{"id":21634,"date":"2022-02-28T11:33:09","date_gmt":"2022-02-28T16:33:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ortamerica.org\/?page_id=21634"},"modified":"2022-11-22T13:58:47","modified_gmt":"2022-11-22T18:58:47","slug":"oa100-impact-stories","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ortamerica.org\/oa100-impact-stories\/","title":{"rendered":"ORT America 100 Impact Stories"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n<style>\n@media only screen and (min-width: 768px) and (max-width:1200px) { #ort100-nav{margin-top:16.5vw;} }\n@media only screen and (min-width: 1201px) { #ort100-nav{margin-top:148px;} }\n<\/style>\n\t\t<h1>\n\t\t\tORT America at 100 \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t100 Years of Impact Stories\n\t\t<\/h1>\n\t<meta itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/WebPage\" itemid=\"https:\/\/ortamerica.org\/oa100-impact-stories\/gala-marks-100-year-anniversary\/\" content=\"Celebratory Gala Marks 100-Year Anniversary of ORT in America\" \/><meta itemprop=\"datePublished\" content=\"2022-11-22\" \/><meta itemprop=\"dateModified\" content=\"2022-11-22\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"ORT America\"\/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/ortamerica.org\/author\/karen_cohn\/\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Karen Cohn\" \/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/ortamerica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Lanznar-Howard-Gail.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"1711\" \/><meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"969\" \/><meta itemprop=\"interactionType\" content=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CommentAction\" \/><meta itemprop=\"userInteractionCount\" content=\"0\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ortamerica.org\/oa100-impact-stories\/gala-marks-100-year-anniversary\/\" target=\"_self\" itemprop=\"url\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ortamerica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Lanznar-Howard-Gail-1400x793.jpg\" alt=\"Howard and Gail Lanznar\" itemprop=\"image\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" height=\"793\" width=\"1400\" title=\"Howard and Gail Lanznar\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 itemprop=\"headline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ortamerica.org\/oa100-impact-stories\/gala-marks-100-year-anniversary\/\" title=\"Celebratory Gala Marks 100-Year Anniversary of ORT in America\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCelebratory Gala Marks 100-Year Anniversary of ORT in America\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n    <p>Supporting ORT is a &#8220;family affair&#8221; for the Lanznar family. Howard and Gail Lanznar have been involved for many years and their son Jon has followed in their path and is now a National Board Member and an advisory member of the National Leadership CohORT Program.<\/p>\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/ortamerica.org\/oa100-impact-stories\/gala-marks-100-year-anniversary\/\" title=\"Celebratory Gala Marks 100-Year Anniversary of ORT in America\">READ MORE<\/a>\n\t<meta itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/WebPage\" itemid=\"https:\/\/ortamerica.org\/oa100-impact-stories\/lanznar-family-role-models\/\" content=\"Role Models in Philanthropy and Leadership\" \/><meta itemprop=\"datePublished\" content=\"2022-10-21\" \/><meta itemprop=\"dateModified\" content=\"2022-10-25\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"ORT America\"\/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/ortamerica.org\/author\/karen_cohn\/\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Karen Cohn\" \/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/ortamerica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Lanznar-Howard-Gail.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"1711\" \/><meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"969\" \/><meta itemprop=\"interactionType\" content=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CommentAction\" \/><meta itemprop=\"userInteractionCount\" content=\"0\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ortamerica.org\/oa100-impact-stories\/lanznar-family-role-models\/\" target=\"_self\" itemprop=\"url\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ortamerica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Lanznar-Howard-Gail-1400x793.jpg\" alt=\"Howard and Gail Lanznar\" itemprop=\"image\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" height=\"793\" width=\"1400\" title=\"Howard and Gail Lanznar\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 itemprop=\"headline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ortamerica.org\/oa100-impact-stories\/lanznar-family-role-models\/\" title=\"Role Models in Philanthropy and Leadership\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRole Models in Philanthropy and Leadership\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n    <p>Supporting ORT is a &#8220;family affair&#8221; for the Lanznar family. Howard and Gail Lanznar have been involved for many years and their son Jon has followed in their path and is now a National Board Member and an advisory member of the National Leadership CohORT Program.