Background
Rabb, Sidney R. was born on October 20, 1900 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Joseph and Lottie Rebeca (Wolf) Rabb.
Retail food and mercantile executive
Rabb, Sidney R. was born on October 20, 1900 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Joseph and Lottie Rebeca (Wolf) Rabb.
Student, Harvard University, 1920. Master of Arts (honorary), Harvard University, 1962. Doctor of Laws, Tufts University, 1961.
Doctor of Commercial Science, Suffolk University, 1966. Doctor of Humane Letters, Boston College, 1964. David Herbert, Northeastern University, 1976.
Doctor of Hebrew Literature, Brandeis University, 1977.
With, Economy Grocery Store Corporation, now The Stop & Shop, Companies (named change 1946), Boston, 1918-1985; treasurer, Economy Grocery Store Corporation, now The Stop & Shop, Companies (named change 1946), Boston, 1925-1965; Chairman of the Board, Economy Grocery Store Corporation, now The Stop & Shop, Companies (named change 1946), Boston, 1930-1985. Vice-president, director Nathan H. Gordon Corporation. Honorary director Boston Safe Deposit & Trust Company.
Honorary life trustee, executive committee, past president Beth Israel Hospital. Honorary life trustee Combined Jewish Philanthropies. Honorary trustee Massachusetts General Hospital, McLean Hospital.
Board overseers Boys Clubs Boston. Honorary trustee Hebrew Rehabilitation Center for Aged, Boston Museum Fine Arts, Recuperative Center. Past president Boston Public Library.
Vice chairman, member executive committee Massachusetts Committee Catholics, Protestants and Jews. Fellow Brandeis University. Committee university resources board overseers Harvard University.
Member corporation Museum of Science, Boston. Member national board governors Israel Bond Organization. Honorary board directors Food Marketing Institute Served with United States Marine Corps, World War I. Fellow American Academy Arts and Sciences Jewish (director Kehillath Israel Synagogue, honorary life trustee Temple Israel) Clubs: Masons (Boston), Harvard (Boston), Commercial (Boston).
Palm Beach Country.
Married Esther Vera Cohn, February 29, 1920. Children: Helene J. Rabb Cahners, Carol P. Rabb Goldberg.