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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referencedIn Hadassah, the Women's Zionist Organization of America. San Francisco Chapter (San Francisco, Calif.). San Francisco Chapter of Hadassah records, 1917-1984. Judah L. Magnes Memorial Museum, Rabbi Morris Goldstein Library
creatorOf Kahn, Florence P. Florence Prag Kahn and Julius Kahn family papers, 1852-1948. Judah L. Magnes Memorial Museum, Rabbi Morris Goldstein Library
creatorOf Kahn, Florence P. Florence Prag Kahn and Julius Kahn family papers, 1852-1948. Judah L. Magnes Memorial Museum, Rabbi Morris Goldstein Library
creatorOf Brussels, Iris. The wind is a gypsy : song / words by Florence Kahn ; [music by] Iris Brussels. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
creatorOf Sanchez, Nellie Van de Grift, 1856-1935. Scrapbook concerning Yerba Buena Island, 1930-1932. UC Berkeley Libraries
referencedIn William H. Benjamin Letters, 1935-1936 Syracuse University. Library. Special Collections Research Center
referencedIn United States citizenship of Chinese children essay : typescript, [ca. 1932]. UC Berkeley Libraries
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associatedWith Benjamin, William H. person
associatedWith Brussels, Iris. person
associatedWith Golden Gate International Exposition (1939-1940 : San Francisco, Calif.). corporateBody
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correspondedWith Hadassah, the Women's Zionist Organization of America. San Francisco Chapter (San Francisco, Calif.) corporateBody
associatedWith Judah L. Magnes Museum. corporateBody
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associatedWith Kahn, Julius, 1861-1924. person
associatedWith Kahn, Julius, 1861-1924. person
associatedWith Prag, Mary Goldsmith. person
associatedWith Prag, Mary Goldsmith. person
associatedWith Sanchez, Nellie Van de Grift, 1856-1935. person
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California
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Jews, German
Jewish women
Jews
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Women
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Legislators
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Birth 1866-11-09

Death 1948-11-16

Active 1852

Active 1948

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