Meet the

Combat Antisemitism Movement

Meet The Combat Antisemitism Movement

Who we are

With partnerships encompassing over 850 interfaith organizations, influential decision-makers, and a network of more than five million activists and 250 social media influencers CAM leads a united front against Jew hatred. Our vision is to forge an unbreakable shield that safeguards Jewish communities and all those impacted by hatred, ensuring that antisemitism, in any form, is eradicated from our society. We strive to create a world where every individual can live without fear of discrimination.

As a 21st-century advocacy leader, CAM pioneers global efforts to combat hatred, safeguarding Jewish life and addressing the broader societal impacts of antisemitism. After five years, CAM has become a key voice, mobilizing diverse groups through local, national, and international initiatives. Our strategy integrates effective business models with policy advancements and high-level global engagement. We combine civic efforts with grassroots activism and direct interactions with policymakers, creating an effective, multifaceted approach against antisemitism.

Advocacy

Our advocacy spans from town councils and state governments to national governments and the United Nations. Key initiatives include the Global Coalition of Cities Fighting Antisemitism and specialized collaborations with U.S. governors and State Legislators. In Washington D.C., we engage in a bipartisan manner with both houses of Congress, collaborating with committees and task forces. Internationally, our advocacy extends across Latin America and Europe.

Grassroots Engagement

With a robust digital presence, we reach millions through digital campaigns, influencer partnerships, and an innovation lab that has nurtured over 50 projects from inception to fruition. CAM has established the largest network in the world of social media influencers to combat antisemitism, consisting of 250 members who collectively represent 260 million followers.

Partnerships

Our partnerships cultivate alliances with nearly a thousand non-Jewish and Jewish groups, fostering common causes with Black communities, Christians, Muslims, and others. We engage in high-level interfaith relations with entities like the Vatican, the Muslim World League, and the Greek Orthodox Church, as well as grassroots engagement with local organizations. Additionally, we forge intercultural relations, celebrating the diverse cultures of other groups.

Research & Analysis

The Antisemitism Research Center employs unique methodologies to identify emerging antisemitic trends worldwide. Our research generates comprehensive weekly, monthly, and annual reports, providing vital insights for a wide array of stakeholders. To date, our work has monitored more than 10,000 incidents and provided an in-depth analysis of the spread of antisemitism on social networks, shedding light on the pervasive nature of the issue.

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MEET THE TEAM

Advisory Board Board of Governors Senior Advisors Staff

ADVISORY BOARD

Natan Sharansky – Chairman of the Advisory Board

Natan Sharansky is an Israeli politician, human rights activist, and author who, as a refusenik in the Soviet Union during the 1970s and 1980s, spent nine years in Soviet prisons. During his time in the Israeli government, including as deputy prime minister, and as the head of the Jewish Agency for Israel, Sharansky fought tirelessly for the rights of new immigrants, religious minorities, and women. At the helm of the Jewish Agency, he focused on repatriation of Jews to Israel, strengthening the links between Israel and global Jewry, and made an effort to develop a separate, egalitarian prayer space at the Western Wall. Sharansky currently serves as the chairman of the Institute of the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy

Elan S. Carr

Rev. Johnnie Moore

Rev. Johnnie Moore is a popular speaker and acclaimed human rights and religious freedom activist best known for his consequential work at the intersection of faith and foreign policy, especially in the Middle East. Moore is the president of JDA Worldwide, a top integrated marketing and public relations agency and the president of The Congress of Christian Leaders, a representative voice for more than 600 million Evangelicals worldwide. Rev. Moore is also a licensed minister who is the recipient of many awards and honors including the Simon Wiesenthal Center’s prestigious “medal of valor.” Moore was twice appointed by the president of the United States to the U.S. Commission for International Religious Freedom and in 2020 Moore was named one of

Father Patrick Desbois

Rabbi Stuart Weinblatt

Dr. Irwin Cotler

The Honorable Irwin Cotler is Emeritus Professor of Law at McGill University, Founder and International Chair of the Raoul Wallenberg Centre for Human Rights, former Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada and longtime parliamentarian. He is a member of the High Level Panel of Legal Experts on Media Freedom, Canada’s Special Envoy for Preserving Holocaust Remembrance and Combatting Antisemitism and member of the Organization of American States (OAS) Expert Legal Panel on Venezuela. He is an international human rights lawyer, counsel to political prisoners and has been referred to as “Counsel for the Oppressed” and “Freedoms Counsel.” He is an officer of the Order of Canada, Canada’s highest civilian honor, an an Officer of the National Order of

