UJA-Federation Of New York
UJA-Federation of New York ( United Jewish Appeal – Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of New York, Inc.) is the largest local philanthropy in the world. Headquartered in New York City, the organization raises and allocates funds annually to fulfill a mission to “care for Jews everywhere and New Yorkers of all backgrounds, respond to crises close to home and far away, and shape our Jewish future.” UJA-Federation allocates funding to social service organizations, healthcare organizations, non-governmental organizations, Jewish institutions, and community agencies in New York, Israel, and 70 countries. History UJA-Federation, as it is known today, was created from the 1986 merger of the United Jewish Appeal, established in 1939, and the Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of New York, a predecessor organization established in 1917. Both the Center for Jewish History and the American Jewish Historical Society, an affiliate of the Smithsonian, houseUJA-Federation's ar ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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501(c)3 Organization
__NOTOC__ Year 501 (Roman numerals, DI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Avienus (consul 501), Avienus and Pompeius (consul 501), Pompeius (or, less frequently, year 1254 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 501 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Britannia * Domangart Réti succeeds his father Fergus Mór, after he dies during a campaign against the Picts. He becomes the new king of Dál Riata (modern Scotland) (according to the ''Annals of Tigernach''). Europe * Burgundian Civil War: King Gundobad breaks his promise of tribute and regains his military power. He besieges his brother Godegisel at the city of Vienne, Isère, Vienne (Kingdom of Burgundy, Burgundy), and murders him in an Arianism, Arian church along with the bishop.Gregory of Tours, ''H ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Menachem Creditor
Menachem Creditor is an American rabbi, author and musician. He is the Pearl and Ira Meyer Scholar-in-Residence at UJA-Federation New York and the founder of Rabbis Against Gun Violence. His work has appeared in the ''Times of Israel'', the ''Huffington Post'', the '' Jewish Week'', the '' Jewish Daily Forward,'' the ''Wall Street Journal,'' and the ''New York Times''. Career Creditor received ordination from the Jewish Thelogical Seminary of America rabbinical school, after which his first job was as assistant rabbi at Temple Israel in Sharon, Massachusetts from 2002 to 2007, followed by rabbi of Congregation Netivot Shalom in Berkeley, California from 2007 to 2018. From 2013 to 2018 he was a frequent contributor to the ''Huffington Post''. In 2018, he was named the Pearl and Ira Meyer Scholar-in-Residence of UJA-Federation of New York. In addition to his congregational career, he is a frequent speaker on questions of identity, leadership, activism and spirituality. His engageme ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Lawrence Wien
Lawrence Arthur Wien (May 30, 1905 – December 10, 1988) was an American lawyer, philanthropist, and real estate investor. Wien pioneered the concept of real estate syndicates. Early life Wien was born to a Jewish family in New York City. He had four siblings: Mortimer E. Wien, Sidney A. Wien, Leonard Wien, and Ms. Bernard T. Hein. In 1925, Wien graduated with a B.A. from Columbia College and in 1927, he graduated with a J.D. from Columbia Law School. Career In 1928, he co-founded the law firm Wien Lane & Malkin now Wien and Malkin, which became a leading national law firm specializing in real estate law. In 1931, he ventured into real estate and, along with three partners who invested $2,000 apiece, bought a small apartment house in Harlem. In the 1930s, using his legal background, Wien pioneered the concept of real estate syndicates, making direct ownership of income property accessible to groups of individual investors for the first time. In 1958, his son-in-law Peter ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Gus Levy
