Charles Zadok

Zadok was born on August 11, 1896{{cite web |title=United States Social Security Death Index |url=https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JLS2-PPR |website=familysearch.org |accessdate=3 May 2019}} in Thessaloniki, Ottoman Empire.{{cite web |title=Vermont, St. Albans Canadian Border Crossings, 1895-1954 |url=https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKQ9-P2KX |website=familysearch.org |accessdate=3 May 2019}}{{cite web |title=United States Census, 1940 Wisconsin Milwaukee Shorewood Village, Shorewood |url=https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89M1-8V5G?i=49&cc=2000219 |website=familysearch.org |accessdate=3 May 2019}}

In 1922, Zadok, who was Portuguese and 25 years old, arrived in Ellis Island, after having lived in Paris, France, where he was a merchant, and the son of Mr Zadok of 38 N. D. de Lorette, Paris.{{cite web |title=New York Passenger Arrivals (Ellis Island), 1892-1924 | website=FamilySearch |url=https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C955-RQS9-8?i=865&cc=1368704 |accessdate=3 May 2019}}

Zadok joined Gimbels in 1929, and was vice president of expansion from 1956 until his retirement in the 1970s.

His art collection included work by André Derain, Joan Miró, Pierre Bonnard, Fernand Léger, Rufino Tamayo, Raoul Dufy, Wassily Kandinsky, Marc Chagall, Robert Delaunay, Pablo Picasso, Marcel Gromaire, Gérard Schneider, Jean Bazaine, Massimo Campigli, Ottone Rosai, Giorgio Morandi, and Mario Sironi.{{cite web|url=http://research.frick.org/directoryweb/browserecord.php?-action=browse&-recid=7377|title=Archives Directory for the History of Collecting|author=|date=|website=research.frick.org|accessdate=2 May 2019}}

In 1956, there was an exhibition, The collection of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Zadok at the Milwaukee Art Museum, and a book was published of the works shown.{{cite book|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/13799184|title=The collection of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Zadok: [exhibition] Milwaukee Art Institute, December, 1956.|first1=Charles|last1=Zadok|first2=Eugenia Balkin|last2=Zadok|last3=Milwaukee Art Institute|date=3 May 2019|publisher=Art Institute|oclc=13799184 |accessdate=3 May 2019|via=Open WorldCat}}

He was married to Eugenia Balkin "Genia" Zadok (1900–1988), who was born in Vilno, Poland.{{cite web |title=New York, New York Passenger and Crew Lists, 1909, 1925-1957 |url=https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:24J7-QXL |website=familysearch.org |accessdate=3 May 2019}}

In 1935, they were living in New York City, but by 1940, had moved to Shorewood Village, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Zadok died at his home in Manhattan on April 7, 1984, aged 87.{{cite news |title=Charles Zadok, 87, Executive At Gimbel's and Art Collector |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1984/04/17/obituaries/charles-zadok-87-executive-at-gimbel-s-and-art-collector.html |accessdate=2 May 2019 |work=New York Times |date=April 17, 1984}}

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