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The most famous Jewish philanthropist you may have never heard of and the campaign to amplify his legacy with a national park

Summary by eJewish Philanthropy
SKOKIE, Ill. —Of the 423 park sites within the U.S. National Park System, which includes national parks, monuments, historical sites and other features, not one is named after a Jewish person. But if Dorothy Canter of Bethesda, Md., has it her way, the first one ever will celebrate the legacy of Julius Rosenwald, the early 20th-century Jewish American philanthropist and president of Sears, Roebuck and Company, whose generosity and progressive vi…
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eJewish Philanthropy broke the news in on Wednesday, May 28, 2025.
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