Person:Harry Poll (1)

About Harry Poll

Harry Poll was born Girsh Polsky on 20 July 1910 in western Kishinev, Romania near the border with Hungary, now the capital and largest city of the Republic of Moldova. He was the son of Yosef Khayim Polsky and his wife Dina.

Harry came to America when he was a young man prior to 1922, and became a United States citizen on 17 February 1938 [U.S. Naturalization Record Indexes, 1791-1992]. He first came to Chicago, Illinois, where he worked on an assembly-line for an auto manufacturer and later became a salesman for a clothing firm. His career in the food industry started shortly thereafter, working as a salesman for a food manufacturer before moving his family to Los Angeles in 1946. There he joined his uncle, Louis Schorchett, at Fairfax Foods, which was then one of the largest pickle manufacturers in the country, manufacturing the popular Homade Pickles which were carried in all major supermarket delicatessans.

In 1952, Harry Poll and his cousin, Louis Lemberger, bought his uncle's portion of the company and he became President of the firm when it was acquired by Early California Foods, becoming the Homeade Foods Division. Harry concentrated on both the sales and manufacturing sides of the business.

Later in his career, Harry served as a consultant for Superior Foods for many years and was serving as President of Manischewitz Pickle Co., a subsidiary of Early California Foods at the time of his death. Harry Poll passed away early Monday morning on 22 December 1975. He was survived by his wife, Eva, a daughter Melva Unter, and a son, Edward, who worked with his father at Fairfax Foods and Manischewitz Pickle Co. His dedication and contributions to the food industry and to the DDBC will be remembered for many years to come.

1. ↑ ^1.0 1.1 California. Department of Public Health. Bureau of Vital Statistics. Death Index, 1940-1997.

   California, Death Index, 1940-1997
   Name: Harry Poll
   Social Security #: 338074734
   Gender: Male
   Birth Date: 20 Jan 1910
   Birth Place: Other Country
   Death Date: 22 Dec 1975
   Death Place: Los Angeles

2.   Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index: Death Master File, database. (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service).

   U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
   Name: Harry Poll
   SSN: 338-07-4734
   Last Residence: 90048 Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
   BORN: 20 Jan 1910
   Died: Dec 1975
   State (Year) SSN issued: Illinois (Before 1951)

3.   United States. U.S. Naturalization Record Indexes, 1791-1992: (Indexed in World Archives Project). (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010).

   U.S. Naturalization Record Indexes, 1791-1992 (Indexed in World Archives Project)
   Name: Ghersh Polsky
   [Harry Poll]
   Birth Date: 20 Jan 1910
   Birth Place: Romania
   Age at event: 28
   Court District: Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin, Iowa
   Date of Action: 17 Feb 1938

4.   Bessarabia (now Moldova), Birth Records, 1829-1910.

   Bessarabia (now Moldova), Birth Records, 1829-1910
   Name: Hirsh / Girsh Polsky / Polskiy
   Gender: Male
   Birth Date: 20 Jan 1910
   Hebrew Date: 23 Shevat
   Birth Town: Kishinev
   Birth Uyezd (District): Kishinev
   Birth Guberniya (Province): Bessarabia
   Father's Name: Yosef Khayim / Yos'-Khaim
   Father's Father's Name: Ezriel / Azriel
   Mother's name: Dina
   Registration Number: M55
   Registration Place: Kishinev
   Registration Year: 1910
   Film: 2292604 / 4
   Image: 22
   Comments: Father from Kishinev, mohel Moshe / Moyshe ZIGELBAUM
   Archive Information: NARM/211/11/376