ISBN:
9781611689815
Language:
English
Pages:
xv, 258 pages
,
illustrations
Year of publication:
2016
Series Statement:
Brandeis series in American Jewish history, culture, and life
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Forgosh, Linda B., author Louis Bamberger
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Forgosh, Linda B. Louis Bamberger
DDC:
338.092
Keywords:
Bamberger, Louis
;
Jews Biography
;
Jewish businesspeople Biography
;
Philanthropists Biography
;
Department stores History
;
Newark (N.J.) History
;
Biografie
;
Bamberger, Louis 1855-1944
;
Newark Beth Israel Hospital
;
Newark Museum
;
Philanthropie
;
Newark, NJ
;
Bürgertum
;
Juden
Abstract:
Introduction: "One of New Jersey's most enlightened personalities" -- Baltimore roots, 1855-1887 -- Building an empire, 1892-1911 -- The great white store, 1912-1921 -- One of America's great stores, 1922-1929 -- "A record of his benefactions": Bamberger as a philanthropist -- Bamberger, the face of Newark's Jews -- "Maecenas of all the arts" -- Bamberger, Einstein, and the Institute for Advanced Study, 1930-1944 -- Epilogue: a life well lived
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
Permalink
