Honorary Chair, National Council on Crime and Delinquency, 1997-; Past National
Chairman and Chairman Emeritus, 1993-
National Conference of Christians and Jews, Past National Chairman, 1988-1992;
Honorary Chairman for life, 1992-
Board of Trustees, Yeshiva University, New York, November 15, 2016-
Board of Trustees, Simon Wiesenthal Center, 1982-
Board of Trustees, New-York Historical Society, 2007-2013, December 1, 2016-
Founder, John Chancellor Award for Excellence in Journalism, 1995-
Council on Foreign Relations, 2002-; Committee on Corporate Affairs, 2003-; Founding
Member, Homeland Security Project, 2004-
Board Observer, AlliedUniversal, 2016-
United Way of America, Member Emeritus, Alexis de Tocqueville Society National
Leadership Council, 1998-
United Way of the Mid‑South, Lifetime Member, Board of Trustees, 1985-
Board Member and Shareholder, Contemporary Media, Inc., 1995-; formerly Memphis
Magazine Corporation, 1985-1995
Member, Academy of the University of Pennsylvania
The Grolier Club, 2003-
American Antiquarian Society, 2016-
The Society of Entrepreneurs, 2002-
Board of Directors, The Sherry-Netherland, Inc., 2002-
Advisory Board, Center for Business Ethics, Bentley University, 1996-
Board of Trustees, Yeshiva University of Los Angeles, 1982-
American Society for Industrial Security, 1965 (Certified Protection Professional) 1978;re-certified 1981, 1984, 1987, 1990, 1993, 1996, 1999, 2002, 2005, 2008, 2011, 2014, 2017; Awarded Life Membership, January 6, 2015
International Association of Chiefs of Police, 1968
American Society of Criminology, 1979
International Society of Criminology, 1979