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