Jim McKee: Grand Island philanthropist was more hero than merchant
JIM McKEE For the Lincoln Journal Star Nebraska has produced a number of philanthropists through the decades, some becoming known nationally and even worldwide, while a few, through their efforts, have been felt over a large area, still remain almost unknown. Such was David Kaufmann of Grand Island, a âquiet hero,â who died at the age of 93 âwithout anybody but the people he helped knowing what he did.â David Kaufmann was born in Munstereift, Germany, in 1875. After apprenticing in a German department store from 1891 to 1894 he served a year in the German army,...
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