Prominent Jews of America; a collection of biographical sketches of Jews who have distinguished themselves in commercial, professional and religious endeavor . rities, irrespective of race, creed or religion. The story of Max Topper is the story of thousands of other young Amer-icans of grit and tenacity, a steady upward climb, made up of the experienceswhich everywhere breed success. He was born in La Pianka Bialostak. Rus-sia, June 22, 1877, and arrived in America in the winter of 1878. His fatherwas Joseph Topper, owner of a grain mill. Transplanted to an alien soil at the age of one, Max g
Prominent Jews of America; a collection of biographical sketches of Jews who have distinguished themselves in commercial, professional and religious endeavor . rities, irrespective of race, creed or religion. The story of Max Topper is the story of thousands of other young Amer-icans of grit and tenacity, a steady upward climb, made up of the experienceswhich everywhere breed success. He was born in La Pianka Bialostak. Rus-sia, June 22, 1877, and arrived in America in the winter of 1878. His fatherwas Joseph Topper, owner of a grain mill. Transplanted to an alien soil at the age of one, Max grew7 up under thefree ruling of America that gives equal chances to all. He started to workat the tender age of ten in a tin factory in Toledo at a salary of $2 a week,but not being able to help his parents much with a salary, he desired to quitand to start peddling, and at the age of twelve was a full-fledged country ped-dler, and just to think that a lad of his age had the nerve to make trips lastingfrom thirty, sixty, to ninety days at a time, and kept this up for the next tenyears, when he gave this up and came to Columbus. After working for his 305. brother for one year he was given an equal partnership in the scrap ironyard, and not only is this business enough to keep him busy, but he is also inter-ested in the American Lathe and Press Co. of Columbus, of which lie was a former Director. Here is an individual example of the Jewish personality at its best whichworks tit its salvation in the Face of obstacles, becomes refined and human-ized by the process and made lit for the highest citizenship. The family of Mr. Topper is an exceptionally charming one, his children, two boys and two girls, are all musicall) talented, and his daughter. Matilda,who goes to the < ihin State University, and his son, Joseph, who is a pupil ofthe East High School, as well as Mrs. Topper, who was Miss RebbeccaSeligman. of Toledo, and whom he married in Toledo. December 4. i8<)8, arevery w
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