Morris L. Goodman
Morris L. Goodman (c. 1818–1888) was the first Jewish Los Angeles City Council member.[1]
Career
Goodman was elected to the Los Angeles Common Council in 1850 and was the only American citizen on that body as well as the only Jew.[2]
He was a Los Angeles council member from 1850 to 1854, after which he became a deputy sheriff and served in the San Fernando Valley.[2] Goodman began a term on the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors in January 1861, but resigned after five months.[3]
In 1872, he opened up a dry goods business in partnership with Theodore Rimpau, in Anaheim, California.[3]
Biography
Goodman was a member of Masonic lodge No. 42.[4] He was also a member of the Central Committee of the local Democratic Party.
Goodman moved from Los Angeles to Anaheim, where he was a City Council member for a "number of years." He died there on January 23, 1888, at age 69 or 70.[5][6]
References
- ^ Henry Sutherland,"Historical Marker Will Note City's 1st Jewish Cemetery," Los Angeles Times, September 29, 1968, image 31
- ^ a b "Exhibit," Los Angeles Times, November 29, 1991, image 655
- ^ a b "Morris L. Goodman" (PDF). County of Los Angeles Board of Supervisors. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
- ^ "Lodge to Mark 100th Anniversary," Citizen News, Hollywood, October 20, 1953, image 3
- ^ "Death of a Pioneer," Los Angeles Herald, January 24, 1888, image 4
- ^ "Local Jewish History Traced in Times Files," Los Angeles Times, August 28, 1960, image 45
Resources
- "Holidays in the Valley: The Jewish Experience Immigration". David Silver. Los Angeles Times, November 29, 1991.
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