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Julius Rosenwald (August 12, 1862 – January 6, 1932) was an American businessman and philanthropist. He is best known as a part-owner and leader of Sears, Roebuck and Company, and for establishing the Rosenwald Fund, which donated millions in matching funds to support the education of African American children in the rural South, as well as other philanthropic causes in the first half of the 20th century. He was the principal founder and backer for the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago, to which he gave more than $5 million and served as President from 1927 to 1932.
Julius Rosenwald was born in 1862 to the clothier Samuel Rosenwald and his wife Augusta Hammerslough Rosenwald, a Jewish immigrant couple from Germany. He was born and raised just a few blocks from the Abraham Lincoln residence in Springfield, Illinois, during Lincoln's Presidency of the United States.
By his sixteenth year, Rosenwald was apprenticed by his parents to his uncles in New York City to learn the clothing trades. While in New York, he befriended Henry Goldman and Henry Morgenthau, Sr.. With his younger brother Morris, Rosenwald started a clothing manufacturing company. They were ruined by a recession in 1885.
High school student documentary about the Rosenwald Schools, which were built across the South as the result of a partnership and friendship between Julius Rosenwald and Booker T. Washington. Created by Woodlawn School students Quinn Schneider and Jake Johnson. Enjoy.
A short documentary on Julius Rosenwald and his impact on America.
http://rosenwaldfilm.org/ Aviva Kempner’s Rosenwald is the incredible story of Julius Rosenwald, who never finished high school, but rose to become the President of Sears. Influenced by the writings of the educator Booker T. Washington, this Jewish philanthropist joined forces with African American communities during the Jim Crow South to build over 5,300 schools during the early part of the 20th century. Inspired by the Jewish ideals of tzedakah (charity) and tikkun olam (repairing the world), and a deep concern over racial inequality in America, Julius Rosenwald used his wealth to become one of America’s most effective philanthropists. Because of his modesty, Rosenwald’s philanthropy and social activism are not well known today. He gave away $62million in his lifetime.
Panel Discussion at the exhibit opening of Allied in the Fight: Jews, Blacks and the Struggle for Civil Rights including civil rights activist Julian Bond, historian Hasia Diner, and author Eli Evans. They discuss the remarkable story of a Jewish partnership with African American communities in the struggle for civil rights. Allied in the Fight: Jews, Blacks and the Struggle for Civil Rights is on view through October 09, 2015 A new exhibit on display in The David Berg Rare Book Room at the Center for Jewish History recounts the efforts made by American Jews and African Americans to fight for the fundamental American promise of equality before and during the Civil Rights era. Allied in the Fight: Jews, Blacks and the Struggle for Civil Rights explores shared projects, organizational ef...
This is the first in a series of lectures for 2014 provided by the Reedville Fishermen's Museum ( a part of the Greater Reedville Association). Stephanie Deutsch, a noted author on the history of the Rosenwald school system speaks of the partnership between Julius Rosenwald (CEO of Sears Roebuck) and Booker T. Washington, leading to the establishment of an extensive school system for African American children throughout the South.
Music Luther Vandross, the impossible dream The Economic Status of the Negro Conference, May 11-13, 1933, under the sponsorship of the Julius Rosenwald Fund. Report prepared by Charles S. Johnson, Fisk University, Dr. Muchson ~ University North Carolina, Dr W.E.B Dubois, Mary McLeod Bethune, Professor Kelly Miller, Dr. Paul Robison, Mr. Monroe N. Work,Dr.Joseph H. Willits, Dr. M.O Bousfield, Benjamin F. Hubert, M.W.W. Alexander, Dr. Arthur Raper, Dr. EE. Lewis, Dr. Eutsler, Red Cross, Dr. G.F. Warren ~ Cornell, Professor Edwin G. Nourse ~ Brookings Institute, H.H Bennett,Dr. George E. Hayes, Mr. James Ford, Dubois, Mr. Embree ~ President Rosenwald Fund, Professor Tyson, Dr. Broadus Mtchell, Dr. Paul Douglas, Mr. T Arnold, Mr. Franklin Keller, Mr. Eugene Kinckle Jones ~ Urban League, Pau...
Radio broadcasting during the era of recovery from the Great Depression was a critical factor in that recovery. The early Radio networks were recovering as well. Cash-strapped and low on capital, the networks of the era turned more and more to independent programming producers to meet the Nation's voracious appetite for new and unique Radio entertainment. The mid-1930s found more networks extending their programming around the clock, commencing as early as 5:00 a.m. and broadcasting as late as midnight to 1:00 a.m. in most areas of the country. The increase in demand combined with longer and more regular programming schedules presented even greater opportunities to a growing number of independent transcription houses. The mid-1930s also saw a great deal of consolidation in transcription h...
Harris Rosen, whose philanthropic organization has offered scholarships to every college-bound student in Tangelo Park, Florida, was recently interviewed on The Gist of Freedom Radio Show. It was during that interview that Lesley Gist discovered Rosen's admiration for the late Julius Rosenwald. Rosenwald was a legendary advocate for educating the poor, who together with Booker T. Washington built 500 schools in African American communities. This presentation was prepared in order to underscore the effect of history's legacy, and the positive impact it can have on change for today. Nothing could better encapsulate the mission of The Gist of Freedom. Harris Rosen of Rosen Hotels & Resorts has chosen to give back to his community through creating the Rosen Foundation. Listen to how his protot...