A Julius Rosenwald centennial, honoring the memory of the late outstanding Jewish philanthropist, was proclaimed today by the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago. The Federation also announced that it will mark the centennial with a special dinner at which an award named for Julius Rosenwald will be presented.
Guests of honor at the dinner which will take place on October 14, will be members of the Rosenwald family, children and grandchildren of Mr. Rosenwald. It is expected that over 500 Chicagoans will attend the dinner, including officers, board members and supporters of the Jewish Federation and its 12 medical and social welfare agencies; the Jewish Welfare Fund; and descendants of men and women who served with Julius Rosenwald on the Jewish charities boards of directors.
For 25 years, Julius Rosenwald served on the board of directors of the Associated Jewish Charities, now called the Jewish Federation. For nine years he served as president. Mr. Rosenwald began his philanthropic endeavors in Chicago’s Jewish community, but later his humanitarianism extended far beyond his city and its Jewish community, reaching around the world and across religious, national and racial barriers. He was born in Springfield, III., in 1862 and died in Chicago in 1932.
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