Samuel Rothberg

[3] Subsequently, he worked at the American Commercial Alcohol Corporation doing research in fermentation and soon moved into senior management positions.

He then moved to Peoria, Illinois and became the director of both the American Distilling Co. and the Parvin Dormeyer Co. Rothberg married Jean Culver in 1941, and had four children: Heidi, Kathy, Michael, and Patrick.

He was one of the founders of the Israel Bonds, an[7][8] and worked on the National Water Carrier and the Jerusalem Economic Conference.

His major project, The Harry S. Truman Center for the Advancement of Peace, was one of the first buildings erected on Mount Scopus in Jerusalem following the Six-Day War of 1967.

[3] Organizers named the building for Truman in honor of his actions recognizing the new state of Israel only minutes after it declared independence in 1948.