Dr. Anita Friedman

Professor Dina Porat

André Azoulay

Mario Adolfo Búcaro Flores

Valentina Leskaj

Lord John Mann

Lord Eric Pickles

Lord Eric Pickles was appointed as the United Kingdom’s Special Envoy for Post-Holocaust issues in September 2015. Lord Pickles works closely with the wide range of Holocaust academics, survivors and educational and social organizations in the UK. Along with the former Labour Cabinet Minister Ed Balls, he co-chairs the United Kingdom’s Holocaust Memorial Foundation. He was made a Life Peer in 2018. Lord Eric Pickles was appointed as the UK’s next Conservative Party nominee to the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments in July 2019 and was subsequently appointed as Chair following an open competition, in line with the Cabinet Office Governance Code, taking up the role in April 2020. His appointment was approved following pre-appointment scrutiny by the Public Administration and

State Secretary Uwe Becker

Prof. Ruth Wisse

Ruth R. Wisse is the Martin Peretz Professor of Yiddish Literature and Professor of Comparative Literature at Harvard University emeritus. She is a noted scholar of Yiddish literature and of Jewish history and culture. Professor Wisse is currently the Distinguished Senior Fellow at the Tikvah Fund. Her books on literary subjects include an edition of Jacob Glatstein’s two-volume fictional memoir, The Glatstein Chronicles, The Modern Jewish Canon: A Journey Through Literature and Culture, and A Little Love in Big Manhattan. She is also the author of two political studies, If I Am Not for Myself: The Liberal Betrayal of the Jews and Jews and Power. Her most recent book, No Joke: Making Jewish Humor, was recently published by Princeton University

Natan Sharansky – Chairman of the Advisory Board

Elan S. Carr

Elan S. Carr was appointed by the President of the United States and the Secretary of State to the office of United States Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism. In that capacity, Mr. Carr served as the senior diplomatic representative of the United States and the senior advisor to Secretary Pompeo on the subject of anti-Semitism, and he directed U.S. policy and programs aimed at combating it. During his two years in office, he negotiated groundbreaking agreements with foreign governments; convened the first-ever U.S. Government-sponsored conference on combating online hate; drove the establishment of important new policies on anti-Zionism, anti-Israel discrimination, and campus anti-Semitism; significantly broadened the global consensus on the definition of anti-Semitism; focused the attention of law enforcement leaders across international jurisdictions on the importance of hate crimes prosecutions; regularly met with foreign leaders, often in foreign capitals, to drive U.S. policy priorities; launched philo-Semitism initiatives in multiple countries; and conducted an aggressive and global public diplomacy campaign, including by delivering more than 180 speeches to large gatherings of stakeholders throughout the world and conducting numerous press interviews. He was voted by Congress to be given the rank of Ambassador. Prior to joining the Trump Administration, Mr. Carr prosecuted violent felony crimes for more than a decade as a Deputy District Attorney for Los Angeles County. He prosecuted murders, attempted murders, and cases involving Southern California’s most notorious criminal street gangs. While assigned to a special victim unit, he focused on sexual assault, domestic violence, and child molestation cases. A number of his cases garnered media attention. He was also one of LA County’s few specially-designated animal cruelty prosecutors. Mr. Carr is an officer in the United States Army Reserve and he has received multiple awards for his two decades of military service. In 2003-04, he spent nearly a year on military deployment in Iraq. He helped to lead a joint anti-terrorism team in life-saving missions throughout the country, and he prosecuted terrorists who attacked U.S. troops. He was also part of the Coalition Provisional Authority’s efforts to establish an independent Iraqi judiciary and helped to train Iraqi judges on constitutional law and criminal defense. As the son of Jewish refugees from Iraq, Mr. Carr speaks Hebrew and the Iraqi dialect of Arabic. While in Iraq, he met with remnants of the Jewish community there and worked with them to preserve Jewish texts and other assets. He regularly led Jewish services in the former presidential palace of Saddam Hussein in Baghdad. In 2014, Mr. Carr was the Republican nominee for Congress in California’s 33rd Congressional District. He finished first out of 18 candidates in a multi-party, top-two, open primary; and in the general election, he out-performed GOP registration in his district by 18 points. He received the National Republican Congressional Committee’s “Young Gun” status — its highest rating — and was endorsed by the House leadership, the Los Angeles County Police Chiefs, and the previous two Republican nominees for President of the United States. Mr. Carr was

