Hyman Landau. leading businessman and civic leader of WilkesBarre: HYmAN LANDAu Active on.the local scene for more than a half century. Hyman Landau. WilkesBarre businessman. civic leader. and prominent figure in the Jewish community. was a selfmade man. His was the familiar success story of the poor immigrant boy who made good in his adopted country and city. No newcomer to these shores was more grateful to America than Hyman Landau for the way the doors of opportunity were opened to him after his arrival in WilkesBarre from his native AustriaHungary. A watchmaker by trade. he became associated with the Landau firm. then owned by his uncle. the late Samuel Landau.
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