Baroness Bethsabée de Rothschild, born September 23, 1914 in London – died April 20, 1999 in Tel Aviv, Israel, was a philanthropist, a patron of dance, and member of the prominent Rothschild family. September 23 is the 266th day of the year (267th in leap years). ... 1914 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... Greater London and the Regions of England. ... April 20 is the 110th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (111th in leap years). ... 1999 is a common year starting on Friday of the Common Era, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Tel Aviv at night Dizengof Center Allenby Street Tel Aviv-Yafo (Hebrew תל אביב-יפו; Arabic تل ابيب-يافا Tal Abīb-Yāfā) is an Israeli city on the coast of the Mediterranean sea. ... Rothschild Coat of Arms The Mayer Amschel Rothschild family is a successful banking and finance dynasty of German Jewish origin that established operations across Europe, and was ennobled by the Austro-Hungarian and British governments. ...

Bethsabée de Rothschild was the great-granddaughter of James Mayer Rothschild (1792-1868), and the fourth and youngest child of Edouard Alphonse James de Rothschild (1868-1949) and Germaine Alice Halphen (1884-1975) of the French Rothschild family. Her father ran the French bank with his cousin Robert de Rothschild (1880-1946). Educated in Paris, following the invasion of France in 1940 she fled with her family to New York City where she continued her studies in science at Columbia University. James de Rothschild, born May 15, 1792 in Frankfurt-am-Main, Germany – died November 15, 1868 in Paris, France , was a banker and a member of the prominent Rothschild family. ... The Eiffel Tower has become the symbol of Paris throughout the world. ... Midtown Manhattan, looking north from the Empire State Building, 2005 New York City (officially named the City of New York) is the most populous city in the state of New York and the entire United States. ... Columbia University is a private university in New York City. ...

Anxious to do something for her country, she enlisted in the Free French forces and was part of the landing force for the Battle of Normandy. She moved with the army to liberate Paris, where she served as a liaison between the French and United States military forces. At War's end, she went back to New York and enrolled at the Martha Graham dance school. In 1948 she married Donald Bloomingdale (1913-1954), a diplomat and a member of the renowned department store family but the marriage ended in divorce. The Free French Forces (Forces Françaises Libres in French) were French fighters who decided to go on fighting against Germany after the Fall of France and German occupation and to fight against Vichy France in World War II. General Charles de Gaulle was a member of the French Cabinet in... Battle of Normandy Conflict World War II, Western Front Date June 6, 1944 – August 25, 1944 Place Normandy, France Result Allied victory The Battle of Normandy was fought in 1944 between the German forces occupying Western Europe and the invading American, British, and Canadian forces. ... Martha Graham and Bertram Ross in Visionary Recital, photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1961 Martha Graham (May 11, 1894 – April 1, 1991), an American dancer and choreographer, is recognized as one of the foremost innovators in modern dance. ...

In 1951 she traveled to Israel for the first time and eventually settled there permanently in 1962, her name in the Hebrew language spelled as "Batsheva." In Israel, she made significant contributions to dance through the establishment of the Batsheva Dance Company that became one of the most influential cultural role models in Israel. In 1967 she began a relationship, lasting more than thirty years, with the South African-born classical dancer, Jeannette Ordman, who had come to Israel in 1965 from London, England. With Rothschild's financial backing, they formed a dance school and a few years later the Bat-Dor Dance Company. The Modern Hebrew language is a Semitic language of the Afro-Asiatic language family. ...

In addition to her cultural activities, Bethsabée de Rothschild created two foundations to advance science and technology in Israel for which she was awarded the Israel Prize in 1989. Through a Trust, she had inherited part a major art collection assembled by her grandfather, Alphonse James de Rothschild. The collection included a 17th century oil painting by Rembrandt and other Old Master paintings as well as Islamic and Venetian glass, decorative objects and porcelain, and Renaissance-style jewelry. Following her passing, the collections were auctioned off and the proceeds donated to charity. The Rembrandt work, titled "Portrait of a Lady," was sold by Christie's in London to the Dutch art dealer Robert Noortman for a record price of US$28.7 million. A 13th century Mamluk mosque lamp in pristine condition sold for US$4.8 million, a world record for Islamic glass. The Israel Prize is the most prestigious award handed out by the State of Israel. ... Mayer Alphonse James Rothschild, born February 1, 1827 in Paris - died May 26, 1905 in Paris, was a banker and philanthropist and a member of the prominent Rothschild family. ... Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (July 15, 1606 - October 4, 1669) is generally considered one of the greatest painters in European art history, and the most important United Provinces (Netherlands) painter of the seventeenth century. ... An Old Master (or old master) is one of the great European painters who lived 1500 through 1800, or a painting by one of these painters. ... Islam ( Arabic al-islām الإسلام,  listen?) the submission to God is a monotheistic faith and the worlds second-largest religion. ... Venetian could mean of Venice of the Republic of Venice the Venetian language The Venetian, a hotel and casino in Las Vegas, Nevada A venetian blind - a horizontally slatted window blind. ... Christies is a world-famous auction house located in London. ... An Ottoman Mamluk, from 1810 Mamluks (or Mameluks) (the Arabic word usually translates as owned, singular: مملوك plural: مماليك) comprised slave soldiers used by the Muslim Caliphs and the Ottoman Empire, and who on more than one occasion seized power for themselves. ...

Baroness Bethsabée de Rothschild died at her home in Tel Aviv in 1999 after a lengthy illness.