He was chairman of the City of Rye Commission on Human Rights, recipient of the key to the city of Rye, and served on the Board of Governors for the American Jewish Committee.
A raffle was held during the Rye basketball game on Jan. 10 to raise money for Rayuela, a bilingual preschool program whose building was lost during the fires.
Instagram made the move to the new accounts as it faced dozens of lawsuits and accusations that the platform is harming the mental health of young people.