Dr. Irving Smokler of Boca Raton was recently elected the 15th president of the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee. Smokler had been a board member of the 94-year-old overseas humanitarian aid organization and served in a number of capacities including treasurer and budget & finance committee chairman.
“I am honored to have the opportunity to serve in this critical role as JDC’s president. Together with the JDC’s board and staff, we have accepted the obligation to do whatever we can in whatever manner we can, but not [just] for JDC. This obligation is to our clients and the needy and vulnerable Jews of the world,” said Smokler.