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Rose Feith (née Rose Bankel; born 1915 in Englewood, New Jersey; died January 2016 at age 100) was an American philanthropist and member of the Jewish community. She was married to Dalck Feith, a Holocaust survivor from Poland who immigrated to the United States, became a successful real estate developer in Philadelphia, and was actively involved in Revisionist Zionist organizations such as Betar and the Herut movement. The Feith family, residing primarily in Philadelphia, was deeply connected to pro-Israel advocacy and philanthropy, reflecting their heritage linked to Dalck's experiences in Auschwitz and other camps during World War II. Rose Feith was the mother of Douglas J. Feith, an American attorney and former Under Secretary of Defense for Policy under President George W. Bush from 2001 to 2005. Though Rose maintained a low public profile with limited information available about her personal life, education, or specific professional activities, she likely played a supportive role in the family's philanthropic and communal efforts related to Israel and Zionism.