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Gimbels. Gimbel Brothers (known simply as Gimbels) was an American department store corporation that operated for over a century, from 1842 until 1987. Gimbel patriarch Adam Gimbel opened his first store in Vincennes, Indiana, in 1842. In 1887, the company moved its operations to the Gimbel Brothers Department Store in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Biography. Gimbel was born to Jewish parents, Rachel (née Feustman) and Isaac Gimbel, [2] [3] son of Adam Gimbel, founder of the Gimbels chain of department stores. [2] [4] In 1907, he graduated from the University of Pennsylvania. [2] He started as a shipping clerk for his family's company and worked his way up to vice president in 1909.
Peter R. Gimbel (February 14, 1927 – July 12, 1987) was an American filmmaker and underwater photojournalist. Biography [ edit ] Born in New York City , he was the son of Alva (née Bernheimer) and Bernard Feustman Gimbel and heir to the Gimbels department store chain.
Bruce Alva Gimbel (July 28, 1913 – October 7, 1980) was an American businessman and president of the Gimbels department store. Biography [ edit ] Gimbel was born on July 28, 1913, [1] [2] to a Jewish family, the son of Alva (née Bernheimer) and Bernard Gimbel .
Gimbel was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on March 11, 1925, into the family who owned the Gimbels department store. His parents were Julia (née de Fernex Millhiser) and the Col. Richard Gimbel , U.S.A.F. [3] [4] He enrolled at Yale University , where he studied economics . [1]
The Gimbels store was the largest dry goods vendor in the city, with its own elevator and 40–75 salespeople. In 1894, the Gimbel Brothers Company, as it was then known, expanded to Philadelphia, buying a dry goods store, the Granville Haines store (originally built and operated by Cooper and Conard). Gimbel believed that the manufacturer ...
Mastbaum was born to a Jewish family in Philadelphia in 1872, the son of Fannie (née Ephraim) and Levi Mastbaum. He had one brother, Stanley V. Mastbaum; and two sisters who both married sons of Adam Gimbel , the founder of Gimbels department store, Minnie Mastbaum Gimbel (married to Ellis A. Gimbel Sr.); and Julia Mastbaum Gimbel (married to ...
Sophie was hired as a stylist for Saks by Adam Long Gimbel, grandson of Adam Gimbel, the founder of department store chain Gimbels. In 1929, she was asked to take over the Salon Moderne of the Saks Fifth Avenue flagship store. In her role as lead fashion designer, she often traveled to Paris to purchase clothes from designers.