Isaias Wolf Hellman (1842–1920)

Authors

Jeanne E. Abrams, University of DenverFollow

Publication Date

8-19-2015

Document Type

Book Chapter

Organizational Units

College of Arts Humanities and Social Sciences, Center for Judaic Studies

Keywords

Isaias Wolf Hellman, Jewish history

Abstract

Born in a small town in Bavaria, Isaias Wolf Hellman was one of a number of German-Jewish immigrants whose entrepreneurial and philanthropic efforts helped transform Los Angeles and San Francisco from rough mining camps into two of America’s leading urban centers.

Publication Statement

Copyright held by the German Historical Institute.

Recommended Citation

Abrams, J. (2016). Isaias Wolf Hellman (1842-1920). In Giles R. Hoyt (Ed.), Immigrant entrepreneurship: The German American business biography 1720 to the present volume 3. Washington, D.C.: German Historical Institute. https://www.immigrantentrepreneurship.org/entries/isaias-wolf-hellman/