Signer Spotlight: Shabbos Kestenbaum

Signer Spotlight: Shabbos Kestenbaum Shabbos Kestenbaum is a student activist and the lead plaintiff against Harvard University, alleging pervasive and systemic antisemitism. Tell us about your experience as a student at Harvard University the night of October 7, 2023. On the night of October 7, we (Harvard) had 34 student groups representing more than 1,000 students […]

Signer Spotlight: Abe Foxman

Signer Spotlight: Abe Foxman Why is the Jewish future important to you? In my years at the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), I measured success on whether non-Jewish groups wanted to partner with us. Through this, I observed that other groups saw values in the Jewish people they wanted to learn: closeness, responsibility, understanding, and care for […]

Signer Spotlight: Andrea Leven

Signer Spotlight: Andrea Leven You recently visited Israel through a trip organized by the Atlanta Jewish Federation. Share your takeaways from your visit. I was struck by the resilience of the Israelis we met. Our small group went to the site of the Nova music festival and spoke 1-on-1 with a festival attendee. He told […]

Signer Spotlight: Ilan Sinelnikov

Signer Spotlight: Ilan Sinelnikov Ilan is the President and Founder of Students Supporting Israel (SSI), a JFP partner and pro-Israel student movement that, over the past 12 years, has operated on over 200 college campuses and universities in the United States, Canada, Argentina, and Israel.  Why is it so important to have organizations like the Jewish Future Promise? The Jewish people […]

Signer Spotlight: Aidan Bloomstine

Signer Spotlight: Aidan Bloomstine Los Angeles, CA In January 2024, University of Southern California (USC) junior Aidan Bloomstine traveled to Israel along with fellow non-Jewish college students through a trip organized by the Maccabee Task Force. We caught up with Aidan to hear his experiences and perspectives. What inspired you, aN AMERICAN college student, to […]

Signer Spotlight: Danny Cohn

Signer Spotlight: Danny Cohn Mountain Brook, AL Danny Cohn is the CEO of the Birmingham Jewish Federation. What does the Jewish Future Promise mean to you? Hineni – here I am. I can’t ask anyone to do what I wouldn’t do; I have to give first. The Promise was something easy for me to stand […]

Pledger Spotlight: Carolyn Siegel

Pledger Spotlight: Carolyn Siegel Encino, CA Tell us about your organization, If You Heard What I Heard When I was 8 years old, my grandfather, Moses Locker, a Holocaust survivor, told me: “Carolyn, it will be the job of your generation to make sure the world never forgets.” I was taken aback as a young […]

Signer Spotlight: Doug Ross

Signer Spotlight: Doug Ross Doug Ross serves as Vice Chair of Birthright Israel Foundation, a partner organization of the Jewish Youth Pledge. How do the missions of the Pledge and Birthright Israel align? The Pledge is an idea whose time has come. The Pledge and Birthright Israel are both trying to raise the collective consciousness […]

Signer Spotlight: Bernie and Joan White

Signer Spotlight: Bernie and Joan White Share your unique approach to endowment-based giving As the well-worn saying goes, “actions speak louder than words.” We wanted our giving legacy to be actionable. For this reason, our three children participate on the committee for the endowment we established through the Dallas Jewish Community Foundation. The “Joan and Bernard White Jewish […]

Signer Spotlight: Jane Schiff, Greater Naples

Signer Spotlight: Jane Schiff Why is it important to give Jewishly? I have always understood the need to take care of Jews, because no one else will take care of us. People will give to universities, hospitals, art museums, and theaters… but nobody takes care of the Jews other than the Jews themselves. I was […]