Bruce Levenson Essay

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Bruce Levenson: A Major UCG Role After 27 years, Washington Star writer and TechTarget director Mr. Bruce Levenson still plays a major role in the UCG’s business firm. He co-founded it with Mr. Ed Peskowitz in 1977, and was a big part of it ever since. A part from his loyalty to this firm, Mr. Levenson served on the Board of Directors of the Newsletter and Electronic Publishers Association. He was also a President of the “I Have a Dream Foundation” and he has always been involved in many philanthropic aspires. For those interested in his education, Mr. Bruce Levenson has a Bachelor of Arts degree and a law degree from American University in Washington. Levenson comes from a Jewish family and he has shown interest in journalism while attending law school, while he was working for the Washington Star’s newspaper of record. Now, Levenson is a co-founder and partner at UCG as well as a former owner of Atlanta Spirit LLC. A part from being a Director at an IT industry media company, he put a lot of his time in an organization which helps low-income children to pursue higher education. …show more content…

It is known that Levenson is a founding donor for the U.S. Holocaust Museum. This program teaches inner city students of the Holocaust and trains them to be tour guides at the Museum. The inspiration comes from his mother in law, a Holocaust survivor. Other significant donations he made were the SEED Foundation and Seeds of Peace. Mr. Levenson supports various Jewish causes including Birthright Israel, the Jewish Federation, the Jewish Youth Philanthropy Institute, and BBYO, a Jewish-American youth movement and is involved in many others philanthropic