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Aug 19, 2015 · Julius Rosenwald was one of the most famous men in America, a hugely successful businessman and a very important philanthropist especially when it came to supporting African-Americans in the days ...
May 11, 2021 · Yet Julius Rosenwald, the businessman, philanthropist and civic leader whose death in January 1932 was front page news across the country, is today, largely forgotten. An opponent of perpetual endowments, he designed the foundation that bore his name to sunset within 25 years of his death. So, in 1948, the Julius Rosenwald Fund closed its doors.
Apr 11, 2007 · Julius Rosenwald, by Peter Ascoli, Rosenwald's grandson, is an admirable accounting of the life of this remarkable man. Born in 1862 to German Jewish immigrants, Rosenwald was raised a few blocks from the Springfield, Illinois, home of Abraham Lincoln in a solidly middle class household.
Julius Rosenwald (1862-1932) "Treat people fairly and honestly and generously and their response will be fair and honest and generous." Julius Rosenwald was born August 12, 1862, in Springfield, Ill. His father, Samuel, had traveled to Springfield several years earlier to run a clothing store for his wife's family.
In the 1920s a number of American philanthropists, including Chicago's Julius Rosenwald, dedicated themselves to the challenge of confronting the unsolved national problem of racial inequality. Persuaded by Washington's concept of racial uplift, Rosenwald funded construction of 5,357 rural schools for Southern blacks, ensured the construction ...
Julius Rosenwald was born on August 12, 1862, to Samuel and Augusta Rosenwald, both Jewish immigrants from Germany, in Springfield, Illinois. Rosenwald was educated in the public schools in Springfield, and in 1879 began his business career with Hammerslough Brothers, wholesale clothiers in New York City.
Julius Rosenwald (August 12, 1862 – January 6, 1932) was an American clothier, manufacturer, business executive, and philanthropist. He is best known as a part-owner and leader of Sears, Roebuck and Company, and for the Rosenwald Fund, which donated millions to support the education of African Americans and other philanthropic causes in the ...
