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Edward Ginsberg (1917-1997) was an American humanitarian and philanthropist. He was a prominent fund-raiser for Israeli and Jewish causes around the world, and served as chairman of the United Jewish Appeal and then the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee in the 1960s and 70s. Ginsberg worked as a corporate and real-estate lawyer in Cleveland.

Early Life

Ginsberg was born in Brooklyn, NY in 1917 and later moved with his family to Cleveland, Ohio. He received a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Michigan in 1928 and a Juris Doctor from Harvard University Law School in 1941. He returned to Cleveland and practiced law for more than 50 years.

Fundraisng Activities

As General Chairman of the United Jewish Appeal from 1969 to x, Ginsberg led a multimillion dollar fundraising campaign to support humanitarian programs in Israel--as it received new immigrants and recovered from the Six Day War--and in Jewish communities around the world.

In 1971, he received the Charles Eisenman Award from the Jewish Federation of Cleveland.

In the 1970s, he was also a partner in the New York Yankees

Chairman of the United Jewish Appeal from x to y, and his work included the creation of an emergency fund after the Six-Day War

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Throughout his life, Mr. Ginsberg devoted himself to supporting Israeli and Jewish causes in Cleveland, across the U.S. and around the world. >Israeli and Jewish activities in the U.S. and around the world. After >World War II, he played an important role raising funds for the >establishment and support of Israel, working directly with world >figures, including Golda Meir and Itzak Rabin. In the 1960s and 70s, >Mr. Ginsberg was a general chairman and then president of the National >United Jewish Appeal, and president of the American Joint Distribution >Committee. Mr. Ginsberg was vice president of the Jewish Telegraphic >Agency and a founder of the Cleveland Jewish News. He served as a life >trustee of the Jewish Community Federation of Cleveland and was past >president of the Fairmount Temple. He sponsored many educational >programs at Hebrew University of Jerusalem, which made him an honorary >founder. Hebrew Union College and Hebrew University in Jerusalem >awarded him honorary degrees, and the Jewish Community Federation >awarded him the Eisenman Award for humanitarianism. He was involved in >many business activities, including directorships of El Al Israel >Airlines and the First Israel Bank and Trust Company. A life long >sports enthusiast, he was a partner in the New York Yankees and a past >director in the Chicago Bulls. > >On behalf of the family, William Ginsberg, said, "My father believed >that all of us have an obligation to return something to society, and >his own deeds and accomplishments demonstrated his life-long personal >commitment to that belief. Our family hopes that the Center will >inspire generations of young people to make service and compassion >toward others a part of their own lives."

