Malcolm Woldenberg and Stephen Goldring

In Woldenberg Park, New Orleans, Uncle Mal explains to my son and another child about mankind’s great social responsibilities. Malcolm Woldenberg and Stephen Goldring were successful business men, prominent leaders and committed philanthropists who gave to numerous health, education, welfare and cultural organizations. Their work continues today through the Goldring Family Foundation, Woldenberg Foundation and other family foundations.

Mssrs. Goldring and Woldenberg founded Magnolia Marketing Company and built it into one of the largest liquor distributing companies in the United States and one of the largest privately held companies in New Orleans. Both men were civic minded and socially responsible. The men and their foundations supported and continue to support such institutions as Tulane University (Tulane’s Freeman School of Business undergraduate, graduate and executive programs are housed in Goldring/Woldenberg Hall and Goldring/Woldenberg Hall II), the University of New Orleans (Ogden Museum's Stephen Goldring Hall), the Jewish Federation of New Orleans, the Anti-Defamation League, Temple Sinai, the Henry S. Jacobs Camp, Touro Infirmary, the Audubon Institute, United Way, the Jewish Children's Regional Service, Lakeshore Hebrew Day School, Children's Hospital, the Dorothy and Malcolm Woldenberg Orthopedic Hospital and Rehabilitation Center and numerous other causes.

You can learn more about Malcolm Woldenberg and Stephen Goldring at numerous places, to include, The Goldring/Woldenberg Institute of Southern Jewish Life, The Freeman School of Business, and The Jewish Community of New Orleans by Irwin Lachoof and Catherine C. Kahn, published 2005 by Arcadia Publishing.

Fortunately, my son and I met Mr. Woldenberg via his statue and namesake park located between the French Quarter and Mississippi River. We would appreciate any comments or feedback from anyone who knew these gentlemen or anyone who has been touched by their generosity.