Former NYSJA president, jeweler Al Mintz dies
May 24, 2012
West Palm Beach, Fla.--Israel ?Al? Mintz, owner of a number of New York jewelry stores and the former president of the New York State Jewelers Association, died May 10 in Florida at the age of 93.
Born in New York City in 1918, Mintz attended St. John?s University and watch-making school prior to World War II. During the war, he served in the U.S. Army, fighting in Germany.
Following the war, he opted to follow in his father?s footsteps and become a jeweler. Mintz owned and operated Boulevard Jewelers in Corona, Queens, Corwood Jewelers in Woodside, Queens, Towne Jewelers in Syosset, N.Y., as well as a store with his brother called Jewelers Three in Flushing, Queens.
Mintz also served as president of the Consolidated Jewelers Association (CJA). After he retired, he moved from the New York area to Lakeworth, Fla.
He is survived by his wife, Claire; one son, Al Mintz, a retired jeweler and former CJA president; one daughter, Barbara Goldstein, a former administrator for CJA; five grandchildren and seven great-grandsons. He was preceded in death by one grandson.
Mintz was buried with military honors for his service in World War II.
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