Samuel Gottesman
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David Samuel Gottesman (1885 – April 21, 1956), was a Hungarian-born, American pulp-paper merchant, financier
and philanthropist
. He was generally known as Samuel Gottesman or D. Samuel Gottesman.
Long after Gottesman's death, Central-National Gottesman is a multi-billion dollar corporation and the world's largest pulp and paper merchant. The firm grew organically and through the acquisition of other companies, including, Lindenmeyr Paper Corporation, Perkins & Squire Company, and D.F. Monroe.
He was also the director of the Eastern Corporation and of Rayonier Inc.
and numerous Jewish organizations and institutions, including the D. Samuel Gottesman Library at Yeshiva University
, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
, in New York City.
One of his highest-profile gifts, was the donation of the so-called Dead Sea Scrolls
to the State of Israel
, where they are housed in the Shrine of the Book
. The shrine, located adjacent to the Israel Museum
in western Jerusalem, was paid for by a foundation established by Gottesman's children as a memorial to their father. However, the architects, chosen (or at least condoned) by Gottesman himself before he died or appointed by his daughter Celeste Ruth Bartos, were not embraced by the Israeli architectural establishment. The indigenous architects opposed the choice of architects Armand Phillip Bartos
and Frederick John Kiesler
on several basis, including that Bartos was Celeste Gottesman's husband. Nevertheless, Bartos and Kiesler designed the structure which was completed in 1965.
.
His wife died of cancer in 1942 at age 49, a year after his granddaughter Jenifer was born. She likewise died of cancer, in 1991.
Earlier on, Celeste Ruth Gottesman had married Jerome John Altman in 1935, divorced him and married Bartos. Due to the inheritance of her father's estate, she is a wealthy modern-art collector and museum and library benefactor, who resides in New York City. (See Armand Phillip Bartos
concerning the couple's family and philanthropic activities.)
In addition to the Bartos's own eponymous foundations, Mrs. Bartos established the Pinewood Foundation in 1958, named after her father's estate in Lawrence
, Long Island
, New York.
Financier
Financier is a term for a person who handles typically large sums of money, usually involving money lending, financing projects, large-scale investing, or large-scale money management. The term is French, and derives from finance or payment...
and philanthropist
Philanthropist
A philanthropist is someone who engages in philanthropy; that is, someone who donates his or her time, money, and/or reputation to charitable causes...
. He was generally known as Samuel Gottesman or D. Samuel Gottesman.
Pulp-paper
Born to Mendel and Sarah, née Fischgrund, in Munkacs, Hungary in 1885, Gottesman emigrated to the United States as a child and later joined his father's paper business, M. Gottesman & Company, which he had founded in 1886, in New York City. He went on to transform the firm into Central National-Gottesman Inc.Central National-Gottesman
Central National-Gottesman, Inc. is one of the world's largest distributors of pulp, paper, paperboard, and newsprint. The firm's products are sold in over 75 countries, through a network of 43 offices located in the United States and abroad....
Long after Gottesman's death, Central-National Gottesman is a multi-billion dollar corporation and the world's largest pulp and paper merchant. The firm grew organically and through the acquisition of other companies, including, Lindenmeyr Paper Corporation, Perkins & Squire Company, and D.F. Monroe.
Banking
He was also a successful banker, organizing the Central National Bank in New York City. Today, through a series of mergers, the bank is a part of JPMorgan Chase & Co.JPMorgan Chase & Co.
JPMorgan Chase & Co. is an American multinational banking corporation of securities, investments and retail. It is the largest bank in the United States by assets and market capitalization.It is a major provider of financial services, with assets of $2 trillion and according to Forbes magazine is...
He was also the director of the Eastern Corporation and of Rayonier Inc.
