Irvin H. Hurwitz (Paoli) has been named director of institutional advancement for the National Museum of American Jewish History. In this position he is responsible for overseeing a $148 million Capital Campaign to construct and endow a new Museum at 5th and Market streets on Independence Mall in Philadelphia, directly across from the Liberty Bell and less than a block from Independence Hall. The new site is a block south from the Museum’s current location.

Hurwitz was previously assistant dean for development and alumni affairs at Temple University School of Medicine in Philadelphia. He was also a fundraiser at the University of Pennsylvania, serving as director of medical alumni development and director of the regional major gifts program, among other positions. He is a graduate of the Temple University School of Law and the University of Pennsylvania. The new Museum is scheduled to be completed in 2010.

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