Milton Shapiro, a former president of the Jewish National Fund, died last Friday of cancer at age 81. An attorney and philanthropist, Shapiro served as JNF president from 1993-1997. He also served as chairman of the American Zionist Fund and president of the Zionist Organization of America, and was a former board member and trustee of United Israel Appeal and a member of the board of governors of the Jewish Agency for Israel.
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