Title: Oleander odyssey
Description: Harris Kempner immigrated to the United States from Russia in 1854. He moved to Galveston, Texas, where he died in 1894. His sons continued his business in cotton, land, sugar, banking, and insurance and helped rebuild Galveston after the 1900 flood.
Subjects: Jews, Biography, Jews, united states, biography, Texas, biography, Texas, history, local
Places: Galveston, Galveston (Tex.), Texas
People: Kempner family