Aaron Rubashkin
Aaron Rubashkin | |
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Born | Abraham Aaron Rubashkin 1927 or 1928 kosher meat butcher |
Spouse | Rivka Chazanov |
Children | 9, including Sholom Rubashkin |
Abraham Aaron Rubashkin (
Early life
An adherent of the
Career
He was the head, usually referred to as "patriarch", of the
Family businesses
Although best known for his role in the kosher meat business, Rubashkin also invested in the textile industry and in real estate. Three generations, including in-laws, have been involved in the tight-knit family's business ventures.[1]
Rubashkin's
Rubashkin's, a butcher shop on 14th Avenue in the Borough Park section of Brooklyn, which Rubashkin opened in 1953 with his partner Alter Lieberman,[7] was run by him until his death.[8] His office on the second floor was said to be the center from where he was overseeing his various businesses.[1] Rubashkin's was also one of the names under which the kosher meat produced by Agriprocessors' was marketed.
Crown Deli
Crown Deli, on 13th Avenue in Brooklyn, a restaurant run by Rubashkin's wife, Rivka, since the 1960s, was described by some as more of a
Cherry Hill Textiles
Cherry Hill Textiles, Inc. was a corporation with its principal place of business in Brooklyn, New York. It engaged in the dyeing and finishing of textiles owned by Aaron Rubashkin and his second oldest son
Agriprocessors
Founded in 1987, the
Agriprocessors faced several accusations of mistreatment of cattle between 2004 and 2008.
On November 5, 2008, Agriprocessors filed for
Personal life
Rubashkin's death from COVID-19 was announced on April 2, 2020.[19][20][6]
Family
The couple had nine children, five daughters and four sons:[20]
- Gutol Goldman
- Sara Balkany
- Rochel Leah Rosenfeld
- Yossi Rubashkin
- Moshe Rubashkin
- Sholom Mordechai Rubashkin
- Chayala Gourarie
- Heshy Zvi Rubashkin
- Chana Zelda Minkowicz
References
- ^ a b c d e Nathaniel Popper: "How the Rubashkins Changed the Way Jews Eat in America. The Rise and Fall of Agriprocessors Is the Story of an Immigrant Family Gone Awry". The Jewish Daily Forward, December 11, 2008. Retrieved October 18, 2010
- ^ "Nevel". Yad Vashem
- ^ a b Getzy Markowitz: "The Language of Faith" Archived July 19, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. Prepared for the wedding of Getzy and Shaina Markowitz, March 14, 2010. Retrieved October 18, 2010
- ^ "The Rubashkin Story from A-Z". Yaakov Astor's Blog, May 12, 2010. Excerpt from "Rubashkin. The Entire Story", published in Zman magazine, June 2010. Retrieved October 18, 2010
- ^ Tapper, Josh (February 2, 2016). "Years after raid, Postville, Iowa's Jewish community is smaller, more self-reliant". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. Retrieved April 6, 2020.
- ^ a b Reinitz, Jeff (April 5, 2020). "Abraham Aaron Rubashkin, founder of kosher meatpacking in Iowa, dies of COVID-19". Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier. Retrieved April 6, 2020.
- ^ "Nichum Avelim at the Lieberman's" Archived November 18, 2015, at the Wayback Machine. Crown Heights News, July 19, 2009. Retrieved October 18, 2010
- ^ "Rubashkin Inc." Entry in Bloomberg Businessweek. Retrieved October 18, 2010
- ^ "Crown Restaurant, 4909 13 Avenue, Brooklyn 11219"[permanent dead link]. DOHMH Restaurant Inspection Information. Retrieved October 18, 2010
- ^ Lynda Waddington: "Fraud charges familiar to the Rubashkin family. Brother and father have also been implicated in financial deception" Archived February 8, 2009, at the Wayback Machine. The Iowa Independent, November 14, 2008. Retrieved October 18, 2010
- ^ Preston, Julia (September 5, 2008). "Kosher Plant Is Accused of Inhumane Slaughter". The New York Times. Retrieved May 20, 2022.
- ^ Hsu, Spencer S. (May 18, 2008). "Immigration Raid Jars a Small Town". The Washington Post. Retrieved December 20, 2017.
- ^ Drahn, Sharon (November 22, 2008). "Week full of troublesome events for Agriprocessors, Inc. in Postville". Postville Herald-Leader. Archived from the original on June 8, 2011. Retrieved October 18, 2010.
- ^ Harris, Ben (June 3, 2008). "It's all a lie". Jewish Journal. Archived from the original on September 5, 2009. Retrieved October 18, 2010.
- ^ Preston, Julia (September 9, 2008). "Meatpacker Faces Charges of Violating Child Laws". The New York Times. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
- ^ Reinitz, Jeff (June 9, 2010). "Moral stakes in Rubashkin child labor case were high, both sides say". Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
- ^ Dube, Rebecca (July 22, 2009). "New Owner of Agriprocessors Faces Old Questions About Its Plans For Company". The Forward. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
- ^ Popper, Nathaniel (November 6, 2008). "Agriprocessors' Bankruptcy Leaves Iowa Town Flailing". The Forward. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
- ^ "Reb Avrohom Aaron Rubashkin z"l". matzav.com. April 2, 2020.
- ^ a b "Avraham Aaron Rubashkin, 92, OBM". COLlive.com. April 2, 2020.
External links
- Elizabeth Dwoskin: "The Fall of the House of Rubashkin. As the nation's largest kosher empire implodes, Brooklyn's ultra-Orthodox Jews begin to break ranks". The Village Voice, December 3, 2008
- David Levine: "A Beef With the Rabbis". Portfolio.com, October 15, 2008
- National Labor Relations Board: "Cherry Hill Textiles, Inc. and United Production Workers Union, Local 17–18". Case 29–CA–17848. Decisions of the NLRB, August 17, 1995
- Jennie Rothenberg: "Torah Amid Corn". Hadassah magazine, April 2004. Retrieved from Shmais.com
- The Rubashkin Story from A-Z: Part 1 and Part 2. Yaakov Astor's Blog, May 12, 2010. Excerpt from "Rubashkin. The Entire Story", Zman magazine, June 2010
- "Lessons in Leadership". Forward 50 2008 Archived June 1, 2020, at the Wayback Machine. The Jewish Daily Forward