San Francisco Jewish Pioneers

Isaac Hecht: Jewish Pioneer Partner of Buckingham & Hecht Shoe Co. of San Francisco

Isaac Hecht Value Codes I – H – E – L – P   Isaac Hecht was born in Hamstadt, Grand Duchy of Baden, Germany, in 1832. At the age of 16, along with his parents, brothers and sisters, he immigrated by way of London to New

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Abraham Elias Hecht: Jewish Pioneer Partner of Buckingham & Hecht Shoe Co. of San Francisco

Abraham Elias Hecht Value Codes I – E – L – P   Abraham Elias Hecht was born in Hamstadt, Grand Duchy of Baden, Germany, in 1838. At the age of 10, along with his parents, brothers, and sisters, he immigrated, by way of London, to New

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Samuel Hart: Jewish Pioneer Businessman of San Francisco and the Gold Country

Samuel Hart Value Codes:  I – E – L – P   Samuel Hart was born in Austria in 1837. At the age of 18, he traveled to California by sailing around the Horn.   Along the way . . . . Samuel Hart first settled in

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Joseph Haber: Pioneer Jewish Jeweler of San Francisco

Joseph Haber Values Codes I – E – L – P   “In all domestic virtues, charitableness and goodness of heart, he was a Jew.  A keen businessman, endowed with high ideals of citizenship, great integrity and the ambition to make life expressive of the virtues that should

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Simon Greenwald: Early Jewish Pioneer & Founder of the Alaska Commercial Co.

Simon Greenwald Value Codes I – E – L – P   Simon Greenwald was born in Rheinpfalz, Germany, in 1827.   Along the way . . . . Simon Greenwald received his education in Germany before coming to the United States, first settling in Brownsville, Tennessee.

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Henry Greenberg: Jewish Pioneer Manufacturer, Banker and Real Estate Broker & Benefactor of San Francisco

Henry Greenberg Value Codes I – E – L – P   Henry Greenberg was born in Huttenbach, Bavaria, in 1819. His early education was in his home town. As a young lad, he came alone to the United States, landing in New York City.   Along the

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