13 Young Men: How Charles E. Smith Influenced a Community
Charles E. Smith, a builder and philanthropist, believed the District of Columbia Jewish Community Center of the mid-1960s was obsolete. Racial tensions were repelling Jews from going there, and large populations of Jews had already moved to the Maryland suburbs.

Smith thought the Center should be relocated to the Maryland suburbs—alongside a Hebrew Home and Jewish Social Service Agency in a unified campus-like setting. Although much of the community did not think the millions of dollars needed to construct such a complex could be raised, Smith did. He taught a community without a philanthropic profile how to raise money, to give generously, and to pass that philosophy onto the succeeding generations.
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13 Young Men: How Charles E. Smith Influenced a Community
Charles E. Smith, a builder and philanthropist, believed the District of Columbia Jewish Community Center of the mid-1960s was obsolete. Racial tensions were repelling Jews from going there, and large populations of Jews had already moved to the Maryland suburbs.

Smith thought the Center should be relocated to the Maryland suburbs—alongside a Hebrew Home and Jewish Social Service Agency in a unified campus-like setting. Although much of the community did not think the millions of dollars needed to construct such a complex could be raised, Smith did. He taught a community without a philanthropic profile how to raise money, to give generously, and to pass that philosophy onto the succeeding generations.
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13 Young Men: How Charles E. Smith Influenced a Community

13 Young Men: How Charles E. Smith Influenced a Community

by David Bruce Smith
13 Young Men: How Charles E. Smith Influenced a Community

13 Young Men: How Charles E. Smith Influenced a Community

by David Bruce Smith

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Charles E. Smith, a builder and philanthropist, believed the District of Columbia Jewish Community Center of the mid-1960s was obsolete. Racial tensions were repelling Jews from going there, and large populations of Jews had already moved to the Maryland suburbs.

Smith thought the Center should be relocated to the Maryland suburbs—alongside a Hebrew Home and Jewish Social Service Agency in a unified campus-like setting. Although much of the community did not think the millions of dollars needed to construct such a complex could be raised, Smith did. He taught a community without a philanthropic profile how to raise money, to give generously, and to pass that philosophy onto the succeeding generations.

Product Details

BN ID: 2940015683288
Publisher: David Bruce Smith
Publication date: 10/02/2008
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 109
File size: 4 MB

About the Author

David Bruce Smith has a bachelor's degree in American Literature from George Washington University, and a master's in journalism from New York University. During the past twenty years he has been a real estate executive, and the Editor-in-Chief/ Publisher of Crystal City Magazine. He is the author of nine books; In Many Arenas, 13 Young Men, Tennessee, Three Miles From Providence, Conversations with Papa Charlie, Afternoon Tea with Mom, Letters to My Children, Building the Community, and Continuum.
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