Effective Fundraising without Compromising Impact – Opinion

This article was originally published in The Jerusalem Post on August 16th, 2023, written by Adam Milstein and Elena Yacov. Nonprofits across the wide-ranging Jewish philanthropic spectrum face a common challenge: fundraising effectively without compromising their impact.   In the philanthropic world, driving and tracking results is difficult. The Jewish nonprofit community is no different. This challenge is particularly painful for small and medium-sized nonprofits – many of which cannot afford professional fundraising teams yet must stay laser-focused on achieving their missions in an insecure financial environment. In the United States, the work of these organizations is more important than ever. Antisemitism  Read More…

Antisemitism is a Threat to Europe and the Freedoms that Took Centuries to Achieve.

This article was originally published in The Jerusalem Post on July 27th, 2023, written by Adam Milstein.  Normalized and tolerated antisemitism is both a catalyst and warning sign. The late Rabbi Jonathan Sacks famously said, “Antisemitism isn’t a threat just for Jews, it’s a threat first and foremost to Europe and the freedoms it centuries to achieve.” The recent social breakdown in France provides yet another example of an age-old historical truth: untreated antisemitism is both a catalyst and warning sign of a broader sickness in society. Antisemitism is the canary in the coal mine – and when unchecked, it’s followed by broad  Read More…

Adam Milstein: Redefining Diversity – The Case for Including Jewish Identity

This article was originally published in Space Coast Daily on July 24th, 2023, written by Space Coast Daily. The Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) movement is ostensibly intended to promote a deeper understanding and fairer treatment of those from historically marginalized communities. However, in practice, DEI threatens to undermine core American values and the right of Jewish Americans to live securely within their Jewish identities. That’s the argument made by Israel-American philanthropist and community leader Adam Milstein, an immigrant to the United States who built a successful business and now acts as a venture philanthropist. His focus, including his work with the  Read More…

Changing the Narrative: How Israel and the Jewish People Can Win the Future – opinion

This article was originally published in The Jerusalem Post on June 13th, 2023, written by Adam Milstein.  From pull factors, to collaboration, to going on the offensive The new antisemitism of our century, also known as modern (or contemporary) antisemitism, reinvented itself from the classical hatred of Jews, which is no longer publicly acceptable, to a now “tolerable” form, the hatred of Israel. The increased vitriol for the State of Israel and a growth in antisemitism is no coincidental correlation. Once seen as a darling of the world, an underdog, a weak nation in need of help, a sanctuary for Jews after  Read More…

The DEI Threat to Jewish Students – Opinion

This article was originally published in The Jewish Journal on May 8th, 2023, written by Adam Milstein.  DEI initiatives are weaponized against Jewish students, maliciously portraying them and Israel as vicious oppressors. Today in America, institutions, from universities to governmental agencies and to corporate workplaces, continue to embrace Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives and associated ideologies closely linked to critical race theory (CRT). In the process Jews, particularly those on college campuses, find it impossible to live securely and safely within their Jewish identities. The asserted goals of DEI are positive: to promote the representation, participation, and fair treatment of historically  Read More…

Can American Jews Build An Iron Dome Against Antisemitism?

This article was originally published in The Jewish Journal on May 3rd, 2023, written by Alan Zeitlin.  “If we want to defeat antisemitism, we can’t do it alone.” – Adam Milstein A decade ago, when Adam Milstein told people the ugly monster of antisemitism was on its way to America and would unleash violence against Jews, most people didn’t believe him. Milstein, an Israeli-American businessman, philanthropist and activist who served for the IDF in the 1973 Yom Kippur War, believes there are no easy answers to the question of how to combat antisemitism and the demonization of Israel. In the sea  Read More…

The Impact Forum Foundation

This article was originally published in The Jerusalem Post on April 13th, 2023, written by Alan Rosenbaum.  Making an impact in fighting antisemitism and supporting Israel ‘There is no silver bullet,” says Adam Milstein, prominent Israeli-American businessman, philanthropist, and activist, speaking of organizations that combat antisemitism and stand against the enemies of Israel. “It takes a network of allied organizations to defeat the network of our detractors,” he adds. The problem, Milstein explains, is that many of these pro-Israel nonprofit organizations are competing for funding with each other and have major redundancies but prefer to work independently so they can claim all  Read More…

Why Critical Race Theory (CRT) Could Be Dangerous for America’s Faith-Based Communities – Opinion

This article was originally published in the The Jerusalem Post on March 28th, 2023, written by Adam Milstein. We need to build alliances between Jews, Christians, Muslims, and Hindus. America was founded by people fleeing religious persecution. Our society flourished based on the unique atmosphere of religious tolerance, which was very different from Europe and other parts of the world. These fundamental principles are now threatened by Critical Race Theory (CRT), and its related ideologies, which present a danger to the values underlying a thriving America – and potentially, to its faith-based communities. Once considered to be fringe subject matter to be  Read More…

Adam Milstein Praises CyberWell, the Web-Intelligence Platform, That Could Dramatically Reduce Antisemitism on Social Media

This article was originally published in The Science Times on March 21st, 2023, written by David Thompson. With online antisemitism impacting Jewish people every day, businessman turned venture philanthropist, Adam Milstein, is a supporter of CyberWell, the web-intelligence and database nonprofit platform, which aims to curb the rising antisemitism on social media. Countering antisemitism is central to Adam Milstein’s philanthropic efforts, and the launch of a cutting-edge technological system that could minimize online Jew hatred marks significant progress when it comes to shaping a vast cyberspace. “The AI [artificial intelligence] of CyberWell is helping monitor social media antisemitism in real  Read More…

The Undeniable Link Between Antisemitism and America’s Decline – Opinion

This article was originally published in the The Jerusalem Post on January 16th, 2023, written by Adam Milstein.   It Starts with The Jews But Never Ends With The Jews. It has become a truism that Jews are history’s “canary in the coal mine”. Across cultures and continents, where Jews have flourished, so have the societies around them. Where Jews have faced persecution and expulsion, it is usually a sign that darker forces are taking hold that will degrade, diminish, and often, destroy the broader society. The examples of this phenomena are numerous and profound. Spain’s golden era of Jewish achievement  Read More…