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Esther Gottesman
Esther G. Gottesman (née Garfunkel; 1898 - October 1, 1997) was an American philanthropist and Zionist. Early life and education Gottesman was the daughter of Aaron and Sarah Garfunkel. Her father was a founder of the Federation of Jewish Philanthropies. She graduated from New York University in 1921, the year she married banker and investment manager Benjamin Gottesman; he died in 1979. Career Gottesman was a delegate to the first post-WWII World Zionist Congress, held in Basel, Switzerland, in 1946. She was a member of World Zionist Organization Action Committee in the early years of Israeli statehood. She was active in the Board of Jewish Education (New York). She was a member of the board of the Hadassah Women's Zionist Organization of America from 1946 until her death. Gottesman is credited with developing Hadassah's house newsletter into Hadassah Magazine. Gottesman persuaded her brother-in-law Samuel Gottesman to purchase the Dead Sea Scrolls and give them to Israel; th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samuel Gottesman
David Samuel Gottesman (February 22, 1884 – April 21, 1956) was a Hungarian-born, American pulp-paper merchant, financier and philanthropist. He was generally known as Samuel Gottesman or D. Samuel Gottesman. Biography He was born to a Jewish family on February 22, 1884, to Mendel Gottesman and Sarah Fischgrund in Munkacs, in Bereg County, Hungary, (present-day Zakarpattia Oblast, Ukraine). In 1885, Gottesman emigrated to the United States and later joined his father's paper-making business, M. Gottesman & Company. Samuel Gottesman died on April 21, 1956. Banking He was also a successful banker, organizing the Central National Bank in New York City. Today, through a series of mergers, the bank became amalgamated into JPMorgan Chase & Co. Further, he became the director of the Eastern Corporation and of Rayonier Inc. Philanthropy Gottesman became well known for his generous philanthropy. His monetary gifts extended to the New York Public Library and numerous Jewish organiza ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |