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Jewish American Industry
Cosmetic/Chemists
Bobbi Brown (born 1957), founder of Bobbi Brown Cosmetics, co-owner of the George Hotel
Max Factor Jr. (1904–1996), president of Max Factor & Company
Maksymilian Faktorowicz (1877–1938), Polish-born founder of Max Factor & Company (now owned by Coty, Inc.)
Lawrence M. Gelb (1898–1980), co-founder of hair care company Clairol (Nice 'n Easy, Herbal Essences); member of the Gelb family
Sophia Grojsman (born 1945), Belarus-born perfumer, VP of International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF)
Estée Lauder (1906–2004), co-founder of the Estée Lauder Companies Inc.; member of the Lauder family
Charles Revson (1906–1975), (co-)founder of Revlon, Inc. Charles H. Revson Foundation
Katie Rodan (1955/1956–), co-founder of Rodan + Fields (R+F), co-creator of Proactiv
Samuel Rubin (1901–1978), Russian-born founder of Fabergé, Inc.
Helena Rubinstein (1872–1965), Polish-born founder of Helena Rubinstein Incorporated
Lydia Sarfati, Polish-born co-founder of seaweed-based cosmetics company Sarkli-Repêchage
Burt Shavitz (1935–2015), co-founder of personal care products company Burt's Bees
Emily Weiss (born 1984), founder of cosmetics company Glossier
Suzi Weiss-Fischmann (born 1956), Hungarian-born co-founder of nail polish manufacturer OPI
Food
S. Daniel Abraham (born 1924), founder of the Thompson Medical Company (known for SlimFast)
Isaac Wolfe Bernheim (1848–1945), German-born co-founder of the Bernheim Brothers Distilling Company (known for the I. W. Harper bourbon whiskey brand)
Sam Born (1891–1959), Russian-born candy maker, founder of Just Born
Ben Cohen (born 1951), co-founder of ice cream company Ben & Jerry's
Richard B. Cohen (born 1952), owner of C&S Wholesale Grocers, largest wholesale grocery supply company U.S.
Nathan Cummings (1896–1985), Canadian-born founder of the Sara Lee Corporation
Hilda Eisen (1917–2017), Polish-born co-founder of egg distribution company Norco Ranch Inc.
Benjamin Eisenstadt (1906–1996), founder of the Cumberland Packing Corporation, inventor of Sweet'n Low
Charles Louis Fleischmann (1835–1897), Austrian Silesian-born co-founder of Fleischmann Co. (Fleischmann's Yeast, Fleischmann's vodka)
Sidney Frank (1919–2006), U.S. promoter of Grey Goose vodka and Jägermeister
Michel Fribourg (1913–2001), Belgian-American chairman and CEO of family-owned ContiGroup Companies (later led by his son, Paul (1954/1955–))
Isaac Friedlander (1823–1878), German-born grain merchant
Leon Godchaux (1824–1899), French-born sugar farmer and refiner; founder of Leon Godchaux Clothing Co.
Seth Goldman (born 1965), co-founder of Honest Tea
Arnold Greenberg (1932–2012), co-founder of tea and juice drinks brand Snapple
Max Samuel Grifenhagen (1861–1932), founder of Duffy-Mott Company, Inc. and the Monopole Vineyards
Ken Grossman (born 1954), founder of the Sierra Nevada Brewing Company
Paul Kalmanovitz (1905–1987), Polish-born brewing company magnate, LBO specialist
Eugene Kashper (born 1969), Russian-born chairman of the Pabst Brewing Company
Harold Katz (1936/1937–), founder of weight loss products provider Nutrisystem, Inc. and former owner of NBA's Philadelphia 76ers
Samuel Liebmann (1799–1872), German-born founder of the S. Liebmann Brewery (Rheingold Beer)Daniel Lubetzky (born 1968), Mexican-American founder of snack company Kind LLC
Dov Behr Manischewitz (1857–1914), Lithuanian-born founder of kosher products company Manischewitz
Paul Merage (born 1934), Iranian-born co-founder of Chef America Inc. and inventor of the Hot Pockets microwaveable meals; member of the Merage family
Nelson Morris (1838–1907), German-born founder of meatpacking company Morris & Company
Joseph Neubauer (born 1941), Mandatory Palestine-born former CEO of the Aramark Corp., and former VP of PepsiCo, Inc.
