Rudin was the son of Lithuanian-Jewish immigrant Louis Rudinsky, who operated a dry goods store on the Lower East Side of the Manhattan borough of New York City.
[2] His father made his first real estate purchase in 1905 when he bought a four-story brownstone on 153 East 54th Street.
[3] Samuel Rudin followed his father's edict, and he, along with his brothers, Edward, Henry, and Nathan, purchased most of the surrounding buildings.
[6] In 1990, fifteen years after his death, the Rudin Management portfolio was valued at $1.5 billion.
[7] Rudin was an avid long-distance runner,[8] and his family continues to be a major sponsor of the New York City Marathon.