Jay I. Kislak

Jay Kislak died on October 3, 2018. CEO of a real estate company established by his father, Kislak was a noted collector of books, maps, and manuscripts relating to the history of Florida and the Caribbean and the exploration of the early Americas, many of which he donated to the Library of Congress in 2004. He served on the U.S. Department of State Cultural Property Committee and on the board of trustees of the National Park Foundation and the Eisenhower Fellowships. Kislak received the Encomienda of the Order of Merit Civil from Juan Carlos I of Spain.