Leopold Landsberg

Who is Leopold Landsberg?

Leopold vel Liber Landsberg, Jewish industrialist in Russia and Poland.

He was the youngest son of Mendel Landsberg, a tradesman in Warsaw, and Laia Lewek. His elder brethren Hilary Landsberg and Alexander Landsberg were clothing manufacturers in Tomaszów Mazowiecki.

In 1885, Leopold Landsberg settled in Łódź and opened his factory, producing female clothing. By World War I, goods were selling to Russian markets. In 1905, as many as 70 workers employed in his factory. He was a treasurer of the Union of the Łódź Manufacturers. He belonged to the owners of the Joint-Stock Company of Cloth Factories in Tomaszów Mazowiecki.

After World War I, Leopold Landsberg's factory called “the Mechanical Weaving Mill of Wool Products” was situated at Srodmiejska Street. Many wool goods were selling in local market.

He was a president of the Jewish Association for Caring of the Sicks “Bykur Cholim”.

He died in Łódź and was buried in the Jewish Cemetery in Łódź at Bracka Street. His wife Sara Salomea Hirschberg, daughter of Yehuda and Rayzla née Birnbaum, was buried in the neighbouring grave.