Harris Newmark, Sixty Years in California

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The city of Los Angeles has long been a center for many differing groups of people. This database is the narrative of Harris Newmark, a Jewish immigrant who came to the city in 1853. After his arrival, he earned his fortune in real estate and became an important leader in the local religious community. Researchers will find descriptions of local judges, lawyers, merchants, and other people. For those seeking to better understand the society in which some ancestors may have lived, this database can be illuminating.

Sources Library of Congress. California As I Saw It, 1849-1900. Vol. 23. [database on-line] Washington: Library of Congress, 1999. Newmark, Harris. Sixty Years in Southern California. New York: Knickerbocker Press, 1916.

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