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Sunday, February 10 • 1:30pm - 2:45pm
Merchant Princes: An Intimate History of Jewish Families Who Built the Great Department Stores

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Gimbels, Macy’s, Filene’s, I Magnin, Neiman-Marcus, Bloomingdales, Bergdorf Goodman, Rich’s of Atlanta, Kauffman’s of Pittsburgh, Lazarus of Columbus, Levi Strauss and even Sears-Roebuck. All but the last were created by Jews and all were run by Jews, most of them dating back to a German Jewish immigrant peddler who created a family dynasty. These entrepreneurial families not only dominated fashion, but made huge contributions to the cultural, civic and political life of their communities.
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Kathryn Bernheimer

Cultural Arts Program Director, Boulder JCC
Kathryn Bernheimer is director of Menorah: Arts, Culture and Education at the Boulder JCC. In her past lives, Kathryn was a film critic and features writer for the Boulder Daily Camera, the Boulder correspondent for the Intermountain Jewish News, the host of the Denver Jewish Film... Read More →

Sunday February 10, 2013 1:30pm - 2:45pm MST
Conference 16
  Global History & Culture

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