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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
New, Elisa.
Jacob’s cane : a Jewish family’s journey from the four lands of Lithuania to the ports of London and Baltimore / Elisa New. p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references.
eISBN : 978-0-465-04973-8
1. Jews—Maryland—Baltimore—Biography. 2. Jewish businesspeople—Maryland—Biography. 3. Levy family. 4. Barron family. 5. New, Elisa—Family. 6. New, Elisa—Travel—Lithuania—Anecdotes. 7. Jews—Lithuania—Biography. I. Title. F189.B19J’.20973—dc22 2009029941