William Alexander Leidesdorff is probably one of the best-kept secrets in the pioneering of the West and the creation of the... More > State of California. Born out of wedlock in St. Croix, Danish West Indies in 1810 to a Jewish Danish sugar planter and a black plantation worker, he went on to become the first Black millionaire when gold was found on his property shortly before he died in 1848. < Less

The Jewish Cemetery of Grodzisk Mazowiecki, Poland. Includes index with photographs, transcriptions and translations of gravestones.

William Alexander Leidesdorff is probably one of the best-kept secrets in the pioneering of the West and the creation of the... More > State of California. Born out of wedlock in St. Croix, Danish West Indies in 1810 to a Jewish Danish sugar planter and a black plantation worker, he went on to become the first Black millionaire when gold was found on his property shortly before he died in 1848. < Less

Letters and documents from throughout the life of accountant and philanthropist, Samuel David Leidesdorf. Included are... More > personal letters from US Presidents, leaders of Israel, Rockefellers, and many notable organizations throughout the United States. < Less

Letters and documents from throughout the life of accountant and philanthropist, Samuel David Leidesdorf. Included are... More > personal letters from US Presidents, leaders of Israel, Rockefellers, and many notable organizations throughout the United States. < Less

Letters and documents from throughout the life of accountant and philanthropist, Samuel David Leidesdorf. Included are... More > personal letters from US Presidents, leaders of Israel, Rockefellers, and many notable organizations throughout the United States. < Less

The Jewish Cemetery of Grodzisk Mazowiecki, Poland. Includes index with photographs, transcriptions and translations of gravestones.

William Alexander Leidesdorff is probably one of the best-kept secrets in the pioneering of the West and the creation of the... More > State of California. Born out of wedlock in St. Croix, Danish West Indies in 1810 to a Jewish Danish sugar planter and a black plantation worker, he went on to become the first Black millionaire when gold was found on his property shortly before he died in 1848. < Less

William Alexander Leidesdorff is probably one of the best-kept secrets in the pioneering of the West and the creation of the... More > State of California. Born out of wedlock in St. Croix, Danish West Indies in 1810 to a Jewish Danish sugar planter and a black plantation worker, he went on to become the first Black millionaire when gold was found on his property shortly before he died in 1848. < Less