Prominent Jews of America; a collection of biographical sketches of Jews who have distinguished themselves in commercial, professional and religious endeavor . mployed. Theresult of this revolutionizing method developed and perfected by Jacob Rothhas been to introduce to the industrial world one of the most far-reaching ofall the practical inventions of recent years—copper clad. The patent grantedby the United States government in 1915 was the successful climax to thelong and patient years of Mr. Roths efforts, carried on under the most dis-couraging conditions. Today the Copper Clad Steel Com
Prominent Jews of America; a collection of biographical sketches of Jews who have distinguished themselves in commercial, professional and religious endeavor . mployed. Theresult of this revolutionizing method developed and perfected by Jacob Rothhas been to introduce to the industrial world one of the most far-reaching ofall the practical inventions of recent years—copper clad. The patent grantedby the United States government in 1915 was the successful climax to thelong and patient years of Mr. Roths efforts, carried on under the most dis-couraging conditions. Today the Copper Clad Steel Company, of which is President, has large mills at Rankin, Pa., and at this time much moreambitious plans for immense new plants are under consideration. Mr. Roth was married in 1899 to Claudia of Sunbury; two and Ferdinand, are the result of this happy union. He is identifiedwith all the leading religious, philanthropic and social institutions of the Pitts-burgh Jewish community. And he not alone gives money, but eenerouslv of hisservice in all the important communal activities that make for the welfare ofhis people. 247a. SIMON D. ROSENZWEIG Life is never a sn th road For any of us. but in the invigorating atmos-phere of high aspirations we find the very roughness stimulates us t>> steadiersteps uniil the truism, over steep ways to the star-. is fulfilled. This i- the experience of every man who has had to ascend the steeppathway in success, with no aid, except his own ability and determination, andit is well exemplified in the life history of Mr. Simon I. Rosenzweig, who wasborn in Suwalk, Guberne, Russia, September 17. 1870. His father, VbrahamRosenzweig, was engaged in the lumber and grocer} business and was also anaccomplished scholar. At the age of ten years young Simon came to America, t the home oi liisgrandfather, and went to school until he was thirteen. Feeling that it was npw necessary to contribute to his nun support, heobtaine
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