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  • Ralph Goldman, former JDC head and a builder of Israel, dies at 100

    Marcy Oster and Ron Kampeas|Oct 17, 2014

    JERUSALEM (JTA)-Ralph Goldman, who as a young man helped shepherd the State of Israel into existence and later devoted his professional life to bringing humanitarian relief to Jews across the globe, has died at 100. Goldman, who worked with the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee since 1968-he served twice as its chief executive and still held the title of honorary executive vice president-died Tuesday in Jerusalem, where he had lived for decades. Active in arming and populating... Full story