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Morris Greenberg: Brass Foundry Owner & First Supplier of Fire Hydrants, San Francisco

Morris Greenberg Values Codes  I – E – L   Morris Greenberg was born in Warsaw, Poland, in 1823. As a young man, Greenberg left Poland and to become an apprentice in a foundry in Paris. There, he married Annette, and in 1851 they immigrated to America

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Martin Heller: Longest Running President of Congregation Emanu-El & Successful Dry Goods Wholesaler

Martin Heller Values Codes  I – H – E – L – P   Martin Heller was born in 1821 at Pretzfeld, Bavaria. He came to this country in 1844. He was the youngest of the four Heller brothers who came to America. In Europe, he had

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Colonel Marcus H. Hecht, Pioneer Boot & Shoe Manufacturer of San Francisco

Marcus Hecht Values Codes I – E – L   Marcus Hecht was born in 1844 in Hainstadt, in the Duchy of Baden, Germany. In 1848, at the age of 4, Marcus Hecht left with his parents, Helene and Elias Hecht, and his brothers and sisters for America via

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Louis Sloss: Jewish 49er & Pioneer of San Francisco & Alaska

Louis Sloss Values Codes  I – E – L – P   Louis Sloss was born in Bavaria in 1823. He came to the United States in 1845, where he found work in a small town in Kentucky. News of the Gold Rush brought him to California

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Lippman Sachs: Dry Goods and Clothing Wholesaler of San Francisco

Lippman Sachs Values Codes  I – E  P   Lippman Sachs was born in Germany in 1837.   Along the way In 1861, Sachs immigrated to America with his brothers and settled in Jacksonville, Oregon. That town was en­joying a mining boom, with gold having been dis­covered

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The Liebes Family: Jewish San Francisco Importers and Manufacturers of Fur Products

The Liebes Family Values Codes I – E – L – P Herman Liebes established himself as an importer and manufacturer of furs in San Francisco in 1864. His place of business was at 113 Mont­gomery Street. By 1887, the Liebes firm had en­tered the Aleutian Islands to

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