Jewish in America

2012 National

  • Don Abramson: Past chair, founding board member, American Jewish World Service. CA
  • Robert Aronson: President, The Birthright Israel Foundation. NY
  • Marc Baker: Head of school, Gann Academy, MA
  • Angelica Berrie: President, The Russell Berrie Foundation. NJ
  • Alfredo Borodowski: Executive director, Skirball Center for Adult Jewish Learning. NY
  • Rachel Brody: Educator, DC Bilingual Public Charter School. Washington, DC
  • Miriam Brosseau: Associate Director, Network Initiatives at The Jewish Education Project and Darim Online. NY
  • Aliza Bulow: Director, Ner Le’Elef North American Woman’s Program. CO
  • Ari Caroline: Director, Quantitative analysis and strategic initiatives group, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. NY
  • David Elcott: Taub professor of public service and leadership, NYU Wagner School of Public Service. NY
  • Douglas Feith: Director, Center for National Security Strategies, Hudson Institute. Washington, DC
  • Jeffrey Finkelstein: President/CEO, Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh. PA
  • Esther Foer: Executive director, Sixth & I Historic Synagogue. Washington DC
  • Heshy Fried: Founder, Frum Satire blog. CA
  • Rachel Saifer Goldman: Project coordinator, The Conversation/The NYConversation. PA
  • Owen Gottlieb: Founder, director, ConverJent. NY
  • Marco Greenberg: President, Thunder11; facilitator, The Conversation/The NYConversation. NY
  • Jennifer Groen: Director of education and program, Moving Traditions. PA
  • Judith Hauptman: Rabbi and President, Ohel Ayalah. NY
  • Carolyn Starman Hessel: Director, Jewish Book Council. NY
  • Rae Janvey: Consultant/advisor to The Conversation/The NYConversation. NY
  • Joe Kanfer: Chairman, GOJO Industries. OH
  • Avi Kaplan: Senior strategist, Rad Campaign. Washington DC
  • Peter Kash: Author, entrepreneur, doctorate in education, Yeshiva University. NY
  • Philip Katz: Architect, developer. WI
  • Darren Kleinberg: Founder/director, Valley Beit Midrash. AZ
  • Nancy Kreimer: Director, department of multifaith studies, Reconstructionist Rabbinical College. PA
  • Danny Krifcher: Board chair, JTA; advisor to The Conversation/The NYConversation. MD
  • Scott Perlo: Rabbi, Adat Shalom. CA
  • Mark Podwal: Artist, author, physician. NY
  • Hindy Poupko: Director, Israel and international affairs, JCRC-NY. NY
  • Steve Rakitt: Executive vice-president/CEO, Jewish Federation of Greater Washington. MD
  • Ruth Raskas: Vice president, Clinical Health Policy. MO
  • Leni Reiss: Associate project coordinator, The Conversation/The NYConversation. AZ
  • Laurie Rice: Rabbi, Congregation Micah. TN
  • Gary Rosenblatt: Editor/publisher, New York Jewish Week; founder, The Conversation/The NYConversation. NY
  • Elizabeth Samson: Attorney, Fellow at Hudson Institute.  NY
  • Devin Schain: CEO, Campus Direct and ShalomLearning. MD
  • Susan Weidman Schneider: Founding editor, Lilith magazine. Washington, DC
  • Richard Skeen: Management consultant, Birthright Israel Foundation. NJ
  • Ted Sokolsky: President/CEO, UJA Federation of Greater Toronto. CANADA
  • Shuki Taylor: Director, service learning and experiential education, YU Center for the Jewish future. NY
  • Michael Uram: Hillel director and campus rabbi, University of Pennsylvania. PA
  • Marion Usher: Creator, “Love and religion: an interfaith workshop for Jews and their partners. Washington, DC
  • Philip Warmflash: Rabbi; Executive director, Jewish Learning Venture.
  • Thea Wieseltier: Director of strategic projects, The New York Jewish Week. NY
  • Carole Zawatsky: CEO, Washington DCJCC. Washington DC
  • Michael Zedek: Senior rabbi, Emanuel Congregation. IL
  • Wendy Zierler: Associate professor, HUC-Jewish Institute of Religion. NY