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'''Louis Bamberger''' (15 May 1855 – 11 March 1944) was [[Newark, New Jersey]]'s leading citizen from the early 1900s until his death in 1944. He is noted for co-founding (with his sister [[Caroline Bamberger Fuld]]) the [[Institute for Advanced Study]] in Princeton, New Jersey. He was a businessman and philanthropist and at his death all flags in Newark were flown at [[half-staff]] for three days, and his large department store closed for a day.
'''Louis Bamberger''' (15 May 1855 – 11 March 1944) was a citizen of [[Newark, New Jersey]], from the early 1900s until his death in 1944.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://knowingnewark.npl.org/an-enlightened-life-of-selling-and-giving/|title=An Enlightened Life of Selling and Giving|publisher=Knowing Newark:Charles F. Cummings|date=July 16, 1998|access-date=2019-04-28}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FM-QDAAAQBAJ&q=wor&pg=PA76|title=Louis Bamberger: Department Store Innovator and Philanthropist|last=Forgosh|first=Linda B.|date=2016-09-06|publisher=Brandeis University Press|isbn=9781611689822|language=en}}</ref> He and his sister [[Caroline Bamberger Fuld]] co-founded the [[Institute for Advanced Study]] in Princeton, New Jersey.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> He was a businessman and philanthropist and at his death all flags in Newark were flown at [[half-staff]] for three days, and his large department store closed for a day.<ref name=":1" />


==Early life==
==Early life==
Louis Bamberger was born in 1855 to a [[German Jewish]] family in [[Baltimore, Maryland]], the son of Theresa (née Hutzler) and Elkan Bamberger.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> His mother belonged to the family that ran [[Hutzler Brothers ]] in Baltimore.<ref name=":0" /> His grandfather was [[Moses Hutzler]].<ref name=":0" /> He had six siblings: [[Caroline Bamberger Fuld]]; Clara "Lavinia" Bamberger; Rosa Bamberger; Julius Bamberger; Pauline Bamberger; and Julia Bamberger.<ref name=Tree>{{Cite web|first=Charles S. |last= Hutzler |authorlink= |title= Family Tree of the Hutzler Family - Richmond, Virginia |website=Hutzler Family|date=January 1980 |url=https://archive.org/stream/hutzlerfamilycol1412unse#page/n9/mode/2up/search/feist }}</ref>
Louis Bamberger was born in [[Baltimore, Maryland]] in 1855, to [[History of the Jews in Germany|German Jewish]] parents Elkan Bamberger and Theresa Hutzler.


==Bamberger's==
==Bamberger's==
He came to Newark in 1892 and bought at auction a failing general goods store on Market Street, renaming it [[Bamberger's|L. Bamberger & Company]]. The store was an immediate success, and Bamberger was able to open an ornate [[chateauesque]] building in 1912 that covered a whole city block. For decades, Bamberger’s clock was the downtown meeting place for Newarkers. In 1928, the store's sales were $28 million (equivalent to ${{Inflation|US|28|1928|r=0}} million in {{#expr:{{CURRENTYEAR}}-1}}), making it the fourth highest grossing store in the United States.
He came to Newark in 1892 and bought at auction a failing general goods store on Market Street, renaming it [[Bamberger's|L. Bamberger & Company]],<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> with his partners, brothers-in-law [[Felix Fuld]] and Louis M. Frank.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=h-6WCBQPZdoC&q=1892+fuld+bamberger&pg=PA142|title=Past and Promise: Lives of New Jersey Women|last1=Burstyn|first1=Joan N.|last2=Jersey|first2=Women's Project of New|date=1997|publisher=Syracuse University Press|isbn=9780815604181|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":1" /> The store was an immediate success, and Bamberger was able to open an ornate [[chateauesque]] building in 1912 that covered a whole city block.<ref name=":1" /> For decades, Bamberger’s clock was the downtown meeting place for Newarkers.<ref name=":1" /> In 1928, the store's sales were $28 million (equivalent to ${{Inflation|US|28|1928|r=0}} million in {{#expr:{{CURRENTYEAR}}-1}}), making it the fourth highest grossing store in the United States.<ref name=":3">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=e5ngwPrK36AC&q=%2428+million+bamberger&pg=PT159|title=Blairstown and Its Neighbors|last1=Bertholf|first1=Kenneth Jr.|last2=Dorflinger|first2=Don|date=2011-04-18|publisher=Arcadia Publishing|isbn=9781439624227|language=en}}</ref>


