Bernard Goldsmith

Bernard Goldsmith was a BavarianAmerican businessman and politician. He is best remembered as the 19th mayor of Portland, Oregon, serving from 1869 to 1871, and as the first ethnic Jew to hold that position.

Bernard Goldsmith was born November 20, 1832 was in Munich, Bavaria. He emigrated to New York City with his brother Solomon at the age of 15, working in the city as an apprentice to a watchmaker.

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