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Westheimer, Samuel Memorial Note, 1915Entry/Object ID
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Westheimer, Samuel Memorial Note, 1915. From American Jewish Society.
Samuel was born in Rimbach, Hessen-Darmstadt, Germany, March 18, 1833. Came to the United States from Hamburg; moved to St. Joseph in March: Married Johanna Haas of Chicago, had two sons and seven daughters. He died December 22, 1914. He was president of the Jewish Congregation Adath Joseph of St. Joseph and director of National Jewish Hospital for Consumptives at Denver. He was identified with the fortunes of the Independent Order of B'aj B'rith.
Civic life: president of city council of St. Joseph,
prime factor of transforming an insignificant steamboat landing into one of the great cities of the middle West.Lexicon
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