New York native Barney Gelburd(1910-1963) and Russian immigrant Ralph S. Robkin (1910-1986) opened this store at 156 E. Main Street in 1939. In 1945, they rebranded as Robkin & Gelburd.
The Jewish Merchant Project is supported by the generosity of the Henry & Sylvia Yaschik Foundation and the Stanley B. Farbstein Endowment at the Coastal Community Foundation.