Harold and Mickey Smith (z”l) were passionate about nurturing the next generation of Jewish leaders. Their legacy of tz’dakah and vision lives on at our school — carried forward by every student who walks through our doors.

Mickey started giving back to the community young — her parents were founders of Hadassah, so at age 15, Mickey helped raise money as a “Hadassah bud.”

And Harold knew the importance of Jewish education from a young age. He grew up attending the St. Paul Talmud Torah after school and on Sundays, and he went to synagogue every Friday night.

So it’s no surprise that giving back to the Jewish community and Jewish education became the Smith legacy. Their deep commitment to youth, learning, and community shaped their decades-long support of institutions like our school, Hadassah, the St. Paul Talmud Torah, Herzl Camp, and many local synagogues.

“When we were first married, we gave modestly, and as our resources grew, we increased our giving," Mickey once said.

Their first major donation was to Hadassah for cancer research after their daughter Marjorie Smith Hoffman died of breast cancer at the age of 30. They continued to give in Marjorie’s honor — the Talmud Torah of St. Paul school building bears her name — and their sons also got involved with supporting Hadassah and other Jewish organizations.