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Weinberger, Herman, 1844-1928

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1844 - 1928

Biography

Herman and Nettie Weinberger immigrated from Hungary in 1888 with their twelve children. He and two of his sons, Maurice and Henry, went on to found The Dewey Liquor Co. in Denver, CO. at the beginning of the 1900s.

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Herman Weinberger, circa 1928-1953

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Identifier: B111.10.0010.0003
Abstract

Born in 1844, and descended from Hungarian and Galician families, Weinberger emigrated to the U.S. in 1888, folowing several years of teaching, brewery management, cattle trading and farming. In Denver he worked as a clerk and grocer, residing on Market Street. Herman and his wife Nettie were founders of B.M. H. Synagogue. A stained glass window was created in their honor at B.M. H. in 1953, by their children.

Dates: circa 1928-1953