Joseph Newark (1799–1881) moved to San Francisco in 1852 and opened a dry goods store together with his business partner Joseph Brandenstein, he later moved to Los Angeles and established Congregation B'nai B'rith, the city's oldest Orthodox synagogue.
Joseph Newark (1799–1881) moved to San Francisco in 1852 and opened a dry goods store together with his business partner Joseph Brandenstein, he later moved to Los Angeles and established Congregation B'nai B'rith, the city's oldest Orthodox synagogue.