Ben Berger
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Ben Berger was a Minneapolis
businessman. He was born in Ostrowiec
, Poland
and moved to the United States
at age 16. He owned movie theaters and cafes in Minneapolis. In 1947, he along with Morris Chalfen
bought the Detroit Gems of the National Basketball League
. They relocated and renamed the team to Minneapolis Lakers. He co-owned the team until 1957, during those years the Lakers won 6 league titles (1 NBL and 5 BAA/NBA). After he and Cհalfen sold the team in 1957 to a group headed by Bob Short
, Berger founded a group that worked with recently released convicts helping them readjust to society.
Ben Berger owned the sheiks cafe in Minneapolis Minnesota, he was the founder of the Berger Fountain in Minneapolis Minnesota.
He had four brothers that he brought from Poland, Sam Berger and Vladimir Berger, Saul and Lazaro Berger.
The first two were able to come to the United States, the other two established themselves in Mexico and later on, immigrated to the United States.
Ben Berger was survive by one son that resides in Del Mar California, his name is Robert Berger.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Minneapolis , nicknamed "City of Lakes" and the "Mill City," is the county seat of Hennepin County, the largest city in the U.S. state of Minnesota, and the 48th largest in the United States...
businessman. He was born in Ostrowiec
Ostrowiec
Ostrowiec may refer to the following places:*Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski, a town and county seat in south-central Poland*Ostrowiec, Łódź Voivodeship *Ostrowiec, Lubusz Voivodeship...
, Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
and moved to the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
at age 16. He owned movie theaters and cafes in Minneapolis. In 1947, he along with Morris Chalfen
Morris Chalfen
Morris Chalfen was a sports entertainment promoter. He founded the Holiday On Ice show, and later purchased and relocated a near-extinct National Basketball League franchise which became the Los Angeles Lakers....
bought the Detroit Gems of the National Basketball League
National Basketball League (United States)
Founded in 1937, the National Basketball League, often abbreviated to NBL, was a professional men's basketball league in the United States. The league would later merge with the Basketball Association of America to form the National Basketball Association in 1949.- League history :The...
. They relocated and renamed the team to Minneapolis Lakers. He co-owned the team until 1957, during those years the Lakers won 6 league titles (1 NBL and 5 BAA/NBA). After he and Cհalfen sold the team in 1957 to a group headed by Bob Short
Bob Short
Robert Earl Short was an American sport teams owner and politician.-Biography:A native of Minneapolis, Minnesota, Short bought the Minneapolis Lakers of the National Basketball Association in the late 1950s and moved the team to Los Angeles in 1960...
, Berger founded a group that worked with recently released convicts helping them readjust to society.
Ben Berger owned the sheiks cafe in Minneapolis Minnesota, he was the founder of the Berger Fountain in Minneapolis Minnesota.
He had four brothers that he brought from Poland, Sam Berger and Vladimir Berger, Saul and Lazaro Berger.
The first two were able to come to the United States, the other two established themselves in Mexico and later on, immigrated to the United States.
Ben Berger was survive by one son that resides in Del Mar California, his name is Robert Berger.