| Cyrus L. Sulzberger | |
| Birth Date: | 11 July 1858 |
| Birth Place: | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Death Place: | New York City, U.S. |
| Nationality: | American |
| Occupation: | Merchant Philanthropist |
| Spouse: | Rachel Peixotto Hays |
Cyrus Leopold "Leo" Sulzberger (aka Cyrus Lindauer Sulzberger;[1] July 11, 1858 - April 30, 1932) was an American merchant and philanthropist. He was president of the Jewish Agricultural and Industrial Aid Society.[2]
Sulzberger was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Leopold Sulzberger (1805-1881) and Sophia Lindauer (1830-1909). Leopold had a brother Abraham Sulzberger (1810-1880) and they both migrated from Heidelsheim, Germany, to Philadelphia.[3]
Sulzberger was educated at the Hebrew Education Society, and the Philadelphia Central High School.[2]
Sulzberger attended the First Zionist Congress in Basel, Switzerland in 1895 as one of five American delegates.[4]
Later that year, in November, he attended a debate held by the New York Judeans. Sulzberger spoke as an anti-Zionist, questioning what kind of government could be run by people from Russia, Bulgaria and similar countries.
Later, Sulzberger became a Zionist.[5]
Sulzberger married Rachel Peixotto Hays and had a son, Arthur Hays Sulzberger. He died on April 30, 1932, in Manhattan, New York City.[6]