The Latest From The Foundation

Marcia Cohodes, WHP Alum (Minneapolis): I was very happy to see that the GA offered presentations and interactive discussions on the subject of Inclusion and Jewish adults with disabilities.  Also, instead of talking about millennials and how Federations can engage them, there were numerous opportunities to hear directly from this population in breakout sessions and plenaries; resulting in many stereotypes being dispelled. Marcia Cohodes, an alum of the

So much of leadership is connected to our ability to understand and articulate the challenges that we are up against. It is often quite difficult to accurately diagnose our problems – especially if they are those sticky problems that seem to never go away. In this session, we will explore a lens that will help us better understand and articulate challenges. This lens, developed by Ron Heifetz and Marty Linsky,

CONGRATULATIONS TO: Dr. Stephen Hazan Arnoff, an alumnus of The Wexner Graduate Fellowship, Class 13, for his new position at Shalem College in Jerusalem as Director of the Office of Culture, Community, and Society. Shani Bechhofer, an alumna of The Wexner Graduate Fellowship, Class 3, and her husband Yosef, on the marriage of their son, Yitzchok to Nehama Silver. Michele Fisher, an alumna of The Wexner Graduate Fellowship, Class 10,

The Wexner Graduate Fellowship Alumni program is at a unique moment in its history as our alumni community now spans two generations of leaders and emerging leaders. The Mentoring program was designed to leverage the deep and diverse talent that has been nurtured by twenty-six years of the Graduate Fellowship Program and to provide a framework for continuing support and guidance of Wexner alumni, bolstered by content-rich, personalized learning. The

With thanks to all nominators, partners, selection committees, and candidates, The Wexner Foundation is pleased to announce the newest Wexner cohorts for 2014.   The Wexner Graduate Fellowship/Davidson Scholars Program, Class 27   Davidson Scholars Jordanna Birnbaum, JPL, NYU Dual Degree (Wagner/Skirball) David Block, JE, Azrieli School of Jewish Education and Administration (YU) Alena Gomulina, JPL, Brandeis University (Hornstein/Heller) Zoe Jick, JE, Harvard Divinity School Sasha Kopp, JE, Hebrew Union

CONGRATULATIONS TO: Ilana Aisen, WGF Alum (Class 20), on becoming Executive Director of JPRO Network. Cheryl Drazin, WHP Alum (Dallas 13), on becoming Regional Director for the Anti-Defamation League. Steven Exler, WGF Alum (Class 17), on being invited by President Barak Obama to speak at the White House Hanukkah Party. Ari Gauss, WGF Alum (Class 13), on receiving the Richard M. Joel Exemplar of Excellence Award from Hillel International. Stephen

CONGRATULATIONS TO: Ted Blum, WHA (Atlanta 10), and his wife Leah on being honored by The Epstein School: Solomon Schechter School of Atlanta. Rachel Braun Scherl, WHA (MetroWest NJ, 08), on being named one of the 2015 Best 50 Women in Business by NJBIZ. Marci Glazer, WHA (SF 11), on being named CEO of the Jewish Community Center of San Francisco. Steven Goldstein, WHA (Phoenix), on being honored by Congregation

After seeing and celebrating the tremendous excitement generated by having so many of our alumni together in one place for the 30th Anniversary in Columbus, we are making a big push to empower you to keep that magic going. You may have heard President Elka Abrahamson’s one “ask” of you, delivered at our closing session (available on video under our resources section): “If you want to thank us, update your profiles.”

“The Rise and Fall of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt” with Dr. Eric Trager The conference call will include a current events analysis from Eric followed by an opportunity for questions and answers.   12pm EST on Wednesday, September 11th Number:  1-626-677-3000 Participant Access Code: 8903540 Eric is an alum of the Bronfman Youth Fellowship in Israel (BYFI) and they have invited Wexner alumni to this private conversation. Kindly RSVP to

Dr Tina Seelig, from the Stanford Design School, taught Wexner Heritage and Graduate Fellowship Alumni about creativity at the San Francisco Regional Networking Day 
At the open space brain storm session during the San Francisco alumni gathering, I led a spontaneous discussion for whomever wanted to come talk. 20 alumni were encouraged to come up to an open mike and declare to the packed house what issue most impassioned them.