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The family business, Perrone & Sons, LLC, is a gourmet food wholesaler run by members of the third and fourth generations of the family.

Brothers-in-law Joseph Hurwitz and Morris Mintz were Russian Jewish immigrants who came to New Orleans in 1920 and opened their furniture store together.

With thousands of artifacts, a New Orleans museum tells of a different immigrant experience, far from the cities of the North.

My New Orleans 06/03/2021 For many, the image of Jewish settlements in the United States have been mostly on the East Coast and in major cities. However, there has long been a Jewish population spread across the South and in rural areas. Dating back to the 1700s, some of the earliest Jewish settlers were peddlers selling their wares to eagerly awaiting customers across the landscape. Executive Director of the Museum of the Southern Jewish Experience Kenneth Hoffman and Morris Mintz, a founding ...