Malcolm Woldenberg

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

View of the Mississippi River from Woldenberg Park

Malcolm C. Woldenberg (5 May 1896 - 21 September 1982) was an American businessman.

Early life

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]

Career

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]

Personal life

He was married to Dorothy Woldenberg.[5]

Woldenberg is buried in the Hebrew Rest Cemetery #3 in New Orleans.[6]

Legacy

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]

References

1. "Stephen Goldring and Malcolm Woldenberg – Freeman Centennial". freemancentennial.tulane.edu. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
2. "Blakeview: Woldenberg Park". theadvocate.com. 4 April 2016. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
3. "ISJL - Stephen Goldring and Malcolm Woldenberg". Goldring/Woldenberg Institute of Southern Jewish Life. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
4. "Woldenberg Park". www.neworleanspast.com. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
5. www.catom.com, Minicy Catom Software Engineering Ltd. "History - About Us - ALYN Woldenberg Family Hospital". www.alyn.org. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
6. "Malcolm Woldenberg (1896-1982) - Find A Grave..." www.findagrave.com.
7. "The Old Man". newyorker.com. 12 August 2008. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
8. "Down by the Riverfront in the French Quarter". frenchquarterly.com. 29 April 2013. Retrieved 12 November 2018.