Wondering How UJC Landed Bill Clinton For 9-11?
That’s right – former President Bill Clinton gives one major speech on the fifth anniversary of 9-11 and it is before United Jewish Communities’ International Lion of Judah Conference.
The match-maker was none other than Susie Stern, chair of the board of directors of the UJA-Federation of New York, and veteran of Bill’s ‘92 campaign as well as Hillary’s 2000 run. Call her a FOBY – Friend of Billary. Our sources say her efforts received a shout-out from Lion of Judah event chair Carol Levin during her welcoming remarks last night … and that Bill spoke for free.
FYI, the Lions of Judah are women who give $5,000+ to the UJC in a given year, and the conference is a veritable constellation of bold-faced names, including John Bolton, Ruth Messinger, et al, this year.
Why I became the Forward’s Editor-in-Chief
You are surely a friend of the Forward if you’re reading this. And so it’s with excitement and awe — of all that the Forward is, was, and will be — that I introduce myself to you as the Forward’s newest editor-in-chief.
And what a time to step into the leadership of this storied Jewish institution! For 129 years, the Forward has shaped and told the American Jewish story. I’m stepping in at an intense time for Jews the world over. We urgently need the Forward’s courageous, unflinching journalism — not only as a source of reliable information, but to provide inspiration, healing and hope.
Support our mission to tell the Jewish story fully and fairly.
