Algemeiner Staff
ARTICLES BY: Algemeiner Staff
Jewish 100: Howard Kohr – Community
Howard Kohr Executive Director, AIPAC With threats looming at nearly every border, Israel needs a strong advocate in the U.S. and Kohr has been just that. As...
Jewish 100: Eduardo Elsztain – Philanthropy
Eduardo Elsztain Philanthropist, Investor This wealthy businessman and philanthropist is one of South America's major Jewish figures. Considered the richest Jew in his native...
Jewish 100: Yury Kanner – Community
Yury Kanner President, Russian Jewish Congress As leader of the Russian Jewish Congress, Kanner has played an integral role in advancing the interests of Russian's Jewish population....
Jewish 100: Mark Charendoff – Philanthropy
Mark Charendoff Philanthropy As the current president of the Maimonides Fund, which assists those looking to donate to...
Jewish 100: Sheldon Adelson – Philanthropy
Sheldon Adelson Philanthropist Love or hate his politics, Adelson puts his money where his mouth is. And that mouth advocates on behalf of Jews and...
Jewish 100: Malcolm Hoenlein – Community
Malcolm Hoenlein Executive VP, Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations As the head of an important Jewish umbrella organization in America, representing over 50 Jewish...
Jewish 100: Marvin Hier – Community
Marvin Hier Founder, Simon Wiesenthal Center The founder and current dean of the Simon Wiesenthal Center, Hier has developed and leads one of the foremost Jewish human...
Jewish 100: David Harris – Community
David Harris Executive Director, American Jewish Committee Harris sits at the top of one of the largest and most important Jewish advocacy groups in the world. He...
Jewish 100: John Hagee – Community
John Hagee Founder, Christians United for Israel Citing a lack in support of Israel among devout Christians, Hagee established Christians United for Israel in 2006. Today...
Jewish 100: Abraham Foxman – Community
Abraham Foxman National Director, Anti-Defamation League The Anti-Defamation league is at the forefront of the fight to counter anti-Semitism and intolerance and Foxman is the organization's...
Jewish 100: Yechiel Eckstein – Community
Yechiel Eckstein Founder, International Fellowship of Christians & Jews Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein founded the IFCJ in 1983 to promote understanding and cooperation between Jews and Christians, and...
Jewish 100: Patrick Desbois – Community
Patrick Desbois Founder, Yahad in Unum A Roman Catholic Priest, Desbois has dedicated his life to researching the Holocaust, fighting anti-Semitism and furthering relations between Catholics and...
Jewish 100: William Daroff – Community
William Daroff The Jewish Federations of North America A leading advocate for the American Jewish community's agenda in Washington, as the chief lobbyist and principal spokesperson on...
Jewish 100: Julius Berman – Community
Julius Berman Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany (Claims Conference) For over sixty years survivors have relied on the Claims Conference to extract restitution from the...
