Purdue founders Arthur, Mortimer and Raymond Sackler were the sons of Jewish immigrants in Brooklyn who attended medical school in Scotland because American schools wouldn’t admit Jews at the time.

Arthur Sackler, the oldest ... and his son Mortimer David Alfons Sackler. Those three children served on Purdue’s board. And some beneficiaries are rejecting their donations.

Arthur Sackler Sr.: Deceased, amassed a significant fortune from medical advertising and trade publications. At the time of ...

despite protests from parents whose children fatally overdosed. The decision last month by the Harvard Corporation to retain ...