Word: hamburger
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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When an honest young Hamburger seeks to enter the Hamburg Guild of Journeymen Carpenters, he faces harsh Medieval tribulations, searching tests. After suitable apprenticeship he must wander about Germany, carpentering, for three years. As a full-fledged member of the Journeymen's Guild, the proud young Hamburger wears a broad, black hat, extra wide black trousers, and heavy gold earrings. He may even go to Berlin, once in five years, for a jolly convention, and there get into trouble-as a great many Hamburger Guildsmen did last week. Dishonest young Berliners-sneakthieves and bandy-legged pimps-aspire...
...Hamburg...
Brother Max has a son, Eric Warburg, recent partner in House of Warburg, Hamburg...
...Brother Paul's connection with Kuhn-Loeb ended in 1914; Brother Felix remained in the Kuhn-Loeb organization. Born in Hamburg, in 1871, Brother Felix came to the U. S. in 1894, married Frieda Schiff, daughter of Jacob H. Schiff, in 1895, has been Kuhn-Loeb partner since 1896, became a U. S. citizen in 1900. He has been conspicuously identified with Jewish charities and with the Palestine movement. In 1925 he gave $500,000 for a Hebrew University in Jerusalem...
...Hamburg...