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Another was the Hollywood film producer Armand Deutsch, who believed that he was the intended target of the thrill killers Leopold and Loeb, who kidnapped and murdered his schoolmate Robert "Bobby" Franks on May 21, 1924. [6] Sears, Roebuck & Company.
Jun 30, 2017 · Julius Rosenwald’s support for improved educational opportunities for Black Americans during the Jim Crow era was unequalled by any other American and stands today as a “noble achievement.” The magnitude and impact of his philanthropy has stood the test of time.
Julius Rosenwald was born in Springfield, Illinois on August 12, 1862, while Abraham Lincoln was president of the United States, in a home on Seventh Street only a block away from the Lincoln family home. Seven years later, the Rosenwalds moved to a home on Eighth Street across from Lincoln’s home. The house is now part of Lincoln Home ...
Julius Rosenwald was the son of German Jews who fled centuries-long persecution in Europe and settled in Springfield, Illinois. Born there in 1862, Rosenwald took seriously the Jewish concept of tzedakah – the injunction to treat every person with a sense of righteousness and fairness.
Mar 7, 2024 · Stories such as the case of Julius Rosenwald, who in the tense days pf the early 19th Century was concerned that kids from African American families in the South were denied educational opportunities because of segregation laws.
Jul 21, 2015 · But it wasn’t until this week, 50 years later, that Bethea learned that his school was named for Julius Rosenwald, the Jewish philanthropist who is the subject of a new documentary by Aviva...
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Sep 1, 2007 · Julius Rosenwald was arguably the greatest benefactor of black education during a period when white-controlled governments underfunded African American schools. This groundbreaking book tells the story of the “Rosenwald schools” for poor blacks and the equally riveting account of Rosenwald's success in turning Sears, Roebuck into a company ...
