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The Ratner (formerly Ratowczer) family has been prominent in the Cleveland, Ohio, area since the mid-twentieth century. The
family immigrated to the United States in 1920 and settled in Cleveland in 1921, eventually founding what became known as
Forest City Enterprises, Inc. Leonard Ratner married Lillian Bernstein in 1924 and had two children: Ruth Ratner Miller and
Albert B. Ratner. Leonard Ratner held many important positions on community boards during his lifetime, including the positions
of honorary life trustee at the Jewish Welfare Federation, the Jewish Community Federation, and Mount Sinai Hospital. His
daughter Ruth was a civic leader, businesswoman, and philanthropist. She and Samuel Miller had four children. Albert B. Ratner
married Faye Katz in 1950 and had two children. The collection consists of 39 black and white photographs and 238 color photographs
of varying sizes.
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