Rev. Johnnie Moore

Father Patrick Desbois

Father Patrick Desbois is the president and founder of Yahad – In Unum, a global humanitarian organization, dedicated to identifying and commemorating the sites of Jewish and Roma mass graves in Europe. He is also the Head of the academic council of the Babyn Yar Holocaust Memorial Center. He is the grandson of a WWII French prisoner held in the Rawa Ruska camp on the Poland-Ukraine border. In 2004, he began to research the story of the Jews, Roma and other victims murdered in Eastern Europe during WWII by the Nazi mobile killing units, the Einsatzgruppen. A professor at Georgetown University, in the faculty for the Center for Jewish Civilization. He also served as director of the Episcopal Committee for Catholic-Judeo Relations from 1999 until 2016, under the auspices of the French Conference of Bishops. He is the author of “The Holocaust by Bullets: A Priest’s Journey to Uncover the Truth Behind the Murder of 1.5 Million Jews”, Winner of the National Jewish Book Award, and “The Fabric of Terrorists: Into the Secrets of Daesh”, based on his investigation of the Yazidi genocide in Iraq. His work through Yahad has been recognized through numerous awards and public commentary throughout the world. Compiling new archival material and many eye-witness accounts, Desbois has put together the first definitive account of one of World War II’s bloodiest chapters. In 2017 he was awarded the Lantos Foundation’s Human Rights Prize. The Simon Wiesenthal Center presented the Jewish Medal of Valor to Father Patrick Desbois for his commitment to religious tolerance and cooperation. He received the Légion d’honneur for his work on the Holocaust.

Rabbi Stuart Weinblatt

Rabbi Stuart Weinblatt is the rabbi of Congregation B’nai Tzedek in Potomac, Maryland, a vibrant Conservative synagogue of over 600 families he founded in 1988. Rabbi Weinblatt has held a number of leadership positions, locally and nationally, including having served as the President of the Rabbinic Cabinet of the Jewish Federations of North America, as Director of Israel Policy and Advocacy for the Rabbinical Assembly, and as chair of the JNF’s Rabbis for Israel. Most recently, Rabbi Weinblatt formed the Zionist Rabbinic Coalition, a coalition of rabbis from all denominations which seeks to encourage rabbis committed to strengthening ties between Jews of the Diaspora and Israel. Rabbi Weinblatt has given the opening prayer at sessions of the United States Senate, the House of Representatives, both houses of the Maryland State legislature, the inaugurations of Maryland’s Governors, as well as numerous other public gatherings. His dynamic leadership, innovative approach to Judaism and reputation as an outstanding teacher and speaker has been recognized through a number of honors. He was chosen by The Forward as one of “America’s Most Inspiring Rabbis”, as the Greater Washington area ORT “Man of the Year,” a “Pillar of the Community” by the JCRC of Greater Washington, and in surveys conducted by The Washington Jewish Week, as the “Best Rabbi in Washington” by its readers for multiple years. Rabbi Weinblatt has written many articles, poems and Op-Ed pieces, many of which highlight his work as an outspoken and passionate advocate and spokesman for Israel and Jewish causes. He is the author of, “God, Prayer and Spirituality,” a compilation of his sermons and articles, and “Living in the Shadow of Death: A Rabbi Copes with Cancer.” Rabbi Weinblatt and his wife, Symcha, have four adult children and seven grandchildren.

Dr. Irwin Cotler

Dr. Anita Friedman

Dr. Friedman holds leadership roles that serve both the Jewish and larger communities. She is the head of the Jewish Family and Children’s Services (JFCS) in the San Francisco Bay Area – one of the largest and most renowned family service institutions in the U.S. She is an expert in social policy and programming for diverse populations, the provision of health and human services, as well as the development of innovative social enterprise models. She has served on various local, state, national and international commissions, including as Commissioner of the San Francisco Human Services Commission. In addition to her professional leadership positions, Dr. Friedman also serves as President of the Board of the Koret Foundation, which devotes its resources to elevating the quality of life of all who live in the Bay Area and to supporting the global Jewish community. The foundation supports organizations that seek to increase Jewish identification and involvement, strengthen ties between Israel and the Bay Area and combat antisemitism. Dr. Friedman is also widely acclaimed for her expertise on Holocaust and genocide education. She is the editor of the English-language edition of Rywka’s Diary (HarperCollins), which has been published in more than a dozen languages and is the subject of a forthcoming film.

