a mother-of-five in North Texas that had her labor induced a few weeks early so that her husband could meet their daughter before he died from pulmonary fibrosis. Upon hearing the story, Rechnitz personally phoned Augler himself and sent her $20,000. In the autumn of 2014 Shlomo pledged $2.5 million to the Lakewood Cheder School's building campaign. In June 2015, Rechnitz donated $250,000 to restore the Mount Zion Cemetery in East Los Angeles. In November 2015, while on a layover in Shannon Airport in Dublin, Ireland, Rechnitz purchased hot meals for 400 US troops when he saw they were sitting on the floor eating lunches out of paper bags while other passengers dined at airport restaurants. He expressed his appreciation for their service and gave them each $50 ($20,000 total), telling them he'd take it off his taxes. In January 2016 it was reported that Rechnitz had purchased 18,000 Powerball tickets for his employees, and that one of his employees had received a winning ticket. While he did indeed buy and distribute 18,000 tickets, the employee had been tricked by her son into thinking she had won. Rechnitz then offered the family a paid vacation. Honors and awards Shlomo Rechnitz is the President of Torath Emeth and he is the first chairman of the board for the Chofetz Chaim Heritage Foundation. On August 1, 2012, Rechnitz was the master of ceremonies of the 12th Siyum HaShas event at the MetLife Stadium in New Jersey. The event attracted more than 90,000 people and celebrated the conclusion of the -year learning cycle of the Babylonian Talmud. Personal life Shlomo Rechnitz and his wife Tamar (née Belsky, daughter of Rabbi Yisroel Belsky). References External links 21st-century American businesspeople Businesspeople from Los Angeles Jews and Judaism in Los Angeles American health care businesspeople American Orthodox Jews Jewish American philanthropists American twins Living people Mir Yeshiva alumni 21st-century American Jews Year of birth missing (living people)