Janice H. Levin
| Janice H. Levin | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Janice Hoffman July 3, 1913 Manhattan, New York, New York, USA |
| Died | March 23, 2001 Palm Beach, Florida |
| Education |
Hunter College New York University |
| Occupation | Philanthropist, art collector |
| Spouse(s) | Philip J. Levin |
| Children | Adam Levin Catherine Levin Susan L. Tepper |
| Parent(s) | Samuel Hoffman Rene Hoffman |
| Relatives | Arielle Tepper Madover (granddaughter) |
Janice H. Levin (1913–2001) was an American philanthropist and art collector from New York City. She was a patron of the ballet and collected mostly French impressionist paintings. She was a supporter of higher education as well as charities in Israel. She donated many of her paintings to museums.
Janice Hoffman was born on July 3, 1913 in Manhattan, New York CIty, United States. Her father was Samuel Hoffman and her mother, Rene Hoffman. She attended Hunter College and New York University.
She served as the President of the Philip and Janice Levin Foundation.
Via the Foundation for Art and Preservation in Embassies, she made a charitable contribution for the design of a sculpture garden on the grounds of Winfield House, the official residence of the United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom in London. It includes two bronzes by Polish-born Jewish American sculptor Elie Nadelman: Seated Woman with Raised Arm (c.1924.) and Seated Woman with Raised Arm (c.1924). It was designed by landscape architect Morgan Wheelock and dedicated on October 12, 2000.
She served on the Board of Trustees of the School of American Ballet. In 2000, she endowed the Janice Levin Dancer Award at the New York City Ballet, a fellowship given to a dancer of its corps de ballet every year. She was also a donor to the New York Philharmonic and the Metropolitan Opera. She paid for the tuition of Israeli-born Magda Fishman at the Manhattan School of Music. Fishman now serves as the cantor at Temple Beth Am in Los Angeles, California.
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