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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 promote vocational or technical education.
Julius Rosenwald was a German-Jewish immigrant who became a wealthy retailer and a generous donor to many causes, especially African American education and civil rights. He funded the construction of over 5,000 schools in the South, supported the NAACP, and created the Julius Rosenwald Fund that sponsored many prominent leaders and institutions.
Julius Rosenwald was an American merchant and unorthodox philanthropist who opposed the idea of perpetual endowments and frequently offered large philanthropic gifts on the condition that they be matched by other donations. He was especially noted for his aid to the education of African Americans.
Learn how Julius Rosenwald and Booker T. Washington collaborated to improve education for African-Americans in the Jim Crow South. Explore how Rosenwald's philanthropy supported arts, sciences, and civil rights movements.
Learn about Julius Rosenwald, a Springfield, Illinois native who became the president of Sears, Roebuck and Company and a prominent philanthropist for African American causes. Explore his life, legacy and connection to Abraham Lincoln and the Rosenwald Fund.
Julius Rosenwald, who was born in 1862 while Abraham Lincoln was president, in a house just one block from the liberator’s own home in Springfield, Illinois, eventually played his own towering part in reinforcing the unity of America, elevating its black citizenry, and moving the nation closer to fulfilling the promises of its founding.
Born in Springfield, Illinois in 1862 to German-Jewish immigrants, Julius Rosenwald's family instilled the Jewish values of "tzedakah* and tikkun olam.**".
