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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.
Rosenwald's unprecedented philanthropy, providing education to hundreds of thousands of African-American children and supporting African-American artists, scientists, and scholars, helped generations of leaders across all aspects of society who changed American culture and history. Website by Matthew Palatnik.
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.
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.
Julius Rosenwald, one of the most important and socially impactful sons of Springfield, Illinois, is also one of the least known. The Jewish American man who grew up in the shadow of Abraham Lincoln became the president of Sears, Roebuck and Company, eventually amassing a fortune, most of which he dedicated to helping those who faced the ...
The man who grew up in the shadow of Abraham Lincoln became the president of Sears, Roebuck and Company, eventually amassing a fortune, most of which he dedicated to helping those who faced the injustices of a racially divided America. The Rosenwald House at Lincoln Home National Historic Site. NPS.
Born in Springfield, Illinois in 1862 to German-Jewish immigrants, Julius Rosenwald's family instilled the Jewish values of "tzedakah* and tikkun olam.**".
