Monday, March 30, 2015

Adam Milstein



Adam Milstein was born in 1952 to parents Eva and Hillel, in Haifa, Israel. He married his wife, Gila, in 1974 and graduated with a Bachelor of Science in business and economics in 1978 from the Technion Israel Institute of Technology. In 1981, the Milsteins moved to the U.S., and in 1983 Mr. Milstein received his MBA from USC.




Today, he is a managing partner of Hager Pacific Properties and a dedicated philanthropist and activist. Mr. Milstein co-founded the Israeli-American Council, and along with his wife, co-founded the Sifriyat Pijama B'America, which provides free books written in Hebrew to Israeli-Jewish-American families. Mr. and Mrs. Milstein also founded the Adam and Gila Milstein Family Foundation (MFF). Adam works with a number of non-profit organizations, including The American Israel Education Foundation, StandWithUs, and Taglit-Birthright Israel. He lives in Encino, CA, with his wife. He has three daughters, two grandsons, and one granddaughter.

Tuesday, March 24, 2015

About Me on Wikipedia

Milstein Family Foundation[edit]

In 2000, Milstein and his wife Gila founded the  (MFF). The mission of MFF is twofold: 1) to strengthen the State of Israel, the homeland of the Jewish People, and its special ties with the United States of America; and 2) to ensure the Jewish identity and the special affinity to the State of Israel of the young and the future Jewish Generations.[7]
Specifically, the organization’s philanthropic philosophy is to educate and train students and young professionals to identify with their Jewish roots, connect with the State of Israel, ignite their Jewish pride, and provide them with facts and the knowledge to advocate for the State of Israel and the Jewish people in their schools, campuses, among their friends, and in their communities.[8]
The Adam Milstein Family Foundation implements three (3) unique principles as part of its philanthropic motto of operation: "Active Philanthropy", “Life Path Impact” and “Philanthropic Synergy”