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Leon Hess (1914–1999), founder of Hess Corporation and former owner of NFL's New York Jets [27] Ludwig Jesselson (1910–1993), German-born metal trader who served as president and CEO of Phibro [28] Adolph (1849–1938) and Leonard Lewisohn (1847–1902), German-born mining magnates, founders of Lewisohn Bros. [29]
Barney Pressman, founder of Barneys New York [228] Sol Price, founder of Price Club (merged with Costco) [229] Julius Rosenwald, former president and part-owner of Sears; featured in the 2015 documentary film Rosenwald [230] [231] Andrew Saks (1847–1912), founder of luxury department store chain Saks Fifth Avenue [191]
Liebman, Charles S. “Leadership and Decision-Making in a Jewish Federation: The New York Federation of Jewish Philanthropies,” in American Jewish Year Book (1979), 3–76. More, Deborah Dash. “From Kehillah to Federation: The Communal Functions of Federated Philanthropy in New York City, 1917–1933,” American Jewish History 68#2 (1978 ...
Melvin Floyd "Mel" Sembler (1930–2023), Florida-based retail real estate magnate [141] Ben Shaoul (1977–), New York–based developer, co-founder of the Magnum Real Estate Group [142] Izek Shomof (1959/1960–), Israeli-born Beverly Hills–based developer and investor; producer of For the Love of Money [143] [144] [145]
The Wexner Foundation is an American philanthropic organisation which focuses on developing Jewish professional and volunteer leaders in North America and public leaders in Israel. Founded by Les Wexner , CEO of Limited Brands , and his wife, Abigail Wexner, in 1983, [ 2 ] its headquarters are located in New Albany, Ohio , with additional ...
The original motion would allocate $400,000 to the Jewish Federation's Community Security Initiative, $350,000 for a contract with the nonprofit private security firm Magen Am, and $250,000 to the ...
Local and federal law enforcement agencies in the U.S. are stepping up patrols of Jewish houses of worship and Jewish businesses as calls for attacks in the U.S. intensify online.
As of April 2005, the foundation had disbursed over $100 million [1] to various educational, cultural and service causes, including starting and/or funding: the PEJE in 1997; programs at the 92nd Street Y; the Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development at New York University; and the Steinhardt Social Research Institute at ...