Malcolm Woldenberg | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
Malcolm C. Woldenberg (5 May 1896 - 21 September 1982) was an American businessman.
Woldenberg 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]
He 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]
He was married to Dorothy Woldenberg. [5]
Woldenberg is buried in the Hebrew Rest Cemetery #3 in New Orleans. [6]
The 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]
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