Algemeiner Staff
ARTICLES BY: Algemeiner Staff
Jewish 100, 2015: Haim Korsia – Religion
Haim Korsia Chief Rabbi of France France’s Chief Rabbi Haim Korsia in 2015 rejected Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s suggestion that European Jews should flee to Israel. “France...
Jewish 100, 2015: Ephraim Mirvis – Religion
Ephraim Mirvis Chief Rabbi of the UK Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis of the United Kingdom in early 2016 notably refused to meet with British politician George Galloway,...
Jewish 100, 2015: Berel Lazar – Religion
Berel Lazar Chief Rabbi of Russia Chief Rabbi Berel Lazar continues to oversee the revitalization of Jewish life in the former Soviet Union, as a result of...
Jewish 100, 2015: Sheldon Adelson – Philanthropy
Sheldon Adelson American business magnate As one of the world’s most generous and influential Jewish philanthropists, Sheldon Adelson continues to make outsized gifts to a range of...
Jewish 100, 2015: Sara Berman – Philanthropy
Sara Berman Chair of the Hebrew Language Academy Charter School Sara Berman, chair of the growing Hebrew Language Academy Charter School network, also heads the board of trustees...
Jewish 100, 2015: Sandor ‘Sandy’ Frankel – Philanthropy
Sandor 'Sandy' Frankel Trustee of the Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust Renowned New York attorney Sandor “Sandy” Frankel serves as one of four trustees of...
Jewish 100, 2015: Ronald Lauder – Philanthropy
Ronald Lauder President of the World Jewish Congress The outspoken leader of the World Jewish Congress, Ronald Lauder, has been instrumental in securing the restitution of Nazi-looted...
Jewish 100, 2015: Yehuda Krinsky – Community
Yehuda Krinsky Chairman of Chabad's central educational organization Rabbi Yehuda Krinsky, chairman of Chabad’s central educational organization and the former secretary to the late Lubavitcher Rebbe Menachem...
Jewish 100, 2015: Yechiel Eckstein – Community
Yechiel Eckstein Founder and President of IFCJ Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein, as the founder and president of the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews, continues to strengthen ties...
Jewish 100, 2015: Roz Rothstein – Community
Roz Rothstein CEO of StandWithUs Roz Rothstein is CEO of StandWithUS, a global operation founded in 2001 that works to oppose the delegitimization of Israel and train...
Jewish 100, 2015: Rinal Seif – Community
Rinal Seif Widow of Druze policeman As a result of a heinous terror attack, Rinal Seif has become the face of Druze-Jewish relations. Her spouse, Master Sgt....
Jewish 100, 2015: Natan Sharansky – Community
Natan Sharansky Chairman of the Jewish Agency for Israel Natan Sharansky, chairman of the Jewish Agency for Israel, oversees Jewish immigration to Israel from such trouble spots...
Jewish 100, 2015: Moshe Kotlarsky – Community
Moshe Kotlarsky Director of the International Conference of Chabad-Lubavitch Emissaries Rabbi Moshe Kotlarksy, Chabad’s most visible global ambassador, was hard at work throughout 2015. Just one example:...
Jewish 100, 2015: Marvin Hier – Community
Marvin Hier Dean and Founder of the Simon Wiesenthal Center Hier heads both the Simon Wiesenthal Center and its educational arm the Museum of Tolerance, which research and...
