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Civil Rights & Human Rights

Julius Rosenthal

Who

Julius Rosenthal · Civil Rights & Human Rights

What

Chicago lawyer counted among the founders/early signatories of the NAACP in its 1909 founding.

When

1828, Liedolsheim, Baden, Germany — 1905, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Where

Chicago, Illinois

Biography

Julius Rosenthal is recognized among Jewish contributors to Civil Rights & Human Rights — Chicago lawyer counted among the founders/early signatories of the NAACP in its 1909 founding.

How & why

Julius Rosenthal was a German-born Jewish American lawyer who became a leading figure of the Chicago bar, serving as public administrator of Cook County and helping build the city's legal and library institutions. He is remembered among the Jewish figures associated with early civil rights and philanthropic causes in Chicago. His civic leadership reflected the era's German-Jewish tradition of public service.

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Source: Jews in the civil rights movement (Wikipedia); Library of Congress (NAACP exhibition)

Contributions & Sources

Chicago lawyer counted among the founders/early signatories of the NAACP in its 1909 founding.

1828

Source: Jews in the civil rights movement (Wikipedia); Library of Congress (NAACP exhibition)