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<p>Created page with &quot;<a href="/index.php/File:IHJ.png" title="File:IHJ.png">left|thumb|200px|Photo courtesy: Telegraph Herald</a>JACOBSON, Isaac H. (Lithuania, 1871--Chicago, September 18, 1934) Jacobson was the president and founder of ...&quot;</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>[[Image:IHJ.png|left|thumb|200px|Photo courtesy: Telegraph Herald]]JACOBSON, Isaac H. (Lithuania, 1871--Chicago, September 18, 1934) Jacobson was the president and founder of the [[JACOBSON IRON &amp; METAL COMPANY]] and was prominent nationally in Jewish circles.<br /> <br /> He came to America at the age of fourteen and moved immediately to Dubuque to join one of his brothers, Sam.<br /> <br /> Deeply religious, he was one of the most active members of Congregation Kness Israel and was a former president of the synagogue. He was a major contributor to National Jewish charities and for fifteen years served as a member of the board of directors governing the operation of the National Hebrew Hospital for Jewish consumptives in Denver, Colorado. He was also affiliated with the Dubuque chapter of B&#039;nai B&#039;rith, the Jewish fraternal and charitable organization.<br /> <br /> ---<br /> <br /> Source:<br /> <br /> &quot;I. H. Jacobson Dies Suddenly in Chicago,&quot; &#039;&#039;Telegraph Herald&#039;&#039;, Septemer 19, 1934, p. 1<br /> <br /> [[Category: Business Leader]]<br /> [[Category: Religious Leader]]<br /> [[Category: Jewish Community]]</div>

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