Warren Commission (15 of 26): Hearings Vol. XV (of 15)United States. Warren Commission
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Warren Commission (15 of 26): Hearings Vol. XV (of 15)
United States. Warren Commission
Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963 -- Assassination; Oswald, Lee Harvey
Mr. RUBENSTEIN. The only talk that I heard from people in Dallas that
there are a lot of anti-Semites who don’t like Jews. That is the only
talk I heard.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Where? Had you heard that before you went down to Dallas?
Mr. RUBENSTEIN. No; after I got down there.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Did you have any personal experiences with Jack that would
shed some light on his sensitivity about his position as a person of
Jewish background in the community--personal experiences that you would
have?
Mr. RUBENSTEIN. Except what I heard from the Bund meetings in Chicago
from his friends. His own friends told me he used to go break them up,
and that takes a little guts to walk into a meeting and break it up, in
my opinion. How many guys would do that?
Mr. GRIFFIN. I am going to digress here a bit.
Mr. RUBENSTEIN. Good, go ahead.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Did you, when you were traveling in Michigan on your job,
did you have occasion to visit Earl, your brother Earl, at his home?
Mr. RUBENSTEIN. At the plant?
Mr. GRIFFIN. At the plant.
Mr. RUBENSTEIN. Sure; several times.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Did you ever have occasion to use his telephone, make
calls from his plant?
Mr. RUBENSTEIN. I possibly could have.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Did you--have you ever had any dealings with any people in
Massachusetts in the course of your business?
Mr. RUBENSTEIN. Yes; the Necco Confectionery Co., 254 Massachusetts
Avenue, Cambridge 39, Mass.
Mr. GRIFFIN. What were your dealings with them?
Mr. RUBENSTEIN. If you give me an order for $100 or $150 for ribbons
or for novelties whatever you use in your florist business, I like
you. I like you. So I go to my car and I says, “Wait a minute, I have
got something for the wife, not for you,” tease you. I go over and I
get a can of imported English candy. “Take this home to the family.”
“Thank you, Hy, come back again, you are a nice guy.” That is how I had
business in Massachusetts.
Mr. GRIFFIN. When were you doing this now?
Mr. RUBENSTEIN. Always. I still do it. I got a half case home now.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Any other candy companies you deal with?
Mr. RUBENSTEIN. Flavor; same thing. I buy half pound bags of hard
candy, if the order is only $50, I can’t afford to give them a box of
candy, mints.
Mr. GRIFFIN. How about the Welch Candy Co.?
Mr. RUBENSTEIN. Never, don’t even know them. But I think this Necco
bought out the Welch Co., but I am not sure. That Necco is a big outfit
now but I never done any business with Welch.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Have you ever had any occasion to communicate with any
people in Latin America?
Mr. RUBENSTEIN. Yes: I think I sent down one time a sample, somebody
gave them my name, how I got it, I don’t know, some ribbons. He wanted
me to quote them prices on ribbons. So I mailed them some sample
ribbons. I never heard from them no more.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Where was it?
Mr. RUBENSTEIN. I don’t remember, this was years ago, 5, 6 years ago.
Mr. GRIFFIN. How about--have you any occasion to communicate with
anybody in Havana?
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