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Salary Survey 2017: Ann Toback Of The Workmen’s Circle/ Arbeter Ring
Workmen’s Circle/ Arbeter Ring Location: New York, NY Category: Advocacy or Public Service Ann Toback Executive Director The Workmen’s Circle/Arbeter Ring seeks to create Jewish learning communities committed to social justice and Jewish cultural heritage. Founded in 1900, the Workmen’s Circle organized low-paid Eastern European immigrants around secular Yiddish culture and ideals of social and…
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Salary Survey 2017: Jeremy Ben-Ami Of J Street
J Street Location: Washington, DC Category: Advocacy or Public Service Jeremy Ben-Ami President J Street is a Washington, D.C.-based lobbying group which describes itself as “the political home for pro-Israel, pro-peace Americans.” J Street was founded in April 2008 to offer a new voice in the American political conversation about Israel. The group strongly promotes…
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Frustrated With Israel’s Leaders, Reform Jews Sharpen Focus On Its People
On Saturday, thousands of Reform Jews gathered in a cavernous Boston auditorium, filling the space nearly to capacity. Congregational leaders led the crowd in prayer to celebrate the Jewish Sabbath. The scene of the stage was projected on four massive screens, amplifying the intimate rituals of the sacred day to the scale of a football…
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Salary Survey 2017: Jerry Silverman Of The Jewish Federations of North America
Jewish Federations of North America Location: New York, NY Category: Federation Jerry Silverman President & CEO The Jewish Federations of North America is the umbrella organization that represents 153 Jewish federations and 300 independent Jewish communities, with a stated mission of “protect[ing] and enhance[ing] the well-being of Jews worldwide through the values of tikkun olam…
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Salary Survey 2017: Ron Leibowitz Of Brandeis University
Brandeis University Location: Waltham, MA Category: Religion or Education Ron Leibowitz President Founded in 1948, Brandeis University is a private research university with a liberal arts focus, located in Waltham, Mass. It is the only nonsectarian Jewish-sponsored college or university in the country; according to Hillel, 50% of the 3,588 undergraduate students are Jewish. Brandeis…
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Salary Survey 2017: Robert Bank Of American Jewish World Service
American Jewish World Service Location: New York, NY Category: Advocacy or Public Service Robert Bank President & CEO The American Jewish World Service, headquartered in New York City, supports community-based organizations in developing countries across the globe. The organization was founded in 1985 with the goal of alleviating poverty, disease and hunger. The AJWS advocates…
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Salary Survey 2017: Roz Rothstein Of Stand With Us
Stand With Us Location: Los Angeles, CA Category: Advocacy or Public Service Roz Rotstein President Founded during the second intifada in 2001, StandWithUs strives to inform the public about Israel and dispel what it sees as discriminatory, anti-Semitic views of the Jewish state. StandWithUs has sponsored public relations trips to Israel, trained Israel advocates, and…
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Salary Survey 2017: Barry Shrage Of Combined Jewish Philanthropies Of Greater Boston
Combined Jewish Philanthropies Of Greater Boston Location: Boston, MA Category: Federation Barry Shrage President Established in 1895, the Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston serves the Boston Jewish community of over 200,000. In 2013, it merged with the Jewish Federation of the North Shore. In addition to supporting a wide scope of services and programs…
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Salary Survey 2017: Malcolm Hoenlein Of The Conference of Presidents of Major Jewish Organizations
Conference of Presidents of Major Jewish Organizations Location: New York, NY Category: Advocacy or Public Service Malcolm Hoenlein Executive Vice Chairman The Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations is an organization made up of 51 national Jewish groups meant to provide a forum for those groups to come together and develop a consensus…
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Salary Survey 2017: Ami Eden Of 70 Faces Media
70 Faces Media Location: New York, NY Category: Advocacy or Public Service Ami Eden CEO & Editor-in-Chief 70 Faces Media is a media group formed when The Jewish Telegraphic Agency merged with My Jewish Learning. MJL is a Jewish life and culture informational website and JTA is a news agency reporting on Jews and Jewish…
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Salary Survey: Jeffrey Cooper Of ORT America
ORT America Location: New York, NY Category: Advocacy or Public Service Jeffrey Cooper CEO ORT America is the American branch of World ORT, an international network of schools and vocational training programs for both Jews and non-Jews. ORT America operates technical colleges in New York, Chicago and Los Angeles, and runs a resource center for…
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