Specializing in personal grooming products for men. Reamir & Co. has launched a full
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This Barber Shop Museum is a Feast for the Eyes | WETA
.Behind the iconic spinning barbershop signs and gilded frames at the NYC Barber Shop Museum are five generations of barbers. Master barber Arthur Rubinhoff operates four locations of his New York City barber shop, Reamir & Co, along with his son and wife,
who also cut hair.
As she says, everything is about the family.
Arthur was raised in the family’s barber shop, where Arthur’s father Rubin (the founder
of Reamir & Co.) introduced Uzbekistan to the ‘wash and cut’ and to his special blend of botanical ingredients for treating men’s hair and scalps. It was innovative at the time and proved to be an instant success. “I remember going directly to the shop after I was finished with school for the day and working there throughout summer vacation,” Arthur reminisces.
He learned the business from the ground up, starting when he was only nine years
old by doing jobs around the shop, first sweeping up then taking appointments. “My father’s shop was so busy and you had to make your next appointment before you left the shop.” Arthur’s father would work elven hour shifts. His mother would work the morning shift at the beauty salon across town, then walk to her husband’s shop to lend a hand.
The Rubinoff family immigrated to the United States when Arthur was fourteen.
Arthur became a licensed barber as soon as he was old enough, and took a leading role in the growth of his family’s business. Arthur worked alongside his father from morning to night, managing the shops and servicing their customers. They grew to a chain of seven barber shops throughout the New York area. Traveling from store to store, he greets his customers and his staff with the same warmth that they remembered in his father.
“It was very sad when Rubin passed away,” recalls one barber, “but working with Arthur, watching him with his father’s skill and his father’s technique, it makes you feel like Rubin is still here with us.”
Arthur is inspired by his father’s classic approach to barber shop artistry.
“I am revitalizing the old art of cutting hair with scissors and comb. Nowadays, everyone uses electric trimmers, but it doesn’t cut the same. People appreciate the extra time and the care that a classic haircut takes, and the results are significantly better.” Arthur makes sure that barbers who can provide a classic haircut are staffed in all of the family’s shops. And he knows the customers like it too. “I hear all the time how they’ll never get a haircut with the machine ever again,” he says with a grin.
With the barber shop business thriving, Arthur set out to fulfill his long-awaited dream:
recreating his father’s special botanical hair and scalp treatment for men. Taking Rubin’s formulas and fusing them with modern technology, Arthur successfully recreated the hair products that had been successful in Uzbekistan. He brought to life the dream he carried with him since his childhood.
It’s because of Arthur’s deep commitment to customer care and his father’s work ethic that he founded Reamir & Co. He developed a full line salon-quality products that are natural, based on essential oils, alcohol-free and free of harsh detergents and artificial colors. Select products are available in scented and scent-free. “My father would have approved of these products,” says Arthur. “No shortcuts, just the highest-quality ingredients, just like he used. He always made sure that his customers got the best care, and I’m continuing his legacy by creating these products for my customers.” The products are available for purchase exclusively in Reamir & Co. barber shops, and online store, as well through a select franchise.
An Upper West Side Iconic Barber Shop Just Became a Museum.
The story behind the museum – where Rubinoff exhibits rarities from his 1,000-piece collection – sounds as unlikely as the place itself. A rebellious child, Rubinoff laughed
at his father Rubin’s precious collection of barbershop memorabilia.
“Maybe one day I’ll want to open a museum,” his father — who emigrated with his family from Fergana, Uzbekistan in 1991 — would joke. “I used to think it was junk, garbage,” Arthur Rubinoff told the Forward.
When his father passed away in 2003 of brain cancer, “I started seeing life through different eyes,” Rubinoff said. ”I started collecting myself. It became sentimental.”
The Forward caught up with Rubinoff, 43, who also markets personal care products
under the barbershop’s Reamir label.
What are you trying to share with the public through the museum?
Is barbering undervalued?
Arthur Rubinoff: I wouldn’t say ‘undervalued’, but a lot of people don’t know the history. Back in the Middle Ages, barbers were dentists and surgeons. It’s also an art. I’m a fourth-generation barber, and I love what I do.
Like you, my barber’s a Jew from Uzbekistan, as are all the guys in his shop.
What’s the connection between Uzbeki Jews and barbering?
I’ll tell you. There were not a lot of barbers back in Uzbekistan.
It started with immigration — I witnessed it. People with education — teachers, doctors, other professions — when they came here, had English-language barriers, certificate and license barriers. A lot of them went into barbering, shoe repair, nails. Those are always in demand. The money is always there. My father, may he rest in peace, used to say:
‘A barber can make a living even in a desert’. Anywhere I go, I’ll survive, feed my family, feed myself. People need a haircut, just like you need a doctor or attorney.
