page_title: Jacob Frankfort
hierarchical_section_title: Jacob Frankfort
caption_attribution_description: English: Page from book: Mexico, California and Arizona; being a new and revised edition of Old Mexico and her lost provinces. (1900)
context_page_description: Jacob Frankfort was the first known Jew to come to Los Angeles. He immigrated from Poland in 1841. He would be joined by other Central European Jews. By 1855, there were 60 Jews living in Los Angeles.
  Frankfort arrived in Los Angeles as a member of the Rowland-Workman exploratory party. The party had come to the city from Santa Fe, New Mexico. Jacob's position in the team was bolstered by skills of tailoring and ownership of a rifle.
context_section_description: Jacob Frankfort (born 1801, date of death unknown) was the first known Jew to come to Los Angeles. He immigrated from Poland in 1841. He would be joined by other Central European Jews. By 1855, there were 60 Jews living in Los Angeles.
  Frankfort arrived in Los Angeles as a member of the Rowland-Workman exploratory party. The party had come to the city from Santa Fe, New Mexico. Jacob's position in the team was bolstered by skills of tailoring and ownership of a rifle.
caption: The main street of Los Angeles circa 1900
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