Joseph Goldwasser (c. 1919 – c. 1971) was a Americanized Polish Jewish businessman. He is known for leading an unofficial investigation in the lynching of Robert Mallard.
Joseph Goldwasser | |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 1919 |
| Died | c. 1971 |
| Citizenship | Poland United States |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Known for | Investigation of the lynching of Robert Mallard |
| Spouse | Draza |
Biography edit
Joseph Goldwasser was born c. 1919 grew up in Łódź, Poland, in a family of 10 children. In 1938, when he was 19, he fled to Russia by himself after hearing a warning of the occupation of Poland. He spent World War II in Russia, including a year inside a Gulag. After the war, he fled to Uzbekistan.[1]
Goldwasser later moved to Cleveland, Ohio, and married Draza Goldwasser. He ran a tire business called "Trey Packing"[2] in an old synagogue. The synagogue later burnt down, and he remodeled the building into a department store named the "Peerless Department Store".[3][4] Goldwasser often employed African Americans who moved from the Southern United States.[3] He was a member of the NAACP's Cleveland branch, and launched an unofficial investigation on the lynching of Robert Mallard.[5]
Goldwasser died c. 1971, at the age of 52 from a heart attack.[3]
References edit
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- ^ Board, United States National Labor Relations (1968). Decisions and Orders of the National Labor Relations Board. The Board.
- ^ a b c Jeffrey S., Morris (2014). "Haymarket to the Heights: The Movement of Cleveland's Orthodox Synagogues From Their Initial Meeting Places to the Heights". Cleveland State University: 40.
- ^ Company, Johnson Publishing (1955-03-03). Jet. Johnson Publishing Company.
- ^ "The Mallard Murder Case". New Georgia Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2024-02-05.