California Central Coast

Lazar E. Blochman: Early Jewish Pioneer Businessman, Architect, & Phialthopist of Santa Maria, CA

Lazar E. Blockman Values Codes I – E – L – P   Lazar E. Blochman  was born in San Francisco in 1856, the eldest of 5 children of Emanuel and Nanette Blochman. Santa Maria Lazar Blochman came to the small central California town of Santa Maria when

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Louis Sinsheimer, Second Generation Jewish Merchant & 20 Year Mayor of San Luis Obispo, California

Louis Sinsheimer Values Codes I – H – E – L – P   Louis Sinsheimer, the second son of Aaron (A.Z.) and Jeanette (Nettie) Sinsheimer, was born in 1869 in New York City. He arrived in San Luis Obispo in 1874, at age 5, after living a

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Henry Sinsheimer: Early Jewish Pioneer Merchant of San Luis Obispo, while Living in San Francisco

Henry Sinsheimer Values Codes I – H – E – L – P   Henry Sinsheimer was born to Simon and Claire Sinsheimer in 1855 in Burstadt, province of Daerstadt, Germany. Two of Henry’s brothers, Aaron (A.Z.) (b. 1838) and Bernhard (b. 1848), were also born in Burstadt.  

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Bernhard Sinsheimer: Early Jewish Pioneer Merchant of San Luis Obispo, California

Bernhard Sinsheimer Values Codes I – H – E – L – P   Bernhard Sinsheimer was born in 1848 in Burstadt, province of Daerstadt, Germany, the son of Simon and Claire Sinsheimer, Simon’s second wife. Two of his brothers, Aaron (1838) and Henry (1854), were also

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Aaron (A. Z.) and Jeanette (Nettie) Sinsheimer: Early Jewish Pioneers of San Luis Obispo, California

Aaron Zachery (A. Z.) Sinsheimer Values Codes I – H – E – L – P   Aaron Zachery (A. Z.) Sinsheimer was born in 1838 in Burstadt, province of Daerstadt, Germany, the son of Simon and Chana Sinsheimer. Two of his brothers, Bernard (1848) and Henry

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Nathan Goldtree: Early Pioneer Merchant of San Luis Obispo, California

Nathan Goldtree Value Codes  I – E – L – P   Nathan Goldtree, originally Nathan Goldbaum, was born in 1838, in Adelnau, a region of Posen, Prussia. He moved to San Francisco in 1856, when he was 18 years of age.   San Luis Obispo In 1857, Nathan

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