The Mendelson Family Values Codes I – E – L – P Some of the early Jewish communities in what became Orange County, California (in 1889) were substantial. “On Wednesday, owing to the closing of many stores on account of it being a Jewish holiday [Yom
Read more →The Davis Brothers Values Codes I – E – L The Davis Brothers originally had the name “Chorinsky.” They had been born in the town of Storchnest, in Posen Province, Poland. Anaheim In 1864 Philip Davis and Gustave Davis came to Anaheim and opened a
Read more →Early Jewish Pioneers of Santa Ana, California Values Codes I – E – L The twenty-four blocks that would later be known as Santa Ana were laid in 1870 — 19 years before the area split from Los Angeles County to become part of Orange County (1889). Louis
Read more →Isaac Cohen Values Codes I – E – L “Although Isaac Cohen was not among the earliest Jewish arrivals in Southern California, the interesting political positions he held in two of the Southland’s cities and the United States Treasury Department post he held for a time
Read more →Benjamin Dreyfus Values Codes I – H – E -L – P Benjamin Dreyfus was born on Westheim, Bavaria, in 1824. During his lifetime, Dreyfus, the business and civic leader of Anaheim, California, was praised with these words: “We cannot refrain from expressing the universal sentiment
Read more →Eureka Benevolent Society The Eureka Benevolent Association was formed in 1850 for aid and relief to indigent and infirm Jews, to bury the dead, and to aid impoverished Jews. In 1907, the Association became the Eureka Benevolent Society. The Eureka Benevolent Society expanded through the years to
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