Kahn, Florence P.
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Julius Kahn was born in Germany. After immigrating to the U.S. with members of his family and being raised in Calaveras County, Calif., Kahn worked as both an actor and attorney. In addition to helping found San Francisco's Jewish Education Society, he represented San Francisco in the U.S. Congress, in Washington, D.C., from 1898 to 1902 and 1904 to 1924. A playground in San Francisco was later named in his honor. Florence Prag Kahn was born in Salt Lake City. After she and her family moved to San Francisco, she found employment as a teacher. After her husband, Julius, died, she served as a Representative for the city of San Francisco, in Washington, D.C., from 1925 to 1937.
From the description of Florence Prag Kahn and Julius Kahn family papers, 1852-1948. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70977487
Julius Kahn was born in Germany. After immigrating to the U.S. with members of his family and being raised in Calaveras County, Calif., Kahn worked as both an actor and attorney. In addition to helping found San Francisco's Jewish Education Society, he represented San Francisco in the U.S. Congress, in Washington, D.C., from 1898 to 1902 and 1904 to 1924. A playground in San Francisco was later named in his honor. Florence Prag Kahn was born in Salt Lake City. After she and her family moved to San Francisco, she found employment as a teacher. After her husband, Julius, died, she served as a Representative for the city of San Francisco, in Washington, D.C., from 1925 to 1937.
From the description of Florence Prag Kahn and Julius Kahn family papers, 1852-1948. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 743435668
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Subjects:
- Jews, German
- Jewish women
- Jews
- Scrapbooks
- Women
Occupations:
- Legislators
- Women legislators
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- United States (as recorded)
- California--San Francisco (as recorded)
- California (as recorded)
