Malcolm C. Woldenberg (5 May 1896 - 21 September 1982) was an American businessman.
Malcolm Woldenberg | |
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| Born | Malcolm C. Woldenberg 5 May 1896 Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Died | 21 September 1982 New Orleans, US |
| Nationality | Canadian, American |
| Occupation(s) | Businessman and philanthropist |
| Spouse | Dorothy Woldenberg |
Early life
editWoldenberg was born in Montreal, Canada, the son of Jewish immigrants from Europe.[1] His family moved to the US when he was a child.[1]
Career
editHe started working as one of the Canadian distillers Seagram's first employees in the US.[1] In the course of his work, he met Newman Goldring, and together they moved to New Orleans in 1941 to start a wholesale liquor business.[1][2] In 1944, Woldenberg founded the Magnolia Marketing Company with Goldring and his son Stephen Goldring, his long-time business partners.[3] It later became Republic National Distributing Company, and is today known as the Sazerac Company.[2]
Woldenberg was an active civic leader in New Orleans's Jewish community.[4]
Personal life
editHe was married to Dorothy Woldenberg.[5]
Woldenberg is buried in the Hebrew Rest Cemetery #3 in New Orleans.[6]
Legacy
editThe 14-acre Woldenberg Park in New Orleans is named in his honour, and contains a statue of him.[7][4] It was created due to $5 million given by the Dorothy and Malcolm Woldenberg Foundation to the Audubon Institute.[8]
The ALYN Woldenberg Family Hospital in Jerusalem is named after Malcolm and Dorothy Woldenberg, who paid half of its cost.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Stephen Goldring and Malcolm Woldenberg – Freeman Centennial". freemancentennial.tulane.edu. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
- ^ a b "Blakeview: Woldenberg Park". theadvocate.com. 4 April 2016. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
- ^ "ISJL - Stephen Goldring and Malcolm Woldenberg". Goldring/Woldenberg Institute of Southern Jewish Life. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
- ^ a b "Woldenberg Park". www.neworleanspast.com. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
- ^ a b www.catom.com, Minicy Catom Software Engineering Ltd. "History - About Us - ALYN Woldenberg Family Hospital". www.alyn.org. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
- ^ "Malcolm Woldenberg (1896-1982) - Find A Grave..." www.findagrave.com.
- ^ "The Old Man". newyorker.com. 12 August 2008. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
- ^ "Down by the Riverfront in the French Quarter". frenchquarterly.com. 29 April 2013. Retrieved 12 November 2018.