FAREWELL
TO TAD TAUBE
Association of the Jewish Historical Institute in Poland
Tad Taube was the founder and president of Taube Philanthropies, which includes the Taube Family Foundation and the Taube Foundation for Jewish Life and Culture. Additionally, he served as the long-time president of the Koret Foundation and was the president and founder of Woodmont Companies, a real estate investment and management firm. He was president and CEO of Koracorp Industries from 1973 until the company’s merger with Levi Strauss in 1979.
For nearly 30 years, Tad was dedicated to rebuilding Jewish life in Poland and enhancing relations between Poland and both the Jewish and American communities, including serving as the Honorary Consul of the Republic of Poland in California. In recognition of his remarkable contributions, he was awarded the Commander’s Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland by the President of Poland in 2004. In 2018, he received an honorary doctorate from the Jagiellonian University in Cracow.
“The realisation of the vision for the Museum of the History of Polish Jews feels like a dream come true for me.
In 1939, I left Poland as a young boy, miraculously escaping the horrors of the Holocaust. As I built my life in the United States, I began to reconnect with my past and focus on revitalising Jewish culture in Poland, particularly through this museum. Now, I visit Poland as an American citizen, a leader in the Jewish community, and as the Honorary Consul of Poland, dedicated to the mission of the Museum of the History of Polish Jews. It stands as a powerful testament to Poland’s transformation into a dynamic landscape of Jewish renewal, belonging, memory, and heritage”.
(Tad Taube)
It is with great sadness that we share the news of the passing of our dear friend Tad Taube, an American businessman and philanthropist born in Krakow. He was one of the three founding donors of the POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews and a generous supporter of our Association, the Jewish Historical Institute, and numerous other institutions, projects, and initiatives in Poland, the United States and Israel.
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