Shlomo Rechnitz
Philanthropist Shlomo Rechnitz Pays $52K for Israeli Olympian’s Judo Patch
(JTA) — Shlomo Rechnitz, a Los Angeles businessman, has been identified as the person who bought the Olympic name patch of Israeli bronze medalist judoka Yarden Gerbi. Rechnitz paid $52,100 for the autographed patch on eBay, pledging the proceeds to charity. He donated the money from his winning bid to the Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center;…
Meet Shlomo Rechnitz, the 'Mitzvah Mogul' Blindsided by Powerball Hoax
Shlomo Rechnitz’s quirky philanthropy makes it less than surprising that he bought Powerball tickets for all 18,000 of his employees. What happened next put the nursing home owner in the media spotlight — and not for the first time.
Powerball Hoax Ruins Jewish Nursing Home Owner's Lottery Mitzvah
A nurse at a southern California nursing home thought she scored a slice of the big prize after the facility’s Jewish owner bought thousands of tickets for employees — but it turned out to all be a hoax.