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erman Spertus loved to
tell the story of how, in
• 1923, he and his brother
were able to elude the Communist
authorities in their native Ukraine
and make it to the United States by
way of Canada, just days before a
ruling took effect that would have
prevented anyone from Russia or
Ukraine from entering the country.
That trip "could never be repeat-
ed," he told a visitor at the time of
his 100th birthday. "If you tried to
do it twice, it could never be!'
The same thing might be said of
Herman Spertus' remarkable life,
which spanned the 20th century
and was in many ways a micro-
cosm of life and opportunity dur-
ing the period.
Spertus, 105, an entrepreneur,
businessman, Jewish communal
leader, artist and patron of the arts,
died April 5, 2006.
Along with his brother Maurice,
he created what is now known
as the Spertus Institute of Jewish
Studies and the Spertus Museum
in downtown Chicago, and contin-
ued to be active in its affairs until
close to the end of his life.
In 1933, Herman and Maurice
realized that the growing popular-
ity of Kodak's new Brownie camera
meant the market for photo frames.
was also growing. They opened a
new business, Metalcraft Corp.,
that became the first in the country
to mass-produce picture frames.
The company thrived and eventu-
ally, under the name of Intercraft,
became the largest manufacturer
of picture frames in the world,
employing more than 1,800 work-
ers.
. During World War II, the broth-
ers stopped producing consumer
goods to make Optical instruments
for the U.S. Navy. The precision
instruments were formerly only
made in Germany.
After the war, along with
Maurice, he became an ardent
supporter of what was then called
the College of Jewish Studies. At
the same time Maurice created the
Spertus Museum as a home for his
extensive and valuable collection
of Judaica. Eventually the college
and museum became the Spertus
Institute of Jewish Studies. El