<\/p>\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/ortamerica.org\/oa100-impact-stories\/lanznar-family-role-models\/\" title=\"Role Models in Philanthropy and Leadership\">READ MORE<\/a>\n\t<meta itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/WebPage\" itemid=\"https:\/\/ortamerica.org\/oa100-impact-stories\/kahn-wolfe-family\/\" content=\"A Family Legacy: Making a Difference Through Education\" \/><meta itemprop=\"datePublished\" content=\"2022-09-02\" \/><meta itemprop=\"dateModified\" content=\"2022-09-09\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"ORT America\"\/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/ortamerica.org\/author\/karen_cohn\/\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Karen Cohn\" \/><meta itemprop=\"interactionType\" content=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CommentAction\" \/><meta itemprop=\"userInteractionCount\" content=\"0\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ortamerica.org\/oa100-impact-stories\/kahn-wolfe-family\/\" target=\"_self\" itemprop=\"url\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ortamerica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Kahn-Wolfe-family-1400x793.jpg\" alt=\"Kahn Wolfe Family\" itemprop=\"image\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" height=\"793\" width=\"1400\" title=\"Kahn Wolfe Family\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 itemprop=\"headline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ortamerica.org\/oa100-impact-stories\/kahn-wolfe-family\/\" title=\"A Family Legacy: Making a Difference Through Education\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tA Family Legacy: Making a Difference Through Education\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n    <p>Sometimes connections with ORT are a long and deep family affair. Such is the case with the Sill-Perlmuter family where the entire mishpacha (family) has been involved for decades. <\/p>\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/ortamerica.org\/oa100-impact-stories\/kahn-wolfe-family\/\" title=\"A Family Legacy: Making a Difference Through Education\">READ MORE<\/a>\n\t<meta itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/WebPage\" itemid=\"https:\/\/ortamerica.org\/oa100-impact-stories\/1945-letter\/\" content=\"A Letter from 1945\" \/><meta itemprop=\"datePublished\" content=\"2022-07-26\" \/><meta itemprop=\"dateModified\" content=\"2022-09-02\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"ORT America\"\/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/ortamerica.org\/author\/karen_cohn\/\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Karen Cohn\" \/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/ortamerica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Ort-letter-1945.png\" \/><meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"1275\" \/><meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"1650\" \/><meta itemprop=\"interactionType\" content=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CommentAction\" \/><meta itemprop=\"userInteractionCount\" content=\"0\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ortamerica.org\/oa100-impact-stories\/1945-letter\/\" target=\"_self\" itemprop=\"url\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ortamerica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Ort-letter-1945-1082x1400.png\" alt=\"Ort Letter 1945\" itemprop=\"image\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" height=\"1400\" width=\"1082\" title=\"Ort Letter 1945\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 itemprop=\"headline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ortamerica.org\/oa100-impact-stories\/1945-letter\/\" title=\"A Letter from 1945\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tA Letter from 1945\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n    <p>Like a time capsule, this letter provides a look back at ORT&#8217;s vital efforts in the rebuilding of the Jewish communities.<\/p>\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/ortamerica.org\/oa100-impact-stories\/1945-letter\/\" title=\"A Letter from 1945\">READ MORE<\/a>\n\t<meta itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/WebPage\" itemid=\"https:\/\/ortamerica.org\/oa100-impact-stories\/sill-perlmuter-family-connection-ort\/\" content=\"The Sill-Perlmuter Family: Connection to ORT is a Family Affair\" \/><meta itemprop=\"datePublished\" content=\"2022-07-25\" \/><meta itemprop=\"dateModified\" content=\"2022-07-27\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"ORT America\"\/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/ortamerica.org\/author\/karen_cohn\/\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Karen Cohn\" \/><meta itemprop=\"interactionType\" content=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CommentAction\" \/><meta itemprop=\"userInteractionCount\" content=\"0\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ortamerica.org\/oa100-impact-stories\/sill-perlmuter-family-connection-ort\/\" target=\"_self\" itemprop=\"url\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ortamerica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/impact-sill-permuter-fam-1400x744.jpg\" alt=\"(l