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CityViewNC.com | 53 men's stores located on Hay Street in the 1960s and 1970s. ey worked under men like Wilber Murphy and John Hair that taught them how to be polite and respectful to customers. It paid off. ey all had or have had successful business careers that started with the Fleishman connection in downtown Fayetteville. e Fleishman family migrated from Lithuania to Baltimore in 1870 because of oppression and anti-Semitism under Russian rule. e start of the Fayette- ville branch began in 1902 when Max Fleishman, the patriarch of the family sent his sons south. ey set up shop first in Dunn and then came to Fayette- ville shortly thereaer. Max had eight children and most of them moved below the Mason-Dixon. e sons Hyman, Ja- cob and Harry Fleishman had the most offspring and were heavily involved in the clothing business. ese three brothers have hundreds of descendants, with many living in North Carolina and many still in Fayetteville. It all started in Baltimore, Maryland when Max Fleishman arrived in the United States. He married and soon aer had eight children, to include Hyman, Ben and Morris Fleishman. ese three had a major impact on Fayetteville. e Fleishman family, was and still is, faithful to God and their tradi- tion of marriage within the faith. ey were one of the founding families of the Beth-Israel synagogue on Morgan- ton Road. Hyman Fleishman was the first president. Joe Sugar, a descendent of Hyman recalled an old story told to him, "My great-grandfather in St. Pauls was so nervous about finding a Jewish wife, so he went to Baltimore. He came back in two weeks with a wife." Hyman had eight children, Edward, Samuel, Maurice, Leon, Nathan, Henry, Fannie, Milton and Bernard in that or- der. Most of them were in the clothing business in Fayetteville. It all started in 1902 with a businessman in Baltimore named Jacob Epstein. Epstein owned a business that was called the Bargain House and he had a connection with the clothing manufacturers in the East. When the eastern European Jews ar- rived in Baltimore he saw an oppor- Pennsylvania Transformer Carolina D r B r o ck R d W ayside Rd Holly Ln W oo d b e rr y C ir Woodberry Cir Johnson M ill Rd M e d i ca l P av il l i o n D r S tewarts Cree k Shoulder & Elbow | Hand & Wrist | Hip | Knee | Foot & Ankle | Sports Medicine Pediatric Orthopedics | Joint Replacement | Physical/Occupational Therapy | Osteoporosis (910) 484-2171 ~ www.capefearortho.com Experienced, Expert Care Now Available in Raeford! 142 Paraclete Drive, Suite 301 Raeford, NC 28376 Cape Fear Orthopedics is proud to expand our coverage area and extend our orthopedic services to residents of Raeford and the surrounding communities. 1239 Fort Bragg Road Fayetteville, NC 28305 (across from Hilltop House) Custom Monogramming • Custom Appliqués • Women's Apparel • Children's Apparel • Accessories • Custom Monogramming • • Custom Monogramming • Accessories • Monogramming and Custom Designed Appliqués By Kellie

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