Roger Hertog

He currently serves as president of the Hertog Foundation and chairman of the Tikvah Fund, which promotes Jewish thought and ideas.

[2][3] Born to German Jewish immigrants, Hertog was raised in the Bronx and attended public schools.

His first job was in the mail room of a financial company while attending City College at night.

The Foundation offers other programs and seminars in three main areas: Political Thought and Philosophy; War and Foreign Affairs; and Economics and Domestic Policy.

[17][18] Hertog has also given money to the Anti-Defamation League, Taglit-Birthright Israel, and American Friends of Shalva.

In 2004, Hertog and fellow board members Lewis E. Lehrman and Richard Gilder helped fund an Alexander Hamilton exhibit at N-YHS.

[1][20] On November 15, 2007, Hertog was awarded a National Humanities Medal in a White House ceremony with U.S. President George W.