LIVING HISTORY
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FABRIC of
THEIR LIVES
PHOTO BY ED DRONDOSKI
Friends since childhood, Arthur Rubin, 83, left, and Harold Holtsberg, 82, stand in downtown near the site where their families ran clothing and grocery
stores. This photo was taken a week before Rubin’s death on Jan. 25, 2009. Holtsberg’s grandparents, Isadore and Sara, were the first Jews to settle on the
Treasure Coast and Rubin’s parents, Ralph and Ida, were the second.
Descendants of Jewish businessmen who
helped build downtown and the first Jewish
temple recall the growth of their community
BY JANIE GOULD