Philanthropy
He is best known for his generous philanthropy. His monetary gifts extended to the New York Public LibraryNew York Public Library
The New York Public Library is the largest public library in North America and is one of the United States' most significant research libraries...
and numerous Jewish organizations and institutions, including the D. Samuel Gottesman Library at Yeshiva University
Yeshiva University
Yeshiva University is a private university in New York City, with six campuses in New York and one in Israel. Founded in 1886, it is a research university ranked as 45th in the US among national universities by U.S. News & World Report in 2012...
, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Albert Einstein College of Medicine is a graduate school of Yeshiva University. It is a not-for-profit, private, nonsectarian medical school located on the Jack and Pearl Resnick Campus in the Morris Park neighborhood of the borough of the Bronx of New York City...
, in New York City.
One of his highest-profile gifts, was the donation of the so-called Dead Sea Scrolls
Dead Sea scrolls
The Dead Sea Scrolls are a collection of 972 texts from the Hebrew Bible and extra-biblical documents found between 1947 and 1956 on the northwest shore of the Dead Sea, from which they derive their name...
to the State of Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
, where they are housed in the Shrine of the Book
Shrine of the Book
The Shrine of the Book , a wing of the Israel Museum near Givat Ram in Jerusalem, houses the Dead Sea Scrolls—discovered 1947–56 in 11 caves in and around the Wadi Qumran...
. The shrine, located adjacent to the Israel Museum
Israel Museum
The Israel Museum, Jerusalem was founded in 1965 as Israel's national museum. It is situated on a hill in the Givat Ram neighborhood of Jerusalem, near the Bible Lands Museum, the Knesset, the Israeli Supreme Court, and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem....
in western Jerusalem, was paid for by a foundation established by Gottesman's children as a memorial to their father. However, the architects, chosen (or at least condoned) by Gottesman himself before he died or appointed by his daughter Celeste Ruth Bartos, were not embraced by the Israeli architectural establishment. The indigenous architects opposed the choice of architects Armand Phillip Bartos
Armand Phillip Bartos
Armand Phillip Bartos was an American architect and philanthropist.Though highly active as a philanthropist, Bartos became primarily known as the co-designer of Shrine of the Book that houses the Dead Sea Scrolls in western Jerusalem.Bartos's various and diverse activities, primarily not...
and Frederick John Kiesler
Frederick John Kiesler
Frederick John Kiesler...
on several basis, including that Bartos was Celeste Gottesman's husband. Nevertheless, Bartos and Kiesler designed the structure which was completed in 1965.
Family
Samuel Gottesman is the uncle of billionaire David GottesmanDavid Gottesman
David Sanford "Sandy" Gottesman is a businessman appearing as #336 on Forbes' 2007 list of billionaires.He founded the investment advisory firm First Manhattan in 1964....
.
His wife died of cancer in 1942 at age 49, a year after his granddaughter Jenifer was born. She likewise died of cancer, in 1991.
Earlier on, Celeste Ruth Gottesman had married Jerome John Altman in 1935, divorced him and married Bartos. Due to the inheritance of her father's estate, she is a wealthy modern-art collector and museum and library benefactor, who resides in New York City. (See Armand Phillip Bartos
Armand Phillip Bartos
Armand Phillip Bartos was an American architect and philanthropist.Though highly active as a philanthropist, Bartos became primarily known as the co-designer of Shrine of the Book that houses the Dead Sea Scrolls in western Jerusalem.Bartos's various and diverse activities, primarily not...
concerning the couple's family and philanthropic activities.)
In addition to the Bartos's own eponymous foundations, Mrs. Bartos established the Pinewood Foundation in 1958, named after her father's estate in Lawrence
Lawrence, New York
Lawrence, New York may refer to:*Lawrence, Nassau County, New York, a village*Lawrence, St. Lawrence County, New York, a town...
, Long Island
Long Island
Long Island is an island located in the southeast part of the U.S. state of New York, just east of Manhattan. Stretching northeast into the Atlantic Ocean, Long Island contains four counties, two of which are boroughs of New York City , and two of which are mainly suburban...
, New York.