Rappaport (Jerome L.) is born in the Bronx, New York City

The son of Arthur and Cora (Walfesch) Rappaport, Jerome Rappaport appears on the “Whiz Kids” radio show as a child, graduates from Harvard College and Harvard Law School by the time he is 21. He founds a group called Youth for Hynes during the 1949 mayoral election, becomes personal secretary to Mayor John Hynes, then a developer, most known for his lead role in the controversial redevelopment of the West End, and moves to Quail Street. Rappaport goes on to become a philanthropist, supporting programs to improve the administration of local government and the arts. He dies in Lincoln on December 6, 2021.