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Ethnic background edit
He was a founding member of Congregation B'nai B'rith (now the Wilshire Boulevard Temple)
- "Maurice Kremer: Very Early Pioneer Jewish Merchant and Civil Servant of Los Angeles". Jewish Museum of the American West. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
Other sources also say he was Jewish:
- Artsey, Avishay. "L.A.'s First Jew". Jewish Telegraphic Agency.
Some of the dry goods merchants at Bell's Row included Jewish civic and cultural leaders of the city: Solomon Lazard, Maurice Kremer, Eugene Meyer and Isaias M. Hellman.
- Wilson, Karen. Jews in the Los Angeles Mosaic.
like other jewish immigrants, Maurice Kremer, Harris Newmark, Solomon Lazard, Eugene Meyer married the four Newmark daughters only after becoming established in business.
- A Cultural History of Jews in California.
Another Jew, Maurice Kremer was elected County Treasurer in 1859
Patapsco913 (talk) 20:18, 26 December 2019 (UTC)
Notability edit
One of the early Jewish government servants in Los Angeles and founding member of Wilshire Boulevard Temple. Patapsco913 (talk) 01:13, 3 April 2020 (UTC)
AfD rationale edit
No news coverage for Maurice Kremer. Only brief passing mentions of him and his award.217.150.87.242 (talk) 17:17, 3 April 2020 (UTC)
- You have the wrong Maurice Kremer. The subject died in 1907.Patapsco913 (talk) 18:18, 3 April 2020 (UTC)
More sources edit
Some clippings, probably just to verify against existing content if needed. More content found for Mrs. Kremer, but this might just be because of limited sources available at NP.com for his active timeframe:
- Obit: "Pioneer follows wife to the great beyond". Los Angeles Herald. Vol. XXXIV, no. 158. March 8, 1907. p. 5. Retrieved April 4, 2020.
- Obit: "Double Affliction". Los Angeles Daily Times. Vol. 51, no. 94. March 8, 1907. p. II-5.
- 80th bday: "He is sturdy at eighty". Los Angeles Express. Vol. 34, no. 252 (Evening ed.). January 15, 1904. p. 12.