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Jay Ruderman

Jay Ruderman

Jay Ruderman is president of the Ruderman Family Foundation.

The government has decided to memorialize Diaspora Jews who have been murdered in antisemitic attacks around the world.
The “Jewish Foodie” initiative offers a relatable way for the two largest Jewish communities to transcend the stereotypes and interact in an unfiltered manner.
Communal and world leaders need to advocate for schools to actively teach about this complex phenomenon and what constitutes it.
Charting a better course in Israel-American Jewry ties requires a paradigm shift—not as a bilateral relationship, but as one between Israel, the U.S. government and the American Jewish community.
Members of the U.S. Jewish community can own their personal passions—and take pride in the ongoing and outsized role that Jews play in the American political process—while simultaneously committing to principles of civil dialogue and mutual respect.
For American Jews who served in the U.S. military during World War II, it wasn’t merely about fulfilling their duty; it was also about fighting for something bigger than themselves.