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Katzen Solomon (1902-2001)

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SurnameKatzen
NameSolomon
Birth year1902
Birth placeSassmaken
Death year2001
SexM

Katzen Solomon (1902, Sassmaken (now - Sasmaka), Courland Governorate — 2001) — businessman.

Solomon Katzen was born into the family of a rabbi. In 1915, together with his family, he was deported to Ukraine. In 1923, at the risk of his life, he emigrated to the United States via Latvia.

He graduated from college in New York and became the executive director of a supermarket, supplying his products to the White House under President Herbert Hoover. He was active in community life, and during the Second World War assisted refugees in finding employment.