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Axel Rosin
Axel Gerhardt Rosin (December 11, 1907 – March 27, 2007) was a philanthropist, president of the Book-of-the-Month Club and chairman emeritus of the Scherman Foundation.
Rosin was born in Berlin, and was graduated from Berlin University with a law degree in 1930.〔''The New York Times''〕 He worked as a lawyer for the Supreme Court of Prussia until 1934, when he emigrated to the United States after the Nazis banned Jews from entering courthouses.〔''The New York Times''〕 He subsequently worked for a shoe manufacturer in Virginia. In 1943 he married Katharine Scherman, and was made comptroller of the Book-of-the-Month Club, which had been founded by Ms. Scherman's father Harry Scherman in 1926.〔''The New York Times''〕 Rosin became president of the company in 1960, a position he held until 1973, and was then chairman until his retirement in 1979. His decision in 1967 to pay $250,000 for the right to offer William Manchester's book, ''The Death of a President'' as a club selection helped to foster the company's resurgence.〔''Los Angeles Times''〕 During Rosin's leadership the company's annual sales doubled and membership reached 1.25 million.〔''The New York Times''〕
Overseeing the Scherman Foundation, Rosin was responsible for distributing grant monies to organizations promoting the arts, social welfare programs, the environment, disarmament, and reproductive rights.〔''The New York Times''〕
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