One of the representative citizens and retail merchants of New Haven who from a small beginning has developed a business that far exceeds his expectations is Max Lipsher, a leading tailor of New Haven. He came to this city a poor boy, unknown, from a foreign land and started out in life practically empty handed, yet possessing an abundance of industry and determination with not a little experience. He had learned the value of forming the acquaintance of influential men and therefore soon found new friends in this city who gave him a start by recommending him for a position. He began work in a merchant tailoring establishment with which he remained for eleven years, saving his earnings in order to establish himself in business. He then established business on his own account and is now enjoying a most enviable reputation for honesty and fair dealing as well as his unusually good work.

     Mr. Lipsher was born in Russia, March 28, 1881, a son of Henry and Fanny Lipsher, who spent their entire lives in that country, where the father was a well known tailor. Max Lipsher was the eldest of three children and in early youth he attended the public schools of Russia, after which he learned tailoring under his father’s direction. In 1901 he came to America, landing at New York, where he secured a position among his countrymen, but after a few months he came to New Haven, where he formed the acquaintance of some prominent men and obtained employment in one of the city’s leading tailoring establishments, there remaining until 1911. During that period he carefully saved his earnings and at length decided to engage in business as a partner of Joseph A. Shure. They opened a high class tailoring establishment and were not long in securing a liberal patronage from New Haven’s best citizens and from the student and faculty bodies of Yale. The excellence of their work and the reliability of their methods commend them to public patronage, and their business has constantly grown until now they have one of the best merchant tailoring establishments of the city at No. 1077 Chapel street, with Mr. Lipsher as the president of the company and Mr. Shure as the vice president and secretary.

     On the 18th of January, 1908, Mr. Lipsher was married to Miss Blanche Greenbaum of New Haven, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Moses Greenbaum, of a well known and old family of this city. Mr. and Mrs. Lipsher have had two children, Leanor, who was born in New Haven in 1909 ad is now attending school, and Myra, who was born in 1914. Mr. Lipsher has membership with the Automobile Club of New Haven and is a member of the Chamber of Commerce, taking an active interest in the efforts of that organization to promote the upbuilding of the city and advance all public interests.