Professor Dina Porat

Dina Porat, a Tel Aviv University professor of Jewish history, served as head of the Department of Jewish History, the Chaim Rosenberg School of Jewish Studies, and the Stephen Roth Institute for the Study of Antisemitism and Racism. She is now head of the Kantor Center for the study of Contemporary European Jewry (that includes the Moshe Kantor Database for the Study of Antisemitism and Racism), and holds the Alfred P. Slaner Chair for the Study of Contemporary Antisemitism and Racism at Tel Aviv University. Since 2010, Professor Porat has served as the Chief Historian of Yad Vashem. Professor Porat has written and edited a large number of books and articles on antisemitism and the Holocaust. Her biography of Abba Kovner, published by Stanford University Press, won the 2010 National Jewish book Award, and her most recent book on Jewish revenge after World War II won the Bahat Prize for the best Hebrew research in 2018. She won the 2012 Raoul Wallenberg medal, was a visiting professor at Harvard University, Columbia University, New York University, Venice International University and the Hebrew University, and was awarded Tel Aviv University’s Faculty of Humanities best teacher award for 2004. Professor Porat was a member of the Israeli Foreign Ministry delegations to four UN world conferences and served as the academic advisor of the Task Force for International Cooperation on Holocaust Education, Remembrance and Research, now the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (2005-2010).

André Azoulay

With André Azoulay, history meets the present and embraces the future. Born in Essaouira when it was called Mogador, André Azoulay has not forgotten a childhood when Jews and Muslims lived with exceptional and resilient closeness. With Katia, his wife, he made the resurrection of Essaouira the challenge of his life. Thanks to the power of their common dream, the City of the Trade Winds became the flagship of a Judeo-Muslim revival. In 1974, André Azoulay created in Paris, “Identity and Dialogue”, a movement of Sephardic Jewish intellectuals in which for the first time Jewish voices were raised to call for a just and lasting peace between the Israeli and Palestinian peoples, living side by side in two states equal in rights and dignity. After a long and brilliant career in Paris with Banque Paribas (1967-1990), this commitment reached its peak with the appointment of André Azoulay as Advisor to Kings Hassan II (1991-1999) and Mohammed VI since 1999. In charge of Economic and Financial Affairs, André Azoulay notably contributed to the implementation of the liberal reform program successfully applied by the Kingdom of Morocco since the beginning of the 90s to promote the international influence of Morocco and to promote national and international private investment, the engine of growth of the Moroccan economy. Deeply involved in the consolidation and expansion of the Euro-Mediterranean partnership, he has made his contribution whenever necessary to the monitoring of peace processes in the Middle East and to the consolidation of a culture of mutual respect and trust between Islam and Judaism. Founding member of the United Nations High Level Group for the Alliance of Civilizations, André Azoulay chaired the Anna Lindh Euro-Mediterranean Foundation (2008-2015), the Foundation of Three Cultures and Three Religions (Seville), as well as the Pierre Mendès France Institute (Paris) and the Edmond Amran El Maleh Foundation (Rabat). He was a founding member of the C-100 Davos Forum for the Dialogue of Civilizations and Religions and Chairman of the International Advisory Board of the Shimon Peres Center for Peace. He also serves as President of Project ALADDIN’s Committee on Conscience and Honorary President of Association Mimouna. André Azoulay received an honorary doctorate from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev “as a Jew whose roots lie in Morocco, who has devoted his time and energy to a life-long quest for coexistence between Jews and Arabs in the Middle East and Northern Africa.” In 2017, at the 20th New York Sephardic Jewish Film Festival, André Azoulay was honored with the American Sephardi Federation’s Pomegranate Award for Lifetime Achievement in recognition of his remarkable life’s work bridging religious divides through artistic and other cultural endeavors. More recently, André Azoulay was awarded the Medallas de Oro de Andalucía (“Gold Medal of Andalusia”), presented in recognition of his “exemplary commitment to solidarity and harmony and for his pioneering approach at the head of the Foundation of Three Cultures, through which Morocco, Spain and Andalusia have been telling the world, for over twenty years, the art of living

