Montana

Joseph Gans, Jewish Pioneer Merchant and Rancher of Helena, Montana

Joseph Gans Values Codes I – E – L   Joseph Gans was born in 1838 in Neustadt, Germany. He came to New York in 1861, at the age 0f 23.   Along the way . . . . In 1862, Joseph Gans crossed the Isthmus of Panama,

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Joseph Soss: Jewish Contractor & Inventor of Helena & Butte, Montana

Joseph Schloss/Soss Values Codes I – E – L   Joseph Schloss was born in 1863 in Bacau, Romania.   Along the way . . . . Facing compulsory military service, Joseph Schloss migrated to Montreal, Canada where he worked as a bricklayer until he saved enough

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Dr. Louis Fligman: Jewish Pioneer and Doctor of Helena, Montana

Dr. Louis Fligman Values Codes I – E – L   Louis Fligman was born in 1878 in Berlad, Romania. He came to America as a child and his family settled in Minnesota. In 1894, Fligman began studying at the University of Minnesota. He continued his studies there

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Samuel Cohen: Early Jewish Pioneer and Merchant of Montana

Samuel Cohen Values Codes I – E – L   Samuel Cohen was born in 1837, in New York City. After working for seven years in the jewelry and brush making trade, Cohen headed West in search of new opportunities.   Along the way . . . .

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Joseph Hirshberg: Early Jewish Pioneer Merchant & Cattle Dealer of Helena Montana

Joseph Hirshberg Values Codes I – E – L   Joseph Hirshberg was born in 1847, in Posen, a province of Poland recently taken over by Prussia. In 1863, Hirshberg came to New York at the age of 16.   Along the way . . . . Joseph

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Louis Kaufman, Early Jewish Pioneer Meat Packer of Helena Montana

Louis Kaufman Values Codes I – E – L   Louis Kaufman was born in Baden, Germany, in 1848. In 1864, he came to the United States at the age of 16. Kaufman made his first money in mining.   Helena, Montana Louis Kaufman  invested his mining

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