Emanuel Lehman

Emanuel Lehman

Emanuel Lehman, date unknown
Born Mendel Lehmann
February 15, 1827
Rimpar, Bavaria
Died January 10, 1907 (aged 79)
New York City
Nationality American

Emanuel Lehman (born Mendel Lehmann; February 15, 1827 – January 10, 1907) was a German American banker. The younger brother of Henry Lehman, he was a co-founder of Lehman Brothers.[1]

In 1897, he donated $100,000 (equivalent to $2.8 million in 2014) to the Hebrew Orphan Asylum of New York, under the condition "to enlarge and perpetuate its usefulness."[2]

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References

  1. Birmingham, Stephen (1996). Our Crowd: The Great Jewish Families of New York. Syracuse University Press. ISBN 0815604114.
  2. "Large Gift To Orphans; Emanuel Lehman Offers $100,000 to the Hebrew Benevolent and Orphan Asylum Society". New York Times. February 17, 1897.