Sam Ash
Sam Ash | |
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Born | Samuel Ashkynase August 21, 1897 |
Died | September 8, 1956 | (aged 59)
Nationality | American |
Occupation(s) | Musician, music teacher, Entrepreneur |
Spouse | Rose Dinin (m. 1924) |
Relatives | Jerry Ash (son) Paul Ash (son) Marcia Ash (daughter) |
Sam Ash (born Samuel Ashkynase; August 21, 1897 – September 8, 1956) was a violinist, teacher, and entrepreneur, best known as the founder of the Sam Ash Music Store.
Life and career
Early life
Ashkynase was born to Moishe and Mottle Ashkynase in a small town in Austria-Hungary on August 21, 1897. In 1907 his family immigrated to the United States.,[1] settling on Hopkinson Avenue in Brooklyn.
When Ash's father Morris became unemployed after contending with a
Marriage and Sam Ash Music Store
In August 1923 Sam met Russian immigrant Rose Dinin and 6 months later, on February 9, 1924, they married. Rose felt that the income from Sam's music career wasn't reliable, so they decided to start their own business. They pawned Rose's engagement ring for $400 (she later got it back) in order to make the final downpayment to rent the building that would become the first Sam Ash Music Store.[2]
In 1925, their first son Jerry was born, followed in 1929 by their second son Paul, and finally their daughter Marcia in 1935, with the family living in a small 3-bedroom apartment behind the music store as they struggled to grow the business in the midst of the Great Depression. As the economy began to recover their neighborhood was declining, so in 1944 they moved to another part of Brooklyn, buying a building on 236 Utica Avenue.
Ash had already expanded his store's offerings beyond the initial assortment of sheet music, music instrument repairs, and phonographs. He began capitalizing on area school music programs by delivering sheet music and stocking a growing selection of band instruments. In the 1950s as
Death
On September 8, 1956, Sam died of a massive heart attack. Sam is buried alongside Rose in Beth David Cemetery, Elmont, New York.[4]
Recognition
Sam Ash was inducted into the
See also
References
- ^ "Long Island Music Hall of Fame: Sam Ash". Long Island Music Hall of Fame. Retrieved December 21, 2018.
- ^ "The Beat Goes On". Retail Info System. EnsembleIQ. August 2003. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
- ^ Martin, Douglas (10 February 2014). "Paul Ash, Who Made Music Store a Chain, Dies at 84". The New York Times Company. The New York Times. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
- ^ "Sam Ash - Find a Grave". Find a Grave. Retrieved July 17, 2016.
- ^ "Sam Ash - Long Island Music Hall of Fame". Long Island Music Hall of Fame. Retrieved August 19, 2015.