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Origins Available: German-Alt, German, Jewish

Where did the Jewish Oppenheimer family come from? When did the Oppenheimer family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Oppenheimer family history?

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Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Oppenheimer Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century


  • Benjamin Oppenheimer, who landed in America in 1830
  • Joel Oppenheimer, aged 22, landed in New York, NY in 1848
  • Simon Oppenheimer, aged 55, landed in New York, NY in 1848
  • Charles Oppenheimer, who landed in San Francisco, Cal in 1851
  • Amalie Oppenheimer, aged 20, landed in America in 1854


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  • James Robert Oppenheimer (1904-1967), American physicist and director of the Los Alamos Laboratory, who led the team that constructed the first atomic bombs
  • Sir Ernest Oppenheimer (1880-1957), German-born South African businessman, who formed Consolidated Diamond Mines of South West Africa, Ltd., in 1919
  • Heinz Hermann Oppenheimer (b. 1924), German-born financial executive, who came to the United States in 1938
  • George Oppenheimer (b. 1900), drama critic and co-founder of Viking Press and author


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