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Moritz Loth
Moritz Loth (December 29, 1832 – February 18, 1913) was a Moravian-born Jewish-American businessman and an early leader of Reform Judaism. Life Loth was born on December 29, 1832, in Milotitz, Moravia, the son of Bernard Loth and Pauline Strassman. Loth's father died when he was nine. He moved to Pest, Hungary in 1842, where his brother Joseph got him a job at a lace and ribbon establishment and studied in the evenings. He fought in the Hungarian Revolution of 1848, and following the Revolution's defeat in 1849 Joseph immigrated to America and promised to get his brother a ticket to America. Loth was told to Berlin shortly afterwards, where a letter with a ticket was waiting for him. He didn't have a passport to get to Berlin, but he was able to make the hazardous journey via recommendations from the Pest Republican Revolutionary Club. He didn't find the ticket in Berlin, and after weeks of waiting he went to Hamburg in the hope to work his way to America on a vessel. However, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Milovice
Milovice (; german: Milowitz) is a town in Nymburk District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 12,000 inhabitants. In the 20th century, the history of the town was influenced by the presence of a military base. In the 21st century, Milovice is one of the fastest growing towns with the youngest population. Administrative parts Town parts and villages of Benátecká Vrutice, Boží Dar and Mladá are administrative parts of Milovice. Geography Milovice is located about northwest of Nymburk and northeast of Prague. The western part of the municipal territory lies in the Jizera Table, the eastern part lies in the Central Elbe Table. The Mlynařice stream, a tributary of the Elbe, flows through the territory. History The first written mention of Milovice is from 1396. Since the 1990s, the town Milovice belongs to the fastest growing suburban areas in the Czech Republic mainly thanks to cheap accommodation left by the Soviet Army. Military b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
