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  Julius Rosenwald was born in Germany to a Jewish immigrant couple.
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  Rosenwald married his wife Gussie Nusbaum.
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   Rosenwald and Weil started to supply clothing to the newly named Sears. Rosenwald and Weil started to supply clothing to the newly named Sears.
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  In 1896 the Sears company was fortuitous with the initiation of Rural Free Delivery by the Post Office.