In 1929, Bamberger sold his department store to [[Macy's|R.H. Macy and Company]], who kept the original Bamberger name. Bamberger knew that he owed his success to hundreds of able employees, and split $1 million among 240 employees. The Bamberger name remained in use for the stores in the New Jersey division of Macy's until 1986.
In 1929, Bamberger sold his department store to [[Macy's|R.H. Macy and Company]], which kept the original Bamberger name.<ref name=":1" /> Bamberger knew that he owed his success to hundreds of able employees, and split $1 million among 240 employees.<ref name=":1" /> The Bamberger name remained in use for the stores in the New Jersey division of Macy's until 1986.<ref name=":1" />


==Charitable work==
==Charitable work==
Bamberger supported both secular and Jewish charities. Bamberger personally funded the buildings for Newark’s YMHA, the [[Newark Museum]], and the New Jersey Historical Society. During the [[Third Reich]] he worked to help persecuted Jews escape from Germany. Bamberger was also a major contributor to the Community Chest and Beth Israel Hospital. His largest donation was not to a Newark charity though. In 1930 Bamberger and his sister gave $5 million to fund the [[Institute for Advanced Study]]. Bamberger's sister, [[Caroline Bamberger Fuld]], also gave Newark money for the cherry trees in [[Branch Brook Park]].
Bamberger supported both secular and Jewish charities.<ref name=":1" /> Bamberger personally funded the buildings for Newark’s YMHA, the [[Newark Museum]], and the New Jersey Historical Society.<ref name=":1" /> He worked to help persecuted Jews escape from Germany's [[Third Reich]].<ref name=":3" /> Bamberger was also a major contributor to the Community Chest and Beth Israel Hospital.<ref name=":3" />


== Institute for Advanced Study ==
==Further reading==
[[File:Founders' Rock, Institute Woods, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, NJ.jpg|thumb|Founders' Rock at the Institute for Advanced Study, dedicated to him and his sister]]
* ''Louis Bamberger: Department Store Innovator and Philanthropist by Linda B. Forgosh'', 2016, Brandeis University Press/University Press of New England
Bamberger and his sister [[Caroline Bamberger Fuld]] worked with [[Abraham Flexner]] to found the [[Institute for Advanced Study]] in [[Princeton, New Jersey]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=elyJDwAAQBAJ&q=institute+for+advanced+studies+bamberger&pg=PA233|title=Hilbert, Göttingen and the Development of Modern Mathematics|last=Roselló|first=Joan|date=2019-02-01|publisher=Cambridge Scholars Publishing|isbn=9781527527621|language=en}}</ref> They gave a $5 million endowment to the Institute. Upon Bamberger's death the bulk of his estate was left to the Institute.<ref name=":0" />


==Personal life==
== Personal life ==
Bamberger was a shy man who never married. He would accept honorary presidencies of charitable organizations and let his name be known, but he did not use his largesse to make himself more famous. He was always reluctant to speak in public.
Bamberger was a shy man who never married and focused on running his store.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> His partner [[Felix Fuld]] was the more outgoing of the two, and his sister [[Caroline Bamberger Fuld]] was most involved in the charity activities of the family.<ref name=":0" />

==Legacy and honors==
*The [[World War II]] [[Liberty Ship]] {{SS|Louis Bamberger}} was named in his honor.


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
* William Starr Myers, [https://books.google.com/books?id=r9Y7Z6hB1N8C&pg=PA47 ''Prominent Families of New Jersey''] in Two Volumes, vol. 1, pp.&nbsp;46–47.

