Joseph Goldwasser
Joseph Goldwasser | |
|---|---|
 Goldwasser in a 1949 publication | |
| Born | c. 1919 Łódź, Poland |
| Died | c. 1971 (aged 52) |
| Citizenship | Poland United States |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Known for | Investigation of the lynching of Robert Mallard |
| Spouse | Draza |
Joseph M. Goldwasser[1] (c. 1919 – c. 1971) was a Americanized Polish Jewish businessman. He is known for leading an unofficial investigation in the lynching of Robert Mallard.
Biography
Goldwasser was born c. 1919, in Łódź, and grew up with 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.[2]
Goldwasser later moved to Cleveland, Ohio, and married Draza Goldwasser. He ran a tire business called "Trey Packing",[3] based out of what was once a synagogue. The building later burnt down, and he remodeled it into a department store named the Peerless Department Store.[4][5] He often employed African Americans who moved from the Southern United States.[4] He was a member of the NAACP's Cleveland branch, and launched an unofficial investigation on the lynching of Robert Mallard. His incestigation led to five men being apprehended, all lf whom were acquitted.[6]
Goldwasser died c. 1971, aged 52, from a heart attack.[4]
References
- ↑ "Newspapers | The Library of Congress". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA. Retrieved 2025-07-10.
- ↑ Lappin Foundation. "Holocaust Survivors Speakers Bureau".
- ↑ Board, United States National Labor Relations (1968). Decisions and Orders of the National Labor Relations Board. The Board.
- 1 2 3 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.
- ↑ Jet. Johnson Publishing Company. 1955-03-03.
- ↑ "The Mallard Murder Case". New Georgia Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2024-02-05.