In 1880, Samuel and Jacob, sons of Haïm Benrubi, founded a glass trading company, in which they were succeeded from 1915 by their sons, Haïm, the son of Samuel and Haïm, then son of Jacob Benrubi. They imported porcelain from Germany, the Czech Republic and Austria, which they then channeled to the Balkan countries and Turkey. In the 1930s they opened a branch of the family business in Piraeus. Haïm Benroubi, the son of Samuel, married Alice Matarasso and had two children, Samuel and Nelly. The family lived at 94, Tsimiski Street. The son of Jacob married Esther Salmona and they had two sons, Jacob and Andreas. The family lived in the Depot area. On March 3, 1943, the Germans looted the Benrubi warehouses. They displaced Haïm, the son of Jacob and his family, whileHaïm, the son of Samuel, who was in Piraeus at the time, was rescued because he escaped to Patras. Max Merten was convicted of looting their store, while part of the merchandise was given to businessmen in the city of Thessaloniki ad in the suburbs.