Following the death of his horse, Bernheim moved to Paducah, Kentucky, where he worked as a bookkeeper for a wholesale liquor company, Loeb, Bloom, & Co. He was able to save enough money to bring his brother Bernard to America.
Nach dem Tod seines Pferdes zog Bernheim nach Paducah in Kentucky und arbeitete als Buchhalter für die Schnapshandlung Loeb, Bloom & Co. Er sparte genug Geld, um seinen Bruder Bernard Bernheim nach Amerika zu holen.