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'''Ferdinand Fred Weil, Sr''' (born [[March 18]], [[1911]] in [[Birmingham]]; died [[September 22]], [[1996]] in Birmingham) was a partner in the [[Vaughan-Weil]] clothing store | '''Ferdinand Fred Weil, Sr''' (born [[March 18]], [[1911]] in [[Birmingham]]; died [[September 22]], [[1996]] in Birmingham) was a partner in the [[Vaughan-Weil]] clothing store. | ||
Weil was the son of German-born [[Adolph Weil]] and his Hungarian-born wife, [[Elona Weil|Elona]]. He founded his store in partnership with [[Paul Vaughan]] in [[1941]] and married the framer [[Amy Weil|Amy Schottenfels]] of Ohio in [[1944]]. | Weil was the son of German-born [[Adolph Weil]] and his Hungarian-born wife, [[Elona Weil|Elona]]. He founded his store in partnership with [[Paul Vaughan]] in [[1941]] and married the framer [[Amy Weil|Amy Schottenfels]] of Ohio in [[1944]]. | ||
Revision as of 23:19, 6 November 2014
Ferdinand Fred Weil, Sr (born March 18, 1911 in Birmingham; died September 22, 1996 in Birmingham) was a partner in the Vaughan-Weil clothing store.
Weil was the son of German-born Adolph Weil and his Hungarian-born wife, Elona. He founded his store in partnership with Paul Vaughan in 1941 and married the framer Amy Schottenfels of Ohio in 1944.
Weil was a co-founder and chair of Birmingham's Downtown Action Committee and of the Birmingham Vulcans World Football League franchise. He served as president of Temple Emanu-El from 1967 to 1969 and of the Jewish Community Center from 1976 to 1977.