Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations

No. 43: William Daroff: Bringing American Jews to the table

Daroff has become one of the key figures trying to keep the American Jewish community at the same table because of his wide-ranging expertise and experience.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
CEO of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations William Daroff
Thousands of Shluchim pose for a “class picture” outside Chabad World Headquarters

Will Chabad lead American Jewry? - opinion

Zohran Mamdani’s election as the mayor of New York City is the final nail in the coffin containing the deceased body of Jewish power in American politics.

|ByLEV STESIN
Betsy Berns Korn reelected Conference of Presidents chair, Matthew Bronfman named chair-elect.

Betsy Berns Korn reelected Conference of Presidents chair, Matthew Bronfman named chair-elect

Betsy Berns Korn will serve a second one-year term beginning June 1, while Hillel International Board of Governors Chair Matthew Bronfman was approved as chair-elect.

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A Jewish woman covered in a white prayer shawl prays in front of the Western Wall in Jerusalem's Old City, during the Jewish holiday of Passover, April 2, 2018

Netanyahu’s coalition threatens Jewish unity with law banning pluralistic Kotel prayers - opinion

Under the bill, anyone who publicly leads or engages in prayer contrary to the Rabbinate’s directive would face up to seven years in jail.

|ByRABBI JACOB BLUMENTHAL/JTA, RABBI RICK JACOBS/JTA

Trump-era compromise on Presidents Conference chair reveals tensions

Instead of beginning her term as board chair of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations on June 1, as originally planned, Dianne Lob will take over in April 2021

MAY 1, 2020ByRON KAMPEAS/JTA
Dianne Lob, whose HIAS group has tangled with the Trump administration on its immigration initiatives, will have to wait a year to take over leadership of a coalition that aims to bring one Jewish voice on Israel-related issues. (Courtesy of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Orga

Conference of Presidents vote for Dianne Lob as next Chair

Another vote that took place created a new position of ‘Chair-elect.’ Thirty-nine members of COP voted in favor of this motion, while one opposed and five abstained.

APRIL 29, 2020ByOMRI NAHMIAS
Malcolm Hoenlein, Executive Vice President and Arthur Stark, Chairman, Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations

Amid internal tensions, Conference of Presidents to vote on ex-HIAS head

The letter called HIAS's work with other groups "inimical" to the COP's mission

APRIL 24, 2020ByOMRI NAHMIAS
HIAS SUPPORTERS take part in a pro-immigration rally in Washington last year.

Why did US Jewish orgs. go to Saudi Arabia, and why did they hide it?

The fact that nearly all the participants are hiding their involvement is a worrisome sign.

MARCH 2, 2020ByRAFAEL MEDOFF, SHULAMIT S. MAGNUS
FROM LEFT, The Conference of Presidents’ Malcolm Hoenlein, Arthur Stark and William Daroff at a press conference in Jerusalem last month about their visit to Saudi Arabia.

Conference of Presidents baffled by US refusal to release Jonathan Pollard

The Pollard issue has frequently been raised with the American authorities by both Israeli and American Jewish leaders, but to no avail.

FEBRUARY 16, 2020ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
Jonathan and Esther Pollard outside the Manhattan Federal Courthouse in New York City

Jewish organization says it 'stands with the Iranian people'

"We stand with the Iranian people as they engage in peaceful protest against the oppression of Iran’s extremist regime."

JANUARY 16, 2020ByRACHEL WOLF
Protesters demonstrate in Tehran, Iran January 11, 2020