Jerry Silverman, president and CEO of JFNA, is an experienced Jewish community leader and longtime corporate executive with over 25 years of experience at Stride Rite Corp., Levi Strauss & Co. and the Foundation for Jewish Camp, as well as on the boards of a range of Jewish organizations.
Our Jewish community is marked by diversity—varied interests, levels of observance, young and old, single and married. Treating everyone in an inclusive manner, understanding their needs and responding to them appropriately are critical to bringing our community together.
A critical…
The globally coordinated delegitimization movement, started primarily by groups that do not support Israel’s right to exist as a Jewish state, is becoming increasingly sophisticated. Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) supporters are waging an economic, political and cultural battle on…
As I walk the halls of our offices at The Jewish Federations of North America, I look at the photos of great volunteer leaders of the past: Max Fisher, Frank Lautenberg, Shoshana Cardin, Jim Tisch and Mort Mandel, to name just a few. I also view the great professionals of the past: Stanley H…
Events of the past few weeks have been heart-wrenching and it is hard to put into words what we are feeling. Again last night we mourned the tragic loss of lives, this time in France.
Our country is deep in a conversation. It’s about race. It’s about identity. It’s about equality. It…
On the CNBC reality show "The Profit," business executive Marcus Lemonis, who helps struggling businesses, often says, “Business success is about the three P’s: People, Process and Product.”
It’s a good mantra for the nonprofit world as well, and certainly relevant for Jewish Federa…
