The Latest From The Foundation

CONGRATULATIONS TO: Robin Axelrod, WGF Alum (Class 8), on being appointed to the Governor’s Council on Genocide and Holocaust Education by Michigan Governor Rick Snyder. Julie Finkelstein, WGF Alum (Class 23), on receiving the JPRO Network Young Professional Award. Sam Goldman, WHP Alum (San Francisco 11), on being honored at the San Francisco Jewish Community Federation and Endowment Fund’s annual Day of Philanthropy by receiving the 2016 Lloyd W. Dinkelspiel

CONGRATULATIONS TO: Sharon Afek, WSLP Member (Class 1), on his promotion to Brigadier General and Advocate General of the IDF. Anat Barber, WGF Alum (Class 18), on becoming an inaugural fellow of the Ruskay Institute for Jewish Professional Leadership.  Adina Danzig Epelman, WGF Alum (Class 11), on her appointment as VP of Talent Growth of Hillel International. Gail Katz, WHP Alum (Los Angeles 09), on being honored by the Jewish

36 Minutes LIVE: The Passover Series 5776 Our popular online series, “36 Minutes LIVE”, will offer two zesty opportunities for alumni, members and fellows to meet, learn, discuss and prepare for Passover.  Rabbi Sharon Brous and Professor Danny Matt (bios below) will lead sessions at various times of day so that our alumni, fellows and members, from Israel to California and beyond, can come together online and learn.  The sessions are

The Wexner Foundation will host an important conference call exclusively for our constituents. Wednesday, October 9 at 12 noon, EDT A Portrait of American Jews: Analysis and Discussion of The Pew Study The call will be chaired by The Wexner Foundation President, Rabbi B. Elka Abrahamson, and feature Dr. Sarah Bunin Benor (WGFA, Class 11) and sociologist Dr. Steven M. Cohen, who were all members of the Advisory Panel for

The Wexner Foundation enthusiastically announces the official launch of our new Digital Tool Set, at WexnerFoundation.org.  These new tools go way beyond what traditional websites offer. Their multiple features ensure the more than 2400 WexLEADERS (Wexner alumni of all three programs as well as current members and fellows) will be able to build relationships for the increased benefit to Jewish communities locally, nationally, in Israel, and globally. By using these new

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Pictured (left to right): Gordon Hecker, WHP Alum (Columbus 00) now President and CEO of the Jewish Federation of Columbus; Larry Moses, Senior Philanthropic Advisor and President Emeritus, The Wexner Foundation; and Morissa Freiberg, Director of Education, Congregation Beth Tikvah The Wexner Foundation and the Jewish Federation of Columbus hosted their 15th annual reception in honor of Columbus Jewish community professionals on Thursday, November 3, 2016.  More than 90 people attended. One of

Marcia Cohodes, WHP Alum (Minneapolis): I was very happy to see that the GA offered presentations and interactive discussions on the subject of Inclusion and Jewish adults with disabilities.  Also, instead of talking about millennials and how Federations can engage them, there were numerous opportunities to hear directly from this population in breakout sessions and plenaries; resulting in many stereotypes being dispelled. Marcia Cohodes, an alum of the

So much of leadership is connected to our ability to understand and articulate the challenges that we are up against. It is often quite difficult to accurately diagnose our problems – especially if they are those sticky problems that seem to never go away. In this session, we will explore a lens that will help us better understand and articulate challenges. This lens, developed by Ron Heifetz and Marty Linsky,

CONGRATULATIONS TO: Dr. Stephen Hazan Arnoff, an alumnus of The Wexner Graduate Fellowship, Class 13, for his new position at Shalem College in Jerusalem as Director of the Office of Culture, Community, and Society. Shani Bechhofer, an alumna of The Wexner Graduate Fellowship, Class 3, and her husband Yosef, on the marriage of their son, Yitzchok to Nehama Silver. Michele Fisher, an alumna of The Wexner Graduate Fellowship, Class 10,