Washington Jewish Week, February 15th, 2007
Author writes about his grandfather, Julius Rosenwald
Peter Ascoli knew there was a "story to be told."
His grandfather, Julius Rosenwald, not only helped turn Sears Roebuck into a powerhouse. He also influenced thousands of people in the early- to mid-190Os through charitable foundations, distributing millions of dollars to Jewish and African American causes and co-founding the American Jewish Committee.
The author of Julius Rosenwald: The Man Who Built Sears, Roebuck and Advanced the Cause of Black Education in the American South, Ascoli spoke Sunday afternoon at the Washington DC Jewish ...
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