>               The University of Michigan Receives Gift >             from Family of Humanitarian Edward Ginsberg >         To Support Center for Community Service and Learning > >President Lee C. Bollinger announced today that the University of >Michigan Center for Community Service and Learning has received a $5 >million gift for endowment in honor of alumnus Edward Ginsberg, a >Cleveland corporate and real-estate lawyer and internationally noted >humanitarian who died in 1997. The endowment gift was made by his son >William and wife, Inger, and other members of the Ginsberg family to >recognize Edward Ginsberg's commitment to community service and >humanitarian causes. > >In announcing the gift, President Bollinger said, "The University of >Michigan has a long history of learning through community service, from >its 19th century roots in the educational efforts of John Dewey, a >professor at Michigan, who taught that students learn by doing in their >community, to John Kennedy's announcement at the U of M of the founding of >the Peace Corps, to the involvement of thousands of students today. This >extraordinary gift will ensure that the Center can carry on this proud >tradition and will honor one of the University's own, whose example of >leadership will inspire generations of Michigan students.=20 > >At their meeting, the Regents of the University of Michigan approved the >renaming of the Center as the Edward Ginsberg Center for Community >Service and Learning. Regent Olivia Maynard serves as co-chair of the >Center's National Board.  "I know from my own personal experience as a >Michigan student that when community participation is an integral part >of a university education, the effects can last a lifetime," Maynard >commented. > >Provost Nancy Cantor pointed out that the work of the Center is a strong >component of the overall life of the University. "Studies show that >participation in the community develops knowledge, practical skills, and >social responsibility which can last a lifetime. The Edward Ginsberg >Center for Community Service and Learning is a vehicle for integrating >community involvement into the curriculum. This gift will make it >possible for even more students to have that educational experience. > >Barry Checkoway, director of the Center and professor of Social Work and >Urban Planning, said, "This generous gift will offer unprecedented >opportunities to renew our efforts to prepare students for active >participation in a democratic society. It will enable us to engage more >students in communities, involve the faculty, and build collaborative >partnerships which improve the quality of life and enhance the >educational process." > >Edward Ginsberg's life exemplified the values of community involvement >and active citizenship that the Center seeks to foster. He was born in >Brooklyn, New York, and moved with his family to Cleveland, Ohio. He >received the Bachelor of Arts from the University of Michigan in 1938 >and the Juris Doctor from Harvard University in 1941. After >graduation, he returned to Cleveland where he practiced law for more >than fifty years. Throughout his life, Mr. Ginsberg devoted himself to >Israeli and Jewish activities in the U.S. and around the world. After >World War II, he played an important role raising funds for the >establishment and support of Israel, working directly with world >figures, including Golda Meir and Itzak Rabin. In the 1960s and 70s, >Mr. Ginsberg was a general chairman and then president of the National >United Jewish Appeal, and president of the American Joint Distribution >Committee. Mr. Ginsberg was vice president of the Jewish Telegraphic >Agency and a founder of the Cleveland Jewish News. He served as a life >trustee of the Jewish Community Federation of Cleveland and was past >president of the Fairmount Temple. He sponsored many educational >programs at Hebrew University of Jerusalem, which made him an honorary >founder. Hebrew Union College and Hebrew University in Jerusalem >awarded him honorary degrees, and the Jewish Community Federation >awarded him the Eisenman Award for humanitarianism. He was involved in >many business activities, including directorships of El Al Israel >Airlines and the First Israel Bank and Trust Company. A life long >sports enthusiast, he was a partner in the New York Yankees and a past >director in the Chicago Bulls. > >On behalf of the family, William Ginsberg, said, "My father believed >that all of us have an obligation to return something to society, and >his own deeds and accomplishments demonstrated his life-long personal >commitment to that belief. Our family hopes that the Center will >inspire generations of young people to make service and compassion >toward others a part of their own lives." > >Edward Ginsberg's son, Robert, and his wife, Jan, and their two >daughters graduated from the University of Michigan: Robert received an >AB in 1968 from the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, and a >JD in 1971; Jan Duboe Ginsberg received an AB from LS&A in 1969; >daughters Amy and Tracy received AB degrees in 1997 and 1993 >respectively from LS&A.

> >The Center also develops collaborative community partnerships, such as >the Michigan Neighborhood AmeriCorps Program, a unique collaboration of >several graduate professional schoolsArchitecture and Urban Planning, >Business, Information, Law, Public Policy, Public Health, and Social >Work and twenty community-based organizations in Detroit neighborhoods. > >The Michigan America Reads Tutoring Corps enables students to help >children learn how to read. In collaboration with the School of >Education and Office of Financial Aid, work-study students serve more >than 200 children in ten schools in communities in Michigan: Ann Arbor, >Detroit, Milan, and Willow Run. > >A new initiative, the Michigan Community Service Corps, enables student >teams to work with young people and revitalize local neighborhoods >through summer projects in Benton Harbor, Flint, Saginaw, and Marquette, >Michigan, and expanding to eight other communities in 2000. > >The Center also enables faculty members to integrate civic content into >research and teaching, including faculty seminars on community-based >research and the publication of the Michigan Journal of Community >Service Learning, the leading scholarly journal in the field. > >The Center's National Board includes representatives from business, >academe, foundations, and community agencies. It is chaired by Eli >Segal, president and chief executive officer of the Welfare to Work >Partnership and founding CEO of the Corporation for National Service. >Co-chairs are Olivia Maynard, regent of the University of Michigan, and >Ronald Weiser, an Ann Arbor business leader. The State of Michigan is >represented by Michigan's First Lady Michelle Engler. > >According to Eli Segal, "This generous gift will build on a proud >tradition and enable the Center to extend its national leadership in >strengthening service and learning on campus and in the community."