Manuel D. and Rhoda Mayerson*

Manuel Mayerson was born and raised in Cincinnati and married Rhoda who moved to Cincinnati as a teenager. They raised their family of three children in Cincinnati and have always been actively involved giving back to the community. Manuel’s incisive perspective and warm and generous manner made him a successful real estate developer and community leader. He was a local legend up to his passing in 2012 at the age of 90. Manuel and Rhoda formalized their lifetime of active philanthropic involvement by establishing The Mayerson Family Foundations in 1986 to innovate and support effective community organizations. Their work has touched many in the Cincinnati Jewish community and beyond. Their philanthropic legacy is carried on by their children and is being shared with their grandchildren.