center for jewish of history Industry featuring Lawrence D. Ackman Founder of Ackman-Ziff Real Estate Group Abraham and Dora Ackman with their children Michael, Benjamin (Bert), Herman and Rose on their stoop at 99th Street and Madison Avenue. From the Ackman Family Archives. Circa 1907.
lawrence d. ackman For the past seven years, Larry Ackman has been actively seeking and investing with his son, Bill Ackman, and other investors in commercial real estate nationwide, including multi-family apartment renovation, retail, hotels and office properties. After an entire career with Ackman-Ziff Real Estate Group LLC and its predecessor companies, he now serves as Chairman Emeritus of the organization founded by his father and uncle in 1926. Since joining the firm in 1960, Larry has represented his clients on innumerable debt, equity, sale and lease transactions, and has been responsible for some of the industry s most innovative financial structures. Larry holds an M.B.A. in finance from Harvard Business School and a B.A. in economics from Brown University. Throughout his career, he has championed the issue of integrity in the real estate industry and in business in general; to this end, he has contributed endowment funds to Harvard Business School, Columbia Law School and the New York University Real Estate Institute for the teaching of business and legal ethics. Larry is a senior member of Applecore Partners, an initiative started by members of the Harvard Business School Class of 63 to improve public education in the United States. He served on the Board of Directors of the Hospital for Joint Diseases Orthopedic Institute from 1980-2003, and of the Realty Foundation of New York since 1985. With his partner Simon Ziff, he has been honored with the Real Estate Board s Henry Harte Rice Most Ingenious Deal of the Year Award in 1999, the Real Estate Board s Most Ingenious Finance Deal of the Year Award three times (2000, 2002, and 2003), and the Society of Financial Service Professionals American Business Ethics Award in 2000. Larry is currently a member of the Advisory Board of the Pershing Square Foundation, established by his son, Bill, and his daughter-in-law, Karen. He is on the Board of Directors of the New York Philharmonic (orchestra), as well as the Advisory Board of the Newman Institute, Baruch College, CUNY. Larry has been a guest lecturer for various continuing education courses at the Real Estate Board of New York, The NYU Real Estate Institute and many other real estate industry organizations. breakout sessions business, family and marriage in the german-jewish middle class Presented by Marion Kaplan New York University greek jews and financial crisis: the great depression and now Presented by Devin Naar University of Washington psychics, strongmen and wrestlers: odd jobs for jewish immigrants Presented by Edward Portnoy Max Weinreich Center, YIVO Institute for Jewish Research at the Center for Jewish History
please join the center for jewish history for an evening with location 15 west 16th street new york city Lawrence D. Ackman Founder of Ackman-Ziff Real Estate Group interviewed by his son William A. Ackman Founder and CEO of Pershing Square Capital Management Thursday, October 29, 2015 6:00pm 6:00 pm cocktails 7:00 pm featured remarks 8:00 pm dinner and breakout sessions Dietary laws observed Business attire For reservations or additional information please contact 212.294.8310, titans@cjh.org or visit www.titans.cjh.org
board of directors the center for jewish history is one of the foremost Jewish research and cultural institutions in the world, having served over 1 million people in more than 150 countries. It is home to five partner organizations whose collections total more than 500,000 volumes and 100 million documents, comprising the largest repository of the modern Jewish experience outside of Israel. At the Center, the history of the Jewish people is illuminated through scholarship and cultural programming, exhibitions and symposia, lectures and performances. www.cjh.org Amy Goldman Fowler, Chair Kenneth J. Bialkin, Vice Chair Ira H. Jolles, Vice Chair Bruce Slovin, Chair Emeritus & Founder Michael A. Bamberger Norman Belmonte Tracey Berkowitz Alexander Blavatnik Leonard Blavatnik Elisheva Carlebach David E. R. Dangoor Martin Flumenbaum Douglas Greenberg Joseph Greenberger Michael Jesselson Stanley N. Katz Steven J. Kumble Sidney Lapidus Ruth Levine Joel R. Marcus Bernard Michael Theodore N. Mirvis Jonathan Mishkin Irene Pletka Robert S. Rifkind Ronald Sobel Michele Cohn Tocci Simon Ziff Joel J. Levy President & CEO center for jewish of history Industry
center for jewish of history Industry featuring Lawrence D. Ackman Founder of Ackman-Ziff Real Estate Group interviewed by his son William A. Ackman Founder and CEO of Pershing Square Capital Management
center for jewish history Titans of Industry featuring Lawrence D. Ackman Thursday, October 29, 2015 underwriting support: Founder $100,000 Benefactor $50,000 Patron $25,000 Guardian $10,000 Underwriting supporters will receive a preferred listing in the printed program as well as customized ticket packages at their convenience. participants: $5,000: two tickets, preferred listing in printed program $2,500: two tickets, listing in printed program Individual Supporter $1,000: one ticket contributions: I am/we are unable to attend but would like to support the Center with a gift of $. Please mark your preferred choices of Breakout Sessions with 1 and 2. We will do our best to honor all requests. Please note seating is limited. Business, Family and Marriage in the German-Jewish Middle Class Greek Jews and Financial Crisis: The Great Depression and Now Psychics, Strongmen and Wrestlers: Odd Jobs For Jewish Immigrants over
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center for jewish history 15 west 16th street new york, ny 10011