Leonard A. Wilf (born 1947) is an American businessman, the president of Garden Homes, the co-owner and vice chairman of the

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football team, and co-owner of the

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Early life

Leonard Wilf was born in

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, Germany, the son of Holocaust survivors Harry Wilf and Judith Wilf (died 2006). From the age of nine, he grew up in New Jersey. Wilf earned a B.A. degree from

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, a J.D. degree from

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, and an LL.M. degree in taxation from

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. Wilf grew up in Hillside, New Jersey in a home adjoining that of his cousin Zygi.

Career

Wilf is president of the family-owned real estate development company, Garden Homes. With his cousins, brothers Zygi and Mark Wilf, he co-owns the

football team. In August 2017, Wilf and his cousins became co-owners of the

alongside lead investor John Ingram. In 2015, the Wilf family had an estimated net worth of $5 billion.

Philanthropy

Wilf has sat on the Board of Trustees of

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since 2009. Wilf is chairman of the American Society for Yad Vashem, and has been on the

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM) is the United States' official memorial to the Holocaust, dedicated to the documentation, study, and interpretation of the Holocaust. Opened in 1993, the museum explores the Holocaust through p ...

Council.

Personal life

Wilf was married to the educator and philanthropist Dr. Marcia Robbins-Wilf. She is the daughter of

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, the co-founder of the

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toy company, and his wife Ruth. Their divorce negotiations took 12 years, with $20 million in fees for lawyers and accountants. According to Wilf, "I was divorced, married and had a baby all in one week." Wilf and his wife Beth have four children and live in New York City. He is a member of Mountain Ridge Country Club in West Caldwell, and a keen golfer.

References

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