George Rohr is an American businessman and philanthropist. He is the co-founder and President of NCH Capital Inc, a private equity firm.
Rohr’s principal philanthropic focus has been on Jewish education, particularly through initiatives such as the Rohr Jewish Learning Institute and the establishment of more than 100 Chabad Houses across college campuses in North America, as well as on the revival of Jewish communal life in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union in partnership with Chabad.
Sharing an etymological root with tzedek (justice), tzedakah (charity) is a central Jewish ethic featured in many holidays and highlighted in the Talmud. Learn from Jewish philanthropists why they give and what they get. This session took place at the 16th annual National Jewish Retreat. For more information and to register for the next retreat, visit: Jretreat.com.
Mr. George Rohr (4)
This tribute was featured at the 14th annual National Jewish Retreat. For more information and to register for the next retreat, visit: Jretreat.com.
Cantor Aryeh Leib Hurwitz (2)
Sharing an etymological root with tzedek (justice), tzedakah (charity) is a central Jewish ethic featured in many holidays and highlighted in the Talmud. Learn from Jewish philanthropists why they give and what they get. Attendees receive The Jewish Value of Giving. This panel was featured at the 14th annual National Jewish Retreat
Mr. David Magerman (5)
Judaism is the world’s oldest religion, but what does it look like going forward, barreling at full speed into the maturing stages of the 21st Century? Hear different perspectives from a panel including a rabbi, a philanthropist, a journalist, and a marketing master. This session took place at the 12th annual National Jewish Retreat
Mr. David Suissa (1)