Previous Accomplishments – Community

Memphis Metro Chairman, National Alliance of Businessmen, appointed by President Richard M. Nixon, 1970‑1971

Co-Chairman, The Governor’s Task Force on Arson at Places of Worship, State of Tennessee, 1996‑97

Founding Chairman, Memphis Shelby Crime Commission, May 14, 1997 ‑ December 9, 1997

Co-Founder, “The Belz-Lipman Holocaust Education Teacher of the Year Award,” established in 1995 for the Tennessee Holocaust Commission

Criminal Justice Coordinating Council, City of Memphis, April 23, 1996 ‑ May 14, 1997

General Campaign Chairman, United Way of Greater Memphis, 1985‑1986

Chairman, Points of Light Foundation, Memphis Initiative, 1991

President, Economic Club of Memphis, 1984‑85; Board of Directors, 1980‑86; Vice President, 1983‑1984; Chairman, Executive Committee, 1984‑1985

Vice President, Board of Directors, Free the Children Corporation; Chairman of Crime Prevention and Legal Counseling Committee, 1988‑1989

Life Board, National Conference of Christians and Jews, Memphis Chapter, 1985-2005

Board of Directors, National Conference of Christians and Jews, Memphis Chapter, 1980‑1985

Executive Advisory Council, United Way of the Mid‑South, 1984-1986

Board of Directors, United Way of Greater Memphis, 1984‑1985

Board of Directors, Memphis Area Chamber of Commerce, 1986‑1988

Board of Directors, Memphis Jewish Federation, 1974‑1983

Board of Directors, Future Memphis, 1980‑1983; 1983‑1986

Honorary Board of Trustees, Junior Achievement of Greater Memphis, 1985-1998

Board of Trustees, Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, 1980‑1983

Board of Trustees, Frank E. Seidman Distinguished Award in Political Economy, 1984‑1985

Board of Trustees, Yeshiva of the South, 1984‑1987

Presidential Advisory Council, Memphis Jewish Community Center, 1988-­1989

Founding Member, Board of Visitors, University of Memphis, November, 1988‑March 28, 1989

Founder, Alexis de Tocqueville Chapter, United Way of Memphis, 1984‑1985

Chairman, Alexis de Tocqueville Chapter, United Way of Memphis, 1984‑1985

Dinner Chairman, Alexis de Tocqueville Society Dinner honoring Frederick W. Smith, 2000

Shelby County Republican Long Range Planning and Strategy Committee, 1986

Chairman, Committee for Economic Development (Tennessee Finance) 1988

The 100 Club of Memphis, 1982­-2003

Board of Directors, The 100 Club of Memphis, 1982

Board of Directors and Executive Committee, Tennessee Independent College Fund, 1979

Board of Trustees, Memphis Academy of Arts, 1977‑1981

Executive Board, Chickasaw Council Boy Scouts of America, 1978‑81

Advisory Council, Chickasaw Council Boy Scouts of America, 1982‑96

Tennessee Advisory Council for the Tennessee Oilers National Football League Team, 1998

Tennessee Titans Advisory Board of Directors, 1999‑2000

Southeast Regional Executive Committee, Anti‑Defamation League of B’nai B’rith, 1986-­2002

Southeast Regional Campaign Cabinet, United Jewish Appeal, 1980

Group II Chairman, United Way of Greater Memphis, 1981 for 1982 Campaign

Honorary Dinner Chairman, National Civil Rights Museum 1995 Freedom Award

Dinner Chairman, B’nai B’rith Corporate Leader Award honoring Frederick W. Smith, 1979

Dinner Co‑Chairman, Philip Belz 90th Year Birthday Celebration, 1993

Dinner Chairman, National Conference of Christians and Jews, Memphis Chapter, 1980

Chairman, Facing History and Ourselves, Memphis Advisory Committee, 1992‑94; Member, Memphis Advisory Committee, 1991‑95

Chairman, Memphis Urban League, Inc. 45th Annual Dinner, 1988

Dinner Chairman, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Freedom Fund Dinner, 1982

Benefit Chairman, Simon Wiesenthal Center, Genocide Premiere, Memphis, 1984

Dais Chairman, Baron Hirsch Congregation Tribute Dinner Honoring Sam Margolin, 1994

Honorary Dinner Chairman, Baron Hirsch Congregation Tribute Dinner Honoring Rabbi and Mrs. Rafael Grossman, 1993

Co-Chair, An Enchanted Evening, The Jewish Museum’s Purim Ball, 2008

Chairman, Shelby County Republican Party Youth Committee, 1960

Chairman, Youth for Nixon‑Lodge, 1960

Founder, Memphis Young Republicans Club, 1960

President, Memphis Young Republicans Club, 1960

Special Advisor to the Republican Association of Shelby County, 1962

Vice President, Tennessee State Federation of Young Republicans (West Tennessee) 1962-1963

Shelby County Republican Party Steering Committee, 1964-1966

Board of Directors, Greater Memphis Council on Crime and Delinquency, 1976‑78

Board of Directors, Memphis—Shelby County Unit, American Cancer Society, 1980-81

Board of Directors, Memphis Orchestral Society, Inc., 1980‑81

Board of Directors, Mid‑South NFL Football Association, 1982‑1983

Board of Directors, Memphis Jewish Community Center, 1974

Board of Directors, Governor’s Jobs for High School Graduates Program, 1980‑1983

Advisory Board, Governor’s Jobs for High School Graduates Program, 1983‑1987

Board of Directors, Memphis Cotton Carnival Association, 1982‑85

Shelby County Chairman, U.S. Savings Bonds, 1976

Chairman of the Tennessee Society for Yad Vashem, 1983

Executive Advisory Council, Council of Business Administration, University of Memphis, 1977‑78

University of Tennessee Center for the Health Sciences Chancellor’s Roundtable, 1983‑87

University of Tennessee President’s Club, 1983-1987

Tennessee Business Roundtable, 1986-1996

President’s Council, Rhodes College, 1981‑1989

University of Memphis Visual Arts Council, 1980‑1982

Membership Development Committee, Mid‑South Medical Center Council, 1982

Advisory Council, Memphis Jewish Federation, 1983‑1987

Advisory Committee, Memphis Symphony Orchestra, 1987

President’s Council, University of Memphis, 1975‑1979

Christian Brothers University, President’s Club, 1979‑1989

Christian Brothers University, President’s Circle, 1986‑1996

Board of Governors, Junior Achievement of Greater Memphis, 1985‑1992

President’s Society, LeBonheur Children’s Medical Center, 1987‑1989

Teacher, Temple Israel Religious School, Autumn, 1960‑Spring, 1963