Jay Zises leads the New York City-based A Cap, Inc., with more than four decades of experience in the financial sector. Jay Zises also supports Friends of the Israel Defense Forces (FIDF), which helps finance the higher education of Israeli combat soldiers through its IMPACT! Scholarship Program. Financial challenges preventing Israelis from earning a college degree can limit their potential and deprive dedicated individuals from advancing their education, a fundamental value of Jewish culture. IMPACT! provides recipients with the necessary funds to pursue an education at an accredited Israeli institution and reach their full potential. Scholarships cover the cost of tuition and related expenses for four years of study. Additionally, recipients must complete 130 hours of community service during each year of study. Eligible individuals include combat and combat-support veterans from a disadvantaged socioeconomic background. An International Grant Committee consisting of Israeli university and IDF representatives, as well as business leaders from Israel and the United States, selects the scholarship recipients. Scholarship funds come from donors and charitable contributions, and the cost to fund one student for four years amounts to $16,000.
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A financial executive with over four decades of experience, Jay Zises serves as the chairman of the entrepreneurial investment management firm A Cap, Inc., in New York. Jay Zises supports several organizations that benefit Israel and Israelis, including Friends of the Israel Defense Forces (FIDF), which creates educational opportunities for soldiers through, among other initiatives, the Iranian American Jewish Federation (IAJF) Formal Education Program. The IAJF Formal Education Program enables military personnel to finish their service with a greater chance of success in civilian life by supporting their formal education. Many of Israel’s civilian jobs and educational institutions require applicants to possess a high school completion certificate, which increases the difficulty of societal reentrance for soldiers who never completed high school. Soldiers benefitting from the IAJF Formal Education Program receive increased opportunities to complete 12 years of formal education and leave military service with a high school completion certificate. Participants of the program earn credits toward a high school completion certificate by taking courses offered near the end of their military service. Soldiers must take three matriculation units and seven completion units from a choice of mathematics, geography, Hebrew linguistics, reading comprehension, and English or computers. |
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November 2019
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