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| Blumberg was born to a ] family in ] and immigrated to the United States when he was 14 settling in ].<ref name=NYT-MB>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= Max Blumberg, 58, Donor to Charities; Retired Lumber and Millwork Dealer Is Stricken While Appealing for Funds; Founded Children's Home; Immigrant at 14, He Became a Leading Philanthropist in Brooklyn |publisher=]|date=November 10, 1938 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1938/11/10/archives/max-blumberg-58-donor-to-charities-retired-lumber-and-millwork.html |quote=}}</ref> He worked as a ] and later started his own business as a lumber wholesaler.<ref name=NYT-MB /> Blumberg served as President of the Bensonhurst Sash and Door Company, the Globe Exchange Bank, the Globe Financial Corporation, and the Farmers Title Guarantee and Mortgage Company; he was Vice President of the Philippine Button Company.<ref name=NYT-MB /> | Blumberg was born to a ] family in ] and immigrated to the United States when he was 14 settling in ].<ref name=NYT-MB>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= Max Blumberg, 58, Donor to Charities; Retired Lumber and Millwork Dealer Is Stricken While Appealing for Funds; Founded Children's Home; Immigrant at 14, He Became a Leading Philanthropist in Brooklyn |publisher=]|date=November 10, 1938 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1938/11/10/archives/max-blumberg-58-donor-to-charities-retired-lumber-and-millwork.html |quote=}}</ref> He worked as a ] and later started his own business as a lumber wholesaler.<ref name=NYT-MB /> Blumberg served as President of the Bensonhurst Sash and Door Company, the Globe Exchange Bank, the Globe Financial Corporation, and the Farmers Title Guarantee and Mortgage Company; he was Vice President of the Philippine Button Company.<ref name=NYT-MB /> | ||
| Blumberg was a prominent Jewish philanthropist. He founded the Jewish orphanage, Pride of Judea Children’s Home, in ] and the ] in ].<ref name=NYT-MB /> | Blumberg was a prominent Jewish philanthropist. He founded the Jewish orphanage, Pride of Judea Children’s Home, in ] and the ] in ].<ref name=NYT-MB /><ref>{{cite book|last1=Levitan|first1=Tina|title=Islands of Compassion: a History of the Jewish Hospitals of New York|date=April 1988|publisher=Olympic Marketing Corp|isbn=9997355784}}</ref> | ||
| ==Personal life== | ==Personal life== | ||
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| Max Blumberg | |
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| Born | 1887 Lithuania |
| Died | 1938 |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Spouse | Lina Gurian |
| Children | 6 including George Blumberg |
Max Blumberg (1887–1938) was a Lithuania-born American businessman and philanthropist.
Biography
Blumberg was born to a Jewish family in Lithuania and immigrated to the United States when he was 14 settling in New York City. He worked as a millworker and later started his own business as a lumber wholesaler. Blumberg served as President of the Bensonhurst Sash and Door Company, the Globe Exchange Bank, the Globe Financial Corporation, and the Farmers Title Guarantee and Mortgage Company; he was Vice President of the Philippine Button Company.
Blumberg was a prominent Jewish philanthropist. He founded the Jewish orphanage, Pride of Judea Children’s Home, in Williamsburg and the Jewish Chronic Disease Hospital in Brooklyn.
Personal life
He was married to Lina Gurian (d. 1966); they had six children including George Blumberg (d. 1960), who served in the New York State Assembly and the New York State Senate; and Jack Blumberg who took over the family's philanthropic activities. Blumberg died in 1938.
References
- ^ "Max Blumberg, 58, Donor to Charities; Retired Lumber and Millwork Dealer Is Stricken While Appealing for Funds; Founded Children's Home; Immigrant at 14, He Became a Leading Philanthropist in Brooklyn". The New York Times. November 10, 1938.
- Levitan, Tina (April 1988). Islands of Compassion: a History of the Jewish Hospitals of New York. Olympic Marketing Corp. ISBN 9997355784.
- Goeorge Blumberg of Oil Firm Dies; Head of Coastline Fuel in Flushing Was Former G.O.P. State Senator in the New York Times on January 19, 1960 (subscription required)
- Who's Who in American Jewry (1933; pg 114)