Al Hochstadter
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Al F. Hochstadter was a bottler in Birmingham in the late 19th century. He was also a member of one of the founding families of Temple Emanu-El.
Hochstadter was vice-president of the Goldberg Manufacturing Company, a maker of cider and vinegar and bottler of beer on the corner of 20th Street and Avenue B. He left in 1884 to establish his own bottling works, which remained in business until 1892.
Hochstadter was a leader in the Iron Mountain Lodge No. 11 of the Ancient Order of United Workmen. His wife was a member of the Hebrew Ladies Benevolent Association.
References
- Smith, Dennis I. (1983) Birmingham Bottlers: 1883-1983. self-published
- Elovaitz, Mark (1974) A Century of Jewish Life in Dixie: The Birmingham Experience.. Tuscaloosa: University of Alabama Press
- City Directory of Birmingham and Gazetteer of Surrounding Section (1884-85) Atlanta, Georgia: Interstate Directory Co.