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Who are we?

Founder and Chairman:

  • Gary Rosenblatt is editor and publisher of The Jewish Week of New York.

    Project Coordinator:

  • Rachel Saifer Goldman

    is the former Associate Director for The University of Pennsylvania Hillel.

    Associate Project Coordinator

  • Leni Reiss is former editor of Jewish News of Greater Phoenix and was a member of the board of the CRB Fund for Jewish Investigative Journalism.
  • Facilitator

  • Yonatan Gordis is the Director of Programs of the Center for Leadership Initiatives.

    Advisory Committee:

  • Michael Brooks is executive director of Hillel at the University of Michigan.

  • Sandy Cardin is executive director of the Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation, based in Tulsa, Oklahoma

  • Mark Charendoff is president of the Jewish Funders Network, based in New York.

  • Judith Ginsberg is executive director of the Nash Family Foundation in New York.

  • Lee Meyerhoff Hendler is past president of Chizuk Amuno Congregation in Baltimore and serves on the board of her family foundation as well as numerous local and national boards. She currently teaches The Abraham Curriculumfor the Florence Melton Adult Mini School, introducing Jewish funders to key Jewish values and texts.

  • Rae Janvey provides guidance, council and mentoring to Jewish leaders, organizations and philanthropists to expand their leadership capacity. This includes the recruitment for and creation of high level leadership and learning programs, coaching and speaking engagements on Jewish Identity and leadership.

  • Stuart Himmelfarb is a Vice President of The Jewish Week and chairs its Executive Committee. After a career in marketing and advertising, he recently joined the senior staff at UJA Federation of Northern New Jersey, where he directs the Berrie Fellows Leadership Program.

  • Leon Morris is the Director of the Skirball Center for Adult Jewish Learning

  • Michael Paley is scholar-in-residence and director of the JewishResource Center for UJA-Federation of New York.

  • Jeffrey Solomon is president of the Andrea and Charles Bronfman Philanthropies for which he leads professional activities for programs in Israel, Canada and the United States.


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    Sponsors  

    Andrea and Charles Bronfman Philanthropies
    The Covenant Foundation
    Roger Hertog
    The Joseph Meyerhoff Family Charitable Funds
    The Nash Family Foundation
    Targum Shlishi/Raquel and Aryeh Rubin
    Charles and Lynn Schusterman Foundation
    The Judy and Michael Steinhardt Foundation