"The Scholar Becomes a Merchant," pp. 213-227

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"The Scholar Becomes a Merchant," pp. 213-227, Jews in Transition, by Albert I. Gordon

Davis (Davidovitsh), Max (Mordekhai Volf) (1869-1946)

1949

Minneapolis

English

Vidukle (Vidukli), Lithuania (p. 213)

Minneapolis 1, Minnesota, USA (p. 218)

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The author, Albert I. Gordon, includes in his work an autobiography of his father-in-law, Max Davis, whom he refers to as "Mordecai, son of Jonah."