Maynard Wishner is a Jewish community leader, financier, and former actor in the Yiddish theater from Chicago. He graduated from the University of Chicago in 1945, and obtained a J.D. from the same institution in 1947.
He has served as the National President of the American Jewish Committee, President of the Council of Jewish Federations, and Chairman of the Jewish United Fund .
In 2006, he was named winner of the American Jewish Committee Mensch Award.
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| Name | Wishner, Maynard |
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“Teach a child to play solitaire, and she’ll be able to entertain herself when there’s no one around. Teach her tennis, and she’ll know what to do when she’s on a court. But raise her to feel comfortable in nature, and the whole planet is her home.”
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