David Aronberg (April 3, 1893 – February 11, 1967) was a mayor of Ashland, Kentucky. He was also a merchant, involved in the real estate business, and a soldier in the United States Army during World War I. Aronberg was a member of the

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, of which he was vice commander. Aronberg was also chairman of the National Civil Defense Committee. Aronberg owned a chain of retail stores, being the senior partner of Aronberg and Pfeffer, along with David Pfeffer, from 1923 to 1956. Aronberg was Jewish, and attended Congregation Agudath Achim in Ashland.''Who's who in world Jewry'' by Harry Schneiderman and Itzhak J. Carim

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