* Nat Bodian, [http://www.oldnewark.com/memories/bios/bodianbamberger.htm The Legendary Philanthropies of Newark's Louis Bamberger], Old Newark Web Group
==External links==
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Latest revision as of 08:15, 19 March 2024

Louis Bamberger
Louis Bamberger, date unknown
Born(1855-05-15)15 May 1855
Baltimore, Maryland
Died11 March 1944(1944-03-11) (aged 88)
NationalityAmerican
FamilyFelix Fuld (brother-in-law)
Caroline Bamberger Fuld (sister)
Moses Hutzler (grandfather)

Louis Bamberger (15 May 1855 – 11 March 1944) was a citizen of Newark, New Jersey, from the early 1900s until his death in 1944.[1][2] He and his sister Caroline Bamberger Fuld co-founded the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey.[1][2] He was a businessman and philanthropist and at his death all flags in Newark were flown at half-staff for three days, and his large department store closed for a day.[2]

Early life

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Louis Bamberger was born in 1855 to a German Jewish family in Baltimore, Maryland, the son of Theresa (née Hutzler) and Elkan Bamberger.[1][2] His mother belonged to the family that ran Hutzler Brothers in Baltimore.[1] His grandfather was Moses Hutzler.[1] He had six siblings: Caroline Bamberger Fuld; Clara "Lavinia" Bamberger; Rosa Bamberger; Julius Bamberger; Pauline Bamberger; and Julia Bamberger.[3]

Bamberger's

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He came to Newark in 1892 and bought at auction a failing general goods store on Market Street, renaming it L. Bamberger & Company,[1][2] with his partners, brothers-in-law Felix Fuld and Louis M. Frank.[4][2] The store was an immediate success, and Bamberger was able to open an ornate chateauesque building in 1912 that covered a whole city block.[2] For decades, Bamberger’s clock was the downtown meeting place for Newarkers.[2] In 1928, the store's sales were $28 million (equivalent to $497 million in 2023), making it the fourth highest grossing store in the United States.[5]

In 1929, Bamberger sold his department store to R.H. Macy and Company, which kept the original Bamberger name.[2] Bamberger knew that he owed his success to hundreds of able employees, and split $1 million among 240 employees.[2] The Bamberger name remained in use for the stores in the New Jersey division of Macy's until 1986.[2]

Charitable work

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Bamberger supported both secular and Jewish charities.[2] Bamberger personally funded the buildings for Newark’s YMHA, the Newark Museum, and the New Jersey Historical Society.[2] He worked to help persecuted Jews escape from Germany's Third Reich.[5] Bamberger was also a major contributor to the Community Chest and Beth Israel Hospital.[5]

Institute for Advanced Study

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Founders' Rock at the Institute for Advanced Study, dedicated to him and his sister

Bamberger and his sister Caroline Bamberger Fuld worked with Abraham Flexner to found the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey.[6] They gave a $5 million endowment to the Institute. Upon Bamberger's death the bulk of his estate was left to the Institute.[1]

Personal life

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Bamberger was a shy man who never married and focused on running his store.[1][2] His partner Felix Fuld was the more outgoing of the two, and his sister Caroline Bamberger Fuld was most involved in the charity activities of the family.[1]

Legacy and honors

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i "An Enlightened Life of Selling and Giving". Knowing Newark:Charles F. Cummings. July 16, 1998. Retrieved 2019-04-28.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Forgosh, Linda B. (2016-09-06). Louis Bamberger: Department Store Innovator and Philanthropist. Brandeis University Press. ISBN 9781611689822.
  3. ^ Hutzler, Charles S. (January 1980). "Family Tree of the Hutzler Family - Richmond, Virginia". Hutzler Family.
  4. ^ Burstyn, Joan N.; Jersey, Women's Project of New (1997). Past and Promise: Lives of New Jersey Women. Syracuse University Press. ISBN 9780815604181.
  5. ^ a b c Bertholf, Kenneth Jr.; Dorflinger, Don (2011-04-18). Blairstown and Its Neighbors. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 9781439624227.
  6. ^ Roselló, Joan (2019-02-01). Hilbert, Göttingen and the Development of Modern Mathematics. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. ISBN 9781527527621.
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