I.B. Finkelstein interview
Title
I.B. Finkelstein interview
Subject
Isaac Bernard Finkelstein (Born in 1884, New York City, New York)
Isaac Bernard Finkelstein devoted so much of his time to social welfare, cultural, and civic movements that he seemed to think of business as a sideline. Although he was president of the Delaware Hardware Company, Finkelstein served as active president of nearly two dozen Delaware agencies. He was president of the Delaware State Chamber of Commerce three times, founder of the Delaware Festival of the Arts, chairman of the Wilmington Housing Authority, and president of the Jewish Federation of Delaware, the Jewish community’s central fund-raising and planning organization. He received the Josiah Marvel Cup from the Delaware State Chamber of Commerce for outstanding civic leadership and the B’nai B’rith Americanism Award for bolstering democracy and the American way of life.
Isaac Bernard Finkelstein devoted so much of his time to social welfare, cultural, and civic movements that he seemed to think of business as a sideline. Although he was president of the Delaware Hardware Company, Finkelstein served as active president of nearly two dozen Delaware agencies. He was president of the Delaware State Chamber of Commerce three times, founder of the Delaware Festival of the Arts, chairman of the Wilmington Housing Authority, and president of the Jewish Federation of Delaware, the Jewish community’s central fund-raising and planning organization. He received the Josiah Marvel Cup from the Delaware State Chamber of Commerce for outstanding civic leadership and the B’nai B’rith Americanism Award for bolstering democracy and the American way of life.
Description
Isaac Bernard Finkelstein
Creator
William P. Frank
Publisher
Jewish Historical Society of Delaware
Rights
May be covered by copyright.
Identifier
2
Interviewer
William P. Frank
Interviewee
Isaac Bernard Finkelstein
Location
Kutz Home, Wilmington, Delaware
Original Format
audio cassette recording
Duration
31:57 minutes
Files
Collection
Citation
William P. Frank, “I.B. Finkelstein interview,” Jewish Historical Society of Delaware Collections, accessed April 1, 2025, https://jhsdelaware.org/collections/digital/items/show/94.