A Salute to American Jewish Congress President Jack Rosen

With all of the anti-semitic attacks against JCC facilities in the news these days, I am more proud than ever of my work as vice president of the American Jewish Congress (AJC).

AJ Congress is a leading organization in the fight against anti-semitism worldwide and a strong supporter of the state of Israel.

And as much as I am gratified by my own work with the organization, I am even more thrilled to be working side by side with the organization’s President Jack Rosen.

Jack moved to the United States when he was just a small boy, the descendant of grandparents who were killed in the Holocaust and who parents survived the concentration camps. He always remembered his roots and has spent his life working to make sure his legacy includes a strident defense and advocacy for the Jewish people.

In addition to being president of AJ Congress, he has also shown a rare ability to put his mission – advocacy for Israel and the Jewish people – above politics, having been named to advisory roles in the presidential administrations of both Democrat Bill Clinton and Republican George W. Bush.

That’s one of the best traits of Jack’s personality: his ability to transcend everything for the cause. He has traveled all over the world – including such nations as Saudi Arabia and Qatar – to meet with people of all stripes in an attempt to bring a peaceful and prideful message of Judaism to many diverse people.

AJ Congress is a terrific organization, but it would not be what it is today without Jack, and I am extremely grateful for the opportunity to be in the trenches with him, fighting the good fight.

Thank you for your terrific leadership, Jack. We are all better off because of it.