Mario Adolfo Búcaro Flores

Mario Adolfo Búcaro Flores is a career diplomat who has served as Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Guatemala from February 2022 to January 2024. He previously served as Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of Guatemala to the United Mexican States, State of Israel, Republic of Bulgaria, and Republic of Cyprus. During his Israel posting, Búcaro oversaw his country’s historic recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and the opening of the Guatemalan Embassy there. A Lawyer and Notary, he graduated from the Rafael Landívar Catholic University of Guatemala, and was formerly Professor and Dean of the Consular Corps accredited in Guatemala, former Honorary Consul of Georgia in Guatemala, former Dean of the Faculty of Law and Justice of the University of San Pablo de Guatemala, former President of the Board of Directors of the International Mediation Center of Guatemala and former Secretary of the Board of Directors of the Guatemalan-Mexican Chamber of Commerce. He has a Bachelor’s Degree in Legal and Social Sciences and continued his legal training with a postgraduate degree in Private International Law from the University of Salamanca in Spain and a Master’s Degree in Corporate Law and Competitiveness from the National University of San Carlos de Guatemala. The Gusi Peace Prize International Foundation awarded the Gusi Peace Prize International 2019 to Búcaro for his contributions to world peace, respect for human life, dignity, and progress.

Valentina Leskaj

Valentina Leskaj currently serves as Chairwoman of the Advisory Board of the Albanian Center for Population and Development, which she founded in 1995. She was Member of the Albanian Parliament from 2002 to 2017, when she decided to leave politics. Valentina Leskaj held important leadership roles, among others as Minister of Labor and Social Affairs and a Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Vice President of the Parliamentary Assembly of Council of Europe, Chairwoman of the Parliamentary Commissions for Education and Media and Parliamentary Commission for Country Integration. She has been Deputy Chair of the EU-Albania, Inter- parliamentary Committee on Stabilization Association for many years. She was head of Albanian Parliament in Council of Europe from 2013-2017 and Reporter of the Council of Europe for Moldova. Alongside her political career, Valentina Leskaj has also been active in academia and civil society activities, authoring many publications on politics, human rights, gender, civil society, population and development issues. From 2013 to 2017 she served as President of the Albania – Israel Friendship Group in the Albanian Parliament.

Lord John Mann

Lord John Mann currently serves as Her Majesty’s Government Independent Adviser on Antisemitism. John Mann was the elected Member of Parliament in the United Kingdom for Bassetlaw from June 2001 until 2019. In the summer of 2005, he was appointed Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group against Antisemitism (APPG). John has commissioned two major All-Party Inquiries into Antisemitism and a further inquiry into Electoral Conduct. In July 2019, John Mann stepped down as Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group Against Antisemitism when he was appointed the Government’s Independent Adviser on Antisemitism in one of Theresa May’s final acts as Prime Minister. In 2008, John established the Inter-Parliamentary Coalition for Combating Antisemitism (ICCA). In 2010, he chaired the Football Association’s Task Force on Antisemitism and Islamophobia in football. John Mann joined the House of Lords in October 2019 as Lord Mann of Holbeck Moor. In May 2009, John received the American Jewish Committee’s (AJC’s) Jan Karski Award in recognition of his commitment and work in fighting antisemitism. Before entering Parliament, he worked for the Amalgamated Union of Engineering Workers (AEEU), the TUC and TULO. He is a former Chair of Labour Students and just prior to his election he was involved in running his family’s business. Since his time in student politics, John has been vocal in his condemnation of all forms of racism and intolerance and has worked tirelessly to combat it.

Lord Eric Pickles

State Secretary Uwe Becker

Uwe Becker is the German state of Hesse’s State Secretary for European Affairs and State Commissioner for Jewish Life and the Fight Against Antisemitism. A former Mayor and Treasurer of the City of Frankfurt am Main, Mr. Becker also serves as President of the German-Israeli Society. Mr. Becker is a member of the supervisory boards of the energy company Mainova AG, the traffic company Verkehrsgesellschaft VGF, the Trade fair Company Messe Frankfurt GmbH, and the Stadtwerke Frankfurt Holding, as well as of the airport company Fraport AG. He is also President of the Friends of Tel Aviv University (TAU) in Germany and Governor on the Board of Governors of the TAU, the Honorary President of the German-French Society, and a Member of the Executive Board of the German-American Steuben-Schurz Society, as well as a member of several other associations, foundations and institutions. Mr. Becker is a practicing Roman Catholic and he and his wife are the parents of twins. He graduated from the “Ziehenschule” in Frankfurt in 1989. After completing his basic military service, he trained as a banker at Frankfurter Sparkasse, where he worked until 2004.

