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Shechmeister, Isaac

File Number: 31914/03-01
Name: Shechmeister, Isaac
Sex: M
Place of birth: Russia
Date of birth: 1913
Date of arrival: 08/17/1932
Name of ship: Chichibu Maru
Days in Detention: 1 day
Notes: Born in Latvia, lived in Tiensin; Has $220; Attended UC Berkeley 1930-32, returning from visiting parents, to study medicine at UC; Father in fur business; Relatives in Chicago and NY; Defective vision, class B; Admitted as student under $500 bond 8/18/32; Becomes permanent resident 7/13/38.