Person:Victor Borevitz (2)

Watchers
Victor Chiam Borevitz
b.19 Jun 1907 Szczuczyn, Podlasie Voivodship, Poland
d.Oct 1979 Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States
Parents and Siblings
(edit)
  1. Isser Borevitz - Bef 1940
  2. _____ Borevitz
  3. Jacob Borevitz1892 - 1981
  4. Issac BorevitzAbt 1894 -
  5. Regina BorevitzEst 1900 -
  6. Victor Chiam Borevitz1907 - 1979
Spouse and Children
(edit)
m. May 1930
Spouse and Children
(edit)
m. 20 May 1937
  1. Benjamin Allan Borevitz1938 - 2007
Add another spouse & children
Facts and Events
Name Victor Chiam Borevitz
Alt Name _____ Borewicz
Gender Male
Birth? 19 Jun 1907 Szczuczyn, Podlasie Voivodship, PolandChanged: Date: 05/14/06 Time: 15:35:00
Marriage May 1930 Santa Ana, CAto Mary Recklebe
Marriage 20 May 1937 CAto Cecelia Harriet Soloway
Death? Oct 1979 Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States
Physical Description[1] Changed: Date: 05/14/06 Time: 15:35:20

uncertainty about true birth date, sometimes claimed that he was born on christmas day - other reports that date was 20 Dec 1907. his petition for naturalization states June 19, 1907.

also married before cele (possibly for papers) - no children. document in ben & irene's files.

born in poland (near byalistok) escaped through spain then to mexico (1920's) lived in El Rosario (Senora desert) 1-2 years Guadalajara Mexico invented hot dog rollers in mexico

emigrated at Nogales, Arizona on foot on May 8, 1931.

To Los Angeles in early 30s (1932?) worked for Jake in LA.

Petitioned for citizenship in 1934 Naturalized US citizen in 1941

Came to SD to open carpet Store (San Diego Rug and Carpet Co.1935) Lived at 3795 Louisiana St. San Diego

1944 started "Do It Ranch" 110 acres in Vista/Bonsel (don't think about it) "Do It Water Company"

Made poultry equipment. automatic feeders and waterers. invented carpet racks display system (sold rack company cheap "Victor exhibiting Co") built racks on ranch thought of himself as musician and poet (self published) hired painters (DPs after war 100-200 people - mostly jews) to make signs with floral designs fence-posts, etc. canisters. housed in bunk house and mess hall on the ranch took them in

some indians (india)

didn't hire "oakies" migrant laborers.

hired Imoto family after interment. did sharecropping. housed them. (15-20 people)

played chess - multiple opponents, blindfolded, etc.

orange Julius recipe

moved with brothers through mexico (1910-12) first jake (carpet store in los angeles 1910 - "Washington carpet company" on washington and pico issac next and started carpet store in LA - "southwest carpet company" in crenshaw district

left for argentina in 1954 wrote books came back to LA went to argentina stayed with rivka tried to convince peron to implement his "city of the future" hired musicians to put on his opera, made records came back to SD stayed with richard then nursing home died in LA in hospital (Cedars-Sinai)

References
  1. ↑ 5'7", 145 lb., 2 small brown moles on right cheek.
Retrieved from "https://www.werelate.org/wiki/Person:Victor_Borevitz_%282%29"