The Israeli-Americans: Who they are, what they want, where they’re headed, why they matter
May 18, 2015 -
by Jared Sichel
A crowd of about 10,000 gathered in Rancho Park for the 2014 Celebrate Israel Festival. Photo by Abraham Joseph Pal
Last November, a group of ambitious Israeli-Americans captured the inside-the-Beltway limelight for a weekend with a large, flashy conference at the Washington Hilton. Among the highlights were billionaire busines Read More…
Tennessee General Assembly becomes first state legislature to condemn BDS
April 22, 2015 -
Posted on April 21, 2015 by Sean Savage/JNS.org.
A Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) protest against Israel in Melbourne, Australia, on June 5, 2010. Credit: Mohamed Ouda via Wikimedia Commons.
(By Sean Savage/JNS.org) The Tennessee General Assembly on Tuesday became the first state legislature in the U Read More…
The Times of Israel: Building a community network to fight a hate network
April 20, 2015 -
“Given your Jewish identity, how would you vote on divestment [from the State of Israel]?” Such was the question posed to Molly Horwitz this month, a junior at Stanford University, as she sought the endorsement of the Students of Color Coalition in her bid for student government. In March at UCLA, sophomore Rachel Beyda faced a similar Read More…
Jewish Journal: The Israeli-American Council (IAC) goes to Washington DC … and plans to stay
March 5, 2015 -
From left: Congressmembers Ted Deutch (D-Fla.) and Ed Royce (R-Calif.) and Israeli-American Council co-founder Adam Milstein at AIPAC conference. Photo courtesy of the Israeli-American Council
On the evening of March 1, just before a private Israeli-American Council (IAC) event for college students at the American Read More…
Kosher OC: Adam and Gila Milstein Family Foundation: Connecting and Getting Involved in the Cause
March 2, 2015 -
Philanthropist Adam Milstein thinks there is a problem with the culture of many Jewish and pro-Israel organizations. Because their priority is to raise funds, each one wants to stand out as the most important, effective organization. “Just give us the money, and we can take care of it, is the way they present themselves,” he said. If they Read More…
JNS: ‘Active’ philanthropist Adam Milstein a growing connector in the Jewish world
February 6, 2015 -
Posted on February 6, 2015 by Jacob Kamaras / JNS.org and filed under Features, Israel, U.S.
Click photo to download. Caption: U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ, pictured at left) with Jewish philanthropist Adam Milstein at the Israeli-American Council national conference in Washington, DC, in November 2014. Read More…
Israeli-American Council jumps onto national stage with a splash
November 20, 2014 -
Israeli-American Council Chairman Shawn Evenhaim, former Sen. Joseph Lieberman, former Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney and Israeli-American businessman and IAC board member Adam Milstein. Photo by Shahar Azran
At the Israeli-American Council’s (IAC) three-day inaugural conference in Washington, D.C., last weekend, nearly 800 at Read More…
The Jewish FORWARD: Sheldon Adelson Is a Philanthropist Like No Other
November 7, 2014 -
Casino Billionaire Transforms Shape of Jewish Giving
GETTY IMAGES/KURT HOFFMAN
By Nathan Guttman
Published November 03, 2014, issue of November 07, 2014.
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JNS: Growing organization helps Israeli Americans find their voice
October 25, 2014 -
Posted on October 22, 2014 by Jacob Kamaras / JNS.org and filed under Israel, U.S., Features.
By Jacob Kamaras/JNS.org
The so-called “alphabet soup” of American Jewish organizations covers seemingly every communal concern and interest group. Yet despite their direct connection with the Jewish homeland and firsthand knowledge of issues Read More…
Haaretz: Proud to be Israeli-Americans – in the U.S.
October 19, 2014 -
Attitudes toward Israeli expats have changed in recent years. Nobody in Israel calls them ‘traitors’ any more, while Americans now view them as entrepreneurs rather than blue-collar migrant workers.
By Haim Handwerker | Oct. 19, 2014 | 2:00 AM | 2
An IAC event. Six branches have been established across the U.S. within a ye Read More…
