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In Celebration of USC's 125th anniversary, Frances Dinkelspiel, Isaias Hellman’s great great granddaughter, will discuss Hellman’s life and the early history of Jews in Los Angeles. Remarks will be made by USC President Steven B. Sample.
When Isaias Hellman arrived in Southern California in 1859 to join his cousins, cattle outnumbered people and French was the second most-commonly used language. Hellman quickly saw the opportunities available in Los Angeles but knew growth required capital. He lent money that let Harrison Gray Otis buy the Los Angeles Times and Henry Huntington build the Pacific Electric line. He raised the funds in 1872 to build B’nai B’rith (now Wilshire Boulevard Temple), served as its president, and donated land for the founding of USC in 1880. At his death in 1920, Hellman was president of Wells Fargo Bank and was considered the leading financier of the Pacific Coast.
Frances Dinkelspiel's book Towers of Gold: Isaias Hellman and the Creation of California will be published by St. Martin’s Press in 2007.
Free admission--reservations required.
Complimentary parking is available in the Wilshire Boulevard Temple parking lot. Please enter through the Barrington gate.
In cooperation with Wilshire Boulevard Temple
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