Benjamin HINDIN

1898 - 1981

• Born	26 Jun 1898	New York, New York   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	21 Jun 1981	Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania
  Buried	22 Jun 1981	Sons of Israel Cong. Cem., Forrest Hills, Allegheny Co., Penn.
  Person ID	I17	Johnson Hindin Tree
  Last Modified	25 Nov 2012

  
  

  Father	Solomon (Shlomo) HINDIN,   b. Abt 1858, Minsk, Russia ,   d. Nov 1910, New York, New York
  Mother	Bertha MAIZEL,   b. 1860,   d. 16 May 1932, New York, New York
  Family ID	F66	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Sarah Jane CHARAPP,   b. 6 Nov 1906, Rankin, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 3 Apr 1992, Woodbridge, Prince William Co., Virginia   [2]
  Married	2 Jun 1925	Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania, at the Rittenhouse Hotel
  Children	1. Seymour Melvin HINDIN,   b. 30 Sep 1926, Braddock, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 20 Dec 2007, Pasadena, Los Angeles Co., California   2. Harvey Jerome HINDIN,   b. 20 Jul 1929, Braddock Hospital, Braddock, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 22 Nov 2014, Cabot, Butler Co., Pennsylvania
  Family ID	F7	Group Sheet

  
  

• Notes

  According to the State of New York Certificate and Record of Birth of Barnett Hindin, No. 28977, Benjamin was born on June 26, 1898 at 224 Cherry Street, New York, New York. (It is not clear why Benjamin's name at birth was "Barnett".) According to Harvey and Mel Hindin, Benjamin worked as an electrician in Brooklyn, NY. The following wedding announcement appeared in The Jewish Criterion (Pittsburgh) on June 19, 1925: Charapp—Hindin A charmingly appointed wedding took place at the Rittenhouse on Tuesday evening, June Second, when Miss Sarah Charapp, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. Charapp, of Rankin, became the bride of Ben Hindin. The wedding music was played by Nossokoff s Orchestra. The bride, who was given in marriage by her father, wore a gown of fawn georgette, embellished with crystal beads and amethysts, and carried a shower bouquet of white roses, lilies-of-the valley and orange blossoms. Mrs. H. W. Jacobson, sister of the bride, as matron of honor, wore a gown of orchid georgette, heavily beaded, and carried tea roses. Miss Helen Charapp, who was her sister's maid of honor, wore a gown of pansy chiffon and carried a bouquet of tea roses, and the bridesmaids were the Misses Edith Rubenstein. Leona Ecker, Lucy Adler and Lucy Hecht, all wearing gowns in pastel shades. Victor Hindin served as his brother's best man, and the ushers were Abe Goldstein, Al Greenberg, William Marks and Joe Hecht. Eleanor Kramer and Katherine Medof were the flower girls, carrying French baskets of pink roses, and Arnold Hackman was the ring bearer. Following the ceremony, dinner was served to 200 guests. Entertainment was provided by Miss Anna Zimet, who rendered vocal selections, and the Misses Rose Rubenstein and Relda Hackman, who entertained with solo dances. Mr. and Mrs. Hindin will make their home at 1 Miller Street, Rankin. The out-of-town guests were Mrs. B. Hindin. mother of the groom; Mr. and Mrs. I.. Kramer, Mr. Victor Hindin, brother of the groom, and Mr. and Mrs. H. Schnapp, all of New York ; Mrs. M. Zakuto, of Detroit, Mich.; Mr. and Mrs. S. Karp, of Cleveland; .Mrs. J. Shoff and daughters, of Greensburg, and Mr. K. Adler, of Tarentum. *** According to his sons Mel and Harvey: He moved to Pittsburgh, PA in the 1920's. In Pittsburgh, he did electrical work and then, he sold lighting fixtures, appliances and, with the advent of the radio, radios. When selling a radio, he would call KDKA and ask them to broadcast in order to make the sale. He had the opportunity to join two partnerships--a company called Bluestone or Hamburg Brothers. Benjamin joined Bluestone, which was in the electrical business, which eventually failed. (The Hamburg Bros. partnership was very successful and became the RCA distributor in Pittsburgh and all of Pennsylvania.) After Bluestone failed (approximately 1927), he operated a service station in Braddock, Pennsylvania that he rented from Grandpa Charapp's nephew, Aaron Charapp. Benjamin then started grocery store in Swissvale, PA (around 1929). He then took over his father-in-law's grocery business in the summer of 1933. The grocery was located at 1 Miller St., Rankin, Pennsylvania. He and his family lived above the grocery store. The store closed in the 1950's, after which Benjamin worked in the Allegheny County Recorder of Deeds office. He was also a member of the Rankin School Board for many years. The following obituary appeared in The Jewish Chronicle of Pittsburgh on May 28, 1981: HINDIN,.on Wednesday, May 20, 1981, Benjamin Hiridin beloved husband of Sarah Hindin, father of Melvin S. Hindin, Whittier, CA, Harvey J. Hindin, Woodbridge, VA, brother of Victor Hindin, Miami Beach, FL. Also survived by four grandchildren. Services were held at the Burton L. Hirsch Chapel, 2704 Murray Ave., Sq. Hill (opp. Morrowfield Apts.) on Thursday. Interment Rankin Cemetery.

  
  

• Sources

  [S1] According to the State of New York Certificate and. [S378] According to the Certificate of Marriage of Benjam.