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Louis Sloss: Jewish 49er & Pioneer of San Francisco & Alaska

Louis Sloss Values Codes  I – E – L – P   Louis Sloss was born in Bavaria in 1823. He came to the United States in 1845, where he found work in a small town in Kentucky. News of the Gold Rush brought him to California

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Lippman Sachs: Dry Goods and Clothing Wholesaler of San Francisco

Lippman Sachs Values Codes  I – E  P   Lippman Sachs was born in Germany in 1837.   Along the way In 1861, Sachs immigrated to America with his brothers and settled in Jacksonville, Oregon. That town was en­joying a mining boom, with gold having been dis­covered

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The Liebes Family: Jewish San Francisco Importers and Manufacturers of Fur Products

The Liebes Family Values Codes I – E – L – P Herman Liebes established himself as an importer and manufacturer of furs in San Francisco in 1864. His place of business was at 113 Mont­gomery Street. By 1887, the Liebes firm had en­tered the Aleutian Islands to

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David Stern: Partner in Levi Strauss & Co.

David Stern Values Codes I – E – L – P   David Stern was born in Bavaria in 1820 and immigrated to the United States in the 1840’s.   Along the way David Stern lived in New York and may have spent a few years in

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Levi Strauss: Founder of Levi Strauss & Co.

Levi Strauss Values Codes I – H – E – L – P   Levi Strauss was born Löb Strauß in Buttenheim, Bavaria in 1829. Levi (Lob) Strauss and his mother, Rebecca, arrived in New York in 1848, where he was reunited with his step-bothers Jonas and Louis, who

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Justice Henry A. Lyons: First Jew to Serve on the California Supreme Court

Justice Henry A. Lyons Values Codes  I – H  – E – L   Henry A. Lyons was born in Philadelphia in 1809. His parents were French Jews who mi­grated to America and settled in that city. In the 1830’s, Lyons moved to Louisiana, where he became

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