| Description |
xv, 258 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. |
| Series |
Brandeis series in American Jewish history, culture, and life
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Brandeis series in American Jewish history, culture, and life.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
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. |
| Summary |
Louis Bamberger was the epitome of the merchant prince as public benefactor. Born in Baltimore, this son of German immigrans built his business-- the great, glamorous L. Bamberger & Co. department store in Newark, N.J. into the sixth-largest department store in the country. |
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Bamberger, Louis, 1855-1944.
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Bamberger, Louis, 1855-1944. |
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Jews -- New Jersey -- Newark -- Biography.
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Jews. |
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New Jersey -- Newark. |
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Biographies.
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Jewish businesspeople -- New Jersey -- Newark -- Biography.
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Jewish businesspeople. |
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Philanthropists -- New Jersey -- Newark -- Biography.
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Philanthropists. |
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Department stores -- New Jersey -- Newark -- History.
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Department stores. |
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History. |
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Newark (N.J.) -- History.
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| Genre/Form |
History.
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Biographies.
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| Other Form: |
Online version: Forgosh, Linda B., author. Louis Bamberger Waltham, Massachusetts : Brandeis University Press, [2016] 9781611689822 (DLC) 2016017453 |
| ISBN |
1611689813 (cloth) (alkaline paper) |
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9781611689815 (cloth) (alkaline paper) |
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