About this record
The first Jewish settler in LaCrosse arrived in 1845, after a six-day journey overland from Prairie du Chien. Other families followed, including many who escaped Germany after the 1848 revolution that brought so many non-Jewish Germans to Wisconsin. This short article reviews the first four decades of Jewish settlement in LaCrosse, from records kept by the earliest congregation and social service groups.Citation
Hershheimer, H.J. "La Crosse County Historical Society: Early Jewish Settlers " La Crosse Tribune and Leader-Press, Jan. 22, 1933.