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Post your memoirs of life and work in the Garment Industry here!
Post your memoirs of life and work in the Garment Industry here!
Jews in the Garment Industry
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Post your memoirs of life and work in the Garment Industry here!
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My grandfather came from Italy with nothing and prospered in the garment business. During WWII, the majority of the shops “went military” but just a few remained in civilian clothing production. His remained civilian and he became a very wealthy man because of it. The businesses survived until 1980 when everything went overseas. He was just an Italian immigrant with a dream of “Making it in America”…….a lot of hard work and a little bit of *MAGIC*
I am working on a memoir which includes the garment industry of the ’50s. I need to know the percentage of that industry that survived that era. Also the percentage of manufacturing done in New York now….where the rest is or how it is accomplished otherwise.