I had the pleasure of speaking at the Temple Beth Or for their University Senior Day last week. I spoke about the Rosenwald School program. Julius Rosenwald, the one time president of Sears and Roebuck, had established a foundation to benefit mankind. One of the projects was to build schools in the South for African American children. Over, 5000 schools were built.
In 1928 the 4,000th school was built in Raleigh, NC. To celebrate this momentous occasion, Julius Rosenwald came to the dedication of the school. While in Raleigh he spoke at Temple Beth Or. So my presentation about Julius Rosenwald and the Rosenwald Schools at Temple Beth Or somewhat completed the circle.
An excerpt from The Raleigh News and Observer dated April 4, 1928 is below.
