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carmencita ago

A former townhouse of Felix Warburg's in Manhattan, New York City. Felix and Paul Warburg emigrated to the United States. Felix Warburg married Frieda Schiff, daughter of Jacob H. Schiff, a banker who grew up in Frankfurt. Schiff financed parts of the American rail system through his investment bank Kuhn Loeb. Schiff's great great grandson Drew married Al Gore's daughter Karenna.

OMG. Jacob H. Schiff - Is he related to Adam Schiff I have been trying to find out if he is connected to this banker guy, but have not found it yet.

letsdothis2 ago

I don't think so.

http://www.selectsurnames2.com/schiff.html

A Jacob Schiff, this time arriving from Poland, came to New York in the early 1900's. He was a cabinet maker who later made his home in New Haven. His son Irwin was a prominent figure in the US tax protester movement. He died in federal prison in 2015 while he was serving a 13 year sentence for tax evasion. His son Peter, however, has been a successful financial investor and writer. A Schiff family from Lithuania came to Boston in 1906 where the husband worked in the butcher's trade. Their grandson Adam became a Californian Congressman in 2001.

carmencita ago

You are saying you don't think so. Does that mean Adam is not related? I remember reading he was. Is this the same Jacob even though they don't include the H in his name.

letsdothis2 ago

From the link it does not look like they are. However I haven't looked much into it. I was struck by the name as well, so would be happy to be wrong about that.

carmencita ago

Me too. I think it certainly seems possible because of the exact spellings. When we were researching the Standard Hotel I looked and looked. Schiffer Brains.