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Sam Born

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Sam Born
Born
Samuel Bernstein

( 1891-09-10 ) September 10, 1891
Vinnitsia , Russian Empire
Died March 23, 1959 (1959-03-23) (aged 67)
MV Britannic , Atlantic Ocean
Occupations
  • Businessman
  • candy maker
  • inventor
Known for Just Born
Spouse Ann Shaffer
Children Bob Born

Sam Born (September 10, 1891 ? March 23, 1959) was an American businessman , candy maker and inventor .

Biography [ edit ]

Samuel Bernstein was born into a Jewish family in Vinnitsia , Russian Empire (now Vinnytsia in Ukraine ). He had been a rabbinical student from Berdichev, Ukraine, before his family fled to Paris, where he learned the art of chocolate-making. [1]

Under his original name Samuel Bernstein, he immigrated to the United States in December 1909. He sailed on the S/S Merion from Liverpool to Philadelphia ; on the ship's passenger list, his occupation was listed as "candy maker".

In 1916, Sam Born was awarded the " key to the city " of San Francisco for inventing a machine that mechanically inserted sticks into lollipops . [2] [3] [4] [5]

Just Born [ edit ]

In 1923, he founded the Just Born [6] company in Brooklyn , New York , a candy manufacturer that still manufactures Peeps , Mike and Ike , and Hot Tamales . [7] After opening a factory and store in Brooklyn, Sam brought his brothers-in-law, Irv and Jack Shaffer, into the business. He relocated the firm to Bethlehem, Pennsylvania , in 1932.

Death and legacy [ edit ]

In March 1959, Born died on board the Cunard liner Britannic while it was at sea, having departed from Lisbon en route to Southampton . He and his wife, Ann Shaffer, were on the last lap of a 14,000 mile world cruise, according to his obituary which appeared in The Morning Call , on March 24, 1959. [8]

His son, Bob Born , became president of the company in 1959. [9] As of February 2023, David Shaffer, a nephew of Born's, is the board chair and co-CEO of Just Born. [10]

References [ edit ]

  1. ^ "10 Big Jewish Inventions" . Aish.com . 17 May 2022 . Retrieved 28 February 2023 .
  2. ^ Smith, Andrew F. (2012). Fast Food and Junk Food: An Encyclopedia of What We Love to Eat . ABC-CLIO . ISBN   978-0-313-39393-8 . He moved to San Francisco, where he invented the Born Sucker Machine. He subsequently launched Just Born, a candy company that is today headquartered in ...
  3. ^ "Sam Born: Inducted into the Candy Hall of Fame in 2006" . NCSA National Confectionary Sales Association: Candy Hall of Fame Inductees . Archived from the original on 15 April 2017 . Retrieved 28 February 2023 .
  4. ^ Severson, Kim (3 April 1999). "Peeps Rule Roost / Easter's unofficial marshmallow treat now a chic and easy target to spoof" . SFGATE . Retrieved 28 February 2023 . In 1916, Sam Born, whose son would later develop a way to mass-produce Peeps and whose name the company bears, was given a key to the city of San Francisco.
  5. ^ Blitz, Matt (May 24, 2017). "The History of Peeps" . Food & Wine . Retrieved 28 February 2023 . In 1910, 19-year-old Russian Jewish immigrant Sam Born landed in New York....what he and his family did in Europe, which was making chocolate....
  6. ^ "Our History" . Just Born . 10 May 2019 . Retrieved 28 February 2023 .
  7. ^ "The Pennsylvania Center for the Book - Peeps" . pabook2.libraries.psu.edu . Archived from the original on 2021-02-28 . Retrieved 2021-01-07 .
  8. ^ "Samuel Born Dies Aboard Cruise Ship" . The Morning Call . March 24, 1959. p. 24.
  9. ^ Risen, Clay (February 4, 2023). "Bob Born, Who Brought Marshmallow Peeps to the Masses, Dies at 98" . The New York Times .
  10. ^ Silow-Carroll, Andrew. "Bob Born, Jewish maker of Peeps marshmallow candies, dies at 98" . www.timesofisrael.com . Retrieved 2023-07-15 .


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