Leopold Mayer family collection 1864-1970 1885-1909 Mayer, Leopold family collection

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Leopold Mayer family collection 1864-1970 1885-1909 Mayer, Leopold family collection

http://quod.lib.umich.edu/c/clementsead/umich-wcl-M-2281may?rgn=main;view=text

This collection is made up of letters, a journal, a speech, documents, genealogical research, and other items pertaining to Leopold Mayer of Chicago, Illinois, and his descendants. The materials concern family news, courtship, and the history of Chicago's Jewish community.

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William L. Clements Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6391279

William L. Clements Library

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Council of Jewish Women (U.S.)

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Yondorf, Ida Mayer, b. 1867

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Pessin, Deborah.

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Mayer, Leopold, 1827-1903

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Leopold Mayer was born in Abenheim, Germany, on March 3, 1827, the son of Aaron Mayer (d. 1871). After attending a Catholic seminary, he taught school in Germany from 1846 to 1849. In November 1849, he, his father, and his sister left for the United States, and they arrived in Chicago, Illinois, in April 1850. There, Mayer taught languages and religion at various institutions. He helped organize the Hebrew Benevolent Society in 1851, supported the establishment of the reform congreg...