October 16, 2011
German Émigré Leaves Gift to Holocaust Museum
Carl Cox for U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum
Eric F. Ross, here with his late wife, Lore,escaped Nazi Germany after his parents were killed.
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Carl Cox for U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum
Eric F. Ross, here with his late wife, Lore,escaped Nazi Germany after his parents were killed.
How much: $17.2-million bequest
Who gave it: Eric F. Ross, founder of Alpha Chemical and Plastics, in Newark, N.J., and the Mercer Plastics Company, in Florida. He died in 2010.
Who got it: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Purpose: For the museum’s endowment
Donor’s previous giving to the museum: Mr. Ross and his late wife, Lore, donated about $13-million,
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