Texas Exhibit Hall

Nathan Kallison: Pioneer Jewish Businessman & Rancher of San Antonio, Texas

Nathan Kallison Values Codes I – H – E – L – P   Nathan Kallison was born in 1873 in Ladyzhinka, Russia. His parents were Moshko and Dina Kallison.   Along the way . . . Nathan Kallison journeyed to America in 1890. He and his

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The Goldbergs: Two Generation Jewish Pioneers of Jefferson, Texas

The Goldbergs Values Codes I – E – P   First Generation Louis Goldberg was born in Koenigsberg, Germany in 1832. In 1851, Louis Goldberg emigrated to Louisiana.   Texas Around 1867, Louis Goldberg settled in Texas, where he and his wife settled in the East Texas,

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Herman Lehmann: Jewish “Little Big Man” Apache & Comanche

Herman Lehmann   Herman Lehman was born in Mason County, Texas in 1859, to Ernst Morita and Augusta Lehmann. They had emigrated from Prussia, arriving on the Louise in Galveston, Texas in 1846. At the age of 1o, Herman Lehmann was captured by Apaches near his home in Mason County, Texas.

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The Jewish Fashion Pioneers of Neiman-Marcus, Dallas, Texas

Nieman-Marcus Values Codes  I – H – E – L – P   “In 1907, a store which was to become one of the most famous in the world opened its doors at the corner of Elm and Murphy in Dallas, Texas. The streets were unpaved and

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Sam Dreben, D.S.C.: “The Fighting Jew”

Sam Dreben, D.S.C., “The Fighting Jew” Values Codes  I – E – L   Sam Dreben was born in 1878 in Poltava, Ukraine, Russia. He arrived in the United States in 1899. He settled in Philadelphia, where some of his relatives lived.   Along the way . .

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Samuel Maas: Jewish Polyglot Businessman of Early Galveston, Texas

Samuel Maas Values Codes  I – E – L   Samuel Maas was born in 1810 to a wealthy family in Meinbeim, Baden, Germany. His privileged upbringing provided him a thorough education in English and French, which served him well during his career. As Samuel grew to

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