Billi marcus biography of abraham lincoln

  • Bernie and Billi Marcus were named the Philanthropists of the Year by Forbes and were recipients of The Woodrow Wilson Award for Public Service, given to.
  • Abraham Lincoln wrote a poem about two guys marrying, which was removed from his biography.
  • Born in in New Jersey to Russian Jewish immigrants, Marcus earned a degree in pharmacy from Rutgers University but had his sights set on.

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    Overlooked Books: William H. Herndon and Jesse W. Weik, Herndon’s Life of Lincoln

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    Ever since Congress adopted legislation in declaring that a Presidents Day should be celebrated the third Monday of the month, the February birthdays of Washington and Lincoln have been obscured by the promise of shopping or travelling over a long holiday weekend. In the absence of distinct celebrations and days off, children are now less likely to associate six-year-old George “never-told-a-lie” Washington with the cherry tree or imagine “Honest Abe,” born in a log cabin, beating up bullies and freeing the slaves.

    Unlike the cherry tree fable dreamed up by Parson Weems to teach kids not to lie, the Lincoln stories cannot be so readily dismissed. After all, he really was born in a log cabin, and though not as desperately poor as some have intimated, he spent most of his youth in the grueling task of clearing farmland in the backwoods of Indiana and Illinois. Teenage Abe beat up a bully

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    Bernie and Billi Marcus Commit a $32 Million Grant to Boca Raton Regional Hospital

    Largest Grant in Hospital’s History will Propel Capabilities at Marcus Neuroscience Institute; Represents One of the Late Bernie Marcus’s Final Major Grants

    BOCA RATON, FL – November 18,  – Baptist Health Boca Raton Regional Hospital has received an unprecedented $32 million grant from The Marcus Foundation. This extraordinary grant, the largest in Boca Raton Regional Hospital’s history, brings the Marcus’ overall philanthropic support to nearly $75 million. This latest grant – one of the final major grants personally directed by Bernie Marcus before his passing in early November at the age of 95 – will further elevate Marcus Neuroscience Institute into the premier destination for comprehensive, integrated neurological and neurosurgical care throughout the region.

    “We are extremely fortunate to be part of a community where individuals like Ber

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    Marcus Foundation Makes Second Transformational Gift To Boca Raton Regional Hospital

    BOCA RATON, FL – February 4, – Boca Raton Regional Hospital (BRRH) has received yet another transformative donation towards their $ million fund raising effort, Keeping the Promise…The Campaign for Boca Raton Regional Hospital. Nationally recognized philanthropists, Billi and Bernie Marcus, have made an additional gift for $15 million. This gift will supplement a $25 million commitment from The Marcus Foundation given to Boca Raton Regional Hospital in , which created the Marcus Neuroscience Institute. Keeping the Promise has already raised $ million toward its goal.

    “There are few who understand the value of ensuring the next generation of healthcare better than Bernie and Billi Marcus,” said Lincoln Mendez, President and CEO of BRRH. “We are forever grateful to them for their foresight, relentless spirit, selfless generosity, and commitment to their pa