The daughter of former Jewish Communal Fund President Larry Zicklin, Yudit Zicklin-Sidikman has forged her own professional and philanthropic path. Nearly a decade ago, she founded the Israeli nonprofit El HaLev (“To the Heart”) with the goal of combating violence against girls and women, enhancing their personal safety and promoting economic advancement. In an exclusive…
A Wall Street veteran who retired in 2011 at age 47, Michael Lustig chatted with Jewish Communal Fund about his “encore career” volunteering with Jewish nonprofits, including UJA-Federation of New York, The Columbia/Barnard Hillel, NYLAG, and the Spanish & Portuguese Synagogue. He also shared stunning photos from his recent trip to Ethiopia. Read more to…
Walk into the office of Rafi Musher, a successful entrepreneur who is the founder and CEO of Stax Inc., a global strategy consulting firm, and you will be greeted by a gleaming red Moto Guzzi motorcycle – one of three motorcycles in his collection. He’s passionate about his bikes, and even more so about his…
Long time New Yorkers Arlene and Milt Berkman moved to Charlotte, North Carolina, in 2009 in search of a slower, kinder and gentler pace. However, they found that issues like bullying were still present – even in a place like Charlotte. The couple, long-time JCF fund holders, decided to found a non-profit they named The…
Today is the 107th birthday of Irving Kahn, JCF’s oldest living fund holder! JCF visited him last week in his Midtown office, where he still works at the investment firm he founded in 1978. Mr. Kahn is likely the oldest active investor; he began his long and storied career before the Great Depression. He is…