Born in Russia in 1899, Robert Kaufman emigrate and settled in New York and like so many immigrants who came to America at this time, he was eager to create a prosperous future for himself and his family. His menswear company, Meadowpark Clothes, was the culmination of his goal to be a successful proprietor of a thriving business. All this was done by the time he reached his early twenties. Yet he was not immune to the stock market crash of 1929 which, like so many around him, caused the demise of his once thriving business. Flash forward to 1942, and from a showroom on Fifth Avenue in New York City, he regained his business foothold and set in motion the foundation of the multi-million dollar company that exists today. The company, a wholesale supplier for men's suits, would struggle through a difficult wartime economy and emerge as a successful fixture in the burgeoning New York garment business. For the next few years, life was challenging, but rewarding.