Charles Bronfman
By Charles Bronfman
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Opinion Charles Bronfman: On Israel’s Missing Religious Tolerance
The following is a commencement address given at the Hebrew Union College. President Pankin, Chairman Berger, Chancellor Emeritus Ellenson, Chairman Messinger, Rabbi Davidson, Chairman Streiker, Deans, Faculty, family, friends, and most importantly, graduates: I am grateful for your gracious invitation and am honored to be addressing you today. With your permission, allow me to recall…
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Opinion Charles Bronfman: Abandoning The Two-State Solution Means Abandoning The Jewish Soul
I’m probably known to the Jewish community as a co-founder, along with my dear friend Michael Steinhardt, of Birthright Israel, a remarkable program that has seen 600,000 participants exercise their birthright via an educational visit to Israel. However, since I was 17 I’ve been involved in the Jewish world. My parents led the way, as…
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