Prof. Ruth Wisse

Board of Governors

Robert Singer

Robert Singer served as the Chief Executive Officer of the World Jewish Congress (WJC), the leading umbrella organization of Jewish communities around the world from 2013-2019, and as Chief Executive Officer of World ORT (WO), the world’s largest Jewish education and training organization from 1999-2013. Mr. Singer traveled extensively throughout the world, visiting Jewish communities in more than 60 countries while enhancing the WJC and WO’s global diplomatic and educational presence. He has participated in meetings with presidents and prime ministers of various nations, as well as prominent government, business, faith and civil society leaders, including Pope Francis, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres, International Red Cross President Peter Maurer and many others. Currently, Mr. Singer serves as Chairman & CEO of Spero Impact Solutions, Chairman of SASA Setton and Chairman of Alumot Or, as well as other public positions. Mr. Singer has also spoken at, and participated in, many high-profile events on behalf of the world Jewry including at the United Nations in New York, addressing a demonstration outside the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, the 75th anniversary of the Babi Yar massacre in Kyiv, international conferences of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), Organization of American States (OAS) counter-terrorism sessions, and the International Christian Embassy Jerusalem’s (ICEJ) Feast of Tabernacles, among others. On behalf of Diaspora Jewish communities, Mr. Singer regularly engaged with Israeli government officials and other institutions in the Jewish state. Robert Singer was born in Ukraine in 1956 and immigrated to Israel at the age of 15. He graduated from Tel Aviv University, Israel, in 1976 with a degree in Political Science and History. Mr. Singer served in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) for eleven years and left the army with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel in 1987. Mr. Singer spent twelve years with the Office of the Prime Minister in Israel in a number of senior posts. In 1996, he received a Master’s degree in management engineering from the University of Bridgeport, Connecticut.

Brig. Gen. (Res.) Sima Vaknin Gill

Brig. Gen. (Res.) Sima Vaknin Gill is a former intelligence officer in the Israeli air force, served as the Chief Censor of the state of Israel and is a former Director General of the Ministry of Strategic Affairs and Public Diplomacy. Sima is an Expert in Intelligence work, Data and research-based action and campaigns, the De-legitimization campaign against Israel, the BDS movement and Antisemitism. Sima joined the Israel Air Force in 1984 and served for more than 20 years in various positions in the Research and Operational Intelligence departments. During that time she was involved in dozens of complex operations, in low and high-intensity conflicts and directly oversaw major operational and intelligence initiatives in the Air Force and the IDF. In 2005 Sima was appointed Chief Censor of Israel by the Defense Minister and IDF Chief of Staff, charged with the protection of Israel’s security secrets and interests and balancing that with freedom of expression. After retiring in July 2016, she was appointed by the Government as the Ministry of Strategic Affair Director-General; she formulated the strategy of the campaign against delegitimization and BDS, created and ran the Task Force in the ministry and oversaw all of the ministry’s activities, foremost among them, its operations to counter delegitimization and BDS. She also established Concert – a joint Project between the Israeli government and Jewry. Sima holds a B.A. in Middle Eastern Studies and International Relations and an MA in National Security Studies from the National Defense College.

Dr. Misha Galperin

Dr. Misha Galperin is President of Zandafi Philanthropy Advisors, an international consulting firm working with philanthropists, foundations and non profits to help develop their Vision, Mission and Strategic Plans and Objectives. Zandafi LLC also provides assistance in implementation stages through offering board and staff training, recruitment and ongoing consulting in the areas of organizational development and restructuring, marketing and communications, program and grant allocation and due diligence, and financial resource development. Dr. Galperin is a clinical psychologist and was in private practice and worked with a number of institutions before assuming executive management and leadership roles with social service, educational and community organizations He was COO of the largest US refugee resettlement agency and of UJA – Federation of New York, the largest local charity in the US. He was also the CEO of the second oldest and one of the largest settlement houses in the US, the CEO of the Jewish Federation of Greater Washington and President of the world’s largest Jewish non profit — The Jewish Agency for Israel where he was responsible for thousands of employees worldwide and for generating revenues of $1 million/day. He is the author of two books and numerous professional publications and has spoken widely on philanthropy, leadership development and financial resource development topics.

