Rhoda Pritzker

Rhoda Pritzker (née Goldberg; September 11, 1914 – December 23, 2007) was a British-born American philanthropist. She was a member of the Pritzker family, one of the wealthiest families in Chicago, through her marriage to lawyer and businessman, Jack Nicholas Pritzker.^[1] The Pritzker family founded the Hyatt hotel chain during the 1950s.^[2]

Personal life

Rhoda Pritzker was born Rhoda Goldberg in 1914 to

British Broadcasting Corporation at a young age.^[2]

Goldberg immigrated to the United States in 1939 on one of the last

The Associated Press of Great Britain during World War II.^[2]

Goldberg met her future husband,

freelance journalist after her arrival in Chicago. However, she also became deeply interested in philanthropy. The couple bought a winter home in Casey Key, Florida, in 1970.^[2]

Rhoda and Jack Pritzker had one son, Nicholas J. Pritzker.^[2] She was widowed in 1979.^[1]

Other interests

She was known to be a passionate contemporary

L.S. Lowry.^[1]

Philanthropy

Rhoda Pritzker supported a wide array of causes and organizations as a philanthropist throughout her life. Many of the causes which she championed involved animals, education and the arts.[1]^[2]

Education and Art

Pritzker served on the board of directors of the

philanthropic foundation gave the college $2 million in her Rhoda's name.^[2]

Additionally, Pritzker served on the

board of trustees of the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art in Sarasota, Florida, during the 1980s.^[2]

Animal and environmental causes

Pritzker helped to establish the Chicago area Animal Protective Association, an

fur coats.^[1]

Death

Rhoda Pritzker died at her winter home in Casey Key, Florida, on December 23, 2007, at the age of 93.^[2] She had reportedly been in declining health for several months. Her funeral was held in Chicago.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o Olkon, Sara (December 31, 2007). "Rhoda Pritzker: 1914 – 2007, Altruist loved animals". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved January 14, 2008.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o Zaloudek, Mark (December 30, 2007). "Philanthropist helped education and arts". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. Retrieved January 14, 2008.

[ct-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o Olkon, Sara (December 31, 2007). "Rhoda Pritzker: 1914 – 2007, Altruist loved animals". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved January 14, 2008.

[ht-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o Zaloudek, Mark (December 30, 2007). "Philanthropist helped education and arts". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. Retrieved January 14, 2008.

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