[1][2][3] In 1833, his family immigrated to the United States first to New York and then New Hampshire.
[1] In 1845, he moved to California and was successful selling goods to the gold miners.
[1] In 1853, he moved to San Francisco where he opened a wholesale dry goods business with Ulrich Simon, a fellow German Jewish immigrant; the business was named Simon & Dinkelspiel.
[4] In 1861, they added Jonas Adler as a partner and the company became Simon, Dinkelspiel, & Adler in New York City and Simon, Dinkenspiel & Co in San Francisco.
[1] Dinkelspiel served as vice-president of Congregation Emanu-El in San Francisco, was member of the International Order of B'nai B'rith, and the International Order of Odd Fellows.