Editing Irving Harris (section)

== Philanthropy and activism==
Harris did much of his charitable work in [[Chicago, Illinois]], but he also donated substantially to the arts in [[Aspen, Colorado]]. Harris contributed most of his money to programs for children and the arts such as the [[Joan W. and Irving B. Harris Theater for Music and Dance]] at [[Millennium Park]].<ref name=NYTObit/> In 1986, Harris gave a donation that established The [[Irving B. Harris Graduate School of Public Policy Studies]] at The [[University of Chicago]].<ref name=NYTObit/>

Harris gave the lead gift in 1954 to create public television station [[WTTW]] in Chicago - he later served as the station's Chairman of the Board.{{citation needed|date=June 2023}}

His philanthropy created several non-profits in Chicago: Family Focus (with [[Bernice Weissbourd]]); the [[The Ounce of Prevention Fund|Ounce of Prevention Fund]], a public-private partnership dedicated to preventing teenage pregnancy, child abuse and neglect; and the [[Erikson Institute]], a graduate school founded in 1966 involved child development.<ref>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 30 Years of Harris: A Tribute to Irving  |website=[[The University of Chicago]] Harris School of Public Policy|date= |url= https://harris.uchicago.edu/news-events/news/30-years-harris-tribute-irving |accessdate=June 17, 2023|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref> Harris was also an ardent supporter and donor of [[Zero to Three]], an early childhood organization.<ref name=NYTPaid>{{Cite news|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= Deaths: Harris, Irving Brooks  |newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=September 29, 2004 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/09/29/classified/paid-notice-deaths-harris-irving-brooks.html  |via=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref>

Harris was a benefactor to Jewish causes. He was a member of the [[American Jewish Committee]]'s National Leadership Council, President's Cabinet and was a Founder of the AJC's Institute on American Jewish-Israeli Relations.<ref name=NYTPaid/> He served on the Advisory Council of the AJC Chicago Chapter for 35 years.<ref name=NYTPaid/> He was awarded the AJC's Human Rights Medallion for his efforts to combat anti-Semitism.<ref name=NYTPaid>{{Cite news|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= Deaths: Harris, Irving Brooks  |newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=September 29, 2004 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/09/29/classified/paid-notice-deaths-harris-irving-brooks.html  |via=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref>

Harris published a book, ''Children in Jeopardy,'' in 1996.<ref>{{cite book|last=Harris|first=Irving|title=Children in Jeopardy|year=1996|publisher=Yale University Press|isbn=0300068921|url=https://archive.org/details/childreninjeopar00harr|url-access=registration}}</ref>