Prominent Jews of America; a collection of biographical sketches of Jews who have distinguished themselves in commercial, professional and religious endeavor (1918) (14590204659)

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Title: Prominent Jews of America; a collection of biographical sketches of Jews who have distinguished themselves in commercial, professional and religious endeavor
Year: 1918 (1910s)
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Subjects: Jews
Publisher: Toledo, O., S. B. Goodkind, publication manager, American Hebrew publishing company
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress



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Weinkles house represents the best of Jacksonville. He is himselfan Orthodox Jew, leading a strictly Jewish house, and his wife, Hanna Rose(Rotkowsky), is an exceptionally intelligent lady. Her father was a Jewishscholar in New York, and one of the founders of Machsikei Talmud Torah, andhe was also interested in the Yeshiba Etz Chaim. His daughter, the presentMrs. Weinkle, was brought up in New York, in a scholarly environment, andshe acquired a wide education in Jewish and worldly matters. Mr. and Mrs.Weinkle, who were married on the 26th day of July, 1904, are the parents oftwo children, Charlotte, aged 12, who is the best Hebrew pupil in Jacksonville,and Abraham, a younger son. Marcus J. Weinkle was born on the 14th of November, 1865, in a villagein Alexandrowski, Yekaterinoslav. His father, Judah Zewi, who died on the4th of January, 1917, was a scholar and student. His mother, Nahma Freida,is still living. Mr. Weinkle came to America on the 16th of March. 1890. For the first .315
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few months he peddled in New York. He then came to South Carolina, wherehe opened a store. Afterwards he went into the timber and lumber business,and in 1911 he settled in Jacksonville, where he built a beautiful home at 809West Duval street. He had already retired from active business, and issolely interested in monetary investments. Mr. Weinkle was one of the founders of the Immigrant Society of J?.ck-sonville; he is treasurer of the Bnai Israel Congregation and is interested andparticipates in everything Jewish. Mrs. Weinkle is a devoted Zionist and wasthe first president of the Jacksonville Hadassa. ARTHUR HERSH.EL WEISMAN The little merchants who meet us on the street with their Have a paper,,sir ? are worthy of our most kind consideration, as the chances are that weare speaking to a future prominent business man. Many a career developed from such a modest beginning has helped shapethe destinies of our large communities. That Mr. Arthur Weisman owes muchto these first experiences