Isabella Offenbach Maas Values Codes I – E – L – P Isabella Offenbach was born in Cologne, Germany, in 1817 to Rabbi Judah and Marianne Offenbach. Isabella Offenbach was the older sister of Romantic composer Jacques Offenbach, and a musical star in her own right.
Read more →Rabbi Martin Zielonka Values Codes H – I – E – L – P Martin Zielonka was born in Berlin, Germany, in 1877. He and his parents, David and Bertha Zielonka, arrived in the United States in 1880, and settled in Cincinnati, Ohio. There, Martin Zielonka
Read more →Anna Goodman Hertzberg Values Codes I – E – L – P Anna Goodman was born in New York in 1862. She became an accomplished pianist at an early age. In 1882, Eli Hertzberg, a successful jeweler and Russian immigrant, was traveling on business to New
Read more →Rodef Sholom Congregation The first Jewish settlers appeared in Waco, Texas in the early 1850’s. By 1870, about 50 Jews lived in Waco. Waco’s first Jewish communal organization was the Hebrew Benevolent Association, organized in 1869. The Hebrew Benevolent Society purchased land for the first portion of
Read more →Sam Sanger Values Codes I – H – E – L – P Sam Sanger was born in Baveria, Germany in 1843. He had 6 brothers and 3 sisters. He was educated at Würzburg, the University of Berlin and at seminary. He arrived in America in
Read more →Beth-El Congregation of Fort Worth, Texas Fort Worth Fort Worth, which began in 1849 as a military post, was a rowdy frontier town on the Chisholm Trail, 40 miles west of cosmopolitan Dallas. Nicknamed “Cow Town,” it attracted cowboys, outlaws, and entrepreneurs, among them a handful of
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