Prominent Jews of America; a collection of biographical sketches of Jews who have distinguished themselves in commercial, professional and religious endeavor . a junkyard, was an accomplished Jewish and Russianscholar. Mr. Koppelman was married at the age of 21to a young ladv of the same name, Miss Sarah Kop-pelman, daughter of Nathan and Sophie Koppel-man, and two years later they came to to try his fortune in Cleveland, Ohio, hestarted peddling junk, which he continued very suc-cessfully for seven years. At the expiration of that time, he went to Creston,Ohio, and started th
Prominent Jews of America; a collection of biographical sketches of Jews who have distinguished themselves in commercial, professional and religious endeavor . a junkyard, was an accomplished Jewish and Russianscholar. Mr. Koppelman was married at the age of 21to a young ladv of the same name, Miss Sarah Kop-pelman, daughter of Nathan and Sophie Koppel-man, and two years later they came to to try his fortune in Cleveland, Ohio, hestarted peddling junk, which he continued very suc-cessfully for seven years. At the expiration of that time, he went to Creston,Ohio, and started the junk yard where he and his brother have been so suc-cessful and have accumulated a nice fortune. Mr. and Mrs. Koppelman have two children. Ida, the daughter, hasgraduated from high school and is studying piano. Nathan is in college andis being educated for violin and cornet playing. The Jewish trait of liberal philanthropy is very marked in the Koppel-mans, who give liberally to all charities. Mr. Koppelman is a member ofKnights of Joseph and Brith Abraham. The career of the younger brother, Mr. Dave Koppelman, is set forth ina separate biography. 159. DAVE KOPPELMAN ( >n another page in this history we have outlined the events in the career of Mr. Samuel ECoppelman, wealthy citizen and philanthropist of Creston, I ihio, It is with (.-i|tial pleasure that we record the in the career of his younger brother, Dave, who came to America four years after Samuel landed,lie was born in Vilna. Guberne, Russia, January to, 1884, and at theage of fourteen landed in New York, starting bisfinancial career as so many prominent men havedone, selling papers on the street, where he learnedthe first elementary rules of business. This he con-tinned for six months when be went to Clevelandto bis brother and learned the trade of cigar finding this to his liking, he started peddlingsmall merchandise which he continued successfullyfor three years, when he engaged with his brothe
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