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4 unusual facts about Dubrow's Cafeteria


Dubrow's Cafeteria

A photograph by Garry Winogrand entitled "Kennedy-Nixon Presidential Campaign, New York, 1960" features Dubrow's prominently.

According to multiple biographies, the famous baseball player Sandy Koufax announced his decision to sign with the Brooklyn Dodgers in front of Dubrow's Cafeteria on Kings Highway in Brooklyn.

Benjamin's descendants worked at and managed the various restaurants, including George Dubrow, his son (who died in a car crash in Florida), his grandsons, Irwin Dubrow and Paul Tobin, and his sons-in-law, Irving Kaplan (who married his daughter Sylvia) and Max Tobin (who married to his daughter Minnie.) Max and Minnie had three children: Paul, Sheila, and Anita (Nini), while Irving and Sylvia had three children as well: Beth Wald, Bonnie Lyons, and Laura Levin.

Joseph Adler

He is also the grandson of Benjamin Dubrow, who started and managed Dubrow's Cafeteria in Brooklyn, Manhattan, and Miami Beach.


Clifton's Cafeteria

Brightly illuminated in the evening, it became a mecca for tourists and Angelenos alike, often being referred to in the same category as other prominent landmarks of downtown Los Angeles, such as Angels Flight, Olvera Street, and Pershing Square.

Evelyn Dubrow

Evelyn Dubrow (March 6, 1911, Passaic, New Jersey – June 20, 2006, Washington, D.C.) was a legendary labour lobbyist for the International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union.

Kevin DuBrow

DuBrow has a younger brother called Terry DuBrow, a plastic surgeon who is married to the actress Heather DuBrow, with whom they have four children.

The Randy Rhoads Years

#"Breaking Up Is a Heartache" – 2:52 (DuBrow/Rhoads/Kelly Garni/Drew Forsyth) Previously unreleased


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