Event · Binghamton University
2026 Margolis Lecture: Prof. Rebecca Kobrin "Credit to the Nation: East European Jewish Immigrants and American Banking, 1873-1930"
Hosted by Judaic Studies Department
What if the story of Jews and American banking wasn’t about Wall Street titans—but about immigrant families who built commercial banking businesses that helped others thrive? Indeed, many are familiar with the names of famous early-twentieth-century German Jewish bankers such as Jacob Schiff, far fewer have ever heard of men like Sender Jarmulowsky, Max Kobre, or Saul Singer. These East European Jewish immigrants helped millions of migrants with a few dollars and a dream buy ship tickets, save money, borrow money, and send small sums overseas. Millions saw their financial lives shaped by these men whose stories are now in the dustbin of history. Based on her just-published book from…
Source: B-Engaged
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