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Samuel N. Stroum (April 14, 1921 – March 9, 2001) was a
Jewish-American American Jews (; ) or Jewish Americans are Americans, American citizens who are Jews, Jewish, whether by Jewish culture, culture, ethnicity, or Judaism, religion. According to a 2020 poll conducted by Pew Research, approximately two thirds of Am ...
businessman and philanthropist. He was called the "godfather of Seattle giving". Stroum was born in
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, the son of Russian Jewish immigrants. He served in the Army Air Corps in
World War II World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...
and married Althea (1922-2011) in 1942. Stroum founded ALMAC-Stroum Electronics in 1960 and later purchased
Schuck's Auto Supply CSK Auto, Inc. was a specialty retailer of automotive parts and accessories in the western United States. CSK Auto became a publicly traded company in March 1998, headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona, and grew through a combination of acquisitions ...
. In 1983, he retired to devote his time to philanthropy. Stroum had a close relationship with the
University of Washington The University of Washington (UW and informally U-Dub or U Dub) is a public research university in Seattle, Washington, United States. Founded in 1861, the University of Washington is one of the oldest universities on the West Coast of the Uni ...
. He and his wife established a lecture series in Jewish Studies in 1975, and later endowed a Chair in Jewish Studies. Stroum served on the
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from 1985 to 1998. He was also awarded
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s from
Brandeis University Brandeis University () is a Private university, private research university in Waltham, Massachusetts, United States. It is located within the Greater Boston area. Founded in 1948 as a nonsectarian, non-sectarian, coeducational university, Bra ...
,
Seattle University Seattle University (Seattle U or SU) is a private Jesuit university in Seattle, Washington, United States. It is the largest independent university in the Northwestern United States, with over 7,500 students enrolled in undergraduate and grad ...
, and
Whitworth College Whitworth University is a private Christian university that is affiliated with the Presbyterian Church and located in Spokane, Washington, United States. Founded in 1890, Whitworth enrolls nearly 2,600 students and offers more than 100 graduate ...
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Stroum, Samuel 1921 births 2001 deaths American people of Russian-Jewish descent Philanthropists from Washington (state) United States Army personnel of World War II Businesspeople from Seattle People from Waltham, Massachusetts