Herman Silver Values Codes I – H – E – L – P Herman Silver was born in Magdeburg, Prussian Saxony. He was well-educated and had advanced Hebrew training. In 1848, Silver traveled by ship to the United States. While on the ship, he met a
Read more →The Jacoby Brothers Value Codes I – E – L – P The Jacoby family came from Loebau, Prussia, a territory of Poland then controlled by Prussia. They arrived in the United States at different times during the 1870’s. Five brothers settled in Los Angeles: Isaac, Nathan,
Read more →Bernard Cohn Values Codes I – E – L – P Bernard Cohn was born in Prussian-occupied Poland in 1836. He left home at the age of 16, arriving in New York in 1852. Los Angeles In 1855, Bernard Cohn arrived in Los Angeles and worked as
Read more →Isaias Wolf Hellman Values Codes I – H – E – L – P Isaias W. Hellman was born in Reckendorf, Bavaria, in 1842. He and his younger brother, Herman, left Europe for New York City by steamer. From there, they took another steamer to the
Read more →Leopold Harris Values Codes I – E – H – P Leopold Harris (Lewin Hirsckowitz) was born in 1836 in Loebau, Prussia. He was well educated in Prussia, and spent time throughout his life reading and studying in his spare time. Harris arrived in America in 1852, at
Read more →Wolf Kalisher Values Codes I – E – L Wolf Kalisher was born in Russian-occupied Poland in 1826. He received his United States citizenship papers in Los Angeles in 1855. Los Angeles Wolf Kalisher was one of the earlier merchants occupying Bell’s Row. After the
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