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289: 158: 304: 33: 1134: 1148: 193:, in a Jewish family in Germany, on January 14, 1871. He was a grandson of Moses Marcus Warburg, one of the founders of the bank M. M. Warburg (in 1798), and son of Moritz and Charlotte Esther Oppenheim Warburg. Felix's first job at age 16 was in Hamburg, Germany, with N. M. Oppenheim & Co. Felix Warburg was a partner in 484:
Felix M. Warburg, financier, and champion of many philanthropic causes, died yesterday of a heart attack at the age of 66. He was stricken at 4 A. M. last Monday in his home at 1,109 Fifth Avenue, but his illness at first was not regarded as
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in 1929. More interested in his charitable work than banking, after Hitler seized power, Warburg gave money to help aid Jews fleeing Germany. Before he died, Warburg gave $ 10,000,000 to Jewish causes around the world.
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All of their children were active in community service. In 1927 Warburg purchased and donated four Stradivari instruments for the members of the newly formed Musical Art Quartet (from the Institute of Musical Art, now
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Distinguished Jews of America: A Collection of Biographical Sketchs of Jew Who Have Made Their Mark in Business, the Professions, Politics, Science, Etc.Volume 1
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Warburg and the Joint Distribution Committee were also instrumental in the 1930s after the global Great Depression following the crash of the
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Gerald Felix Warburg (c. 1902–1971), married first to Marion Bab and then to Natica Nast, the daughter of
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My Brother's Keeper. A History of the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee 1929–1939
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Carola Warburg Rothschild (1896–1987), married to Walter N. Rothschild, son of
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in Europe in the period leading up to, and especially during, the
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at Baker Library Special Collections, Harvard Business School.
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Her daughter, Carol Warburg Rothschild, is the mother of
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Warburg served as the founder and first president of the
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discussing the dire situation of Jewish war sufferers.
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Emigrants from the German Empire to the United States
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Jewish Publication Society of America, Philadelphia,
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As early as 1919, he was quoted in 453: 13: 1106: 14: 1276: 1127: 690:"Felix Warburg Arrives in London" 630:"Felix Warburg Reaches Jerusalem" 1230:Burials at Salem Fields Cemetery 1146: 1132: 827:Whitman, Alden (July 11, 1973). 808:. September 23, 1958. p. 30 396:He died on October 20, 1937, in 277: 156: 1072: 1044: 1033: 1003: 975: 942: 931: 919:. September 1, 1987. p. B6 903: 877: 865:. February 15, 1971. p. 26 849: 820: 790: 741: 729:. December 21, 1937. p. 48 711: 210:1908 U.S. presidential election 128: 1090:. January 14, 1950. p. 14 1021:. October 21, 1937. p. 22 681: 651: 621: 579:. November 12, 1919. p. 7 563: 539: 527:. October 21, 1937. p. 22 509: 490: 348:Edward Mortimer Morris Warburg 252:, Mandate Palestine, in 1925. 246:Hebrew University of Jerusalem 1: 983:"Felix Warburg, Banker, Dies" 639:. January 28, 1927. p. 4 474:. October 21, 1937. p. 1 446: 393:, and Marie Roemaet-Rosanov. 184: 1060:. March 21, 1920. p. 14 669:. 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Warburg House 300: 171:Warburg banking family 1141:at Wikimedia Commons 950:"Music: From Cremona" 402:Salem Fields Cemetery 364:, and founder of the 306: 291: 244:, which supports the 1112:Yehuda Bauer (1974) 956:. January 10, 1927. 362:Abraham & Straus 206:presidential elector 195:Kuhn, Loeb & Co. 189:Warburg was born in 167:Felix Moritz Warburg 47:Felix Moritz Warburg 557:Chronicling America 412:As a result of his 400:. He was buried in 372:and grandmother of 358:Simon F. Rothschild 338:CondΓ© Montrose Nast 1087:The New York Times 1057:The New York Times 1018:The New York Times 916:The New York Times 891:. October 11, 1965 862:The New York Times 834:The New York Times 805:The New York Times 757:. November 1, 1937 726:The New York Times 696:The New York Times 666:The New York Times 636:The New York Times 576:The New York Times 524:The New York Times 499:"Felix M. Warburg" 471:The New York Times 416:activities, a new 343:Paul Felix Warburg 324:Jacob Henry Schiff 316: 301: 234:The New York Times 37:Warburg circa 1920 1137:Media related to 988:Lancaster New Era 422:Mandate Palestine 370:Peter A. Bradford 164: 163: 1272: 1167:Felix M. Warburg 1156: 1154:Biography portal 1151: 1150: 1149: 1139:Felix M. Warburg 1136: 1100: 1099: 1097: 1095: 1083: 1076: 1070: 1069: 1067: 1065: 1048: 1042: 1037: 1031: 1030: 1028: 1026: 1014: 1007: 1001: 1000: 998: 996: 979: 973: 972: 970: 968: 946: 940: 935: 929: 928: 926: 924: 907: 901: 900: 898: 896: 881: 875: 874: 872: 870: 853: 847: 846: 844: 842: 824: 818: 817: 815: 813: 801: 794: 788: 785: 779: 773: 767: 766: 764: 762: 745: 739: 738: 736: 734: 722: 715: 709: 708: 706: 704: 692: 685: 679: 678: 676: 674: 662: 655: 649: 648: 646: 644: 632: 625: 619: 618: 616: 614: 609:on June 30, 2016 605:. 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Frieda Schiff

Warburg banking family
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presidential elector
1908 U.S. presidential election
American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee
Jews
Great Depression
World War I
The New York Times
American Friends of the Hebrew University
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Jerusalem
New York Stock Exchange
John L. Spivak
Smedley Butler
Business Plot
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Anders Zorn
Metropolitan Museum of Art

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