Morris L. Goodman

Morris L. Goodman was the first Jewish Los Angeles city councilmember. He served from 1850 to 1854. In 1854, he became a deputy sheriff in the San Fernando Valley.

Career

Goodman served less than one term as the county supervisor. In January 1861, he took office but resigned after only five months of working. Goodman was elected to the Los Angeles City Council in 1850 and was the only American on the council as well as the only Jew. In 1854 Goodman was a deputy sheriff in the San Fernando Valley. After Goodman left office in 1872, he opened up his own business in partnership with Theordore Rimpau. The business was located in Anaheim, California and was called Goodman & Rimpau Dry Goods Palace.^[1]

Resources

• "Holidays in the Valley The Jewish Experience Immigration". DAVID SILVER. Los Angeles Times, November 29, 1991.

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