Adolph Schuman

Adolph P. Schuman (1902–1985) was a prominent San Francisco businessman. He is the founder and president of the Lilli Ann apparel company, and a longtime Democratic Party campaign contributor who had close ties to John F. Kennedy and Robert F. Kennedy. His father was a Hungarian Jewish immigrant who came to America in the 1880s, was a diamond broker in San Francisco. Adolph started a wholesale women's clothing company in 1933 in two rented rooms with an $800 loan from his friend Rudy Schucci who drove a milk truck. In 1982, Lilli Ann reported retail sales of $20 million.

Adolph Schuman

Adolph P. Schuman (1902–1985) was a prominent San Francisco businessman. He is the founder and president of the Lilli Ann apparel company, and a longtime Democratic Party campaign contributor who had close ties to John F. Kennedy and Robert F. Kennedy. His father was a Hungarian Jewish immigrant who came to America in the 1880s, was a diamond broker in San Francisco. Adolph started a wholesale women's clothing company in 1933 in two rented rooms with an $800 loan from his friend Rudy Schucci who drove a milk truck. In 1982, Lilli Ann reported retail sales of $20 million.