The Latest From The Foundation

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.

At the Crossroads of Negotiations and Crises: Iran and the Palestinians An Exclusive Conference Call for our Constituents May 14, 2014 10am to 11am EDT, 17:00 – 18:00 Israel time   Major-General (Res.) Amos Yadlin, who heads Israel’s Institute for National Security Studies and is an alum of the Wexner Israel Fellowship Program (Class 5) will speak on a conference call open to the WexNetwork. He’ll discuss two of the

The Wexner Foundation is pleased to announce the inaugural cohort (listed here) of the newly-expanded Wexner Field Fellowship.  Built on the success of the pilot Wexner Field Fellowship, incubated within the Wexner Graduate Fellowship, the program was developed in partnership with the Jim Joseph Foundation. Fifteen outstanding professionals were selected through a highly-competitive process for this three-year intensive program.  Utilizing the cohort-based learning that is the hallmark of Wexner Foundation

The Wexner Foundation Wishes You a Joyous Passover We can’t help you with your cleaning, your cooking or your family dynamics. Instead, we send you off to your seder tables with blessings for renewed joy and success in your leadership journeys, and some food for thought. Recently, we continued our online interactive video conference series “36 Minutes LIVE” with two rich opportunities to prepare for Passover, one with Dr. Erica

CONGRATULATIONS TO: Rachel Ackoff, WGFA (Class 24), on her appointment as Senior National Organizer of Bend the Arc: A Jewish Partnership for Justice. Naomi Adland, WGF Fellow (Class 25), on receiving an MA in Hebrew and Judaic Studies from NYU. Seth Anziska, WGFA (Class 21), on receiving a PhD in History from Columbia University. Gil Avriel, WIF Fellow (Class 26), on the publication of the “Terrorism 2.0: The Rise of

CONGRATULATIONS TO: Monica Mendel Bensoussan, alum of The WHP (Montreal 09), and Karen Sigman, alum of The WHP (Montreal 09), on receiving The Gertrude and Henry Plotnick Young Leadership Award in Montreal. Marci Glazer, alum of The WHP (SF 11), on being named Interim Executive Director of the San Francisco JCC. Eric Goldstein, alum of The WHP (New York 3), on being named CEO of UJA-Federation of New York. Einat

Together with the global Jewish community, The Wexner Foundation mourns the death of Edgar Bronfman, zichrono livracha, of blessed memory. Edgar was a rare and wise leader, a giant in the field of Jewish philanthropy as he was in business. He was a treasured colleague and friend to our chairmen, Abigail and Leslie Wexner. Find his full obituary here. Edgar and Les shared a long-time and enduring commitment to Jewish