WJC Member Communities
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Our Leadership
Amb. Ronald S. Lauder has served as President of the WJC since June 2007
Dan Diker,
WJC Secretary General
Maram Stern,
WJC Deputy Secretary General
WJC Secretary General
Maram Stern,
WJC Deputy Secretary General
The Executive Committee of the WJC comprises 26 members representing communities and organizations from all regions around the world.
About the WJC
Priority Issues
History
Governance
Anti-Defamation League, B'nai B'rith International, Conference of European Rabbis, Hillel, International Council of Jewish Women, International Jewish Committee on Inter-Religious Consultations, Women's International Zionist Organization, World Union of Jewish Students, World Zionist Organization/Jewish Agency for Israel
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Press Releases
WJC in the Media
Organizational Charts
Past Presidents
1936-1949: Stephen S. Wise
1949-1977: Nahum Goldmann
1977-1979: Philip M. Klutznick
1979-2007: Edgar M. Bronfman
2007-present: Ronald S. Lauder
Nahum Goldmann Medal Award
The Nahum Goldmann Medal is awarded by the WJC to distinguished persons for their contribution to universal humanitarian causes and actions benefiting the Jewish people.
Sir Harold Wilson (1976)
Jimmy Carter (1977)
Helmut Schmidt (1980)
Gerhart Riegner (1981)
Saul Bellow (1986)
Sir Isaiah Berlin (1986)
Yitzhak Navon (1986)
Carl Sagan (1986)
Carlos Menem (1991)
Helen Suzman (1993)
Sol Kanee (1995)
Richard Holbrooke (1996)
Stuart Eizenstat (2001)
Mordechai Arbell (2008)
Manuel Tenenbaum (2008)
Michael Häupl (2009)
José Maria Aznar (2010)
Hella Moritz z''l (2011)
Michael Schneider (2011)
Jimmy Carter (1977)
Helmut Schmidt (1980)
Gerhart Riegner (1981)
Saul Bellow (1986)
Sir Isaiah Berlin (1986)
Yitzhak Navon (1986)
Carl Sagan (1986)
Carlos Menem (1991)
Helen Suzman (1993)
Sol Kanee (1995)
Richard Holbrooke (1996)
Stuart Eizenstat (2001)
Mordechai Arbell (2008)
Manuel Tenenbaum (2008)
Michael Häupl (2009)
José Maria Aznar (2010)
Hella Moritz z''l (2011)
Michael Schneider (2011)