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Hasbro, Inc. ( / ˈhæzbroʊ /; a syllabic abbreviation of its original name, Hassenfeld Brothers) is an American multinational toy manufacturing and entertainment holding company founded on December 6, 1923 by Henry, Hillel and Herman Hassenfeld and is incorporated and headquartered in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. [5]
Dec 14, 2017 · In 1952, Polish-Jewish immigrant brothers Henry, Herman and Hillel Hassenfeld saw a good future in the latest creation of Brooklyn-born toy inventor George Lerner, a Jew of Romanian descent.
Apr 1, 1990 · The founders, Henry and Hillel Hassenfeld, were Polish immigrants whose Hassenfeld Brothers Inc. evolved from the rag business in Pawtucket, R.I., to cloth-covered pencil boxes and from there into pencils and school supplies.
Mar 12, 2015 · Hillel Hassenfeld's Timeline. Genealogy for Hillel Hassenfeld (1886 - 1943) family tree on Geni, with over 250 million profiles of ancestors and living relatives.
Dec 15, 2023 · In 1923, brothers and Polish immigrants Henry and Hillel Hassenfeld founded Hassenfeld Bros. Inc., a company based in Rhode Island that sold textile and fabric remnants.
Nov 14, 2019 · Driven from Europe as teenagers during the first World War, brothers Henry and Hillel Hassenfeld came to the U.S. fleeing societal unrest, unmitigated hatred, and pogroms which slaughtered thousands of Jews.
May 4, 2023 · In 1952, Polish-Jewish immigrant brothers Henry, Herman and Hillel Hassenfeld saw a good future in the latest creation of Brooklyn-born toy inventor George Lerner, a Jew of Romanian descent. Hassenfeld Brothers (later renamed Hasbro, and now the world’s third largest toy company) sold the first Mr. Potato Head as a kit of facial parts.
