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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…

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…

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…

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.   Related Sheldon Adelson's Self-Defeating Meddling Tough Night for Sheldon Adelson When a storm wreaked havoc on East Coast air travel last winter, among th Read More…

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…

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…

September 22, 2014 -     Stand By Me is a nonprofit organization that provides emotional and physical support to local Israeli-Jewish American cancer patients and their families. ​     Read More…

November 20, 2013 -     Adam Milstein, the Los Angeles businessman who was among the founders of the Israeli American Council, says the goal of the group is to contribute to the Israel-U.S. relationship and strengthen the Jewish and Israeli identities of future generations. Milstein described how the IAC was founded and listed reasons why it has succeeded while other sim Read More…