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2 unusual facts about Helmut Friedlaender


Helmut Friedlaender

He became an adviser to philanthropist William Rosenwald in 1944, helping arrange the financing for the construction of 1407 Broadway and the purchase of the Empire State Building by the Rosenwald Group.

The 6-foot, 3-inch tall, 120-pound Friedlaender showed up for the interview wearing traditional attire for the London Stock Exchange, consisting of "striped pants, black jacket, gray tie, black bowler hat, dull black shoes and an umbrella that had never been unfurled".



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