He was an Honorary Trustee and former President -LRB- 1955-1959 -RRB- of the Mount Freedom Jewish Center -LRB- Randolph , New Jersey -RRB- ; an Honorary Trustee and former Vice-President of the Prospect Park Jewish Center -LRB- Brooklyn , New York -RRB- ; a Founding Member of the Fifth Avenue Synagogue -LRB- New York City -RRB- ; and a Member of the Wall Street and Civic Centre Synagogues -LRB- New York City -RRB- .