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Bruce Slovin, visionary philanthropist behind Center for Jewish History, dies at 89

As a child, Bruce Slovin stood every Friday at the Myrtle Avenue Station in Brooklyn holding two Jewish National Fund pushkes, the trademark blue charity boxes. At the Orthodox Jewish school he attended, whichever student raised the most money was rewarded with a miniature Torah. After attaining a massive collection of these tiny scrolls, he was banned from the competition for winning too much.  Those were the roots of his philanthropic life. Sl…
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eJewish Philanthropy broke the news in on Thursday, August 14, 2025.
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