Розенталь, Герман

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Об американском картёжнике Германе Розентале см. [[Дело об убийстве Розенталя]]

Об американском картёжнике Германе Розентале см. [[Дело об убийстве Розенталя]]

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Interested in the condition of his oppressed coreligionists, Rosenthal sailed for the United States in 1881 for the purpose of founding there agricultural colonies to be settled by Russian Jewish immigrants. During 1881-82 he succeeded in establishing colonies in [[Louisiana]] and [[South Dakota]]. He also took a prominent part in the administration of the [[Woodbine, New Jersey]], colony in 1891. During 1887 and 1888 Rosenthal engaged in the book-trade, but gave up this occupation on being appointed chief statistician of the [[General Electric|Edison General Electric Company]], a post he held for three years. In 1892 he went to the Far East, whither he was sent by the [[Great Northern Railway (U.S.)|Great Northern Railway]] to investigate the economic conditions and trade of [[China]], [[Korea]], and [[Empire of Japan|Japan]], on which he published a report ([[St. Paul, Minnesota|St. Paul]], 1893). On his return he was elected secretary of the [[German-American Reform Union]], [[New York City]], and a member of the press bureau of the [[Committee of Seventy (New York City)|Committee of Seventy]], which was instrumental in the overthrown of the notorious [[William M. Tweed|Tweed Ring]]. In 1894 he was appointed chief of the discharging department of the Immigration Bureau, [[Ellis Island]], New York, an office he occupied two years. In 1897, he became a vice president of the [[Federation of American Zionists]] of New York.<ref>[http://www.jewishmag.com/118mag/richard_gottheil/richard_gottheil.htm Richard Gottheil, the Reluctant Father of American Zionism]</ref> In 1898 he accepted the post of chief of the Slavonic Department, [[New York Public Library]] (Astor branch), a position he held until 1917. He joined the editorial board of the ''[[Jewish Encyclopedia]]'' as Chief of the Russian department in December 1900.

Interested in the condition of his oppressed coreligionists, Rosenthal sailed for the United States in 1881 for the purpose of founding there agricultural colonies to be settled by Russian Jewish immigrants. During 1881-82 he succeeded in establishing colonies in [[Louisiana]] and [[South Dakota]]. He also took a prominent part in the administration of the [[Woodbine, New Jersey]], colony in 1891. During 1887 and 1888 Rosenthal engaged in the book-trade, but gave up this occupation on being appointed chief statistician of the [[General Electric|Edison General Electric Company]], a post he held for three years. In 1892 he went to the Far East, whither he was sent by the [[Great Northern Railway (U.S.)|Great Northern Railway]] to investigate the economic conditions and trade of [[China]], [[Korea]], and [[Empire of Japan|Japan]], on which he published a report ([[St. Paul, Minnesota|St. Paul]], 1893). On his return he was elected secretary of the [[German-American Reform Union]], [[New York City]], and a member of the press bureau of the [[Committee of Seventy (New York City)|Committee of Seventy]], which was instrumental in the overthrown of the notorious [[William M. Tweed|Tweed Ring]]. In 1894 he was appointed chief of the discharging department of the Immigration Bureau, [[Ellis Island]], New York, an office he occupied two years. In 1897, he became a vice president of the [[Federation of American Zionists]] of New York.<ref>[http://www.jewishmag.com/118mag/richard_gottheil/richard_gottheil.htm Richard Gottheil, the Reluctant Father of American Zionism]</ref> In 1898 he accepted the post of chief of the Slavonic Department, [[New York Public Library]] (Astor branch), a position he held until 1917. He joined the editorial board of the ''[[Jewish Encyclopedia]]'' as Chief of the Russian department in December 1900.