Texas Jewish Pioneers

The Jewish Fashion Pioneers of Neiman-Marcus, Dallas, Texas

Nieman-Marcus Values Codes  I – H – E – L – P   “In 1907, a store which was to become one of the most famous in the world opened its doors at the corner of Elm and Murphy in Dallas, Texas. The streets were unpaved and

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Sam Dreben, D.S.C.: “The Fighting Jew”

Sam Dreben, D.S.C., “The Fighting Jew” Values Codes  I – E – L   Sam Dreben was born in 1878 in Poltava, Ukraine, Russia. He arrived in the United States in 1899. He settled in Philadelphia, where some of his relatives lived.   Along the way . .

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Samuel Maas: Jewish Polyglot Businessman of Early Galveston, Texas

Samuel Maas Values Codes  I – E – L   Samuel Maas was born in 1810 to a wealthy family in Meinbeim, Baden, Germany. His privileged upbringing provided him a thorough education in English and French, which served him well during his career. As Samuel grew to

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Isabella Offenbach Maas: Jewish Opera Singer of Early Galveston, Texas

Isabella Offenbach Maas Values Codes  I – E – L – P   Isabella Offenbach was born in Cologne, Germany, in 1817 to Rabbi Judah and Marianne Offenbach. Isabella Offenbach was the older sister of Romantic composer Jacques Offenbach, and a musical star in her own right.

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Rabbi Martin Zielonka: The “Reform Rabbi of the West,” El Paso, Texas

Rabbi Martin Zielonka Values Codes H – I – E – L – P   Martin Zielonka was born in Berlin, Germany, in 1877. He and his parents, David and Bertha Zielonka, arrived in the United States in 1880, and settled in Cincinnati, Ohio. There, Martin Zielonka

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Anna Goodman Hertzberg and the Tuesday Musical Club of San Antonio, Texas

Anna Goodman Hertzberg Values Codes  I – E – L – P   Anna Goodman was born in New York in 1862. She became an accomplished pianist at an early age. In 1882, Eli Hertzberg, a successful jeweler and Russian immigrant, was traveling on business to New

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