Rachel Oestreicher Bernheim
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Rachel Oestreicher Bernheim (born May 15, 1943) is the chairwoman of The Raoul Wallenberg Committee of the United States
, a human rights organization in New York.
. Her father owned Dave Oestreicher Inc., a department store in Salisbury. She graduated from Sarah Lawrence College
. Her first marriage ended in divorce. She then married Charles Alexander Bernheim, a managing director of Bear, Stearns & Company.
The Raoul Wallenberg Committee of the United States
The Raoul Wallenberg Committee of the United States was created in May 1981 to "perpetuate the humanitarian ideals and the nonviolent courage of Raoul Wallenberg"....
, a human rights organization in New York.
Biography
She was born on May 15, 1943 as Rachel Oestreicher to Irvin Oestreicher of Salisbury, North CarolinaSalisbury, North Carolina
Salisbury is a city in Rowan County in North Carolina, a state of the United States of America. The population was 33,663 in the 2010 Census . It is the county seat of Rowan County...
. Her father owned Dave Oestreicher Inc., a department store in Salisbury. She graduated from Sarah Lawrence College
Sarah Lawrence College
Sarah Lawrence College is a private liberal arts college in the United States, and a leader in progressive education since its founding in 1926. Located just 30 minutes north of Midtown Manhattan in southern Westchester County, New York, in the city of Yonkers, this coeducational college offers...
. Her first marriage ended in divorce. She then married Charles Alexander Bernheim, a managing director of Bear, Stearns & Company.