Moses Wachs

Background

Wachs, Moses was born on February 4, 1913 in Brooklyn. Son of William and Lottie (Dickman) Wachs.

Education

Student, City College of New York, 1931-1933.

Career

Director personnel-employment department, Bellevue Hospital Center, New York City, 1931-1943; assistant executive director, Daughters of Jacob Geriatric Institute, Bronx, New York, 1943-1952; administrator, Parshelsky Pavilion, Brooklyn Hebrew Home & Hospital for Aged, 1952-1967; executive director, Metropolitan Jewish Geriatric Center, Brooklyn, 1967-1979; director, Metropolitan Jewish Geriatric Center, from 1980; vice president, Metropolitan Jewish Geriatric Center, from 1981; now retired, Metropolitan Jewish Geriatric Center.

Achievements

• Moses Wachs has been listed as a noteworthy geriatric facility administrator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Coney Island Community Council, since 1961. Board directors Central Bureau Jewish Aged. Fellow National Gerontological Society Inc.

Member Hospital Executive Club, National Conference Jewish Communal Service, National Association Jewish Homes for Aged, National Council on Aging, American Hospital Association, American, New York State associations homes for aged.

Connections

Married Evelyn Ossakow, December 22, 1940. Children: Rena Leslie (Mistress Murray Cautin), Howard Sanford.