Bridges of steel, ladders of gold

The rags-to-riches story of the third-grade drop-out who outsmarted engineers on bridge construction and chemists regarding steel alloys. Clearly the most unlikely candidate to ever succeed, Joseph Tannenbaum not only turned an industry on its head, but rewrote the book on Jewish philanthropy. He personally endowed thousands of Jewish institutions and changed the way educational institutions appeal for philanthropic support.