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Harold Milton Jacobs (1912-1995) was an important Jewish lay leader and businessman. He studied economics at St. Johns University and Columbia University in New York and founded several successful businesses. Jacobs was also very active in Jewish and general communal affairs, and served as president of the Crown Heights Yeshiva (1953-1968), the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations (1973-1978), and the National Council of Young Israel (1981-1992). He also was on the Board of Trustees of the City University of New York (formerly the Board of Higher Education) from 1974-1992, serving as Chairman between 1976 and 1980.

From the description of Harold M. Jacobs papers 1888-1994 1950-1994 (Yeshiva University). WorldCat record id: 752144368