World Jewish News

Milton Shapiro, former president of the Jewish National Fund, died in age of 81.

Milton S. Shapiro, a lawyer who was active in many organizations in support of Israel, died Friday in his home in Manhattan. He was 81. The cause was cancer, said his son, Philip.Mr. Shapiro was chairman of the American Zionist Fund from 1982 to 1985, and president of the Zionist Organization of America from 1986 to 1989. From 1993 to 1997, he was national president of the Jewish National Fund and helped more than a million Soviet Jews settle in Israel, the fund said. He was also a member of the board at the Jewish Agency for Israel. He was a former partner in the law firm of Graubard Miller. Recently, he had been counsel to the firm.Owing to his activity the Jewish National Fund realized house building program

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