Prominent Jews of America; a collection of biographical sketches of Jews who have distinguished themselves in commercial, professional and religious endeavor . HARRY KANDER The Jew has been subjected to centuries of persecution, yet through allthe weary years the hunger for knowledge has ever been a salient character-istic. No matter how humble the home, it still contains within its walls thetreasures of Jewish literature which are conned by the evening lamp after thedays work is done and handed down from father to son as a priceless heritage. In reviewing the life history of Mr. Harry Kander,
Prominent Jews of America; a collection of biographical sketches of Jews who have distinguished themselves in commercial, professional and religious endeavor . HARRY KANDER The Jew has been subjected to centuries of persecution, yet through allthe weary years the hunger for knowledge has ever been a salient character-istic. No matter how humble the home, it still contains within its walls thetreasures of Jewish literature which are conned by the evening lamp after thedays work is done and handed down from father to son as a priceless heritage. In reviewing the life history of Mr. Harry Kander, one is much im-pressed by the manner in which he took advantage of the meager advantagesopen to him and made the most of adverse circumstances. He was born in Kovno, Guberne, Russia, in April, 1884, the son ofMr. and Mrs. Mordcha Leib Kander, farmers in their district. He came toAmerica in the summer of 1894 and landed in New York. Having a brotherin Toledo, Ohio, he went direct to that city. Here he went to school and soldpapers on the streets after school hours. Two years later he was obliged to end his school days and start upon themore serious prob
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