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said it’s good to give 
anonymously, one reason 
to not give anonymously is 
I think it sets an example 
for other people,” Pescovitz 
said. “Fifteen minutes after 
I gave my gift, someone 
else at the university 
immediately gave another 
gift just because they were 
inspired.”
The gift was announced 
in a recent OU board 
meeting via Zoom 
with Rabbi Hirsch in 
attendance. Hirsch, now in 
his mid-90s and living in 
Florida, didn’t know about 
the endowment beforehand 
and was surprised with the 
news. 

“He thought that I was 
getting an award,” Pescovitz 
said. “He didn’t know it 
was actually in his honor.”
Along with the Jewish 
concept of tikkun olam 
or “repairing the world,” 
Pescovitz said the concept 
of Kol Yisrael arevim zeh 
bazeh can be applied to 
this type of philanthropic 
giving as well.
“What it means is 
we’re all responsible for 
one another,” Pescovitz 
said. “Because we’re all 
responsible for each other, 
we really have an obligation 
to care for each other. I feel 
that way, and philanthropy 
is part of that.” 

“I REALLY BELIEVE WHEN 
YOU SEE DIVERSITY IN OUR 
COMMUNITY, IT BENEFITS 

ALL OF US.”

— DR. ORA HIRSCH PESCOVITZ

Rabbi Hirsch 
with President 
Lyndon B. 
Johnson

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