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The Schinasi Mansion in Harlem, 1891

Posted on October 28, 2012 by | 1 Comment
America was the land of opportunity to Mussa Schinasi and his brother Solomon in 1891.  The young men hailed from Manisa in Asia Minor and conditions for the Sephardic Jews in Turkey had noticeably declined by the end of the 19th Century. Continue reading →
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