The Presidents' Tailor
Martin Greenfield learned to sew while mending shirts for the Gestapo in Auschwitz when he was fifteen, and went on to make suits for US presidents and stars. This is the story of America’s greatest tailor, and the bespoke menswear empire he left behind.
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52m — 3 text tracksThe Presidents' Tailor - From Auschwitz to the White House
52m — 3 text tracks
Maxmilian Grünfeld spoke Yiddish, lived in Czechoslovakia, lost his family to Nazi concentration camps, and had no business experience. Martin Greenfield lives on Long Island, speaks English, hand-tailors suits for U.S. presidents, and runs a bespoke clothing empire with high society clients and ...
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1 videoThe Presidents' Tailor
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Martin Greenfield learned to sew while mending shirts for the Gestapo in Auschwitz when he was fifteen, and went on to make suits for US presidents and stars. This is the story of America’s greatest tailor, and the bespoke menswear empire he left behind.
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2 videosThe Strait Guys
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A grumpy, Czech-born mining engineer and his fast-talking protégé join forces with American and Russian visionaries to dare the impossible – linking the United States and Russia with a 100-kilometer long railroad tunnel beneath the Bering Strait. The InterContinental Railway would open up a faste...