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ugene Ribakoff, a philanthropist
and businessman who headed
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died Friday at the age of 84.
Ribakoff served as chairman and
president of the JDC from 2000 to 2008,
during a period of rapid growth and

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change. He also served
Jewish Federations of both
as chairman of the
Palm Beach County and
JDC's Eastern Europe
Worcester, Mass. Ribakoff
Committee, JDC's Israel
was an active board mem-
Committee, and the JDC
ber of several organizations
Trans-Migrant Program.
nationwide, including the
He was awarded the
Boston Museum of Science,
Polish government's
the Combined Jewish
highest presidential
Philanthropies of Greater
honor, the Star Order of
Boston, Massachusetts
Merit of the Republic of
General Hospital and
Poland, in recognition of
Brandeis University.
the JDC's major contribu- Eugene Riba koff
A noted philanthropist,
tion to Polish Jewry since
Ribakoff was also a success-
World War I.
ful businessman in the auto-
Ribakoff called his JDC tenure "the
motive business, serving for 55 years
best job in the Jewish world," according
as chairman of a Worcester corporation
to the Palm Beach Post. Ribakoff died
that operates car and truck dealerships.
in Palm Beach, Fla.
In addition to his wife, Stephanie, Mr.
He also served as deputy president
Ribakoff is survived by his children,
of World ORT; president of the United
Charles and Betsy; seven grandchil-
Way of Palm Beach County; founder
dren; three great-grandchildren; his
and president of Temple Sinai; chair-
daughter-in-law Patty and son-in-law
man of the Florida-Israel Chamber
Richard Sheerr. He was predeceased by
of Commerce; and president of the
his wife, Corky Ribakoff, in 1998.

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