Glucksman, Lewis (1925–2006), philanthropist and businessman, was born 22 December 1925 in New
York, the second of three children of Jack Glucksman, owner of a factory that
manufactured table lamps, and his wife Zipporah. His parents were second-generation Hungarian
Jews. Raised in…...
Gordon, Maurice Leonard (‘Maurie’)
(1910–90), sports administrator, businessman, and community activist, was born 10 January 1910 in Leeds, England, only son and elder of two children of Joseph Gordon (originally Seltzer), textile worker from Russia, and Bessie Gordon (née Bellow…...
Jaffé, Sir Otto (1846–1929), businessman and philanthropist, was born 13 August 1846 in Hamburg, Germany, third son among four sons and five daughters of Daniel Joseph Jaffé (1809–74) and his wife Frederiké. Daniel Joseph Jaffé was a merchant in the Hamburg firm of Jaffé Brothers, who…...
McMaster, William
(1811–87), merchant, Canadian senator, and philanthropist, was born 24 December 1811 in Co. Tyrone, the son of William McMaster, linen merchant. Privately educated by local teachers, he began work in a mercantile house before moving to New York and then York (…...
Solomons, Michael Joseph Maurice (1919–2007), physician and family planning advocate, was born
3 May 1919 in Dublin, the second child among two sons and one
daughter of Bethel Solomons (qv), a prominent
obstetrician and…...