Lynda (born 1943) and Stewart Resnick (born 1936), founders of the Wonderful Company (holds Fiji Water, POM Wonderful, Teleflora)
Irene Rosenfeld (born 1953), chairman and CEO of Mondelez, former CEO of Kraft Foods[98]
Lewis Rosenstiel (1891–1976), founder of Schenley Industries
Sholom Rubashkin (born 1951), former CEO of kosher meat-packing company Agriprocessors, Inc.; member of the Rubashkin family
Rodney Sacks (1949/1950–), South African-born chairman and CEO of the Monster Beverage Corporation (Monster Energy, Relentless, Burn, Mother)
Marvin Sands (1924–1999), founder of Constellation Brands (now led by his sons, Rob (1958/1959-) and Richard
Russell Weiner (born 1970), founder of Rockstar, Inc. (Rockstar energy drink)
Sam Zemurray (1877–1961), Russian-born founder of the Cuyamel Fruit Company (an ancestor of Chiquita Brands International)
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Miscellaneous
Jacob Arabo (born 1964), Uzbek-born founder of Diamond District-based jewelry company Jacob & Co
Norman Braman (born 1932), car dealer, former co-owner of NFL's Philadelphia Eagles; Madoff Ponzi scheme
Edgar M. Cullman (1918–2011), former co-owner, president and CEO of the General Cigar Company
Lazarus Dinkelspiel (1824–1900), German-born founder of L. Dinkelspiel & Co.
Gary Friedman (born 1957), chairman and CEO of Restoration Hardware (RH)
Leo Gerstenzang (1892–1961), Polish-born founder of Leo Gerstenzang Infant Novelty Co., inventor of Q-tips
Samuel Glazer (1923–2012), co-founder of Mr. Coffee, one of the first automatic drip coffee makers
Aron Goldfarb (1924–2012), Polish-born founder of licensed and owned apparel brands G-III Apparel Group
John D. Hertz (1879–1961), Slovak-born founder of the Yellow Cab Company
Michael Krasny (1952/1953–), founder of the CDW Corporation
Moshe Lax, co-founder of the Dynamic Diamond Corp., former chairman of the Ivanka Trump Fine Jewelry
Sydney Lewis (1919–1999), founder of the Best Products Company
Helly Nahmad (born 1978), art dealer, founder of Manhattan-based Helly Nahmad Gallery; member of the Nahmad
Victor Potamkin (1911–1995), former car dealership owner, founder of the Potamkin Automotive Group
Harold Roitenberg (1927–2018), founder of catalog merchandiser and showroom Modern Merchandising Inc.;
Jamie Salter, Canadian-American founder of brand management company Authentic Brands Group (owns Volcom, Spyder, Juicy Couture, Frederick's, Tapout, Nautica
Jay Schottenstein (born 1954), founder of the Schottenstein Stores Corp., owner of American Signature, chairman of American Eagle
Lorraine Schwartz, jewelry designer
Benny Shabtai, Israeli-American former owner of the North American sales rights to luxury watch brand Raymond Weil
Maurice Tempelsman (born 1929), Belgian-American diamond magnate, founder of the Tempelsman Group, chairman of Lazare Kaplan International (LKI)
Les Wexner (born 1937), chairman and CEO of L Brands, Inc. (owns Victoria's Secret, Bath & Body Works)
David Yurman (born 1942), co-founder of jewelry company David Yurman Enterprises LLC
Morris B. Zale (1901–1995), Russian-born co-founder of jewelry retailer, the Zale Corporation
Stores
Abraham Abraham (1843–1911), co-founder of department store Abraham & Straus (A&S); Abraham family
Benjamin Altman (1840–1913), founder of B. Altman and Company
Beatrice Fox Auerbach (1887–1968), former president and director of G. Fox & Co.
Richard A. Baker (born 1965), Executive Chairman of the Hudson's Bay Company (HBC)
Louis Bamberger (1855–1944), co-founder of L. Bamberger & Company
Henri Willis Bendel (1868–1936), founder of women's accessories store Henri Bendel, Inc.
Arthur Blank (born 1942), co-founder of the Home Depot, owner of NFL's Atlanta Falcons
Joseph and Lyman Bloomingdale, co-founders of Bloomingdale's
Rose Blumkin, Belarus-born founder of the Nebraska Furniture Mart
Albert Boscov, former president and CEO of Boscov's department store
Jeffrey Brotman, co-founder of the Costco Wholesale Corporation
Jacob Elias Cohen, Irish-born former president and CEO of Jacksonville, Florida-based Cohen Brothers department store
Mickey Drexler, former chairman and CEO of J.Crew Group, Inc.
