Barbara Mandel

Barbara Mandel
Born Barbara Mandel
Nationality American
Occupation Activist and philanthropist

Barbara A. Mandel is an American activist and philanthropist. She was named to the Ohio Women's Hall of Fame[1] in 1985.[2] She was elected to two terms as President of the National Council of Jewish Women, which is the oldest Jewish women’s organization in the country.[2] Barbara Mandel and her husband Morton Mandel‘s operation the Morton and Barbara Mandel Family Foundation[3] gave a $10 million gift to the Smithsonian’s Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum in 2014.[4][5][6]

References

  1. ↑ Royster, J.J. (2003). Profiles of Ohio Women, 1803-2003. Ohio Bicentennial. Ohio University Press. p. 270. ISBN 978-0-8214-1508-5. Retrieved May 28, 2016.
  2. 1 2 "SEARCH the Ohio Women's Hall of Fame". ODJFS Online. Retrieved May 28, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Mandel Foundation". fconline.foundationcenter.org. December 1, 1979. Retrieved May 28, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Cooper-Hewitt Receives $10 Million Gift from the Morton and Barbara Mandel Family FoundationCooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum". Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum. February 6, 2014. Retrieved May 28, 2016.
  5. ↑ Stoessel, Amy Ann (February 6, 2014). "Barbara and Morton Mandel give $10 million to Smithsonian museum in New York". Crain's Cleveland Business. Retrieved May 28, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Cooper-Hewitt Receives $10 Million Gift from the Morton and Barbara Mandel Family Foundation". Newsdesk. February 6, 2014. Retrieved May 31, 2016.


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