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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 2023
Page
7
Ginsberg Jewelers plans to close by year end after a sale offering up to 70 percent off. Steve Ginsberg weighs subletting or buying the lease, while Herman Ginsberg urges staff and customers to recall the store’s five generations.
The History Center hosts an oral history with Herman Ginsberg on Nov 27 2018 discussing his jewelry business. He notes the metro area as a vibrant retail hub and that fine jewelry purchases are emotional events.
A concise history traces Izzy Ginsberg starting a Sedalia pawn shop in 1920 and expanding to Cedar Rapids by 1930. The family business grows into a five store chain by the 1960s, evolves to Ginsberg Jewelers, faces a 2008 flood relocation, and closes in 2023 after 93 years in Cedar Rapids.
UNI President Mark Nook announced the Our Tomorrow campaign has surpassed 250 million in grants and gifts as of 2026, built on four pillars and tied to UNI’s 150th anniversary. The drive, begun in 2018, has attracted over 27,000 donors and supported 55 new scholarships and major building gifts.
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