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October 26, 2015 -     During time of increased conflict in Israel, a record-breaking $12m is raised at American Friends of Magen David Adom event By Kelly Hartog October 25, 2015, 11:06 pm   LOS ANGELES — It was an evening to rival any number of Los Angeles red carpet events as The American Friends of Magen David Adom celebrated its third annual Red Star Read More…

October 22, 2015 -     JNS.org) The fast-growing Israeli American Council (IAC) recently drew 1,300 Israeli Americans to its second annual national national conference in Washington, DC, with conference sessions ranging from the Iran nuclear deal to Israeli culture to fighting the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement. Expanding beyond its Los Angeles headquar Read More…

October 14, 2015 -     Last week, someone asked me if I could imagine being the CEO of a major corporation and trying to run a company entirely remotely. He was referring to the challenge of advocating for Israel from afar. But I respectfully disagree with the analogy. Advocacy work outside of Israel is meant – for the most part – to affect the reality&n Read More…

October 13, 2015 -     By Jacob Kamaras/JNS.org Israel news is abound these days, and myriad sources from the mainstream to the niche are serving it up—particularly during times like the current wave of Palestinian terrorism. But which content should a pro-Israel advocate read, trust, and share with others to make an impact? The recently launched Talk Israel mobile a Read More…

September 17, 2015 -     (JNS.org) The Israeli-American Council (IAC), an organization providing various means of support for the estimated Israeli-American population of 500,000-800,000, has named new top professional and lay leaders in advance of the group’s second annual national conference. Philanthropist and businessman Adam Milstein—president of the Adam Read More…

September 11, 2015 -     At the Adam and Gila Milstein foundation, we often find ourselves doing a million things at once: evaluating grant applications and pitches from organizations seeking our support, linking our partner organizations with one another, responding to media outlets seeking our input, and (my personal favorite) getting new and exciting initiatives off the Read More…

August 25, 2015 -     Volunteer: “What can I do to help?” Me: “How do you want to help?” Volunteer: “Tell me what the options are, and I’ll tell you where I can fit in” Me: “I don’t think that’s a good idea, it’ll take me a week”. This is an abbreviation of a real conversation I have often (includin Read More…

July 15, 2015 -     by Adam Milstein Posted on Jul. 15, 2015 at 12:09 pm American Jewry has witnessed a tsunami of hate on college campuses and across our communities. In the past year, resolutions calling for a divestment and boycott of Israel have been considered or passed by 30 student governments across the U.S. Israel haters have charged Jewish undergraduates s Read More…

July 14, 2015 -     Assembled by Jewish Journal Staff Posted on Jul. 14, 2015 at 7:49 am Rabbi David Wolpe The Jewish community in Los Angeles and nationwide reacted to the news the Iranian nuclear deal had been reached: RABBI DAVID WOLPE / SINAI TEMPLE This agreement liberates resources to a regime whose core anti-Semitic and declaredly genocidal ide Read More…

July 6, 2015 -     Starting a blog on the Times of Israel has been on my radar since becoming the Program Director at the Adam and Gila Milstein Family Foundation, where I oversee our organization’s work to strengthen the State of Israel and the Jewish people. Every day, I encounter so much in the world of pro-Israel advocacy — an Read More…