Early Jewish Iowa Officeholders
Mayors
John Hornstein (1847-1907), Boone, 1893-1895.
David Heinsheimer (1847-1914), Glenwood, 1894; he was also elected city councilman in 1903-1905.
City council Members
Marx Block (1814-1881), Muscatine, 1853-1855, 1880-1881.
Solomon Herschler (1818-1860), Burlington, 1856-1858.
Samuel Hirschl (1810-98), Davenport, 1864-1865.
Samuel Cohn (1840-1910), Muscatine, 1878-1880.
Emanual Eisfeld (1833-1910), Burlington, 1884-1885.
David Rothschild (1852-1917), Muscatine, 1884-1885.
David Heinsheimer, Glenwood, 1903-1904.
Treasurer
William Block (1849-1922), Muscatine, 1882-1888.
Source
- Mark Rutzik, Breaking New Ground: The Untold Story of Early America’s Jewish Electoral Pioneers – 1788 to 1920, 2025.
Mark Rutzick is the curator of this Jewish Officeholders exhibit.