Ike Kempner

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Ike Kempner was a prominent merchant and Jewish leader in Little Rock, Arkansas. Kempner had his hand in at least twenty-eight separate Arkansas firms, most notably Kempner Brothers Shoe Store and Ike Kempner and Bros. Women's Clothing.

Kempner lived with cigar manufacturer Isaac Kempner, David Kempner, and Jacob Kempner at 1001 West Fifth Avenue. He is interred at Oakland Hebrew Cemetery in Little Rock.

References

  • Carolyn Gray LeMaster, "A Corner of the Tapestry: A History of the Jewish Experience in Arkansas, 1820s-1990s," (Fayetteville: University of Arkansas Pres, 1994), 113.

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