# Luis Moises Gomez

> Luis Moses Gomez was a Sephardic Jewish merchant and fur trader in colonial New York and the founder of the Gomez family, one of the most prominent Jewish mercantile families in North America. His house in the Hudson Valley, the Gomez Mill House, is the earliest known surviving Jewish residence in the United States. He was a leader of New York's Congregation Shearith Israel and helped bring about the building of its Mill Street Synagogue, the first purpose-built synagogue in North America.

*Sephardic Jewish merchant*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Business Professional
- **Category:** Business Professionals
- **Born:** 1660
- **Died:** 1740
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Luis Moses Gomez was a Sephardic Jewish merchant and fur trader in colonial New York and the founder of the Gomez family, one of the most prominent Jewish mercantile families in North America. His house in the Hudson Valley, the Gomez Mill House, is the earliest known surviving Jewish residence in the United States. He was a leader of New York's Congregation Shearith Israel and helped bring about the building of its Mill Street Synagogue, the first purpose-built synagogue in North America.

## Fame
- **Fame score:** 36.7
- **Momentum:** 2.8

## Sources
- [Luis Moises Gomez](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luis_Moises_Gomez)
- [Luis Moses Gomez](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luis_Moses_Gomez)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q670339)

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