Pioneer Jews of Los Angeles in the Nineteenth Century: An Anthology of Articles Presented Over the Past 38 Years in the Western States Jewish History Journal. Western States Jewish History. Volume XXXIVII, Numbers 3/4, Spring/Summer 2006/5766.
Woodland Hills, California: Western States Jewish History, 2006. Softbound. Octavo, paper covers, viii, 304 pp., b/w photos, index. Very Good. Item #85063
Introductions by Stephen Aron, David M. Myers & William Deverell. With assistance from Dr. Harris Newmark, III & Abraham Hoffman, Ph.D. Articles are "Jacob Frankfurt: The First Jew of Los Angeles, 1841," Norton B. Stern and William B. Kramer, "The ocation of Los Angeles Jewry at the Beginning of 1851," Stern, "Solomon Nunes Carvalho: Helped in Founding of the Los Angeles Jewish Community," Kramer, "Morris Goiodman: The First American Councilman of the City of Los Angeles, 1819-1888," Stern & Kramer, "Harris Newmark: Leading Citizen of Los Angeles for 60 Years, 1834-1916," Stern & Kramer, "Historical Quotes by Harris Newmark," edited by Dr. Harris Newmark III, "Samuel K. Labatt: Sephardic Founder of the Los Angeles Jewish Community, 1830-1873," Kramer & Stern, "Myer Joseph Newmark: Los Angeles Civic Leader and First Jewish Professional, 1838-1911," "Myer Newmark's Log Arond the Horn, 1852-1852," Myer J. Newmark, "Solomon Lazard, Major Pioneer of the Infrastructure of Los Angeles, 1826-1916," Francine Landau, "Jacob elias: Early Los Angeles Pioneer, Merchant and Jewish Leader," "Wolf Kalisher: Immigrant, Pioneer Merchant & Indian Advocate, 1826-1889," Richard L. Carrico, "Isaac Lankershim: Creator of the San Fernando Valley Breadbasket, 1818-1882," Kramer & Sterm "Leoplod Harris: Men's Clothier of Los Angeles," "Bernard Cohn: Miiner, Merchant, Civic Leader, 1835-1889," Stern, "Isaias W. Hellman: Pioneer Merchant & Banker of California, 1842-1920," Stern, "Isaias Hellman: Banker of the Southland in 1885," "Did the Jews Destroy a Los Angeles Bank in 1875? A Letter to Mr. H. Newmark," J.A. Graves, "A Study of Jewish Voters During Grant's First Presidential Campaign Race, 1868," Stern, "Jews oin the 1870 Census of Los Angeles," Stern, "The Jacoby Brothers of Los Angeles, A Self-Portrait, 1888," "Herman Silver, Jewish Civic Leader of Los Angeles, 1830-1913," Kramer, "Mina Norton, Jewish Professional Techer," "Eugene & Edward Germain of Los Angeles," Harriet Ashby, "Charles F. Lummis and the Newmarks of Los Angeles," Dudley Gordon, "Harris Caspar & Tan Rotchild: Two Murder Victims Buried in Los Angeles in the New Jewish Cemetery, 1855 & 1863," Stern & Kramer, "The Jewish Cemetery in Chavez Ravine: The First Jewish Community Site in Los Angeles, 1855," Thomas Cohen, "Samuel Labatt: Los Angeles' Jewry's First 'President,' 1854," Kramer, "The Ladies' Benevolent Society of Los Angeles, 1870-1892," Virginia Katz, "Henery Wartenberg: Businessman & Community Leader 1830-1879. Includes the Wartenberg Report to the Hebrew Benevolent Society," Stern, "Unexpected Help for the Hebrew Benevolent Society of Los Angeles, 1898," Victor Harris, "Congregation B'nai B'rith: The First Synagogue in Los Angeles, 1862," Tom Owen, "Rabbi Abraham Wolf Edelman: Jewish Padre to the Pueblo, (Serving 1862-1885)," Stern & Kramer, "Rabbi Emanuel Schreiber: First 'Reform' Rabbi of Los Angeles (Serving 1885-1889)," Kramer & Reva Clar, "Rabbi Michael G. Solomon: Los Angeles (Serving 1895-1899)," Kramer & Clar, "The Emanu-El/ The B'nai B'rith Messnger, Los Angeles' First Jewish Newspaper, 1897," Stern, "History in the Making: A Nwew Life for the History of Jewish Los Angeles," Erik Greenberg.
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