Gustave "Gus" Levy (May 23, 1910– November 3, 1976) was Senior Partner at Goldman Sachs from 1969 until his death in 1976. He succeeded Sidney Weinberg as chief executive officer. Early life Levy was born on May 23, 1910, to a Jewish family in New Orleans. He was one of three children of Sigmund and Bella Levy. Levy briefly attended Tulane University before dropping out. He moved to New York City, working various jobs in the financial sector, then joined Goldman Sachs in 1933 to head the one-man trading department for a salary of $27.50 a week. He remained at Goldman Sachs for the rest of his career. Career Between 1933 and 1969, Levy headed Goldman Sachs' trading department. Levy and Robert Mnuchin pioneered the developed of trading strategies such as block trading. Upon retiring in 1969, the highly banking-oriented Sidney Weinberg had some reservations about placing Levy in charge but ultimately decided to appoint Levy as chief executive officer. He also introduced an ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Salim L
Salim, Saleem or Selim may refer to: People *Salim (name), or Saleem or Salem or Selim, a name of Arabic origin ** Salim (poet) (1800–1866), Kurdish poet ** Saleem (playwright), Palestinian-American gay Muslim playwright, actor, DJ, and dancer **Selim I (1470-1520), the Ottoman sultan reigned 1512–1520 **Selim II (1524-1574), the Ottoman sultan reigned 1566–1574 **Selim III (1761-1808), the Ottoman sultan reigned 1789–1807 **Salim, birth name of Mughal Emperor Jahangir (1569-1627) * Selim people, an ethnic group of Sudan Fictional characters * Saleem, in ''Corner Shop Show'' * Selim Bradley, in ''Fullmetal Alchemist'' * Pasha Selim, in Mozart's opera ''Die Entführung aus dem Serail'' * Saleem Sinai, in ''Midnight's Children'' * Salim Othman, in '' House of Ashes'' Places * Salim, Iran (other) * Salem, Ma'ale Iron, or Salim, Israel * Selim, Yenipazar, Turkey * Selim, Kars, Turkey ** Selim District, Turkey ** Selim railway station * Salim, Nablus, West Ba ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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George Z
George may refer to: Names * George (given name) * George (surname) People * George (singer), American-Canadian singer George Nozuka, known by the mononym George * George Papagheorghe, also known as Jorge / GEØRGE * George, stage name of Giorgio Moroder * George, son of Andrew I of Hungary Places South Africa * George, South Africa, a city ** George Airport United States * George, Iowa, a city * George, Missouri, a ghost town * George, Washington, a city * George County, Mississippi * George Air Force Base, a former U.S. Air Force base located in California Computing * George (algebraic compiler) also known as 'Laning and Zierler system', an algebraic compiler by Laning and Zierler in 1952 * GEORGE (computer), early computer built by Argonne National Laboratory in 1957 * GEORGE (operating system), a range of operating systems (George 1–4) for the ICT 1900 range of computers in the 1960s * GEORGE (programming language), an autocode system invented by Charles Leonard ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Benjamin Buttenwieser
Benjamin Joseph Buttenwieser (October 22, 1900 – December 31, 1991) was an American banker, philanthropist and civic leader in New York. Background Buttenwieser was born to a Jewish family. His father was Joseph L. Buttenwieser. He had an older brother, Lawrence B. Buttenwieser. His family were "our crowd," the top 100 German-Jewish families of New York City. He entered Columbia College at age 15 and graduated in 1919. Career In 1919, Buttenwieser joined the Kuhn, Loeb & Co. banking house, and from 1932 to 1949 was general partner. During World War II, he served in the U.S. Navy (from 1942 to 1945). Buttenwieser, who was fluent in German, was Assistant United States High Commissioner in Occupied Germany for political and economic reconstruction, 1949–51. He was also director of many companies, including Revlon; Benrus Watch; Tischman Realty and others. From 1952, he was a limited partner until 1977, when Kuhn, Loeb & Co. merged with Lehman Brothers. In 1938, Butten ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Samuel D
Samuel is a figure who, in the narratives of the Hebrew Bible, plays a key role in the transition from the biblical judges to the United Kingdom of Israel under Saul, and again in the monarchy's transition from Saul to David. He is venerated as a prophet in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. In addition to his role in the Bible, Samuel is mentioned in Jewish rabbinical literature, in the Christian New Testament, and in the second chapter of the Quran (although the text does not mention him by name). He is also treated in the fifth through seventh books of ''Antiquities of the Jews'', written by the Jewish scholar Josephus in the first century. He is first called "the Seer" in 1 Samuel 9:9. Biblical account Family Samuel's mother was Hannah and his father was Elkanah. Elkanah lived at Ramathaim in the district of Zuph. His genealogy is also found in a pedigree of the Kohathites (1 Chronicles 6:3–15) and in that of Heman the Ezrahite, apparently his grandson (1 Chronicles ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Joseph M
