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Campus LifeUpcoming Events
Jews and Blacks Repair the World: the Remarkable Life of Julius Rosenwald
Julius Rosenwald (1862–1932) rose from modest means as the son of a peddler to meteoric wealth at the helm of Sears, Roebuck. Yet his most important legacy stands not upon his business acumen but on the pioneering changes he introduced to the practice of philanthropy. While few now recall Rosenwald’s name—he refused to have it attached to the buildings, projects, or endowments he supported—his passionate support of Jewish and African American causes continues to influence lives to this day.
Artist Talk: Photography is Preservation; Marisa Scheinfeld and The Borscht Belt
This illustrated lecture features Marisa Scheinfeld’s photographs of abandoned sites where over 500 hotels once prospered in New York’s Catskill Mountains.
