes I – E – P The Meyer Brothers were born in Bromberg, Prussia. They arrived in the United States in the 1860’s. Omaha, Nebraska Max Meyer first worked in New York City, then Pennsylvania oil country, and Omaha,
Read more →Edward & Andrew Rosewater Values Codes I – E – L – P Edward Rosewater Edward (Rosenwasser) Rosewater was born in Bukovan, Bohemia in 1841 His parents, Herman and Rosalia Rosenwasser, and their 11 children immigrated to the United States, settling in Cleveland, Ohio in 1853. Along the
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