to r) Brittany Perlmuter, Robert Sill z\"l, Alexis Perlmuter and Eileen Sill\" itemprop=\"image\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" height=\"744\" width=\"1400\" title=\"Impact Sill Permuter Fam\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 itemprop=\"headline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ortamerica.org\/oa100-impact-stories\/sill-perlmuter-family-connection-ort\/\" title=\"The Sill-Perlmuter Family: Connection to ORT is a Family Affair\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Sill-Perlmuter Family: Connection to ORT is a Family Affair\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n    <p>Sometimes connections with ORT are a long and deep family affair. Such is the case with the Sill-Perlmuter family where the entire mishpacha (family) has been involved for decades. <\/p>\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/ortamerica.org\/oa100-impact-stories\/sill-perlmuter-family-connection-ort\/\" title=\"The Sill-Perlmuter Family: Connection to ORT is a Family Affair\">READ MORE<\/a>\n\t<meta itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/WebPage\" itemid=\"https:\/\/ortamerica.org\/oa100-impact-stories\/shirley-sokolsky-beloved-leader-friend-to-all\/\" content=\"Shirley Sokolsky: Beloved Leader and Friend to All\" \/><meta itemprop=\"datePublished\" content=\"2022-06-16\" \/><meta itemprop=\"dateModified\" content=\"2022-06-17\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"ORT America\"\/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/ortamerica.org\/author\/victorwu\/\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Victor Wu\" \/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/ortamerica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/shirley-sokolsky-thumb.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"321\" \/><meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"170\" \/><meta itemprop=\"interactionType\" content=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CommentAction\" \/><meta itemprop=\"userInteractionCount\" content=\"0\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ortamerica.org\/oa100-impact-stories\/shirley-sokolsky-beloved-leader-friend-to-all\/\" target=\"_self\" itemprop=\"url\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ortamerica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/shirley-sokolsky-thumb.jpg\" alt=\"Shirley Sokolsky Thumb\" itemprop=\"image\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" height=\"170\" width=\"321\" title=\"Shirley Sokolsky Thumb\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 itemprop=\"headline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ortamerica.org\/oa100-impact-stories\/shirley-sokolsky-beloved-leader-friend-to-all\/\" title=\"Shirley Sokolsky: Beloved Leader and Friend to All\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tShirley Sokolsky: Beloved Leader and Friend to All\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n    <p>Shirley Sokolsky joined Women&#8217;s American ORT in Chicago in 1955 and, with her late husband Burton&#8217;s encouragement, served in many key national and regional leadership positions throughout the years. <\/p>\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/ortamerica.org\/oa100-impact-stories\/shirley-sokolsky-beloved-leader-friend-to-all\/\" title=\"Shirley Sokolsky: Beloved Leader and Friend to All\">READ MORE<\/a>\n\t<meta itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/WebPage\" itemid=\"https:\/\/ortamerica.org\/oa100-impact-stories\/joe-cohen-from-ort-student-to-national-president\/\" content=\"Joe Cohen: From ORT Student to National President\" \/><meta itemprop=\"datePublished\" content=\"2022-06-16\" \/><meta itemprop=\"dateModified\" content=\"2022-06-17\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"ORT America\"\/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/ortamerica.org\/author\/victorwu\/\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Victor Wu\" \/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/ortamerica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/joe-cohen-thumb.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"321\" \/><meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"170\" \/><meta itemprop=\"interactionType\" content=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CommentAction\" \/><meta itemprop=\"userInteractionCount\" content=\"0\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ortamerica.org\/oa100-impact-stories\/joe-cohen-from-ort-student-to-national-president\/\" target=\"_self\" itemprop=\"url\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ortamerica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/joe-cohen-thumb.jpg\" alt=\"Joe Cohen Thumb\" itemprop=\"image\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" height=\"170\" width=\"321\" title=\"Joe Cohen Thumb\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 itemprop=\"headline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ortamerica.org\/oa100-impact-stories\/joe-cohen-from-ort-student-to-national-president\/\" title=\"Joe Cohen: From ORT Student to National President\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJoe Cohen: From ORT Student to National