Martin Greenfield, a famous tailor and Holocaust survivor, died last week at the age of 95.
“A Holocaust survivor, an American icon, and beloved member of the congregation’s family, his enduring faith was a source of inspiration and blessing,” said the New York Times’ online obituary by the Hampton synagogue’s rabbi. it is written like this. “Our deepest condolences go out to his beloved wife Arlene, his children Jay and Todd, and his entire family.”
According to the New York Jewish Week, Greenfield learned to sew while a prisoner at Auschwitz. He tore the shirts of Nazi soldiers and was taught how to sew by another prisoner. Afterwards, he fixed the discarded shirt and put it on.
“The first day I wore that shirt was the day I learned that clothes have power,” Greenfield wrote in his 2014 memoir “The Measure of a Man,” and was quoted by New York Jewish Week. quoted. “Clothes don’t just ‘make a man,’ they can save a man. Clothes did that for me.”
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Martin Greenfield is Bill Clinton and Colin Powell’s tailor in his Brooklyn shop. (Mark Peterson/Corbis via Getty Images)
According to the Martin Greenfield Clothiers website, he immigrated to the United States in 1947 and took a job as a floor boy at the GGG clothing factory.
“Martin attended night school to learn English, became a citizen, and worked in a factory for 30 years, becoming a production manager,” the company’s website states. “In 1977, after his employer decided to close the factory, Martin bought it and founded Martin-Greenfield Clothing, producing clothing for businessmen and grooms, as well as presidents and celebrities. .”
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Frank Sinatra, former President Obama, and Shaquille O’Neal’s tailor, Martin Greenfield. (Getty Images)
Some of the most notable men Greenfield has suited up with include Frank Sinatra, former Presidents Obama and Trump, and NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal.
Greenfield suits have appeared not only as costumes for the President of the United States, but also in TV shows and movies such as “The Great Gatsby” and “The Wolf of Wall Street,” starring Leonardo DiCaprio, and even in the movie “Joker.” His suit was worn. Joaquin Phoenix stars as the main character in the movie.
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Martin Greenfield, owner of Martin Greenfield Clothing in Brooklyn, tailors a new suit for Clarence Norman Jr. on October 9, 2012. (Joseph Victor Stefanczyk, The Washington Post, via Getty Images)
Greenfield died on March 20, according to an Instagram post from his sons Jay, Todd, and David, who said he “survived the atrocities of the Holocaust with a sense of humanity and was remembered by everyone he met with a contagious smile. I lived a happy life because I was able to meet people.”
According to the Daily Mail, Greenfield’s birth name was Maximilian Grünfeld. He was born on August 9, 1928 in what is now western Ukraine, which at the time was part of Czechoslovakia. British publications say his father, mother, two sisters and brother were all killed in the Holocaust.
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Joaquin Phoenix wears a red suit by seamstress Martin Greenfield in a scene from the movie “Joker,” according to the clothing store’s website. (AP/Warner Bros. Pictures)
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According to the Daily Mail, his business will continue under the guidance of two of his three sons.
Hampton Synagogue Rabbi Mark Schneier honored Greenfield during a service Saturday morning, according to the synagogue’s website.
