Name/Title
Thorman/Klein LocketEntry/Object ID
1111ADescription
Together Forever- Fur trapper Simpson Thorman was the first Jewish settler in Cleveland, arriving from Unsleben, Bavaria, in 1832. In 1837, he wrote to family and friends back home, urging them to join him. This gold locket holds images of Thorman and his wife, Regina Klein, whom he married when she immigrated in 1839.Context
Locket features portrait of first known Jewish settler to Cleveland, Simpson Thorman, and his wife, Regina KleinCollection
MMJH, LoansMade/Created
Date made
circa 1850Time Period
19th CenturyPlace
Region
NortheastContinent
North America