Sylvia Bloom

Sylvia Bloom (circa 1919 - 2016) was an American legal secretary. She donated 6 million dollars to the Henry Street Settlement.[1][2]

She grew up in Brooklyn. She graduated from Hunter College. From 1947 to 2014, she worked for Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton. She lived in a rent-controlled apartment.[3]

Philanthropy

She amassed an estate of 8.2 million dollars. She donated money to Henry Street Settlement, Hunter College, and scholarships.[4][5][6][7][8][9]

See also

References
  1. May 22; Feld, 2018 Marjorie N. "Symmetry: Sylvia Bloom and Lillian Wald". Jewish Women's Archive. Retrieved 2021-04-10.
  2. "Brooklyn Secretary Left Henry Street Settlement More Than $6 Million For Scholarships". The Lo-Down : News from the Lower East Side. 2018-05-07. Retrieved 2021-04-10.
  3. Kilgannon, Corey (2018-05-06). "96-Year-Old Secretary Quietly Amasses Fortune, Then Donates $8.2 Million". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-04-10.
  4. "They lived modestly and quietly saved. Then they left millions to charity". NBC News. Retrieved 2021-04-10.
  5. Maranjian, Selena (2019-12-24). "This Secretary Amassed $8.2 Million. Here's How". The Motley Fool. Retrieved 2021-04-10.
  6. "GE aims to develop a microchip that can detect the coronavirus". theweek.com. 2021-04-10. Retrieved 2021-04-10.
  7. Images, Rae Russel/Getty. "She Worked Until Age 96, Living Modestly. Then Came The Incredible Gift". The Forward. Retrieved 2021-04-10.
  8. "Copiar a los grandes inversores como estrategia de inversión ¿Sí o no? | FXMAG". es.fxmag.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-04-10.
  9. "96-year-old secretary secretly grew $9M fortune, then donates to students". CBC.
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