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William C. Daroff

William C. Daroff is CEO of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations. In that capacity, he is the senior professional guiding the Conference’s agenda on behalf of the 50 national member organizations, which represent the wide mosaic of American Jewish life.

King Ahasuerus and Haman at the “Feast of Esther.” Credit: Rembrandt Painting, Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow, via Wikimedia Commons.
Opinion
Queen Esther, a woman of valor
We, too, can have an impact on the powers that be, and protect our brethren at home and abroad.
Mar. 21, 2024
William C. Daroff
A man blowing a shofar. Credit: John Theodor/Shutterstock.
Opinion
‘Hineini’: A declaration of presence and accountability
As we enter 5784 by accounting for our personal actions, praying for forgiveness and planning for the future, we must consider our roles as members of the entire Jewish community.
Sep. 12, 2023
William C. Daroff
Check-in at Ben-Gurion Airport, July 7, 2022. Photo by Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90.
Opinion
Next year in America
A new era in U.S.-Israel relations is opening with Israel’s admission to the U.S. Visa Waiver Program.
Jul. 23, 2023
William C. Daroff
American and Israeli Millennials exhibit support for each other in a recent survey conducted by the American Jewish Committee. Credit: Creativa Images/Shutterstock.
Opinion
Jewish American Heritage Month
We came as the Other and are now an inextricable part of what makes America America.
May. 11, 2023
William C. Daroff
Passover table setting. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.
Opinion
Confronting the darkness of antisemitism
The fight against antisemitism requires us to engage with all four children, as noted in the Haggadah.
Apr. 5, 2023
William C. Daroff
Opinion
A flailing assault on Israel by the Case Western Reserve University student government
Instead of acknowledging that Israel unilaterally withdrew from Gaza in 2005, the Undergraduate Student Government absurdly claims Israel maintains a discriminatory system in the territory in which the only living Israelis left are two mentally handicapped hostages held by an internationally designated terrorist organization which governs the entire strip of land, much like the Islamic State did for parts of Iraq and Syria.
Nov. 21, 2022
William C. Daroff
U.S. Ambassador to Israel Thomas Richard Nides visits the Hall of Names at the Yad Vashem holocaust memorial museum in Jerusalem, Dec. 2, 2021. Photo by Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90.
Opinion
On International Holocaust Remembrance Day, we continue the work of living
We have taken education efforts to workplaces, encouraging employers to adopt diversity, equity and inclusion strategies that acknowledge anti-Semitism and incorporate training components around bias.
Jan. 25, 2022
William C. Daroff
Kristallnacht
Opinion
From Pogromnacht to now: 83 years of anti-Semitism
It’s not just back; it never went away. It mutated and took hold in different manifestations, becoming a weapon for extremists on the right and the left.
Nov. 9, 2021
William C. Daroff
The South Carolina State House. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.
Opinion
The people have spoken: House needs to pass anti-BDS legislation
It is clear to us, along with thousands of state legislators and 26 governors, that the BDS movement has anti-Semitic foundations and is unquestionably anti-Israel.
Feb. 14, 2019
William C. Daroff
George H. W. Bush - Wikipedia
Opinion
My first interactions with President George H.W. Bush
His personal engagement in “Operation Solomon,” which brought 15,000 Jews from Ethiopia to Israel, places him among the righteous.
Dec. 2, 2018
William C. Daroff
In Washington, D.C., Emily Grabelsky, co-chair of the Domestic Policy and Government Affairs Disability Committee for the Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA), delivers welcome remarks for Jewish Disability Advocacy Day, Feb. 6, 2018. Credit: JFNA via Facebook.
Opinion
‘Justice, justice you shall pursue’: Advocate for people with disabilities this month
February is Jewish Disability Awareness and Inclusion Month, a time when we encourage dialogue, discussion and action in our Jewish communities around how to create more inclusive and accepting spaces for people living with disabilities.
Feb. 9, 2018
William C. Daroff
William Daroff (pictured at left), senior vice president for public policy at the Jewish Federations of North America, speaks to U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash., pictured at the podium) during Jewish Disability Advocacy Day in 2013. Credit: The Jewish Federations of North America.
U.S. News
ADA disabilities law: a dream worth celebrating, but not yet fully realized
Jul. 30, 2015
William C. Daroff
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