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Forest City Enterprises
פאָרעסט סיטי ענטערפּראַיסעס
A family enterprise opened by the Rottner brothers in 1929.
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Primary source passage
Source OCR · scan 366 · printed page 350
געהאָלפן PR דעם סקלאַד פון PONT און גלײכצייטיק
געלערנט PR סקול. VON] פאַרענדיקן שטודירן, WW PR
5, איז מאַקס PON צוזאַמען מיט קלמן אין דער “PORT
אונטערנעמונג. PR יענער צייט ONT לייזער פאַרקויפט די
YON קראָם, PIN TN געעפנט AND זיך אַ האָלץ-סקלאַד,
PN TN יאָר 1929 WH YON TINA ברידער PT פאַראייניקט
PR זייערע געשעפטן, זיי האָבן געעפנט TON גרויסע
קאָמפּאַנִי אונטערן נאָמען ,פאָרעסט סיטי ענטער-
פּראַיסעס", די קאָמפּאַני װאָס PR געװאָרן אַ משפּחה-
אונטערנעמונג, האָט באַלד אָנגעהויבן גיין באַרג אַרױף,
כסדר מיט גרויס דערפאָלג, PN יאָר 1929 PIN PN מאַקס
ראַטנער געװאָרן פּרעזידענט פון דער DMA
אַנגעזעענער אונטערנעמונג, און אַזױ PD איצט פירט ער אָן
מיט דער גוט-באַוואוסטער קאָמפּאַני,Source passage 2
Source OCR · scan 446
... When the other members of the Ratner family
came to the United States in 1921, they immediately
settled in Cleveland. One of their cousins, George Sogg,
had a lumber business. Max Ratner’s two brothers,
Charles and Leonard (Lazar), went to work for their
cousin. Later on, Leonard opened a grocery store and
Charles a lumber yard. Meir, later known as Max
Ratner, assisted Charles and at the same time went to
school, graduating as an attorney in 1929. After finish-
ing his studies, Max became Charles’ partner in the
wood business. Leonard sold his grocery and founded
his own lumber company. In 1929, the four Ratner
brothers merged their businesses and_ established
‘‘Forest City Enterprises.’’ This firm became very suc-
cessful. Max Ratner was selected president of Forest
City Enterprises in 1929, and more recently has served
as chairman of the Board of Directors. His nephew,
Albert, Leonard’s son, is currently president. ...Source passage 3
Source OCR · scan 366 · printed page 350
די משפּחה ראַטנער, מיט מאַקס'ץן אַלס אָנפירער, האָט
ניט געקאַרגט קיין אַרבעט, מי און אָנשטרענגונגען. אַ דאַנק
דעם טאַקע PR זייער אונטערנעמונג אױסגעװאַקסן מיט
גרויס דערפאָלג. די ,, פאָרעסט "YO ענטערפּראַיסעס" PR
קליוולענד באַשעפטיקט טויזנטער אַרבעטער. די אונטער-
נעמונג האָט אויך אָפּטײלונגען PR שיקאַגאַ, דעטראֵיט,
פּאַרטלענד PR TN אַנדערע פאַרשיידענע ערטער. אויסער
דעם OND די קאָמפּאַני אַרבעט אס אַלערלײ האָלץ-
אַרטיקלען, בויען זיי אויך PR פאַרשיידענע ערטער שאַפּינג-
צענטערס, האָטעלן, מאַטעלס און ענלעכס. DMX דער
גרויסער פאַרצווייגטער אונטערנעמונג זיינען פאַרבונדן און
באַשעפטיקט ביי אַ צװאַנציק פאַמיליעס, כמעט די גאַנצע
משפּחה,Connected nodes
Person
Max Rottner
Worked At
Event
Opening of Forest City Enterprises
Participated In · Subject
Event
Max Rottner became company president
Participated In · Employer
Person
Kalman
Appears in same passage
Business
Lumber store
Appears in same passage
Person
Max Rottner
Appears in same passage
Person
Max Ratner
Co Founded
Person
Max Ratner
Led By
Event
Founding of Forest City Enterprises
Participated In · Subject
Person
Max Ratner
Appears in same passage
Person
Szmuel Izchaki
Appears in same passage
Person
Mojsze Ratowcer
Appears in same passage
Person
Pesze Ratowcer
Appears in same passage
Family
Ratowcer family
Appears in same passage
Person
Charles Ratner (Kalman)
Appears in same passage
Person
Leonard Ratner (Lazar)
Appears in same passage
Person
George Sogg
Appears in same passage
Person
Betty Ratner
Appears in same passage
Person
Albert Ratner
Appears in same passage
Place
Bialystok
Appears in same passage
Place
Corner of Polna and Czysta streets
Appears in same passage
Place
Cleveland
Located In
Place
Chicago
Has Branch In
Place
Detroit
Located In
Place
Portland
Located In
Family
Ratner family
Appears in same passage
Person
Max Ratner
Appears in same passage
Place
Cleveland
Appears in same passage
Place
Chicago
Appears in same passage
Place
Detroit
Appears in same passage
Place
Portland
Appears in same passage
Extracted claims
Every claim remains attached to its own quoted evidence.
Worked At
Max Rottner → Forest City Enterprises
יאָר 1929 PIN PN מאַקס ראַטנער געװאָרן פּרעזידענט פון דער DMA אַנגעזעענער אונטערנעמונג
- role:
- president
- date:
- 1929
Co Founded
Max Ratner → Forest City Enterprises
the four Ratner brothers merged their businesses and_ established ‘‘Forest City Enterprises.’’
The passage says the brothers established the company, but does not explicitly state ownership.
Led By
Max Ratner → Forest City Enterprises
Max Ratner was selected president of Forest City Enterprises in 1929
Has Branch In
Forest City Enterprises → Chicago
אָפּטײלונגען PR שיקאַגאַ
OCR contains an inserted Latin token.
Associated events
Business Opening · 1929
Opening of Forest City Enterprises
The Rottner brothers opened Forest City Enterprises in 1929.
Employment · 1929
Max Rottner became company president
Max Rottner became president of the prominent enterprise in 1929.
Organization Founding · 1929
Founding of Forest City Enterprises
The four Ratner brothers merged their businesses and established Forest City Enterprises in 1929.