StandWithUs CEO, One of the 50 Most Influential Jews in the World
by STEVE LINDE
Jerusalem Post
LAST SHAVUOT, The Jerusalem Post
published its first-ever list of the 50 most influential Jews in the
world, from all walks of life. We wrote then that the candidates were
chosen from all walks of life “for their ability to fashion the face of
the future.”
Following are just a few of the 50 individuals recognized this year:
1. MARK ZUCKERBERG, Facebook CEO
2. BINYAMIN NETANYAHU, Prime Minister of Israel
3. SHERYL SANDBERG, Chief Operating Officer, Facebook
4. EHUD BARAK, Defense Minister
5. BENNY GANTZ, Israeli Chief of General Staff
6. MEIR DAGAN, Former Mossad Director
7. DENNIS ROSS, Obama Adviser
8. BEN BERNANKE, Chairman of the US Federal Reserve
9. STANLEY FISCHER, Governor, Bank of Israel
10. YULI EDELSTEIN, Minister of Public Diplomacy and Diaspora Affairs
11. RON PROSOR, Israeli Ambassador-Designate to the UN
12. MICHAEL OREN, Israeli Ambassador to the US
13. ERIC CANTOR, US, House Majority Leader
14. DEBBIE WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, US Democratic Congressman
15. DANIEL SHAPIRO, Incoming US Ambassador to Israel
16. MALCOLM HOENLEIN, Presidents Conference Head
17. TZIPI LIVNI, Leader of Kadima
18. SHAI AGASI, President of Better Place
19. ESTHER LEVANON, CEO of Tel Aviv Stock Exchange
20. MOSHE KANTOR, President of the European Jewish Congress
21. ALEXANDER MASHKEVITCH, Euro-Asian Jewish Congress President
22. SHIMON PERES, President of the State
23. GABRIELLE GIFFORDS, US Democratic Congresswoman
24. NATAN SHARANSKY, Jewish Agency Chairman
25. NIR BARKAT, Mayor of Jerusalem
26. YOSEF ABRAMOWITZ, Solar Power Pioneer
27. JON STEWART, Political Commentator
28. RUTH MESSINGER, President, American Jewish World Service
29. ROZ ROTHSTEIN, CEO of StandWithUs
As
the second intifada began to progress, Roz Rothstein was troubled by
the lack of any effective, organized public defense of Israel by the
American Jewish community.
After two teenagers [Koby Mandell and Yosef Ishran] were stoned to
death outside Tekoa on May 8, 2001, she and her husband [Jerry Rothstein], along with
other activists [Esther Renzer], decided to establish StandWithUs.
Today,
StandWithUs is a global operation which organizes demonstrations,
advertising campaigns, petitions and other initiatives which help oppose
the delegitimization of Israel, and also trains young people to
advocate for Israel. StandWithUs operates a website where North
Americans can find local stores that carry Israeli products
(www.buyisraelgoods.org), and publicizes periodic “Buy Israeli Products”
days to encourage store owners to continue carrying Israeli goods.
30. ABE FOXMAN, Anti-Defamation League Head
31. HOWARD KOHR, AIPAC Head
32. ADIN STEINSALTZ, Talmudist
33. NORA EPHRON, Director and Writer
34. IRENE ROSENFELD, CEO Kraft Foods
35. JEFFREY GOLDBERG, American Journalist
36. FIAMMA NIRENSTEIN, Italian Politician
37. JOSEPH CEDAR, Film Director
38. NATALIE PORTMAN, Actress
39. YITZHAK DAVID GROSSMAN, Chief Rabbi of Migdal Ha`emek
40. SHLOMO AMAR, Sephardi Chief Rabbi
41. MENAHEM FROMAN HAI SHALOM, Chief Rabbi of Tekoa
42. SHLOMO RISKIN, Chief Rabbi of Efrat
43. RICHARD JACOBS, Prominent US Reform Rabbi
44. ORNA BARBIVAI, Incoming Head of IDF Human Resources Directorate
45. ED MILIBAND, UK Labor Party Leader
46. JOB COHEN, Dutch Politician
47. IVAN GLASENBERG, Glencore CEO
48. BERTIE LUBNER, South African Entrepreneur
49. SARAH SILVERMAN, Comedienne
50. BAR REFAELI, Supermodel
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