Israeli American Council Appoints New Executive Leadership

Adam Milstein to Chair National IAC Board; Shoham Nicolet to become Chief Executive Officer By educating, engaging, organizing, and mobilizing Israeli-Americans, the IAC will continue to play a vital role in strengthening the Jewish people, the State of Israel, and the U.S.-Israel alliance. LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA (PRWEB) SEPTEMBER 17, 2015 This week, the Israeli American Council (IAC) announced new appointments to its top lay leadership and professional positions, with Adam Milstein becoming Chairman of the organization’s National Board of Directors and Shoham Nicolet taking over as Chief Executive Officer. Milstein and Nicolet will begin their new roles in October, taking  Read More…

Israeli-American Group Names New Leaders Ahead of National Conference

Posted on September 17, 2015 by: JNS From left to right: former Democratic vice presidential nominee Joe Lieberman, Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney, and Jewish philanthropist Adam Milstein at the Israeli-American Council’s first-ever national conference in Washington, DC, in November 2014. Credit: Shahar Azran. (JNS.org) The Israeli-American Council (IAC), an organization providing various means of support for the estimated Israeli-American population of 500,000-800,000, has named new top professional and lay leaders in advance of the group’s second annual national conference. Philanthropist and businessman Adam Milstein—president of the Adam and Gila Milstein Family Foundation, which supports more than 60 Jewish and  Read More…

How to Help: Suggestions for Pro-Israel Advocates (Part II)

At the Adam and Gila Milstein foundation, we often find ourselves doing a million things at once: evaluating grant applications and pitches from organizations seeking our support, linking our partner organizations with one another, responding to media outlets seeking our input, and (my personal favorite) getting new and exciting initiatives off the ground. The list goes on and on. We try our best to remain connected with every single passionate person looking to become more involved in the fight to defend Israel and safeguard the Jewish homeland. At the Foundation, we answer every single email looking for the opportunity to  Read More…

Personal Transformation in the Holy Land

Source: Times of Israel The Adam and Gila Milstein Family Foundation is proud to support AIPAC’s Campus Allies Mission, which brings non-Jewish, pro-Israel political activists to Israel for the first time. Participants learn about the importance of the relationship between the United States and Israel and gain a deeper understanding of Israel’s strategic, social, and security issues, right in the heart of the Holy Land. One of our Campus Allies Alumni, Alex Schriver, has shared how the Campus Allies Mission has impacted his life. You can read his post below. From 2011 to 2013, I served as the National Chairman of  Read More…

How To Help: Suggestions for Pro-Israel Advocates (Part I)

Source: Times of Israel Volunteer: “What can I do to help?” Me: “How do you want to help?” Volunteer: “Tell me what the options are, and I’ll tell you where I can fit in” Me: “I don’t think that’s a good idea, it’ll take me a week”. This is an abbreviation of a real conversation I have often (including my bluntness). As the Executive Director of the Milstein Family Foundation, I hear the question “What can I do to help?” all the time. Day after day, I meet dedicated people who want to do SOMETHING to advocate for Israel. Many  Read More…

A Trip to Israel Inspires Future Leaders

Source: Times of Israel The Adam and Gila Milstein Family Foundation is proud to support AIPAC’s Campus Allies Mission, which brings non-Jewish, pro-Israel political activists to Israel for the first time. Participants learn about the importance of the relationship between the United States and Israel and gain a deeper understanding of Israel’s strategic, social, and security issues, right in the heart of the Holy Land. One of our Campus Allies Alumni, Micah Fielden, has shared how the Campus Allies Mission has impacted his life. You can read his post below. The Milstein Campus Allies Trip run by AIPAC in 2012 had  Read More…

A Life-Changing Experience: Seeing Israel’s Values Up Close

Source: Times of Israel The Adam and Gila Milstein Family Foundation is proud to support AIPAC’s Campus Allies Mission, which brings non-Jewish, pro-Israel political activists to Israel for the first time. Participants learn about the importance of the relationship between the United States and Israel and gain a deeper understanding of Israel’s strategic, social, and security issues. What’s best, the AIPAC Campus Allies trip takes place in the heart of the Holy Land. One of our Campus Allies alumni, Myles Colton Laroux, has shared how the Campus Allies Mission has impacted his life. You can read his post below. When you  Read More…

To Defeat BDS, Enlist Israeli Americans

Source: Jewish Journal by Adam Milstein American Jewry has witnessed a tsunami of hate on college campuses and across our communities. In the past year, resolutions calling for a divestment and boycott of Israel have been considered or passed by 30 student governments across the U.S. Israel haters have charged Jewish undergraduates seeking student government positions at UCLA and Stanford with “dual loyalties,” claiming that their strong Jewish identities should disqualify them from representing other students. AEPi — America’s largest Jewish fraternity — has seen an unprecedented rise in attacks on its members and vandalism on its houses. On and off  Read More…