שמואל צבי בן ישראל (בערנשטײן) Born (1891 - 1959)

Born 10 Sep 1891 in Vinnytsia, Ukraine

Died 23 Mar 1959 at age 67 in At Sea

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Biography

Sam (בערנשטײן) Born is Notable.

Sam (בערנשטײן) Born has Jewish Roots.

Early Life

Sam was born in 1891 to a Jewish family in Vinnytsia, Ukraine, under his original name - Samuel Bernstein. In 1909, he sailed on the S/S Merion from Liverpool to Philadelphia; on the ship's passenger list, his occupation was listed as "candy maker". ^[1] In 1916, Sam was awarded the "key to the city" of San Francisco for inventing a machine that mechanically inserted sticks into lollipops. Sam married Ann E. (Shaffer) Born in 1923 in New York City. ^[2]

Success as a Candy Maker

In 1923, he founded the Just Born company in Brooklyn, New York; a candy manufacturer that still manufactures Peeps, Mike and Ike, and Hot Tamales. In his 1924 declaration for immigration purposes, he indicated he was a chocolate manufacturer. ^[3] He relocated his business to Bethlehem, Pennsylvania in 1932.

Sam (בערנשטײן) Born was a candy maker in Pennsylvania.

Peeps (most often considered an Easter candy but "Always in Season") are produced by Just Born, a candy manufacturer founded by Sam in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. In 1953, Just Born acquired the Rodda Candy Company and its marshmallow chick line and replaced the painstaking process of hand-forming the chicks with mass production. When Sam displayed a sign for his freshly made candy, he titled it "Just Born", playing off of his last name and the fact that he made his candy fresh daily. Just Born, was soon the "largest marshmallow candy manufacturer in the world."

He is also credited with the invention of chocolate sprinkles, known as "jimmies," and the hard coating on ice cream bars. Not only was Sam inducted into the Candy Hall of Fame for his accomplishments, ^[4] but his brothers-in-law and partners, Irvin C. Shaffer ^[5] and Jack M. Shaffer ^[6] were also inductees. In 2021, Sam's grandson announced that he was stepping down as chief executive officer of Just Born, Inc. which is ranked as the 10th largest confectionery company in the United States.^[7]

Death at Sea

In March 1959, Sam died on board the Cunard liner, Britannic, while it was at sea, having departed from Lisbon in route to Southampton. He and his wife were on the last lap of a 14,000-mile world cruise when he passed away. ^[8] He is buried in New York City. ^[9]

Sources

1. ↑ Pennsylvania, U.S., Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists, 1800-1962. (Samuel Bernstein at age 20 arrived on 27 Dec 1909 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania after departing from Liverpool, England on the ship Merion. Record also listed his mother as Jelle Bernstein.)
2. ↑ New York, New York, U.S., Marriage License Indexes, 1907-2018. (Marriage of Samuel Born and Anna Shaffer dated 8 Nov 1923 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States, License Number: 36033)
3. ↑ New York, U.S., State and Federal Naturalization Records, 1794-1943. (Declaration Number: 156141 indicating Arrival Date of 29 Dec 1910 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States; Declaration Date, 2 Dec 1924; Declaration Place, New York, United States.
4. ↑ Sam Born Inductee to the Candy Hall of Fame. https://candyhalloffame.org/inductee/sam-born/. Accessed March 23, 2022.
5. ↑ Irvin C. Shaffer Inductee to the Candy Hall of Fame. https://candyhalloffame.org/inductee/irvin-c-shaffer/ Accessed March 23, 2022.
6. ↑ Jacob M. Shaffer Inductee to the Candy Hall of Fame. https://candyhalloffame.org/inductee/jack-m-shaffer/. Accessed March 23, 2022.
7. ↑ Lehighvalleylive.com, "Ross Born, CEO of company that makes Peeps, stepping away from company his grandfather founded 98 years ago. https://www.lehighvalleylive.com/bethlehem/2021/10/just-born-ceo-ross-born-stepping-from-company-grandfather-founded-98-years-ago.html. Accessed March 26, 2022.
8. ↑ U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current. (Obituary which appeared in The Morning Call, on March 24, 1959.

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9. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #158131477

• https://www.justborn.com/who-we-are/our-history/
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Just_Born
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peeps#:~:text=Peeps%20are%20produced%20by%20Just,the%20chicks%20with%20mass%20production

See also:

• Wikipedia: Sam Born
• Wikidata: Item Q7407210, en:Wikipedia