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Rabbi Aron J. Messing: Too Orthodox for Congregation Sherith Israel, San Francisco

Rabbi Aron J. Messing Values Codes  I – H – E – L   Aron Messing was born in the Polish town of Argenau, in the province of Posen, in 1840. He came to the United States in 1866 and served Orthodox congregations in New York and

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Moses A. Gunst: United Cigar Stores, San Francisco

Moses A. Gunst Values Codes  I – E – P   One of the most beloved men in the history of San Francisco, Moses A. Gunst, was born in New York in 1853.   San Francisco Moses Gunst moved to California in 1871. He went to work

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Philo Jacoby: Pionee, Newspaperman, Sharpshooter & Strongman of San Francisco

Philo Jacoby Values Codes  I – H – E – P Philo Jacoby was born in 1837 at Lauenberg, a province of Pomerania, which is now Lebork, Poland.   San Francisco Third Mate Philo Jacoby arrived in San Francisco in 1859 on the clipper ship Whirlwind. Jacoby established one of

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Morris Greenberg: Brass Foundry Owner & First Supplier of Fire Hydrants, San Francisco

Morris Greenberg Values Codes  I – E – L   Morris Greenberg was born in Warsaw, Poland, in 1823. As a young man, Greenberg left Poland and to become an apprentice in a foundry in Paris. There, he married Annette, and in 1851 they immigrated to America

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Martin Heller: Longest Running President of Congregation Emanu-El & Successful Dry Goods Wholesaler

Martin Heller Values Codes  I – H – E – L – P   Martin Heller was born in 1821 at Pretzfeld, Bavaria. He came to this country in 1844. He was the youngest of the four Heller brothers who came to America. In Europe, he had

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Colonel Marcus H. Hecht, Pioneer Boot & Shoe Manufacturer of San Francisco

Marcus Hecht Values Codes I – E – L   Marcus Hecht was born in 1844 in Hainstadt, in the Duchy of Baden, Germany. In 1848, at the age of 4, Marcus Hecht left with his parents, Helene and Elias Hecht, and his brothers and sisters for America via

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