Robert Szold was a 20th-century American lawyer, best known as a champion for the reform of child labor law and as a Zionist movement leader as well as a founding partner of Szold, Brandwen, Meyers and Altern.
14 Facts About Robert Szold
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Robert Szold was born on September 29,1889, in Streator, Illinois.
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Robert Szold's parents were merchants: Adolph Szold of Berehove, Zakarpatska, Ukraine, and Rachel Esther Gumbiner of Poland.
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In 1915, Szold was appointed Assistant Attorney General of Puerto Rico under United States Solicitor General John W Davis until 1918.
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In 1918, Robert Szold returned to private practice and helped found the law firm of Robert Szold, Brandwen, Meyers and Altman.
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Robert Szold served as president of the United Housing Foundation.
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In 1919, Robert Szold became friends with United States Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis.
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In 1930, the Brandeis-Mack faction returned to power, and Robert Szold became chairman of the Zionist Organization of America through 1932.
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In 1942, Robert Szold became treasurer and chairman of the budget committee of the American Emergency Committee for Zionist Affairs.
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In 1943, Robert Szold became the first American Zionist leader to visit the British Mandate of Palestine since the United States of America entered World War II.
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In 1945, Robert Szold began serving as chairman of the board of the Palestine Economics Corporation through 1960.
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In 1946, at the 22nd World Zionist Congress, Robert Szold supported Weizmann to negotiate with the British.
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Robert Szold was an officer of the Hillman Housing Corporation and vice chairman of Council of Jewish Agency.
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Robert Szold died age 88 on November 9,1977, in New York City at the Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center.