A DEFINING FORCE FOR DAYTON’S
PERFORMING ARTS COMMUNITY
Who was Miriam Rosenthal? In these pages, you will come to understand how Miriam was a defining force for the rich cultural life the greater Dayton area enjoys today and will continue to be inspired by for generations to come. Decades after her passing, her love for the arts spreads throughout our community with the Miriam Rosenthal Foundation for the Arts. The Foundation was formed by the citizens of Dayton to honor her legacy and to be a passionate advocate for the Arts in our community.
FOUNDATION HISTORY
Following Miriam Rosenthal’s death in 1965, a group of Dayton’s most prominent citizens, under the leadership of Robert S. Oelman (NCR), David Rike (Rike’s) and Eugene Kettering, organized a memorial trust fund to honor her and to perpetuate her interest in the cultural life of the community.
MIRIAM ROSENTHAL
Miriam Rosenthal was not a person of great personal means, although she was generous in sharing what she did have. During a 30-year period in Dayton’s history beginning in the early 1930s, hardly any major community project or fund-raising effort was undertaken without Miriam’s tireless participation.