Behind the development of the organized US Jewish philanthropic community
Berman’s book provides an excellent lens to understand how the American political system and the creative approach to evolving tax laws enabled the development of a philanthropic system.
FORMER US president Bill Clinton leaves a memorial service for the wife of Charles Bronfman in New York in 2006. Bronfman has been a major donor for Birthright Israel and Jewish organizations. (photo credit: REUTERS/KEITH BEDFORD)BySTEPHEN G. DONSHIK