President\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n    <p>Joe Cohen z&#8221;l of Atlanta had a lifelong connection to ORT on many levels. As a young man living in Egypt, he was forced to leave the country with his brother in 1956 during the Israeli Suez Canal campaign because of his French nationality. <\/p>\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/ortamerica.org\/oa100-impact-stories\/joe-cohen-from-ort-student-to-national-president\/\" title=\"Joe Cohen: From ORT Student to National President\">READ MORE<\/a>\n\t<meta itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/WebPage\" itemid=\"https:\/\/ortamerica.org\/oa100-impact-stories\/betty-schoenbaum\/\" content=\"Betty Schoenbaum &#8211; One Woman Inspires Many\" \/><meta itemprop=\"datePublished\" content=\"2022-05-31\" \/><meta itemprop=\"dateModified\" content=\"2022-06-22\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"ORT America\"\/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/ortamerica.org\/author\/karen_cohn\/\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Karen Cohn\" \/><meta itemprop=\"interactionType\" content=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CommentAction\" \/><meta itemprop=\"userInteractionCount\" content=\"0\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ortamerica.org\/oa100-impact-stories\/betty-schoenbaum\/\" target=\"_self\" itemprop=\"url\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ortamerica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Betty-Schoenbaum-1400x744.jpg\" alt=\"Betty Schoenbaum and students\" itemprop=\"image\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" height=\"744\" width=\"1400\" title=\"Betty Schoenbaum\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 itemprop=\"headline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ortamerica.org\/oa100-impact-stories\/betty-schoenbaum\/\" title=\"Betty Schoenbaum &#8211; One Woman Inspires Many\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBetty Schoenbaum &#8211; One Woman Inspires Many\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n    <p>For Israel&#8217;s 60th birthday, ORT America member Betty Schoenbaum z&#8221;l decided to give something special to the Jewish State. The heiress to the Shoney&#8217;s restaurant and motel chain made a gift of $5 million to support World ORT programs in Israel. <\/p>\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/ortamerica.org\/oa100-impact-stories\/betty-schoenbaum\/\" title=\"Betty Schoenbaum &#8211; One Woman Inspires Many\">READ MORE<\/a>\n\t<meta itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/WebPage\" itemid=\"https:\/\/ortamerica.org\/oa100-impact-stories\/david-hermelin\/\" content=\"David Hermelin - A Lifetime of Leadership\" \/><meta itemprop=\"datePublished\" content=\"2022-03-22\" \/><meta itemprop=\"dateModified\" content=\"2022-06-16\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"ORT America\"\/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/ortamerica.org\/author\/karen_cohn\/\" \/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Karen Cohn\" \/><meta itemprop=\"interactionType\" content=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CommentAction\" \/><meta itemprop=\"userInteractionCount\" content=\"0\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ortamerica.org\/oa100-impact-stories\/david-hermelin\/\" target=\"_self\" itemprop=\"url\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ortamerica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/ort-60s-70s-1400x744.jpg\" alt=\"Ort 60s 70s\" itemprop=\"image\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" height=\"744\" width=\"1400\" title=\"Ort 60s 70s\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 itemprop=\"headline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ortamerica.org\/oa100-impact-stories\/david-hermelin\/\" title=\"David Hermelin - A Lifetime of Leadership\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDavid Hermelin &#8211; A Lifetime of Leadership\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n    <p>An internationally-recognized diplomat, businessman, philanthropist and devoted ORT leader, David Hermelin worked tirelessly for our organization for half a century. He served as President of the American ORT Foundation (AOF, now known as ORT America) for a remarkable four terms, and later as President of World ORT.<\/p>\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/ortamerica.org\/oa100-impact-stories\/david-hermelin\/\" title=\"David Hermelin - A Lifetime of Leadership\">READ MORE<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<ul class='page-numbers'>\n\t<li>1<\/li>\n\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ortamerica.org\/page\/2\/?page_id=21634&#038;fl_builder\">2<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ortamerica.org\/page\/2\/?page_id=21634&#038;fl_builder\">Next &raquo;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t<!-- .pp-content-posts -->\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ORT America at 100 100 Years of Impact Stories Celebratory Gala Marks 100-Year Anniversary of ORT in America Supporting ORT is a &#8220;family affair&#8221; for the Lanznar family. 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