Founder and CEO of Diane von Furstenburg
Founder of the Gap and Old Navy Stores (sometimes called "Gap Light"). Gap also owns Banana Republic.
The owner of "Honest Eds," a humongous Toronto discount emporium which wouldnt look out of place on the Las Vegas Strip. Both the store and the man are major Toronto institutions. The neighborhood around the store is known as, "Mirvish Village."
Bauer was born and raised in the state of Washington, he was a husband, a father, a businessman, an innovator and a true outdoorsman. Eddie Bauer lived a full life filled with ideas and inventions.
Canadian Jew. Billionaire former president of Seagrams. Also president of the World Jewish Congress, cracked down on Swiss Nazi collaborators.
President and CEO of Seagrams.
The famous Oregon fancy fruit company that began w/ mail order(now there are stores). Harry & Davids father, Saul Rosenberg, grew his own great fruit & pioneered mail order.The sons took over the orchards & mail order business and gave it their name. Now owned by a Japanese company.
The famous Oregon fancy fruit company that began w/ mail order(now there are stores). Harry & Davids father, Saul Rosenberg, grew his own great fruit & pioneered mail order.The sons took over the orchards & mail order business and gave it their name. Now owned by a Japanese company.
Founders of Hassenfeld Brothers toy company, the name of which was later shortened to Hasbro. In the last generation, the company has been run by Stephen and Alan Hassenfeld. The company soared to the heights in the 80s & early 90s and come back down again with Stephens premature death. A fascinating company history, "Toy Wars", chronicles the ups and downs of the company that brought us "GI Joe" & "Mr. Potato Head". The family is noted for its philanthropy.
Founders of Hassenfeld Brothers toy company, the name of which was later shortened to Hasbro. In the last generation, the company has been run by Stephen and Alan Hassenfeld. The company soared to the heights in the 80s & early 90s and come back down again with Stephens premature death. A fascinating company history, "Toy Wars", chronicles the ups and downs of the company that brought us "GI Joe" & "Mr. Potato Head". The family is noted for its philanthropy.
founder of the first department stores in US--Vincennes, Ind. in 1842. Sons founded the chain, which included Saks 5th Ave.
Introduced the American-style supermarket to Britain after WWII, in the process turning his small family grocery firm into the giant Sainsburys chain & turning himself into one of the richest men in Britain (and a member of the House of Lords). When he was made a baron in 1962, he chose the name, "Lord Sainsbury of Drury Lane," to commemorate his familys humble origins. Jewish mother. (Editors note: Wouldnt it be great if Americans could get titles the same way, i.e.,"Lord Ron Popeil of Maxwell Street".)
Known as "Mr. Cost-Plus". Took the West Coast based retail chain from one store to more than 20. Not that unusually, his parents were socialists and he brought their community-aware ethos to the chain.
Co-founders of Home Depot. Its ironic that Jews have always been big in the hardware biz. The stereotype, partially true, is that Jewish men are not big on doing home improvts themselves. Jewish mothers would rather have their manually deft kids become surgeons or violinists-not carpenters. (Well, I can think of one Jewish mother who was okay w/the kid becoming a carpenter).
Ben & Jerrys Ice Cream. Pay scale at company, in contrast to most companies, allows fairly little disparity between top and bottom. Ben & Jerry were the models for the ice cream moguls who traveled w/Billy Crystal in the movie "City Slickers".
Co-founder of Home Depot. Its ironic that Jews have always been big in the hardware biz. The stereotype, partially true, is that Jewish men are not big on doing home improvts themselves. Jewish mothers would rather have their manually deft kids become surgeons or violinists-not carpenters. (Well, I can think of one Jewish mother who was okay w/the kid becoming a carpenter).
Founders of the famous ice cream chain. Irvings only son, John Robbins, is a devout vegetarian who is opposed to dairy products. He is a "hero" on several veggie sites. Gee, it seems a bit unfair to us--I mean these guys werent exactly arms merchants and their ice cream was (is) kosher when most brands didnt know from kosher.
Famous clothing designer who was born in the Bronx in 1942. His parents were immigrants from Europe. Klein was always known as the best dressed boy on the block. He began his company in 1968 with $10,000 and the help of his childhood friend, Barry Schwartz. The rest is fashion history.
Founder of Toys R-Us, which pioneered the warehouse toy store concept. Cleverly sold baby supplies practically at cost. One of the few American retailers to make a dent in Japan.
Founder and long-term President of Revlon Corporation. Chas. Revson Foundation is a major donor to Jewish and non-Jewish charities.