Joseph is a common male name, derived from the Hebrew (). "Joseph" is used, along with " Josef", mostly in English, French and partially German languages. This spelling is also found as a variant in the languages of the modern-day Nordic countries. In Portuguese and Spanish, the name is "José". In Arabic, including in the Quran, the name is spelled , . In Kurdish (''Kurdî''), the name is , Persian, the name is , and in Turkish it is . In Pashto the name is spelled ''Esaf'' (ايسپ) and in Malayalam it is spelled ''Ousep'' (ഔസേപ്പ്). In Tamil, it is spelled as ''Yosepu'' (யோசேப்பு). The name has enjoyed significant popularity in its many forms in numerous countries, and ''Joseph'' was one of the two names, along with ''Robert'', to have remained in the top 10 boys' names list in the US from 1925 to 1972. It is especially common in contemporary Israel, as either "Yossi" or "Yossef", and in Italy, where the name "Giuseppe" was the most commo ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Sol M
Sol or SOL may refer to: Astronomy * The Sun * Mars sol, solar day on Mars * Solar System Currency * SOL Project, a currency project in France * French sol, or sou * Argentine sol * Bolivian sol, the currency of Bolivia from 1827 to 1864 * Peruvian sol, introduced in 1991 * Peruvian sol (1863–1985) * Solana (blockchain platform) (SOL), a cryptocurrency Entertainment, arts and media Music * Sol (musical note) or G, a note of the solfege music scale * Sol (band), a Canadian indie rock band active in the 1990s * Sol Band or simply Sol, Palestinian folk-pop band * ''Sol'' (album), an album by electronic musician Eskmo * ''Sol'', an album by Ougenweide * ''Shit Out of Luck'', a 1996 album by The Lillingtons * "Sol", a 2005 song by American post-metal band Rosetta from the album '' The Galilean Satellites'' * "Sol", a 2014 song by American metalcore band Invent Animate from the album '' Everchanger'' * "Sol", a 2022 song by British metalcore band Oceans Ate Alaska from ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Joseph L
Joseph is a common male name, derived from the Hebrew (). "Joseph" is used, along with "Josef (given name), Josef", mostly in English, French and partially German languages. This spelling is also found as a variant in the languages of the modern-day Nordic countries. In Portuguese language, Portuguese and Spanish language, Spanish, the name is "José". In Arabic, including in the Quran, the name is spelled , . In Kurdish language, Kurdish (''Kurdî''), the name is , Persian language, Persian, the name is , and in Turkish language, Turkish it is . In Pashto the name is spelled ''Esaf'' (ايسپ) and in Malayalam it is spelled ''Ousep'' (ഔസേപ്പ്). In Tamil language, Tamil, it is spelled as ''Yosepu'' (யோசேப்பு). The name has enjoyed significant popularity in its many forms in numerous countries, and ''Joseph'' was one of the two names, along with ''Robert'', to have remained in the top 10 boys' names list in the US from 1925 to 1972. It is especiall ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Solomon Lowenstein
Solomon Lowenstein (March 3, 1877 – January 20, 1942) was an American rabbi, social worker, and philanthropist. Life Lowenstein was born on March 3, 1877, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the son of Levi Lowenstein and Diana Newmayer. Lowenstein moved to Ohio with his parents when he was a child, attending public school in Cleveland. He graduated from the University of Cincinnati with a B.A. in 1898. He then went to Hebrew Union College, where he was ordained a Reform rabbi in 1901. He began working in social work in 1900 when he became head of Cincinnati's Jewish Settlement. From 1901 to 1904, he was in charge of the city's United Jewish Charities. He moved to New York City following his marriage in 1904, at which point he became head of New York's United Hebrew Charities. He resigned from there in 1905 to become superintendent of the Hebrew Orphan Asylum of New York, working there for the next fifteen years. From 1918 to 1919, he was also deputy commissioner of the American ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |