Simon Julius Lubin

Simon J. Lubin (1876 – April 15, 1936) was an American businessman and political activist. He served as the president of Lubin and Weinstock, "the largest department store in Sacramento, California", from 1920 to 1930. He served as the president California Commission on Immigration and Housing from 1912 to 1923, where he improved the living conditions of immigrant workers.

Early life Simon J. Lubin was born in 1876 in Sacramento, California. His father, David Lubin, and his half-uncle, Harris Weinstock, co-founded Lubin and Weinstock, "the largest department store in Sacramento, California". Shortly after college, he did social work in housing in Boston and New York City. However, Paul Groth, a Professor Emeritus of Architecture and Geography at the University of California, Berkeley, suggests Lubin's intention in improving the living conditions of workers was to foster a more productive workforce.

Personal life, death and legacy Lubin married Rebecca Cohen. In 1938, the Simon J. Lubin Society published Their Blood Is Strong by John Steinbeck. His papers are in the collection of the Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life at the Bancroft Library in Berkeley, California.