24 Facts About Jacob Hiatt

Jacob "Jack" Hiatt was a Lithuanian-American businessman and philanthropist.

Jacob Hiatt earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Lithuania and became a district attorney and circuit judge.

Jacob Hiatt was later acquired by Whitney Box to form Dodge-Whitney Co.

Jacob Hiatt remained in charge of Rand-Whitney until 1968, when his son-in-law, Robert Kraft, purchased half of the company in a leveraged buyout.

Hiatt was president of Estey Investment Inc and the Jacob Hiatt Income Trust and was an investor in the Educator Biscuit Co.

Jacob Hiatt then travelled to see the emerging Jewish state of Israel.

In 1960, Jacob Hiatt was appointed to the Board of Directors of the North American Division of the World Jewish Congress.

Jacob Hiatt was an honorary life trustee of Temple Emanuel in Worcester and a member of the management committee of the Jewish Home for the Aged, in Worcester.

In 1962, Jacob Hiatt was appointed to Brandeis University's Board of Directors.

Jacob Hiatt later became chairman of the university's investment committee.

Jacob Hiatt established the Frances L Hiatt Career Development Program.

Jacob Hiatt served as a trustee of his alma mater, Clark University.

In 1969, Jacob Hiatt was appointed to the College of the Holy Cross' Board of Directors.

Jacob Hiatt remained on the board for over twenty years and served on the President's Council.

Jacob Hiatt provided funding for a wing of the Holy Cross library, named after his parents, that is devoted to Holocaust studies.

In 1981 Jacob Hiatt established the Frances Jacob Hiatt Off Campus Program, which allowed high school students to take courses at Clark University, Holy Cross, Worcester State University, and Assumption College.

In 1983, Jacob Hiatt created the Frances Jacob Hiatt Scholars Program, which provided $5 million over ten years to Worcester high school and nursing school students.

Jacob Hiatt later established the Frances Hiatt Exemplary School Program, which provided Worcester's elementary schools with $4,000 to $7,000 a year for educational purposes.

In 1971, Jacob Hiatt joined the board of directors of the Worcester Art Museum.

The museum's Frances L Hiatt Wing was named in memory of Hiatt's wife.

Jacob Hiatt provided money for the creation of the Frances Hiatt Scholarships at the Worcester Art Museum and the Hiatt FAME.

Jacob Hiatt was a trustee of Boston University, Leicester Junior College, Hebrew Union College, Worcester City Hospital, the Worcester Jewish Federation, and the Worcester chapter of the American Red Cross as well as a member of the Council of the American Antiquarian Society and board of trustees of the American Jewish Historical Society.

Jacob Hiatt endowed the Frances Jacob Hiatt fellowships at the American Antiquarian Society.

Jacob Hiatt died on February 25,2001, at his home in Worcester.