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Jerome Lyle Rappaport | |
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| Born | August 17, 1927 New York City, U.S. |
| Died | December 6, 2021 (aged 94) Lincoln, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Harvard College (1947)
Harvard Law School (1949) John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, MPA (1963) |
| Occupation(s) | Developer, Lawyer, Philanthropist |
| Known for | Rebuilding Boston's West End, philanthropic efforts, contributions to public policy in Boston as well as City of Boston election process. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Board member of | Atlantic Classical Orchestra, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Cure Alzheimer's Fund, Dean's Council (Harvard University), Massachusetts General Hospital, McLean Hospital, New Boston Fund, Inc., Phyllis and Jerome Lyle Rappaport Foundation (Donor and Board Member), Program on Education Policy and Governance at Harvard University, Rappaport Center for Law and Public Policy at Boston College Law School, Rappaport Center at Temple Beit HaYam, Rappaport Institute of Greater Boston at Harvard Kennedy School of Government |
| Spouse | Phyllis Cohen Rappaport (Present)
Barbara Scott Sears (Divorced) Nancy Vahey (Divorced) |
| Parent(s) | Arthur and Cora Rappaport |
| Relatives | Sandra Sommer (sister) |
| Website | rappaportfoundation.org |
Jerome Lyle Rappaport (August 17, 1927 – December 6, 2021) was an American lawyer, developer, political leader, and landlord. Rappaport is also known for his philanthropy in Boston, Massachusetts, and Stuart, Florida. He was the general partner of one of the most controversial developments of the urban renewal era, the West End Project, from which he created a 48-acre urban neighborhood known as Charles River Park.[1]
- ^ "West End Won't Be Waterloo". Boston Herald, September 15, 2003.