The Top 100 People Positively Influencing Jewish Life, 2015
March 30, 2016 -
In honor of The Algemeiner’s 3rd annual JEWISH 100 Gala, we are delighted to unveil the third Algemeiner Jewish 100 list of the top one hundred individuals who have positively influenced Jewish life this past year. Before you work your way through this exciting list, we wanted to first share some of the thoughts that we discussed as Read More…
The 25 Most Influential People in the ‘Jewish Twitterverse’
March 30, 2016 -
Original post can be found on Ha’aretz by Gabe Friedman
JTA – Ten years ago this week, Twitter was born. Never ones to miss a good conversation, Jews quickly adopted the social network, and they haven’t stopped kibitzing since.
To celebrate the birth of this post-modern Talmud, we’ve updated JTA&rsqu Read More…
Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) Leaders Hate America: Listen To Their Own Words!
March 23, 2016 -
In recent years, the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) Movement has steadily advanced a poisonous culture of hate and anti-Semitism in our country. Across college campuses and in churches, in labor unions, academic institutions and in shareholder meetings of American Corporations, they have sought to demonize the State of Israel, with the ev Read More…
Israeli-Americans make a home in the US, but remain a strategic asset for our Jewish homeland
March 10, 2016 -
On Sunday, the Israeli-American Council will host the IAC Los Angeles Gala 2016, marking a moment of new public prominence for our organization – and its rapid growth across the US.
In the past three years, we have expanded from a single office and a few hundred members in Los Angeles, into a national movement with 10 regional offices – Read More…
An AIPAC Campus Allies alumnus shares his story
March 8, 2016 -
The Adam and Gila Milstein Family Foundation proudly supports AIPAC’s Campus Allies Mission, which brings non-Jewish, pro-Israel political activists to Israel for the first time. The on-the-ground experiences in the Holy Land teach participants about the importance of the United States-Israel relationship and gives them a deeper und Read More…
An MBA Perspective on Pro-Israel Nonprofit Organizations
February 23, 2016 -
I am a nonprofit executive at the Adam and Gila Milstein Family Foundation and an Israeli-American — and I’m also a former Ernst & Young tax attorney who obtained an MBA from UCLA Anderson. I think, and mean, business. Pretty much everything I do is aimed at serving the foundation’s overall mission to strengthen Read More…
A historic agreement to further the U.S.-Israel Partnership in California and Beyond
February 23, 2016 -
This article was originally posted on the Times of Israel Blog
Both Israel and California are centers of innovation, filled with brilliant minds and bold ideas. In so many spheres, Israelis and Californians have worked together to do extraordinary things – from building high-tech companies like WAZE, to advancing cutting-edge medical res Read More…
The Arab League Boycott and BDS – The same old lady in a new dress
February 15, 2016 -
See the original post on Times of Israel
This piece was co-written by Adam Milstein and Marc A. Greendorfer. A version of it previously appeared in the Huffington Post.
The Israeli people and the global pro-Israel community are waking up to the seriousness of the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) Movement, which has gained increasing tr Read More…
Jerusalem U: A Milstein Family Foundation Partner Shares Its Story
February 8, 2016 -
The Adam and Gila Milstein Family Foundation is proud to support Jerusalem U’s film Beneath the Helmet: From High School to the Home Front, the first film to document the stories of Israeli high school graduates coming of age against the backdrop of Israel’s mandatory military service. Founder & CEO of Jerusalem Read More…
BDS Ain’t New: The Arab League Boycott Gets a Makeover
February 5, 2016 -
This piece was co-written by Adam Milstein and Marc A. Greendorfer.
In recent years, the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) Movement has gained increasing traction at universities, academic associations, municipalities, churches, unions, pension funds, and investment portfolios in America and around the globe. The pro-Israel community is now Read More…