{"id":28755,"date":"2012-08-13T19:07:43","date_gmt":"2012-08-13T19:07:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ou.org\/life\/?p=28755"},"modified":"2017-02-07T06:59:40","modified_gmt":"2017-02-07T11:59:40","slug":"ou-mourns-the-loss-of-mr-zev-wolfson-zl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ou.org\/life\/news\/ou-mourns-the-loss-of-mr-zev-wolfson-zl\/","title":{"rendered":"OU Mourns the Loss of Mr. Zev Wolfson, z&#8221;l"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ou.org\/life\/other\/ou-mourns-the-loss-of-mr-zev-wolfson-zl\/attachment\/zev_wolfson_\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-28761\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-post-28755 wp-image-28761 alignright\" title=\"zev_wolfson_\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ou.org\/life\/files\/zev_wolfson_.jpg\" alt=\"Mr. Zev Wolfson, a&quot;h\" width=\"137\" height=\"137\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ou.org\/life\/files\/zev_wolfson_.jpg 137w, https:\/\/www.ou.org\/life\/files\/zev_wolfson_-60x60.jpg 60w, https:\/\/www.ou.org\/life\/files\/zev_wolfson_-80x80.jpg 80w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 137px) 100vw, 137px\" \/><\/a>Together with all of\u00a0<em>Klal Yisrael<\/em>, the Orthodox Union\u00a0and NCSY, its international youth movement,\u00a0mourn the passing of Mr. Zev Wolfson,\u00a0<em>a\u201dh<\/em>,\u00a0of Lawrence, NY, at the age of 84.\u00a0Mr. Wolfson was\u00a0hailed as one of the greatest\u00a0<em>baalei tzedakah\u00a0<\/em><em>(philanthropists)\u00a0<\/em>of his time.<\/p>\n<p>Amongst his generous support of many Torah and<em>\u00a0chesed<\/em>\u00a0organizations around the world, Mr. Wolfson\u00a0was deeply committed to\u00a0NCSY\u00a0as a vehicle of\u00a0<em>kiruv<\/em>\u00a0(communicating the beauty of an observant Jewish life to the not-yet-observant), a cause to\u00a0which\u00a0he devoted both time and resources.<\/p>\n<p>Born in Vilna, Poland, Mr. Wolfson immigrated to America at the age of 17 with his mother and his young brother. He immediately went to work, while sending his brother to\u00a0<em>yeshiva<\/em>. He demonstrated a brilliant business mind and became a major New York City real estate developer and astute Wall Street investor.<\/p>\n<p>For many decades, Mr. Wolfson demonstrated tremendous devotion to the furtherance of Jewish education through the Wolfson Foundation.\u00a0His\u00a0dogged\u00a0efforts, supported by prominent authorities in the United States and overseas, helped develop and maintain\u00a0<em>yeshivot<\/em>,\u00a0<em>Bais Yaakovs<\/em>, day schools, and other projects all over the world, including the United States,\u00a0Israel, France, Morocco and Russia.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Wolfson was blessed with a large family, and many grandchildren.<\/p>\n<p>May his memory be for a blessing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Together with all of\u00a0Klal Yisrael, the Orthodox Union\u00a0and NCSY, its international youth movement,\u00a0mourn the passing of Mr. Zev Wolfson,\u00a0a\u201dh,\u00a0of Lawrence, NY, at the age of 84.\u00a0Mr. Wolfson was\u00a0hailed as one of the greatest\u00a0baalei tzedakah\u00a0(philanthropists)\u00a0of his time. 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