Jacob Kowalski

Jacob Kowalski (born c. 1900) was a Polish-born American No-Maj, who lived at 435 Rivington Street in New York during the 1920s. Jacob fought in the First World War. After returning home to the United States, he found work in a cannery, but dreamt of becoming a baker. On 5 December 1926, he went to Steen National Bank to apply for a loan of $2300, but was turned down.