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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.

Haifa’s municipal rescue unit, together with the Home Front Command and residents of a building hit by an Iranian ballistic missile, search through the rubble for personal belongings in Haifa, April 16, 2026. Photo by Sharon Leibel/Flash90.
Opinion
The Gulf learns what it’s like to be Israel ... and the global community of nations barely notices
Tehran’s missile campaign targeting Muslim states illustrates a new reality of shared civilian vulnerability, while exposing the silence of institutions that claim to defend sovereignty and non-combatants.
Apr. 20, 2026
Betsy Berns Korn, William C. Daroff
Passover Seder Table
Opinion
Passover in a time of war and antisemitism
If the Exodus teaches anything, it is that survival and renewal depend on a combination of memory and resolve.
Mar. 28, 2026
William C. Daroff, Betsy Berns Korn
Memorial Flowers for Victims of Australia Shooting on Chanukah
Opinion
You are not alone, in Australia or America
The hatred we confront no longer lives at ideological extremes. It mutates quickly, moves easily and reaches audiences that once seemed out of reach.
Dec. 17, 2025
William C. Daroff, Betsy Berns Korn
Hostages Meet With Conference of Presidents
Opinion
Embracing the former hostages
We felt a release of emotional weight that had built over two long years, though our joy is not complete until the remaining bodies return.
Nov. 24, 2025
William C. Daroff, Betsy Berns Korn
Broadway, New York City
Opinion
New York deserves a mayor who unites, not divides
If a major American city normalizes BDS politics and rewards rhetoric that isolates Jews, it will embolden extremists everywhere.
Oct. 31, 2025
William C. Daroff, Betsy Berns Korn
Boy Blows Shofar
Opinion
Hearing hope in the shofar
Jewish history teaches we can find calm in the storm ... and that we must.
Sep. 12, 2025
William C. Daroff
University, College Campus
Opinion
This academic year, universities cannot stay neutral on Jew-hatred
Compliance must mean more than words: Any institution that tolerates campus antisemitism does not deserve taxpayer dollars.
Aug. 26, 2025
William C. Daroff, Betsy Berns Korn
Yom Ha'atzmaut 2024
Opinion
Tisha B’Av 5785: Still, we rise
This terribly sad day teaches not only despair but resilience, not only lamentation but resolve.
Jul. 28, 2025
William C. Daroff
Israel US flags
Opinion
Security for all Jews everywhere
This is a moment that calls for clarity, for courage, and above all, for unity.
Jun. 24, 2025
William C. Daroff, Eric Fingerhut
US Israel military flags
Opinion
Celebrating Israel’s 77th year: A testament to resilience and unity
This Yom Ha’atzmaut, we rededicate ourselves to the enduring bond between American Jewry and the State of Israel—and to the vital partnership between our two nations.
Apr. 30, 2025
William C. Daroff
Credit: Courtesy
Opinion
Let’s ‘Stand Together’ in unity on Nov. 10 in Washington, DC
The rise of antisemitism is not just a Jewish issue; it is a societal one that threatens the fabric of our democracy.
Oct. 31, 2024
William C. Daroff, Eric Fingerhut
A 2024 memorial event marking 30 years after the bombing of the AMIA Jewish community center in Buenos Aires, which killed 85 people. Source: courtesy.
Opinion
The view from AMIA 30 years later
Though there remains much work to be done, global Jewry is united.
Jul. 22, 2024
William C. Daroff
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