{"id":57726,"date":"2014-09-14T13:56:36","date_gmt":"2014-09-14T21:56:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=57726"},"modified":"2014-09-14T13:56:36","modified_gmt":"2014-09-14T21:56:36","slug":"the-most-over-paid-jewish-charity-chiefs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=57726","title":{"rendered":"The Most Over-Paid Jewish Charity Chiefs"},"content":{"rendered":"

From The Forward, Dec. 15 2013<\/a>: A new list of overpaid heads of Jewish organizations is made up of well-known names, each viewed by his board members as being exceptional, and each compensated exceptionally well. According to an independent analysis of Forward data, the list includes, in ascending order, the Anti-Defamation League\u2019s Abraham Foxman, Malcolm Hoenlein of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, Morton Klein of the Zionist Organization of America and Matthew Brooks, who runs the Republican Jewish Coalition.
\nFinally, Marvin Hier, the longtime head of the Simon Wiesenthal Center, is \u201cby far the most overpaid CEO,\u201d the analysis concluded, earning more than double the amount expected, given the size of his organization.
\n\u201cThe idea that it is only about the size is ridiculous,\u201d said Norm Brownstein, a prominent Denver lawyer and top Democratic donor who chairs the Simon Wiesenthal Center\u2019s compensation committee. His committee decided to pay Hier, the center\u2019s founder and dean, $751,054 in 2012, which according to the Wharton analysis represents a 113% overpayment for an organization with only 121 employees and $25 million in expenses.
\n\u201cWhat about the prominence of the organization in the Jewish world? What about the stature of its leader?\u201d Brownstein asked.
\nHier, 74, founded the center 36 years ago, and has since built it into a 400,000-member national organization that operates a museum in Los Angeles and another being built in Jerusalem. It also works with state and federal authorities to educate civil servants on tolerance. As the organization grew, so did Hier\u2019s compensation: His wife and one of his sons are also on the payroll.
\nIn deciding Hier\u2019s salary, the center\u2019s board compared his pay with the top compensation offered by other leading Jewish groups: ADL, the American Jewish Committee, the American Israel Public Affairs Committee and the Presidents Conference. This choice reflects the group\u2019s view of itself as being comparable in influence, if not in revenue, with the largest and most powerful organizations in the Jewish world. The board added considerations based on Hier\u2019s seniority and fundraising accomplishments.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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