Page 1 - The Jewish Voice - December '22

VOL. 12 NO. 12 www.seabreezepublications.com DECEMBER 2022

Visionary Philanthropist William Meyer

and Wife, Tiffany, Make $8.5 Million Gift

to Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County

Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County President and Bill shared, “Tiffany Tiffany Meyer, a graduate of the University of San
CEO Michael Hoffman announced that visionary community and I are dedicated to Diego, is a former international model and TV news anchor
leader and philanthropist William Meyer and his wife, Tiffany, the pursuit of tikkun who today runs a global health and wellness business as an
have made a landmark gift of $8.5 million, making them one olam, repairing the executive national vice president with Arbonne International.
of the largest donors in Jewish Federation’s history. In their world. Our hope is to Tiffany’s son is a cancer survivor, which led her to start the
honor, Federation has renamed the Palm Beaches’ Jewish make the world a better Saber Bufton Leukemia Foundation. She is active locally with
community’s foundation – the entity focused on securing place. The bright future Cancer Alliance of Help and Hope. She also serves on the
permanent financial support for the local community – the we dream of must begin board for Deline’s Gift, supporting entrepreneurial women
William A. Meyer Jewish Community Foundation (Meyer with community leaders. in Senegal, West Africa.
JCF). The Meyers’ commitment coincides with the Palm With our commitment to Within Palm Beach County, Bill has developed a
Beaches’ emergence as one of the largest and fastest growing the Jewish community, number of real estate projects. These include Interstate
Jewish communities in North America. we want to encourage Plaza, a 76,000-square foot office building in Boca Raton;
The Meyers’ $8.5 million investment focuses on long-term others to look to the future and be remembered for helping 1601 Belvedere, a 100,000-square foot office building and
support for Meyer JCF’s operations to ensure Federation, its the Jewish community thrive today and forever.” Embassy Suites hotel in West Palm Beach; The Dunes of
partner organizations, and local synagogues have the financial A resident of Palm Beach County for nearly 44 years,
resources to confidently maintain and expand vital programs Meyer’s hotel company, Meyer Jabara Hotels, owns and Visionary Philanthropist on page 4
and services for the community for years to come. Their operates 30 hotels in a dozen U.S. states. Meyer serves
gift also includes a multi-year commitment to Federation’s as its chairman. He is a graduate of the Wharton School
of the University of Pennsylvania, the London School of
Annual Campaign and bequests supporting Palm Beach Economics, and Georgetown Law School. He is also a Men’s Club
Gardens’ Arthur I. Meyer Jewish Preparatory School and
Temple Judea. graduate of Harvard Business School.
Little Smiles Needs Community’s Help to Hosts Veterans

Bring Holiday Cheer to Local Kids in Need Day Breakfast

The Temple Beth
Little Smiles of Florida Am Men’s Club held a
continues its mission to help breakfast and program
kids be kids through difficult to commemorate
times by spreading holiday Veterans Day. Around
cheer with its Annual Holiday 50 attendees enjoyed a
Toy Drive. The organization lox and bagel breakfast
is collecting gifts through with all the trimmings
December 25 for newborns and a presentation by
through 18 years. The gifts guest speaker Arch
are distributed through Hunter. TBA Men’s Club members Mark
collection centers for families A historian and Slifkin and Al Cohen
to pick up and directly to teacher, Mr. Hunter
Little Smiles’ 32 pediatric gave a fascinating lecture on Jewish war heroes of WWII,
partners, including hospitals the Korean War, and the war in Vietnam. A special
with children fighting life- acknowledgement was given to Men’s Club member
threatening illnesses, medical Al Cohen, who, at the age of 97, is most likely the only
daycare centers, hospices, remaining member of Temple Beth Am’s congregation
shelters, foster care homes, who served in the Navy in WWII.
and medical support facilities.

Little Smiles Needs on page 4

Guest speaker Arch Hunter delivers his presentation.