On May 15, 1855, Louis Bamberger was born.

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Full disclosure: until this morning, I had never heard of Louis Bamberger or Caroline Bamberger Fuld. Everything in this thread is news to me.

Let's talk about these two department store owners: brother and sister Louis Bamberger and Caroline Bamberger Fuld, from Newark, New Jersey. They were random people, basically, but in the late 1920s, with fascism taking over Europe, they made a choice that profoundly changed the world: 🧵

Louis Bamberger


Louis Bamberger, date unknown

Born: 15 May 1855; Baltimore, Maryland
Died: 11 March 1944 (aged 88)

Louis Bamberger (15 May 1855 – 11 March 1944) was a citizen of Newark, New Jersey, from the early 1900s until his death in 1944. He and his sister Caroline Bamberger Fuld co-founded the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey. He was a businessman and philanthropist and at his death all flags in Newark were flown at half-staff for three days, and his large department store closed for a day.

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Caroline Bamberger Fuld


Fuld in c. 1920.

Born: Caroline Bamberger; March 16, 1864: Baltimore, Maryland
Died: July 18, 1944 (aged 80)
Nationality American

Caroline Bamberger Frank Fuld (nickname, "Carrie"; March 16, 1864 – July 18, 1944) was an American businesswoman and philanthropist. She and her brother Louis Bamberger co-founded L. Bamberger & Co. department store in Newark, and later the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey.

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Fantastic thread:

May 14, 2025 at 8:28 AM

Fantastic thread:

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Let's talk about these two department store owners: brother and sister Louis Bamberger and Caroline Bamberger Fuld. From Newark, New Jersey.

They are random people, basically. But in the late 1920s, with fascism taking over Europe, they made a choice that profoundly changed the world: 🧵

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May 14, 2025 at 12:41 AM

Let's talk about these two department store owners: brother and sister Louis Bamberger and Caroline Bamberger Fuld. From Newark, New Jersey.

They are random people, basically. But in the late 1920s, with fascism taking over Europe, they made a choice that profoundly changed the world: 🧵

— John Skiles Skinner (@skiles.bsky.social) 2025-05-14T04:41:52.870Z

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1. An excellent post. We are now going to be creating scientific refugees in this country.