The Avi Chai Foundation is a private foundation endowed in 1984 by
Zalman Bernstein
Zalman Chaim Bernstein (1926-1999; זלמן חיים ברנשטיין), originally known in his businesses as Sanford Bernstein, was an American billionaire businessman and philanthropist. , a well-known successful investor and founder of
Sanford Bernstein. Zalman Bernstein became a
Modern Orthodox
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History
*Modern history
** Early Modern period
** Late Modern period
*** 18th century
*** 19th century
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** Contemporary history
* Moderns, a faction of Freemasonry that existed in the 18th century
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Baal teshuva
In Judaism, a ''ba'al teshuvah'' ( he, בעל תשובה; for a woman, , or ; plural, , , 'master of return God]') is a Jew who adopts some form of traditional religious observance after having previously followed a Jewish secularism, secular lif ...
(a returnee to Orthodox observance) who wished to further the cause of outreach to alienated and assimilated Jews worldwide. Avi Chai allocates resources in the United States and in Israel. Until 2003, Avi Chai functioned in Russia and other former Soviet Union countries.
The foundation is preparing to spend-down its remaining endowment by 2020. , the endowment had a value of $600 million.
Board
Avi Chai's Board has included :
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Mem D. Bernstein, Chairman of the Board
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Arthur W. Fried
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Samuel "Buddy" Silberman
Samuel ''Šəmūʾēl'', Tiberian: ''Šămūʾēl''; ar, شموئيل or صموئيل '; el, Σαμουήλ ''Samouḗl''; la, Samūēl is a figure who, in the narratives of the Hebrew Bible, plays a key role in the transition from the bib ...
(Trustee Emeritus)
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Dr. Meir Buzaglo
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Lauren K. Merkin
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Henry Taub
Henry Taub (September 20, 1927 – March 31, 2011) was an American businessman and philanthropist of Hungarian-Jewish descent who was a co-founder of ADP.
Raised in Paterson, New Jersey, Taub attended Eastside High School.
Taub was educated ...
(Trustee Emeritus, died 2011)
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Dr. Avital Darmon
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George Rohr George Rohr is an American businessman and philanthropist. He is the co-founder and President of NCH Capital Inc, a private equity firm.
Education and personal life
Rohr was born in 1954 in Bogota, Colombia to Sami Rohr and Charlotte Rohr. ...
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Dr. Ruth R. Wisse
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Alan R. Feld, Senior Managing Director of
Sanford Bernstein’s private client business.
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Lief D. Rosenblatt
References
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Foundations based in the United States
Jewish organizations established in 1984
Orthodox Jewish outreach
Jewish organizations based in the United States
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