I developed a passion for strengthening the Jewish people and Israel. I concluded that Federation had the most significant impact in Jewish affairs and in the Jewish community. I became active in the Greater Miami Jewish Federation, first on a planning committee, then as Chair of its Foundation (the endowment arm) and then in its annual campaigns, the critical component to the success of any organization. I chaired the
Federation Campaign and served later as President. I became a National Officer of UJA, the primary advocate for the needs of Israel and Jews overseas, where I served more than two decades. My expertise as a tax lawyer and experience in the Federation Foundation led to my serving five years as National Chairman of Endowment Development for what is now The Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA). I tried to educate and motivate others to create a personal Jewish legacy. Israel is critical to the future of the Jewish people, and a prime motivator in the
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development of Jewish identity for Jews all over the world. I was privileged in 1984 to be asked to join the Board of Governors of The Jewish Agency for Israel, where I served for 12 years. While there, I chaired the important Budget and Finance Committee and then served for four years (1990-1994) as National Chairman of United Israel Appeal (UIA), the head of the American delegation to JAFI. Those were exciting years, when over one million Jews from the former Soviet Union came to Israel, brought there and helped to be absorbed by JAFI.
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