Junius Myer Schine
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Junius Myer Schine was a New York theater and hotel magnate.

Biography

He was born on February 20, 1890 or February 28, 1890. In 1902, as an eleven year old he and his brother Louis Schine (1892-1977), age nine, joined their father in the United States. They emigrated from Latvia with their mother, Anne.

He married Hildegarde Feldman (1903-1994), and had a daughter, Doris June Schine Maxwell, a son Gerard David Schine (1927-1996). , a daughter, Renee Helene Schine Crown, and finally their youngest son, Charles Richard Schine.

In 1957, Junius named his son David, a central figure in the Army-McCarthy Hearings of 1954, as head of Schine Enterprises, and in 1963, Junius resumed his position as head of the company. In 1965 the Schine holdings were bought by Lawrence A. Wien and Harry B. Helmsley. Junius died on May 9, 1971 in New York City
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Legacy

Renee Helene Schine Crown made a $2,500,000 contribution to Syracuse University in 1984 for the Schine Student Center, which opened in October 1985.
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