Mandell Berman
| Mandell "Bill" Berman | |
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Receiving the 2009 Simons Prize from the Jewish Historical Society of Michigan
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| Born | 1917 Detroit, Michigan |
| Died | December 21, 2016 Long Boat Key Florida |
| Cause of death | heart failure |
| Resting place | Clover Hill park cemetery |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Harvard University |
| Occupation | Businessman, Philanthropist |
| Home town | Detroit, Michigan |
| Spouse(s) | Madeleine "Madge" Brodie, married 1950 |
| Children | Ann, Jon |
Mandell "Bill" Berman (1917–2016) was the businessman (housing construction industry) and philanthropist behind the Mandell L. and Madeleine H. Berman Foundation, which supports Jewish education, and research and study of the contemporary American Jewish community. His philanthropic focus was on the storage, dissemination, and preservation of Jewish data, as well as Jewish education and special education.
Berman was born (1917) and grew up in Detroit, Michigan, one of four siblings. His mother was from Toledo, OH, descended of Eastern European immigrants. His father immigrated from Poland at a young age, and with a grade school education, served in the American Army as an officer and worked as a successful businessman. Berman was raised in a religiously traditional home, but was allowed to spend money and travel on shabbat in order to get to Hebrew school and religious services. He married Madge, née Madeleine Brodie, in 1950. They have two children and three grandchildren.
Berman attended Detroit Central High School and Shaarey Tzedek High School. He briefly attended the University of Michigan, but then completed his undergraduate studies at Harvard College in 1940 graduating Magna Cum Laude, and graduated Harvard Business School in 1942. In 2011, he received an honorary Doctorate of Laws degree from Wayne State University in Detroit, MI.
Past:
Berman also served 4 years in the United States Navy, including a posting in Okinawa.
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