Mark A. Pollack
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Mark Alexander Pollack was one of the largest exporters of Cuban tobacco
, a painter
, and the owner of "La Mansion
".
In the 1910s, he founded the firm "Pollack y Compania, S.A." (Pollack & Company, S.A.), a tobacco exporting company, which he ran until his death in 1946. His son, Roberto succeeded him as president. Pollack also served for many years as the President of the Leaf Tobacco Dealers and Growers of Cuba Association.
Pollack was the third of five children and son of Alexander Pollack (1837–?) and Belle A. Rothschild
(1848–1936). He was married to Maria del Carmen Casuso y Ollea (1879–1946) and they had three children:
Enrique Pollack had three children, Henry Pollack
one of Mark's great-grandsons', is a well-known South Florida radio host, Alfred J. Pollack, and Barbra M. Pollack
Tobacco
Tobacco is an agricultural product processed from the leaves of plants in the genus Nicotiana. It can be consumed, used as a pesticide and, in the form of nicotine tartrate, used in some medicines...
, a painter
Painting
Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a surface . The application of the medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush but other objects can be used. In art, the term painting describes both the act and the result of the action. However, painting is...
, and the owner of "La Mansion
La Mansion
La Mansión de Mark Pollack, is a neo-classical Florentine mansion in the Cubanacan Section of Havana, Cuba built in 1930 by the Cuban architect, Leonardo Morales y Pedroso . It is located at 21st street #15001, Cubanacan, Havana, Cuba.It was built for Mark Alexander Pollack ,the son of Alexander...
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In the 1910s, he founded the firm "Pollack y Compania, S.A." (Pollack & Company, S.A.), a tobacco exporting company, which he ran until his death in 1946. His son, Roberto succeeded him as president. Pollack also served for many years as the President of the Leaf Tobacco Dealers and Growers of Cuba Association.
Pollack was the third of five children and son of Alexander Pollack (1837–?) and Belle A. Rothschild
Rothschild
Rothschild is a common German surname. It is a habitational name from a house distinguished with a red shield , the earliest recorded example dating from the 13th century...
(1848–1936). He was married to Maria del Carmen Casuso y Ollea (1879–1946) and they had three children:
- Elena Pollack married to Guillermo Aguilera y Sanchez, Senator from CamagüeyCamagüeyCamagüey is a city and municipality in central Cuba and is the nation's third largest city. It is the capital of the Camagüey Province.After almost continuous attacks from pirates the original city was moved inland in 1528.The new city was built with a confusing lay-out of winding alleys that made...
; - Mark Pollack (1903–1986) married to Mercedes de la Torre y Alcoz. Mark and Mercedes had no children; and
- Roberto Pollack y Casuso married to Marie Diehl de la Torre. Robert and Marie had three children Robert Pollack Jr., Mark Pollack and Enrique Pollack.
Enrique Pollack had three children, Henry Pollack
Henry Pollack
Henry Pollack is the Cuban born American host and founder of "Havana Rock," the Miami, Florida show on radio station WWFE 670 AM. He is also the editor of an anti-Castro web sites on the net,, which went online in 1999.-Early life:Pollack is the eldest of three children born to Enrique A...
one of Mark's great-grandsons', is a well-known South Florida radio host, Alfred J. Pollack, and Barbra M. Pollack