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Greenberg was born into a Jewish family in Greenwich Village, New York City. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] His father, Jacob Greenberg, died when Hank was six and his mother, Ada Rheingold, married a dairy farmer. [ 2 ] [ 3 ]
Arnold Greenberg is an American businessman (born c. 1934) best known as the CEO of Coleco in the 1970s and 1980s. He began his career in law but joined Coleco, a family toy business, in 1966. He began his career in law but joined Coleco, a family toy business, in 1966.
Hank Greenberg, US, baseball HOF first baseman of the Detroit Tigers; general manager for the Cleveland Indians and Chicago White Sox, also part-time owner of the Indians. [24] Stephen Greenberg, US, deputy commissioner of baseball under Bart Giamatti and chief baseball officer later on. Jay Horwitz (born 1945), US, New York Mets executive
Jewish players have played in Major League Baseball since the league came into existence, with Lip Pike being the first. With the surge of Jewish immigrants from Europe to the United States at the turn of the 20th century, baseball, then the most popular sport in the country and referred to as the "National Pastime", became a way for children of Jewish immigrants to assimilate into American ...
Evan G. Greenberg (born 1955) is an American business executive. He is the chairman and CEO of the Zürich -based insurance company Chubb Limited (formerly ACE Limited). Early life and education
Chess gained popularity amongst Jews in the 12th century. [1] The game was privileged by distinguished rabbis, [2] as well as by women. [3] Of the first 13 undisputed world champions, six were Jewish or had some Jewish ancestry: Wilhelm Steinitz, Emanuel Lasker, Mikhail Botvinnik, Mikhail Tal, Bobby Fischer and Garry Kasparov.
Joel Greenberg is the son of Andrew Greenberg, a dentist and founder of Greenberg Dental, a chain of over 90 dental clinics throughout Florida. Greenberg's father is Jewish. Greenberg was raised in a Christian family and attended a Christian church. As an adult, Greenberg has identified himself as being Jewish. [7]
Greenberg was born the son of Corinne Phyllis (née Zuckerman) and Maurice R. Greenberg, the former chairman and CEO of American International Group (AIG). [1] He attended Choate Rosemary Hall in Connecticut. [1] He earned a bachelor's degree from Brown University in 1973 and a JD degree from Georgetown University Law School in 1976.