Loading ...was was mostly Russian Jews ,Ashkenazi …Personal friends of my Father since my childhood in the 1940’s .They were in the Garment business in NY & NJ. They were Uncles to me frequently at our house once a week for card games since during the WAR entertainment was very limited ,almost non existent ! Dad had a fantastic memory and could recount every card played by the opposition and therefore knew everybody’s hand by how they played .A bottle of scotch was the prize because the loser paid for it .MOM made sandwiches for all. DAD never paid for the Scotch ! Five Russian Jews and DAD haha ..They never won ! dad knew the math and played percentages ,the game was mostly Gin Rummy ..
I never became a Card Player ,Dads skill taught me not to .. In business ,I learned from him and he NEVER cut me any slack .i earned every penny …I got to run my own garment business at 19 and had 19 employees .dad got me started .later we merged and I improved on his production by 30 % and rubbed in a little ,just to let him know I was not to be trifled with ! We competed fiercely but at the end of the day business was done and we left it at the business door.
Personal relationships were very good built on mutual respect.
The Russian Jews I did business with I never had to sign a contract with .When I priced the cost to make a garment ,a verbal agreement was it ..We never had disputes ,we always insisted on getting paid promptly .We always had a reputation for producing quality …W e often heard them say”you guys do nice work !”
The Russians were not easy to negotiate with,but they always kept their word ..!