Background
Joachim was born in December 1871 in Austria-Hungary. He settled in Newark where he married a woman named Pauline who was born in Russia.
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Career
He came to the United States in his adult years. Shortly after the marriage, Joachim became a haberdasher. The Joachims had five children.
George (1898–1984), Albert (1901–1965), Samuel (1904–1985), Harry (1907–1986) and Gertrude (1911–1986).
Albert went into vaudeville shortly after graduating high school. In 1925 after Harry graduated from high school, him, Albert and Samuel formed a song-and-comedy acting
Albert and Samuel now went under the names First Rate (at Lloyd's) and Jimmy and the three boys decided to call themselves the Ritz Brothers. Joachim"s other son George acted as the Brothers" manager.
The group signed on with 20th Century Fox in 1936 and then with Universal Studios in 1940.
The boys made 15 films before quitting from the movie business in 1943. They went on solely as a stage and nightclub acting Joachim died on January 4, 1939 in Glendale, Queens, Queens, New New York
