WJC NextGen Blog

JDA members Shay Rubinstein and Danielle Sobkin hosted a special session for students and young professionals titled “Uniting Voices: Jewish Leadership in Action.”

On Sunday 27th October, JDA Noah Katz (UK), Chair of the Under 35 Assembly of The Board of Deputies of British Jews spoke at Haaretz's London Conference "Israel After October 7th: Allies of Alone?" on a panel about the Next Generation's Relationship with Israel.

On October 20, Make Their Memory Shine joined forces with local organizations to honor victims of fascism and Nazism in Mallorca. 

Current Lauder Fellow, Victoria Borochov, was interviewed in a piece about people from different religious backgrounds who live in Austria.

Current Lauder Fellow, Annie Gishen, was interviewed by RFI where she spoke about her past experiences with antisemitism on campus and her worries about campus antisemitism at Oxford University where she'll be doing her Masters.

JDA Member David Fiorentini attended and addressed the OSCE Human Dimension Conference in Warsaw. He emphasized the importance of interfaith dialogue during these challenging times, speaking alongside the Chief Rabbi of Poland, Rabbi Michael Schudrich, and the Vice President of CROEIS, Imam Yahya Pallavicini.

Former Lauder Fellow Noa Fišer hosted the second annual Sombor Spiritual Evening, bringing together the community to celebrate unity and diversity.

Claire Frankel, JDA Member and former Lauder Fellow ('23-'24), was interviewed by University Affairs about campus antisemitism on McGill University campus.

Yael Sanchez, a Jewish Diplomatic Corps Academy member, organized an event for the Jewish youth of Madrid on October 7th under the banner of FEJJE, in collaboration with Olami and the local Jewish community. The Embassy of Israel in Spain and El Al sponsored the event.

Noah Rubin, a member of the Jewish Diplomatic Corps Academy, was a guest on Miriam Haart's podcast "Faking It" to discuss what it is like being a college student on campus with the current extreme state of antisemitism.