http://wwwc-sgroup.com/sun-controls 800.631.7379 Brandeis University has three building on campus made possible by Carl and Ruth Shapiro’s’ philanthropy. In 1939, Carl Shapiro formed Kay Windsor Inc., a women’s clothing company based in New Bedford, MA. 22 years later, the Shapiros had made a fortune, and established the Carl and Ruth Shapiro Family Foundation, according to the Foundation’s website. In 1971, Shapiro sold Kay Windsor Inc. to the Vanity Fair Corporation as part of Vanity Fair’s plan to expand into women’s knitwear. At the time, it was one of the largest women’s clothing companies in the country. After selling his company, Shapiro was director of Vanity Fair Corporation until his retirement in 1976. The Shapiros chose to donate to Brandeis because, as members of th

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