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…
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…
Touro College Location: New York, NY Category: Religion or Education Alan Kadish Founder & Dean Touro College is a Jewish-sponsored institution for higher and professional education. It includes several graduate schools in New York, Touro University in California, and an online course program. The institution was founded in 1970 by Bernard Lander. In 2011, Touro…
Foundation for Jewish Camp Location: New York, NY Category: Advocacy or Public Service Jeremy Fingerman CEO The Foundation for Jewish Camp is a nonprofit organization that advocates and provides resources for overnight Jewish camps across North America. Elisa Spungen Bildner and Robert Bildner, fellows of the Wexner Heritage Foundation, founded the organization in 1998 with…
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…
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…
The Associated: Jewish Community Federation of Baltimore Location: Baltimore, MD Category: Federation Marc Terrill President Since 1920, THE ASSOCIATED: Jewish Community Federation of Baltimore has fundraised for a wide variety of agencies that provide services to Jewish communities in Baltimore, Israel and internationally. In addition to its wide variety of educational and volunteer programs, the…
The Israel Project Location: Washington, DC Category: Advocacy or Public Service Josh Block CEO & President Founded in 2003, during the second intifada, The Israel Project seeks to improve Israel’s image by educating policymakers, the press and the public. TIP provides briefings and reports on Israel and its security situation and offers diplomats and journalists…
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