Max Blumberg (April 16, 1880 – November 9, 1938) was a Lithuania-born American businessman and philanthropist.
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| Born | April 16, 1880 |
| Died | November 9, 1938 (aged 58) |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Spouse | Lena Gurian |
| Children | 6 including George Blumberg |
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.[1] He worked as a millworker and later started his own business as a lumber wholesaler.[1] 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.[1]
Blumberg was a prominent Jewish philanthropist. He founded the Jewish orphanage, Pride of Judea Children’s Home, in Williamsburg[1][2] and the Jewish Chronic Disease Hospital in Brooklyn.[1][3][4]
Personal life
He was married to Lina Gurian (c. 1882–1966);[5] they had six children including George Blumberg (d. 1960), who served in the New York State Assembly and the New York State Senate;[6][7] Jack Blumberg (1910–1970) who took over the family's philanthropic activities;[1][8] Elsie Blumberg Wolosoff who married homebuilder Leon Wolosoff;[9] and William Blumberg who founded KF Lumber and Supply in Queens, New York.[10] His granddaughter was Joan Wolosoff Wachtler, wife of Sol Wachtler, the Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals.[9]
Blumberg died in 1938.[1]