Leroy Schecter
Leroy Schecter is the founder and current chairman and director of the Leroy Schecter Foundation (EIN: 30-0134495) (also known as the Schecter Family Foundation). Born in 1927, Schecter served in the US military during World War II. After the war Schecter began working in surplus metal sales, later diversifying his interests into trucking, building products and real estate. In 2002 his net worth was estimated at $156 million. [1] The Leroy Schecter Foundation is a major donor to Friends of the Israel Defense Forces, the US body that sends funds to the Israeli Association for the Wellbeing of Israel's Soldiers. Between 2002-2013 the foundation donated $8,011,387 to the FIDF.[2]
Schecter's ex-wife Shoshana Candiotti Schecter is a businesswomen born and raised in Israel. After graduating from high school she served in the Israeli Defence Forces and the Israeli Intelligence Service. After her military service she migrated to Miami, Florida. [1]
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 University of Miami School of Law Website Shoshana Candiotti Schecter v. Leroy Schecter. Accessed 17 February 2015.
- ↑ Data compiled from filings of Form 990s 2002 - 2013.
