Federation Contingent Attends DC Conference for Jewish Estate Professionals

BOCA RATON– A delegation from the Anne and Norman Jacobson Jewish Community Foundation’s Professional Advisory Committee recently headed to the District of Columbia for an exclusive advocacy mission coordinated by the Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA) Washington office. Their three days in the nation’s capital included high level briefings on military funding for Israel, in-depth discussions on sanctions against Iran and comprehensive talks on tax incentives for charitable giving.

Among the highlights of their “mini-mission” were meetings with Jarrod Bernstein, White House Director for Jewish Outreach; with Florida Senator Bill Nelson; with key staff from the Senate Finance and House Foreign Affairs Committees; and with top public policy staff of JFNA and JCPA.

They also enjoyed a Congressional Reception with members Ted Deutch, Allen West and Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, visited the Israeli embassy, and toured the U.S. Holocaust Museum, the Library of Congress, the Supreme Court, and the Lincoln and Martin Luther King Memorials.
The delegation included Jerry Wolf, mission chair; Marjorie Horwin and Matt Kutcher PAC chair and vice chair; David Pratt, Anne & Norman Jacobson Jewish Community Foundation Chair; Jon Sahn; Maite Arenedo; Brian Singer; Ken Pritzker; and Dan Levine of Kaplan, Krauss & Levine which sponsored the DC Mission.

The Professional Advisory Committee is part of the Jewish Federation of South Palm Beach County’s Jewish Community Foundation, which develops permanent resources to ensure the continuity of Jewish life, programs and services in the community, Israel and worldwide, through permanent endowment funds, lifetime gifts, bequests in wills, trusts and planned giving programs. The Jewish Federation of South Palm Beach County serves the Boca Raton, Delray Beach and Highland Beach areas.