Background
Rosin was born in Berlin, and was graduated from Berlin University with a law degree in 1930.
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Axel Rosin
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Career
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. He subsequently worked for a shoe manufacturer in Virginia. 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.
During Rosin"s leadership the company"s annual sales doubled and membership reached 1.25 million. 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.
