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Name: ROSENBLUM, Zolman
Birth Date: 1849
Death Date: 9.10.1921 Nairobi
First Date: 1905
Profession: Storekeeper
Area: Hardinge St., Nairobi, Limuru
Children: Solomon (18 June 1922 Nairobi)
Book Reference: KAD, Barnes, Red Book 1912, North, Glimpses, EAHB 1906, Jews
General Information:
Barnes - Nairobi South Cemetery - Zolman Rosenblum, died 9 Oct 1921 AND Mrs Rosenblum
Red Book 1912 - Z. Rosenbloom - Kyambu
North - Zolum [sic] Rosenblum, trader, died of heart disease
Jews - The first minutes of the Congregation are dated 17 September, 1907, S. Rosemblum [sic] was in the chair and eleven other people attended, so that there may have been something like 15 Jews in the country at that time.
Glimpses - The year 1906 saw more arrivals of Jews from South Africa. ………… An S. Rosenblum (or Rosenbloom) arrived and went into partnership with Abraham Block on his farm.
Glimpses - In 1907 Abraham Block's farming partner, Rosenblum, opened a general store specifically to trade with Africans.
Red Book 1912 - S. Rosenbloom - Kyambu
Szlapak - Elected to Committee of Nairobi Hebrew Congregation at first meeting 17 Sept 1907