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CONGRATULATIONS TO: Rachel Ackoff, WGFA (Class 24), on her appointment as Senior National Organizer of Bend the Arc: A Jewish Partnership for Justice. Naomi Adland, WGF Fellow (Class 25), on receiving an MA in Hebrew and Judaic Studies from NYU. Seth Anziska, WGFA (Class 21), on receiving a PhD in History from Columbia University. Gil Avriel, WIF Fellow (Class 26), on the publication of the “Terrorism 2.0: The Rise of

CONGRATULATIONS TO: Monica Mendel Bensoussan, alum of The WHP (Montreal 09), and Karen Sigman, alum of The WHP (Montreal 09), on receiving The Gertrude and Henry Plotnick Young Leadership Award in Montreal. Marci Glazer, alum of The WHP (SF 11), on being named Interim Executive Director of the San Francisco JCC. Eric Goldstein, alum of The WHP (New York 3), on being named CEO of UJA-Federation of New York. Einat

Together with the global Jewish community, The Wexner Foundation mourns the death of Edgar Bronfman, zichrono livracha, of blessed memory. Edgar was a rare and wise leader, a giant in the field of Jewish philanthropy as he was in business. He was a treasured colleague and friend to our chairmen, Abigail and Leslie Wexner. Find his full obituary here. Edgar and Les shared a long-time and enduring commitment to Jewish

Larry Moses, Senior Philanthropic Advisor and President Emeritus, recently served as Scholar in Residence for the Yom HaShoah events in South Bend, Indiana, his home town.  In addition to delivering keynote presentations at the Jewish community’s Yom HaShoah ceremony and the city-wide gathering at the courthouse the next day, the Moses family commissioned and dedicated an addition to the Holocaust memorial on the campus of the Jewish Federation of St.