It was established in 1948 and given to deserving graduating senior girls throughout the 1950’s and 60’s. His son, Samuel Rosenthal, a 1916 graduate of Manistique High School, established a scholarship fund in memory of his parents. Rosenthal was survived by one son, Samuel, of Chicago and a daughter, Mrs. The sacred relic was used in the first religious service of the Temple Israel synagogue, and was still in use at the time of Rosenthal’s death on September 6, 1943. The Ark held the Torah scrolls and was crafted by a Manistique artisan in 1891. Rosenthal donated the Ark which had been used by the Manistique Jewish community in their religious services. Rosenthal was one of the founders of the Temple Israel synagogue of Detroit in 1941. While in business in Manistique, Rosenthal was active in civic affairs and a great booster for Manistique and Schoolcraft County. The Rosenthal building later housed the Lauerman Department Store. In February of 1926, he sold the clothing store to Henry Neville and W. Rosenthal married Rachael Blumrosen in a Jewish ceremony in Detroit, Michigan on January 28, 1898.īecoming sole owner of Rosenthal’s Clothing Store in 1899, he remained in business in Manistique for 27 years. He came to Manistique in 1895 and operated a dry goods store for four years under the name of Rosenthal & Blumrosen. Lazarus Rosenthal was born on Novemin Syracuse, New York to Saul and Celia (Rubenstein) Rosenthal. In 2008, after 150 years of service, Lazarus was closed and absorbed by Macy's.įor information and pictures of the original Lazarus store click here.Circa 1904-06 image of Rosenthal’s Clothing Store (last two awnings far right) Eventually expanding into Indianapolis, Indiana in 1973 and Huntington, West Virginia in 1981.Įventually Columbus City Center, a shopping mall, was built onto the downtown Lazarus store in 1988. Primarily operating in central Ohio, Lazarus dominated its market, driving the last of its traditional rivals out of business by 1982. successfully lobbied President Franklin Roosevelt to permanently fix Thanksgiving as the fourth Thursday in November, ensuring a stable timetable for the official beginning of the Christmas shopping season. Lazarus developed many shopping firsts such as "one low price" (no bargaining necessary), first department store escalators in the country, first air-conditioned store in the country, and Fred Lazarus, Jr. The company acquired the John Shillito Company of Cincinnati in 1928 and a year later, was one of the four founding members of Federated Department Stores in 1929. and Ralph Lazarus joined the business and added many innovative marketing techniques. In 1911, Harry and Stella Lazarus opened a clothing store called the Middlebury Supply. By 1870, with improvements to the industry in the mass manufacture of men's uniforms for the Civil War, the family business expanded to include ready-made men's civilian clothing and eventually a complete line of merchandise. For over 150 years, Lazarus was influential in the American retail industry, particularly during the early 20th century as a founding partner in Federated Department Stores, and continued until the nameplate was retired on March 6, 2005, in favor of Macy's.įamily patriarch Simon Lazarus opened a one-room men's clothing store in downtown Columbus in 1851. F&R Lazarus & Company - commonly known as Lazarus - was a regional department store retail chain operating primarily in the U.S.
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