Background
Israel Pollak was born to a Jewish family in Borşa, Transylvania.
Israel Pollak was born to a Jewish family in Borşa, Transylvania.
While in Cernăuţi, he studied at yeshiva and at a textile plant.
He is best known for founding the Israel-based Polgat company. In 1925, he moved to Gura Humorului, Bukovina, and later to Cernăuţi. In 1935, he founded an enterprise of its kind in the city.
In 1960, Pinhas Sapir, then Israel"s Minister of Industry, invited Pollak to establish a textile plant in Kiryat Gat.
The Pollak"s new company, Polgat, grew into the largest textile, clothing and knitwear company in Israel. lieutenant eventually became a public corporation whose shares were traded on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange.
In 1970, the Pollaks founded Bagir, a men"s division for suits and jackets.