Nina Rosenwald
| Nina Rosenwald | |
|---|---|
| Citizenship | United States |
| Education | B.A. from Sarah Lawrence College, Yonkers, New York M.A. New York University |
| Alma mater | Sarah Lawrence College |
| Organization | William Rosenwald Family Fund Gatestone Institute Sears Roebuck American Securities Management |
| Parent(s) | William Rosenwald and Mary Kurtz Rosenwald. |
| Relatives | sisters - Elizabeth R. Varet, Alice Rosenwald. |
Nina Rosenwald is an American political activist and philanthropist. An heiress to the Sears Roebuck fortune, Rosenwald is vice president of the William Rosenwald Family Fund and co-chair of the board of American Securities Management. She is the founder and president of Gatestone Institute, a New York-based think tank and policy council.
A descendant of philanthropists and Jewish refugees from Eastern Europe, Rosenwald has focused on donating to pro-Israel organizations. She has been described as "an ardent Zionist all her life". Some critics have categorized her and the Gatestone Institute as anti-Muslim. Muslims affiliated with the Gatestone Institute have come to her defense in response to this accusation.
Born and raised in New York City, Rosenwald is one of three daughters of William Rosenwald and Mary Kurtz Rosenwald. Her sisters are Elizabeth R. Varet and Alice Rosenwald.
Rosenwald's grandfather, Julius Rosenwald, was an early investor in Sears, Roebuck & Company, and served as president of the company from 1908-24. Thereafter until his death in January 1932 he served as chairman. In 1912, he partnered with Booker T. Washington and the Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute (now Tuskegee University) to build more than 5,000 schoolhouses for African-American children throughout the South.
Rosenwald's father moved from Chicago to New York City in the early 1930s and was chairman of the investment firm American Securities. In 1939, he was one of three founding members of the United Jewish Appeal (UJA). Rosenwald's mother, a professional violinist, was a refugee from both the Russian Revolution and Nazi Germany.
Rosenwald received a B.A. from Sarah Lawrence College in Yonkers, New York and her M.A. in English from New York University in New York City.
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