Did you know American Jews created the jeans you're wearing right now? In 1870, a Latvian Jewish immigrant named Jacob Davis invented the riveted jean in Reno, Nevada. He couldn't afford the patent, so he partnered with a Bavarian Jewish merchant in San Francisco — Levi Strauss. On May 20, 1873, they patented it together. One year later, the Greenebaum Brothers — another Jewish family in San Francisco — patented their own version with leather reinforcement. They competed with Levi for two decade
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Did you know American Jews created the jeans you're wearing right now? In 1870, a Latvian Jewish immigrant named Jacob Davis invented the riveted jean in Reno, Nevada. He couldn't afford the patent, so he partnered with a Bavarian Jewish merchant in San Francisco — Levi Strauss. On May 20, 1873, they patented it together. One year later, the Greenebaum Brothers — another Jewish family in San Francisco — patented their own version with leather reinforcement. They competed with Levi for two decade
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