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Cyrus Leopold Sulzberger

Cyrus Leopold Sulzberger

American merchant and philanthropist

For the journalist, his grandson, see Cyrus Leo Sulzberger II.

Cyrus Leopold "Leo" Sulzberger (aka Cyrus Lindauer Sulzberger;[1] July 11, 1858 – April 30, 1932) was an American merchant and philanthropist. He was president of the Jewish Agricultural and Industrial Aid Society.[2]

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Early life

Sulzberger was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Leopold Sulzberger (1805-1881) and Sophia Lindauer (1830-1909). Leopold had a brother Abraham Sulzberger (1810-1880) and they both migrated from Heidelsheim, Germany, to Philadelphia.[3]

Sulzberger was educated at the Hebrew Education Society, and the Philadelphia Central High School.[2]

Zionism

Sulzberger attended the First Zionist Congress in Basel, Switzerland in 1895 as one of five American delegates.[4]

Later that year, in November, he attended a debate held by the New York Judeans. Sulzberger spoke as an anti-Zionist, questioning what kind of government could be run by people from Russia, Bulgaria and similar countries.

Later, Sulzberger became a Zionist.[5]

Personal life

Sulzberger married Rachel Peixotto Hays and had a son, Arthur Hays Sulzberger. He died on April 30, 1932, in Manhattan, New York City.[6]

References

  1. [1]
    WBIS Online: Cyrus Leopold Sulzberger (JBA) and Cyrus Lindauer Sulzberger (ABA).
  2. [2]
    Cyrus Adler and Henrietta Szold (1905). "Cyrus L. Sulzberger". American Jewish Year Book. p. 107.
  3. [3]
    Charles R. Haller (2001). German-American Business Biographies. Money Tree Imprints. ISBN 9780970374813.
  4. [4]
    Epstein, Lawrence J. (2016). The Dream of Zion: The Story of the First Zionist Congress. Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield. p. 51.
  5. [5]
    Epstein, Lawrence J. (2016). The Dream of Zion: The Story of the First Zionist Congress. Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield. p. 107.
  6. [6]
    "Cyrus Lindauer Sulzberger". Encyclopedia Americana. 1965.
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