Edward and Abraham Lincoln Filene, former executives at family-founded Filene's department store
Felix Fuld, German-born co-founder of L. Bamberger & Company
Adam Gimbel, founder of the Gimbels department store
Sonny Gindi, co-founder of the Century 21 department store
Dave Gold, founder of 99 Cents Only Stores
Maurice Goldblatt, co-founder of the Goldblatt's department store
Sylvan Nathan Goldman, former Oklahoma-based supermarket chain owner; inventor of the shopping cart
Shira Goodman, president and CEO of Staples, Inc.
Salmon Portland Chase Halle, co-founder of the Halle Brothers department store
Asher Hamburger (1821–1897), German-born founder of the A. Hamburger & Sons department store (later May Company California)
Fred Hayman, Swiss-born founder of luxury boutique Giorgio Beverly Hills
Leo Kahn, co-founder of office supply retailing corporation Staples Inc.
Sidney Kimmel, founder of Jones Apparel Group and Sidney Kimmel Entertainment, min owner NBA's Miami Heat
Simon Lazarus, German-born founder of the Lazarus department store (later The F&R Lazarus & Co., Macy's Inc.)
Leon Levine, founder of the Family Dollar chain of discount stores
Bernard Marcus, co-founder of the Home Depot
Herbert Marcus (1878–1950), co-founder of luxury retailer Neiman Marcus (later led by his sons)
Alfred Marshall, co-founder of off-price department store Marshalls, Inc.
David May, German-born founder of the May Department Stores Company (now Macy's, Inc.); May family
Ed Mirvish, American-Canadian founder of discount store Honest Ed's
Al (1875–1970) and Carrie Marcus Neiman (1883–1953), co-founders of Neiman Marcus
Sol Polk, co-founder of appliance retailer Polk Bros., Inc.
Barney Pressman, founder of Barneys New York
Sol Price, founder of Price Club (merged with Costco)
Julius Rosenwald, former president and part-owner of Sears; featured in the 2015 documentary film Rosenwald
Andrew Saks (1847–1912), founder of luxury department store chain Saks Fifth Avenue
Rabinovitz/Rabb family, founders of the Stop & Shop supermarket chain
Abram M. Rothschild, founder of A.M. Rothschild Company
Frank Russek (1875/1876–1948), co-founder of the Russeks department store chain
Henry Siegel, German-born co-founder of the Siegel-Cooper Company
Isidor Straus, German-born former co-owner of Macy's department store; Titanic victim
Marcus Younker, Polish-born co-founder of the Younker Brothers department store
George Zimmer, founder of Men's Wearhouse
Clothing
Iris Apfel (born 1921), fashion designer, co-founder of textile firm Old World Weavers
Max Azria (1949–2019), Tunisian-born fashion designer, founder of BCBG Max Azria
David Beckerman (1942/1943–), founder of sportswear company Starter Corp.
Sara Blakely (born 1971), founder of Spanx, minority owner of NBA's Atlanta Hawks
Gertrude Boyle (1924–2019), German-born chairman of family-founded Columbia Sportswear Company
Tory Burch (born 1966), fashion designer, founder of Tory Burch LLC
Dov Charney (born 1966), Canadian-American founder of American Apparel
Nudie Cohn (1902–1984), Ukrainian-born fashion designer, known for the "Nudie Suits"
Kenneth Cole (born 1954), founder of Kenneth Cole Productions (owned Le Tigre brand)
Jacob W. Davis (1831–1908), Latvian-born inventor of the jeans (in partnership with Levi Strauss & Co)
Alan Eckstein, co-founder of fashion label Timo Weiland
Paul Fireman (born 1944), founder of Fireman Capital Partners; former owner of the North American sales rights to Reebok brand and chairman of Reebok International, Ltd.
Donald (1928–2009) and Doris F. Fisher (born 1931), founders of the Gap, Inc.
Robert J. Fisher (born 1954), chairman of the Gap, Inc.
