Our Leadership

The Executive Committee of the World Jewish Congress conducts the affairs of the WJC in accordance with the decisions of the Plenary Assembly and Governing Board. The body consists of the WJC President, Vice Presidents, the Governing Board Chairman, the Treasurer, and the Chairmen of the Regional Affiliates. The Executive meets at least twice a year.

Ronald S. Lauder

President, World Jewish Congress

Sebastian Azerrad

Member of Executive representing Young Adults

Guram Batiashvili

WJC Vice-President

Tova Ben-Dov

WJC Vice-President
President, Women's International Zionist Organization

David Bittan

WJC Vice-President
President, Jewish Community of Venezuela

Rabbi Yaakov Dov Bleich

WJC Vice-President (Ukraine)

Mikhail Chlenov

WJC Vice-President
Chairman, Vaad of Russia

Renee Dayan-Shabot

WJC Vice-President

Roger Cukierman

WJC Vice-President
President, Representative Council of Jewish Institutions of France

Eduardo Elsztain

Chair, WJC Business Advisory Council
WJC Vice-President

Guiora Esrubilsky

WJC Vice-President (Maccabi World Union)

Boris Fuchsmann

WJC Vice-President
President, Jewish Confederation of Ukraine

Andrea Gergely

Member of Executive representing Young Adults

Saul Gilvich

WJC Vice-President

Robert Goot

WJC Vice-President (Australia)

Dieter Graumann

WJC Vice-President
President, Central Council of Jews in Germany

Lior Herman

Member of Executive representing Young Adults

Shai Hermesh

Chairman, WJC Israel
WJC Vice-President (Israel)

Emil Kalo

WJC Vice-President
Member of Board, World ORT

Yuri Kanner

WJC Vice-President
President, Russian Jewish Congress

Moshe Kantor

Chairman, WJC Policy Council
President, European Jewish Congress

Mary Kluk

WJC Vice-President
Chairperson, South African Jewish Board of Deputies

Vladimir Kritsman

WJC Vice-President
President, Jewish Community of Kyrgyzstan

Danny Lamm

WJC Vice-President
President, Executive Council of Australian Jewry

Claudio Lottenberg

WJC Vice-President
President, Jewish Confederation of Brazil

Rabbi Joel Meyers

Chairman, WJC American Section
WJC Vice-President

Ariel Muzicant

WJC Vice-President (Austria)

Petr Papousek

WJC Vice-President
President, Federation of Jewish Communities in the Czech Republic

Marcos Peckel

WJC Vice-President (Colombia)

Moshe Ronen

WJC Vice-President (Canada)

Menachem Rosensaft

General Counsel

David de Rothschild

Chairman, WJC Governing Board

Chella Safra

WJC Treasurer

David Saltiel

WJC Vice-President
President, Federation of Jewish Communities in Greece

Julio Schlosser

WJC Vice-President
President, Delegation of Argentine Jewish Associations

Rabbi Arthur Schneier

WJC Vice-President (USA)

Tamar Shchory

WJC Vice-President (Israel)

Vadim Shulman

President, Euro-Asian Jewish Congress

Robert Singer

Chief Executive Officer
Executive Vice-President

Mervyn Smith

Co-Chairman, WJC Policy Council

Evelyn Sommer

Chair, WJC North America

Rodrigo Slelatt

Member of Executive representing Young Adults

Maram Stern

Associate Executive Vice-President

Jack Terpins

President, Latin American Jewish Congress

Vivian Wineman

WJC Vice-President
President, Board of Deputies of British Jews

Sara Winkowski

WJC Vice-President
Representative, International Council of Jewish Women

Josef Zissels

WJC Vice-President
Chairman, Vaad of Ukraine

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