LCCA-LL Cohort II participants. Image: Spertus Institute, Chicago.
This second cohort of lay leaders reflect the diversity of our Jewish communal landscape and the need for this training across sectors, including Jewish education organizations, Jewish Community Centers, Federations, synagogues, foundations, day schools, summer camps, advocacy groups, museums, and Jewish social service organizations.
Please take a moment to look at the impressive array of lay leaders joining our Spertus community of learners, followed by more details on the program below:
Meet Cohort II
Nancy Barnett of Fox Point, WI
Second Generation Speaker, Nathan and Esther Pelz Holocaust Education Resource Center
Erik Dreff of New Providence, NJ
Board member, Temple B’nai Or
Shari Forsythe of Thousand Oaks, CA
Advocacy Chair, Hadassah
Avi Fox of Evanston, IL
Development, Illinois Holocaust Museum
Marla Israel of Northbrook, IL
Board member, No Shame On U
Marc Karlinsky of Chicago, IL
Government Affairs, Marketing & Communications, Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago
Norm Kurtz of Buffalo Grove, IL
Past International President, Executive Committee, FJMC, International (Federation of Jewish Men’s Clubs)
Wendy Lawrence of Ann Arbor, MI
Co-Chair of JCRC, Jewish Federation of Greater Ann Arbor
David Levitt of Deerfield, IL
Board member, Decalogue Society of Lawyers
Michael Markman of Chicago, IL
Board member, Spertus Institute
Ruth Perlman of Glencoe, IL
Board member, Beber Camp
Laura Pollack of Chicago, IL
Member, Executive Committee, AJC
Ronit Rose of Chicago, IL
Coordinator, Givat Haviva-Younited
David Roth of West Hartford, CT
Board member, Jewish Federation of Greater Hartford
Marc Shovers of Madison, WI
Past president, Co-Chair of the Community Relations Committee, Jewish Federation of Madison
Mytyl Simancas of Miami Beach, FL
Executive Board, Greater Miami Jewish Federation, and Miami Beach JCC
Robin Steinmetz of Tustin, CA
Board Chair, Orange County Hillel
David Telisman of Northbrook, IL
Trustee, B’nai Jehoshua Beth Elohim
Jenna Weinberg of Washington, DC (Not Pictured)
Trustee, Nathan and Lillian Weinberg Family Foundation
Helene Weingarten of West Palm Beach, FL
Immediate Past Chair, Jewish Women’s Foundation, Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County
Pam Wolfson of Miami Beach, FL
Trustee, Lehrman Community Day School
This program combines theory and practice, giving lay leaders the context to understand the development, complexities, and expressions of antisemitism, its impact on Jews and Jewish communities, and the relationship of antisemitism to other forms of hatred. The program helps participants develop communication strategies – alongside their professional partners – to respond to antisemitism, as well as tools to build bridges and alliances within and beyond the Jewish community.
Sessions are taught and facilitated by accomplished Spertus faculty members, who have significant academic expertise and real-world experience. Case studies give leaders a chance to work through antisemitic incidents in a practical and applicable way. The cohort-based program also provides a national network of lay leaders who can leverage each other’s talents, resources, relationships, and support.
To learn more about the Leadership Certificate in Combating Antisemitism for Lay Leaders or to inquire about joining the next cohort, please contact Spertus Institute’s Associate Director for Recruitment Amie Barrish at abarrish@spertus.edu.
The Leadership Certificate in Combating Antisemitism is a program of Spertus Institute’s Center for Jewish Leadership, made possible in part by a grant from the Crown Family.