Edith Flagg (1919–2014), Austrian-born fashion designer, known for populizing polyester, founder of Edith Flagg
Milton S. Florsheim (1868–1936), Canadian-born founder of the Florsheim & Co. shoe company
Diane von Fürstenberg (born 1946), Belgian-American founder the Diane von Furstenberg (DVF) fashion company
Rudi Gernreich (1922–1985), Austrian-born avant-garde fashion designer; known for the monokini swimsuit
Lori Goldstein, fashion designer
Shoshanna Lonstein Gruss (born 1975), founder of fashion label Shoshanna
Bob Haas (born 1942), Chairman Emeritus of Levi Strauss & Co.; member of the Haas family
Lena Himmelstein (1877–1951), Lithuanian-born founder of plus-size clothing company Lane Bryant Inc.
Marc Jacobs (born 1963), fashion designer[27][28]
Donna Karan (born 1948), founder of DKNY
Calvin Richard Klein (born 1942), co-founder of Calvin Klein Inc.
Michael Kors (born 1959), fashion designer, founder of Capri Holdings (owns the Michael Kors brand, Versace, and Jimmy Choo Ltd)
Ralph Lauren (born 1939), founder of the Ralph Lauren Corporation
Henri Alexander Levy (born 1991), founder of luxury fashion brand Enfants Riches Déprimés (ERD)
Andrea Lieberman, fashion designer, founder of A.L.C
Paul Marciano (born 1952), Moroccan-born co-founder of fashion company GUESS
Leon Max (born 1954), Russian-American fashion designer, founder of the Max Studio upmarket fashion retail chain
Marc Milecofsky (born 1972), founder of fashion company Ecko Unltd. and the media network Complex (Complex magazine, Complex TV, ComplexCon)
Isaac Mizrahi (born 1961), fashion designer
Avi, Ralph and Joseph Nakash (born 1942), Israeli-born founders of Jordache Enterprises, Inc., owners of the Setai Miami Beach luxury hotel
Andrew Rosen, co-founder of fashion label theory
Ida Rosenthal (1886–1973), Belarus-born co-founder of Maidenform
Rachel Zoe Rosenzweig (born 1968), fashion designer
Barry K. Schwartz (born 1942), co-founder of Calvin Klein Inc., former chairman of the New York Racing Association (NYRA)
Levi Strauss (1829–1902), German-born co-founder of the Levi Strauss & Co. clothing company
David Stern (1820–1875), German-born co-founder of Levi Strauss & Co.[43]
Nathan Swartz (1902–1984), Russian-born founder of the Timberland Company (later led by his grandson, Jeffrey (born 1960))
Elie Tahari (born 1952), Israeli-American luxury fashion designer[46][47]
Stuart Weitzman (born 1941), luxury shoe designer
Toys and games
Beatrice Alexander (1895–1990), founder of the Alexander Doll Company
Mel Birnkrant (born 1937), toy designer (Outer Space Men, Baby Face)
Paul Budnitz (born 1967), founder of art toys companies Kidrobot and Superplastic, co-founder of Ello
Joshua Lionel Cowen (1877–1965), co-founder of toy trains manufacturing company Lionel Corp. (later owned by his great-nephew, Roy Cohn); inventor of the flash-lamp
Jack Friedman (1939–2010), toy and video game industry veteran, founder of LJN and Jakks Pacific, co-founder of THQ
Eddy Goldfarb (born 1921), toy inventor (Yakity Yak Talking Teeth, Stompers)
Elliot (1916–2011) and Ruth Handler (1916–2002), co-founders of Mattel Inc. (Barbie, Hot Wheels, Masters of the Universe)
Henry Hassenfeld, Polish-born co-founder of toys and games company Hasbro, Inc. ( Hassenfeld Brothers)
Isaac Heller (1926–2015), co-founder of Remco Industries, Inc.
Isaac Larian (born 1954), Iranian-born founder of MGA Entertainment, Inc., the biggest privately owned toy company in the world
Charles Lazarus (1923–2018), founder of Toys "R" Us
Louis Marx (1896–1982), former toymaker, co-founder of Louis Marx and Company
Morris Michtom (1870–1938), Russian-born founder of the Ideal Toy Company, inventor of the Teddy bear
Henry Orenstein (born 1923), Polish-born toymaker, founder of Topper Toys (Johnny Lightning, Dawn doll, Suzy Homemaker)
Isaac Perlmutter (born 1942), Israeli-American chairman of Marvel Entertainment, former co-owner of Toy Biz (later Marvel Toys)