The Rabb Family

The Rabinovitz family (later changed to Rabb) settled in Boston after immigrating from Russia. Once settled in America, the family founded a chain of grocery stores that would eventually become Stop & Shop Companies, Inc. The company was run by brothers Sidney, Norman, and Irving.

An undated family photograph of the Rabbs.

Sidney and Irving Rabb with Plenipotiary Theodor Kollek and David Ben-Gurion.

The Shop & Shop Stores

What started as a simple family grocery store grew rapidly with the acquisition of smaller businesses, and the formation of its own food production and processing facilities.

A flyer for a pre-Stop & Shop, Rabinovitz-owned grocery store.

Stop & Shop Employee Cards

These cards were given to employees of Stop & Shop upon the first weeks of their employment, to better ensure their knowledge of store operations and their place in them.