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Modesty and Generosity and Cast Bronze Plaques
Cast bronze plaques should be tasteful. They should reflect the person they commemorate. If one gives a large sum, it’s appropriate to have larger cast bronze plaques.
I once knew a Russian man who was very modest. He had accumulated great sums of money in the telecommunications game in the ’70s and had doubled it all in the market in the ’80s. By the time he was an old man, he lived within his means, eating well and drinking wine, he had a nice estate in the suburbs and a vacation home. He drove American cars; he had a truck and an old Cadillac. Just looking at him you’d never think he was a multimillionaire.
When he passed away a few years ago, he left over a million dollars to a local Jewish community center. It was the largest gift they had ever received and they decided to commemorate him with memorial plaques of some kind. I knew he would not want to have a gaudy stained glass memorial to his name, not that the center was planning for such a tawdry effect, so I suggested we invest in a simple tree of life. That would allow others to see the possibility for modest generosity.
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