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Rose Blumkin (née Gorelick; December 3, 1893 – August 9, 1998) was an American businesswoman who founded the Nebraska Furniture Mart in 1937. [1] Businessman Warren Buffett said of her, "One question I always ask myself in appraising a business is how I would like, assuming I had ample capital and skilled personnel, to compete with it.
Nebraska Furniture Mart was founded in 1937 by Rose Blumkin in Omaha, Nebraska. Blumkin borrowed the initial $500 investment from her brother [1] while her husband Isadore continued to run their second hand clothing store. [2]
The Rose Blumkin Performing Arts Center or The Rose, also known as the Astro Theatre, originally opened as The Riviera. [2] It is located in downtown Omaha , Nebraska . Built in 1926 in a combination of both Moorish and Classical styles, the building was rehabilitated in 1986.
The billionaire investor says Rose Blumkin, founder of Nebraska Furniture Mart, was a "marvelous, marvelous woman" with an "incredible story."
Rose Blumkin (1893–1998), the founder of the Nebraska Furniture Mart; The cemetery also has graves for Jewish soldiers and officers from Omaha who were killed in World War I, World War II, and other wars [4] [5] Golden Hill Cemetery in Omaha, NE (English sign to left of gate)
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Rose Blumkin: 1893–1998: 104: Russian-American founder of Nebraska Furniture Mart [11] Mikelis Brizga: 1911–2012: 101: Australian businessman [12] Nelson Broms: 1919–2023: 104: American businessman and philanthropist [13] Godfrey Lowell Cabot: 1861–1962: 101: American businessman [14] Daniel Carasso: 1905–2009: 103: Greek-born French ...
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