Philip Sichel Explained

Philip Sichel (born about 1823 in Germany) was one of the first eight "recognizably Jewish" pioneers to settle in Los Angeles, California,^[1] after that city became part of the United States in 1848; he was listed in the first Los Angeles census in 1850. He was a member of the Los Angeles Common Council, the governing body of the city, from May 7, 1862, to May 6, 1865,^[2] and was on the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors in 1864, resigning on August 18 of that year.^[3]

Sichel was a landowner in what is now Anaheim, California, and sold land in 1866 to establish Anaheim Cemetery.^[4]

Sichel Street in today's Lincoln Heights, Los Angeles, was named after him.^{[5] [6]}

References and notes

Notes and References

1. http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/judaica/ejud_0002_0013_0_12766.html Jewish Virtual Library, citing Encyclopedia Judaica
2. Chronological Record of Los Angeles City Officials,1850-1938, compiled under direction of Municipal Reference Library, City Hall, Los Angeles (March 1938, reprinted 1966). "Prepared ... as a report on Project No. SA 3123-5703-6077-8121-9900 conducted under the auspices of the Works Progress Administration."
3. http://file.lacounty.gov/lac/psichel.pdf Board of Supervisors
4. http://www.anaheimcolony.com/EarlyAnaheim/timeline.htm Anaheim Timeline, crediting the Anaheim Historical Society
5. https://archive.org/stream/sixtyyearsinsout00newmrich/sixtyyearsinsout00newmrich_djvu.txt Sixty Years in Southern California, 1863–1913
6. http://projects.latimes.com/mapping-la/neighborhoods/neighborhood/lincoln-heights/?q=Sichel+St%2C+Los+Angeles%2C+CA+90031%2C+USA&lat=34.0754642&lng=-118.213108&g=Geocodify