Jacob Schiff
Jacob Schiff · Civil Rights & Human Rights
Financier who sat on the early NAACP governing committee and helped fund the young organization, and was an early backer of the Urban League.
1847, Frankfurt, Germany — 1920, New York City, USA
Frankfurt; New York City
Jacob Schiff is recognized among Jewish contributors to Civil Rights & Human Rights — Financier who sat on the early NAACP governing committee and helped fund the young organization, and was an early backer of the Urban League.
Jacob Schiff was a German-born Jewish American banker and philanthropist who became one of the most influential financiers in the United States. He served on the early governing committee of the NAACP and helped fund the young organization, and was an early backer of the National Urban League. His philanthropy reflected a strong commitment to Jewish charitable and social-justice traditions.
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Source: Library of Congress (NAACP exhibition); Forward
Financier who sat on the early NAACP governing committee and helped fund the young organization, and was an early backer of the Urban League.
Source: Library of Congress (NAACP exhibition); Forward
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