World jewish congress

Sylvan Adams visits Beersheba amid major philanthropic push for the Negev

Canadian-Israeli philanthropist and World Jewish Congress Israel president says strengthening the Negev is central to his vision of bringing one million new immigrants to Israel.

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Sylvan Adams receives Iranian missile fragment from Soroka CEO Prof Shlomi Codish.
Kevin Warsh, Fellow in Economics at the Hoover Institution and lecturer at the Stanford Graduate School of Business, reacts during the Sohn Investment Conference in New York City, U.S., May 8, 2017.

Ronald Lauder’s son-in-law Kevin Warsh emerges as the next Fed chair

World Jewish Congress President Ronald Lauder, a major pro-Israel philanthropist with deep ties in Jerusalem, is suddenly one family step away from the world’s most powerful central bank.

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World Jewish Congress President Ronald S. Lauder in his office.

World Jewish Congress President Ronald Lauder involved in Trump’s push for Greenland - report

Since Trump’s first term, Lauder has, according to the Guardian, acquired commercial holdings in Greenland. Some analysts see his suggestion to Trump as a way to personally benefit.

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Left to right: Dan Señor, Sylvan Adams, and Ron Dermer

Sylvan Adams warns of coordinated global Antisemitism campaign

Addressing Florida’s Jewish community, Adams says enemy states are backing efforts to target Jews worldwide

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Sylvan Adams Named To The Inaugural 2025 Time100 Philanthropy List

TIME Magazine has named the 100 most influential leaders in global philanthropy shaping the future of giving

MAY 25, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Sylvan Adams

Grapevine, May 25, 2025: Resilience in the face of racism

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

MAY 25, 2025ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
L-R) DANNA AZRIELI, Yeshayahu Menat, and Galit Gal

Grapevine: Huckabee's here

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

MAY 24, 2025ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
US Ambassador Mike Huckabee addresses the media outside the US Embassy in Jerusalem, May 9, 2025.

Can the WJC rise to meet the challenges faced by 21st-century Jews?

DIASPORA AFFAIRS: “I see old threats coming back and new threats emerging,” WJC President Ronald Lauder said at the 17th plenary of the World Jewish Congress.

MAY 23, 2025ByMATHILDA HELLER
SYLVAN ADAMS – the president of WJC Israel region – stood out for his declaration that the organization would be promoting the aliyah of one million Jews to the State of Israel.

Eduard Shyfrin to represent Ukraine in WJC as vice president

Dr. Eduard Shyfrin was elected to represent Ukraine as a vice president in the World Jewish Congress at its plenary session in Jerusalem this week.

MAY 21, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Eduard Shyfrin

'Lead with humanity': Herzog praises Israel's resumption of Gaza aid during WJC speech

Herzog also presented WJC President Ron Lauder with the Presidential Medal of Honor, 'Israel’s highest civilian honor.'

MAY 19, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Israel's President Isaac Herzog is seen addressing the Jerusalem Post annual conference at the Museum of Tolerance in Jerusalem, on October 12, 2021.

New WJC-Israel Region president warns against ‘another Obama-like Iran nuclear deal’

“If Iran refuses to eliminate its uranium enrichment, then Israel, together with the US, must end their nuclear program with a committed bombing campaign," said Adams.

MAY 19, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Sylvan Adams, the newly appointed president of the World Jewish Congress (WJC)-Israel Region and US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee on May 18, 2025 in Jerusalem.

Grapevine: Big deal

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

MAY 10, 2025ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee receives the United Hatzalah Lifesaving Award, at the Museum of Tolerance Jerusalem, May 1, 2025.

Power play: The battle for Jewish leadership in a changing world

Meet the AID Coalition – an independent slate shaking up World Jewish Congress elections with no ties to parties or religious groups.

APRIL 3, 2025ByALAN ROSENBAUM, IN COLLBORATIONS WITH THE AID COALITION
AID Coalition members.

‘Israel’s unofficial ambassador’ takes on new officially diplomatic role in the Middle East

The appointment comes amid a surge in global antisemitism, which Adams directly linked to the October 7 Hamas attacks on Israel.

MARCH 2, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Sylvan Adams at a ceremony for torch lighters of the Independence Day state ceremony, at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on April 23, 2023.