The museum generated attention worldwide.
What’s the most unusual artifact you’ve got?
I have 41 barber chairs in my collection, 16 ceramic barber poles, 27 wooden crafted
barber poles. I have a brass barber chair that’s one of only three left, in the world.
I have a lot of razors, some 200 years old with ivory handles. There’s a very unusual
hot-towel steam sanitizer from 1901 that still runs on gas – and works.
The space isn’t that big – rent’s too high – so I have to rotate the stuff.
My own barber recently joked that Jewish clients can be a pain. Is there any truth to that?
To me, Jewish people and French people can be a little cheap. They don’t like to give tips. That’s what I‘ve experienced over the years. But Jewish customers are wonderful, sweet.
In the end, I love them all. If they wouldn’t be my customers, I wouldn’t make a living.
What do you think your father would say if he could see the museum?
I’m a very spiritual man. I [survived] clinical death in 2002.
I feel [my father is] with me. I meditate, do yoga. And I see his image.
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What Are the Signs of Dying from Brain Cancer?
Medical Author: Shaziya Allarakha, MD
Medical Reviewer: Pallavi Suyog Uttekar, MD
Medically Reviewed on 3/1/2022
Disease and Condition: Brain Cancer
Symptoms
Types
Survival Rates
Center
Symptoms of end-stage brain cancer include drowsiness, confusion,
persistent headache, nausea, vomiting, vision changes, loss of appetite,
and more Symptoms of end-stage brain cancer include:
Drowsiness
Disorientation or confusion
Persistent headache
Nausea and vomiting
Vision changes
Seizures
Weakness or paralysis
Memory changes
Dizziness
Loss of balance
Cancer cachexia
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Lack of interest in surroundings
Loss of appetite
Cold hands and feet
Breathing changes (such as rapid or shallow breathing,
brief pauses between breaths, a rattling sound while breathing)
Decreased urination or passing dark-colored urine
Altered perceptions, such as delusions or hallucinations
Changes in bowel habits (diarrhea or constipation)
Loss of bowel and bladder control
Personality changes
Depression
Anxiety
Irritability
Speech difficulties.
Although brain cancer can be cured when detected early, many patients are diagnosed quite late or do not respond well to treatment. Understanding the signs of end-stage brain cancer can help patients and their families be better prepared for the inevitable, as well as seek timely palliative care to ensure the most comfortable end-of-life experience possible. Palliative care helps patients and their caregivers better cope with the disease. It involves
a combination of medications, physical rehabilitation, dietary care, counseling, and other relevant services.
What are different types of brain cancer?
Although the terms brain tumor and brain cancer are often used interchangeably,
they are not entirely the same. Not all brain tumors are cancerous or malignant.
Brain cancer may start in the brain itself (primary tumor) or result from the spread
of cancer from other sites in the body (metastasis or secondary cancer).
Brain cancer is typed based on the cells that form the tumors:
Glioma
Glioblastoma
Acoustic neuroma
Pituitary tumor
Meningioma
Astrocytoma
Craniopharyngioma
Medulloblastoma
Glioblastoma (also called glioblastoma multiforme) is the most aggressive type of brain tumor. It develops from astrocytes, which are the most abundant types of cells in the brain.
What are the survival rates for brain cancer?
Brain cancer survival rates largely depend on:
Type of tumor
Site of the tumor
Grade of the tumor
How early the cancer is diagnosed and treated
Patient’s general health and underlying conditions
Tumor grades are determined by examining the tumor cells under a microscope.
Brain tumors are graded from I to IV, with grade I being noncancerous and IV being the most aggressive. Grade IV tumors grow rapidly and spread to different sites in the body. The higher the grade, the poorer the prognosis. Studies suggest that the 5-year survival (percentage of patients who will live at least 5 years) of patients with brain tumors range from 5%-86%. Survival rates are generally better in children and young adults than in older individuals. 5-year survival rates according to different types of brain tumors
Brain tumor type
5-year relative survival rates
Ages 20-44
Ages 45-54
Ages 55-64
Glioblastoma
22%
9%
6%
Anaplastic astrocytoma
58%
29%
15%
Low-grade (diffuse) astrocytoma
73%
46%
26%
Oligodendroglioma
90%
82%
69%
Anaplastic oligodendroglioma
76%
67%
45%
Ependymoma/anaplastic ependymoma
92%
90%
87%
Meningioma
84%
79%
74%
These survival rates are approximations, and individual prognosis may vary.
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Consult your doctor to know more about your own prognosis.
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