Aaron Mordechai Feuerstein (December 11, 1925 – November 4, 2021) was an American industrialist, philanthropist, and the third-generation owner[5][6] and CEO of Malden Mills in Lawrence, Massachusetts.
Some remember him as "the mensch who saved Christmas"[5] when he publicly declared: "I am not throwing three thousand people out of work, two weeks before their holiday.
"[7] After a major fire at Young Israel of Brookline, a synagogue founded by his father, Feuerstein donated $1,000,000 to help rebuild it.
"[7] Feuerstein, a devout Orthodox Jew,[18] said that he could not have taken another course of action due to his study of the Talmud and the lessons he learned there: I have a responsibility to the worker, both blue-collar and white-collar.
Malden Mills later garnered some lucrative Department of Defense (DoD) contracts for "smart" products that interweave fiber optic cabling, electronic biosensors, and USB ports into polar fleece fabric.
[25] Two years prior, he was cited by then President Bill Clinton during his 1996 State of the Union Address, lauding him for his handling of the Malden Mills disaster.