Ferd Weil
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Ferdinand Frank Weil Sr (born March 18, 1911 in Birmingham; died September 22, 1996 in Birmingham) was a partner in the Vaughan-Weil clothing store.
Weil was the son of German-born Adolph Weil and his Hungarian-born wife, Elona. He founded his store in partnership with Paul Vaughan in 1941 and married the framer Amy Schottenfels of Ohio in 1944.
Weil was a co-founder and chair of Birmingham's Downtown Action Committee and of the Birmingham Vulcans World Football League franchise. He served as president of Temple Emanu-El from 1967 to 1969 and of the Jewish Community Center from 1976 to 1977.
In 1994, the parking deck adjacent to the Southside Station was named in his honor.
External links
- Ferdinand Frank Weil at findagrave.com