Solomon Schocken Values Codes I – E – L Solomon Schocken was born in 1842 in Rosasen, in Prussia-occupied Poland. Little is known about his life in Europe, but he was described as “short (and) redheaded.” Along the way… Solomon Schocken arrived in New York
Read more →Frank Family Values Codes I – E – L The Frank family is thought to be the first Jewish family to settle in Calistoga, California -around 1860. Their home, a modest Victorian cottage, built in the 1870’s, now houses the Sharpsteen Museum at 1317 Washington Street.
Read more →Leopold Lazarus Values Codes I – E – L Leopold Lazarus was born in France in 1827. Lazarus left France in 1848 at the age of 21, to seek his fortune in America. Along the way Leopold Lazarus journeyed from New Orleans to California. In California,
Read more →Jules Eugene Straus Values Codes I – E L Jules Straus was born in Alsace, France, in 1844. His brother-in-law was Leopold Lazarus, another St. Helena pioneer. Along the way . . . At age fifteen, Jules Straus came to America, sailing from Havre de Grace to
Read more →Henry Getleson and Abraham Friedberg Values Codes I – E – L Trained as a sculptor in Germany, Henry Getleson came to Calistoga, California in 1866. By the invitation of Sam Brannan, Getleson built the town’s first general store at Washington and Lincoln Streets. A sister store in
Read more →Herman Shwarz and Elizabeth Fleishman Shwarz Values Codes I – E – L Herman Shwarz was born in Germany in 1848. Napa Herman Shwarz arrived in Napa, California in 1871. In 1871, Herman and his new wife, Elizabeth, opened a hardware store that, by 1906, was the largest
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