Joseph Smukler

Husband of Constance "Connie" (nee Lasch). Father of Andrew M. Smukler (Lisa), Kenneth L. Smukler (Shelly Urban) and Cindy H. Dorani (Ohad Benhamo). Grandfather of Shoval, Omri, Liat, Lucy, Phoebe, Camille, Robert, Jane and Brooke. Relatives and friends are invited to services Sunday July 15, 2012 at 12:00 Noon at Har Zion Temple, 1500 Hagys Ford Road, Penn Valley, PA. Interment Haym Salomon Memorial Park. The family will return to the late residence through Monday Evening and respectfully request that contributions in his memory be made to the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia, 2100 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103, the National Museum of American Jewish History, 101 South Independence Mall East, Philadelphia, PA 19106-2517 or to a charity of the donor's choice.Joseph Smukler is a cum laude graduate of Kenyon College, with an A.B. and Highest Honors in Economics. He has an LL.B. from Harvard Law School, a Graduate Diploma in law from Oxford University England and a Doctor of Hebrew Laws (Hon.) from Gratz College. After serving as a First Lieutenant in the United States Air Force, he entered the practice of law at Fox, Rothschild LLP, where he is presently a senior partner and chairman of the Personal Injury Group.

In 2004 he was named "Pennsylvania Super Lawyer" as selected by his peers statewide, representing the top five percent of lawyers in the Commonwealth, in a joint project of Law and Politics and Philadelphia Magazine.

He is admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of the United States as well as numerous Federal Courts of Appeal and District Courts.

He is a past president of the following community agencies: Family Service of the Main Line, Jewish Campus Activities Board (Hillel), Association for Jewish Children and the Jewish Community Relations Council, where he is honorary President.

He served as Commissioner of the Philadelphia Fellowship Commission, Chairman of Har Zion Radnor Temple, Vice-President of Har Zion Temple, where he is presently a member of its Board of Trustees, Vice-Chairman of the National Conference on Soviet Jewry and founding Co-Chair of the Philadelphia Soviet Jewry Council.

Joe served on the Boards of United Way of Greater Philadelphia and the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee. He is a past Chairman of the Board of the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia and is presently Vice President of the National Museum of American Jewish History and Vice-Chair of the Anti-Defamation League.

He is a recipient of the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia's highest honor, the 2003 Avodat Ha Kodesh Community Award and is a member of Central High School of Philadelphia's Hall of Fame.

With his wife Constance they received the Soviet Jewry Council Human Rights Award, the Mellon Bank Good Neighbor Award and the State of Israel Bonds Humanitarian Award. Together they chaired the "Israel 50" celebration and the first Philadelphia Jewish Book Fair.