Elliott Abrams, Former Deputy National Security Advisor at the NSC, speaking at the Jewish People Policy Institute in Jerusalem about the foreign policy implications of the 2016 US presidential election. Former Israeli Ambassador to Washington, Sallai Meridor, responds with an Israeli perspective.
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Dr. Shalom Salomon Wald – Rise and Fall of Civilizations: Lessons for the Jewish People
The Jewish People Policy Institute in Jerusalem presents an evening in honor of the publication Rise and Decline of Civilizations: Lessons for the Jewish People, by Dr. Shalom Salomon Wald. The event is moderated by Avinoam Bar-Yosef, with opening comments by Amb. Dennis Ross on the Discourse on the Decline of the U.S. and the West, followed by Prof. Yehezkel Dror speaking about the Policy Implications for Israel and the Jewish People, and closing remarks by Dr. Shalom Wald.
Prof. Sylvia Barack Fishman – Three Decades of Patrilineal Descent in American Reform Judaism
A video conversation between JPPI Sociologist Dr. Shlomo Fischer and Prof. Sylvia Barack Fishman of Brandeis University on the topic of American Reform Judaism’s position on patrilineal descent.
Russian-Speaking Jews in North America
The Russian-speaking Jewish community in the United States is changing the face of the larger American Jewish community.
American Jewry’s contemporary character and future destiny are closely intertwined with the demography, complexion, politics, and religious life of the country’s 750,000 Russian-speaking Jews (RSJ), who comprise some 15% of all American Jews (AJ). As American Jewry considers how to deal with the special challenges associated with this community, as well as the opportunities these newcomers have to offer, two stand out, one is more preventive in nature, the other more proactively forward-looking:
1. Having to deal with the consequences of disintegration of the close-knit immigrant society of the newly arrived.
2. Utilizing the Russian-speaking Jews’ special strengths to benefit the wider American Jewish community.
This paper, which is an invitation for further discussion and an attempt to draw public attention to this timely concern, highlights the key issues and offers recommendations for responding to these challenges
To read the paper: Toward a Comprehensive Policy Planning for Russian-Speaking Jews in North America
JPPI 2012-2013 Annual Assessment Presentation to the Israeli Cabinet
On June 23, 2013, the Jewish People Policy Institute (JPPI) presented its 2012-2013 Annual Assessment of the Situation and Dynamics of the Jewish People to the Israeli Cabinet. Following the presentation, JPPI held a press briefing to discuss the main points of the presentation. This video contains extracts of briefing comments by Amb. Stuart Eizenstat and Amb. Dennis Ross, Co-Chairs of JPPI. Parts of the briefing were also conducted in Hebrew by JPPI President, Avinoam Bar-Yosef, and Senior Fellows,
Dr. Einat Wilf, and Brig. Gen. (Res.) Michael Herzog.
U.S. Ambassador to Israel, Daniel B. Shapiro at JPPI’s 2012 Conference
Ambassador Daniel B. Shapiro speaking at the Jewish People Policy Institute’s (JPPI) 2012 Conference on the Future of the Jewish People.