Endowments

Abstract This folder contains correspondence and paperwork relating to the estate of Pearl J. Shames in which Congregation Zera Abraham was named a beneficiary. The items in this folder two copies of the information of appointment for Shames's will, one of which includes a letter from the attorneys representing Shames's daughter, Sonia Landau, who was appointed the personal representative. A letter from Sander J. Slatkin, Zera Abraham's attorney, to Shames's attorneys requested more information in...

Abstract This folder contains the trust registration statement, information of appointment, a letter to Shapiro's nephew and attorney, the section of Shapiro's estate outlining the details of her charitable trust, and a letter from her nephew, Jacques S. Ruda, to Congregation Zera Abraham and three other institutions (Beth Jacob High School, Yeshiva Toras Chaim, and Hillel Academy) providing them with information about the trust and future payments. Additionally, the folder contains three copies a K1...

Abstract This folder contains the paperwork and related correspondences of the Sheldon K. Beren trust. This trust was established to fund the congregation Zera Abraham monthly after Beren's death in 1996. Contained in this folder is the documentation establishing the congregation's bank account, correspondence with the attorneys managing the estate (note that most of these letters at one point contained a check as checks were sent to the congregation monthly via mail), receipt and refunding...