Charity Work
Merkin was a good friend of Herman Wouk and the two were very involved in the founding of the Fifth Avenue Synagogue in Manhattan. He and his wife "Ulla" sponsored the well-known Merkin Concert Hall in New York City and also gave generously to Mount Sinai Hospital, Yeshiva University- sponsoring a chair in memory of his father Leib Merkin and a school in memory of his late father-in-law Isaac Breuer. The school is (IBC) or Isaac Breuer College of Hebraic Studies is an undergraduate program. He served on Yeshiva University's Board of trustees for over three decades and for a time held the position of chairman. He also gave generously to Re'ut and many other Jewish charities; they were particularly interested in furthering Jewish education through philanthropic gifts.
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