Arie Lipnick

Arie Lipnick is a political strategist and founder of Capitol Hill-based consultancy on the front lines of the most competitive political campaigns of the last decade. With over 20 years of experience in campaign and non-profit consulting, including a who’s who of national party committees, House leadership, 501C organizations and SuperPACs, he was a senior staff on the Zeldin for New York gubernatorial race, one of the 2022 cycle’s biggest near-upsets. He brings experience on issues including U.S.-Israel policy, combating antisemitism, and enacting school choice to the CAM.

Robert Singer

Brig. Gen. (Res.) Sima Vaknin Gill

Dr. Misha Galperin

Arie Lipnick

Senior Advisors

Revital Yakin Krakovsky

Revital Yakin Krakovsky has vast experience in strategy and communications in both the public and private sectors. Over the years, Revital had worked with presidents, government ministers, mayors, international organizations, nonprofit foundations, Jewish institutions and more. Revital filled various executive positions within the “communication cycle”: senior PR and media positions; a senior position in a large international nonprofit organization and senior public sector- government positions.

David Bernstein

A passionate advocate for the free expression of ideas, David L. Bernstein is the founder of the Jewish Institute for Liberal Values (JILV), which supports viewpoint diversity, counters woke ideology in the Jewish community, and opposes novel forms of antisemitism emerging from woke ideology. Bernstein served as President and CEO of the Jewish Council for Public Affairs, a national umbrella for local Jewish advocacy. He served as Executive Director of The David Project (TDP), which educated and trained American college and high school students in pro-Israel advocacy. He also held senior roles with the American Jewish Committee (AJC), where he began as director of the Washington regional office and served in management roles, overseeing regional offices as well as national and local programming and advocacy. Bernstein has been a leading advocate for Israel’s quest for peace and security on the legislative, diplomatic, media, and intergroup relations fronts.

Revital Yakin Krakovsky

David Bernstein

Staff

Sacha Roytman – Chief Executive Officer

Sacha Roytman, a social entrepreneur with more than 15 years of professional experience, has been at the forefront of building innovative organizations, projects, and campaigns. Throughout his career, Sacha has devoted himself to bettering the world, advocating for Jewish communities across the globe, and collaborating with a diverse array of faith and community leaders, cultural influencers, educators, artists, mayors, business leaders, and sports executives, all united by a commitment to effecting positive social change. Sacha’s journey began in childhood, profoundly influenced by his grandparents, who were Holocaust survivors from Belgium. Their stories of resilience and perseverance in the face of the unimaginable horrors they endured deeply shaped his outlook on life. Growing up in Brussels, Sacha experienced antisemitism firsthand, which led him to move to Israel. There, he served in the IDF, where he was instrumental in developing the army’s digital warfare unit, and his military work was recognized by CNN in 2012 as a significant technological breakthrough. As a student, Sacha became a pioneer in the realm of digital communication, using his expertise to launch a company that ushered top Israeli businesses into the new technological age. In 2016, he relocated to New York to spearhead the World Jewish Congress’s digital advocacy efforts. A notable achievement during this period was the creation of the #WeRemember campaign, which rapidly emerged as the world’s largest educational initiative of its kind. Currently, as the CEO of the Combat Antisemitism Movement (CAM), Sacha leads a formidable and far-reaching coalition of 850 partner organizations and five million individuals, as well as thousands of leading global decisionmakers, who are engaged in the common mission of tackling the world’s oldest hatred together. Sacha can be reached at sacha@combatantisemitism.org.

Arthur Maserjian – Chief of Staff

Arthur Maserjian serves as the Chief of Staff of CAM. Arthur joined CAM as the Director of Strategic Content & International Affairs, after working on a consultative basis since its launch. Before joining CAM, Arthur was a non-profit and investment research consultant. Previously, Arthur worked in business development for a technology start-up, and in banking at several large financial institutions. Arthur holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Northeastern University. He can be reached at arthur@combatantisemitism.org.

Barney Breen-Portnoy – Editor-in-Chief

Barney Breen-Portnoy is the Editor-in-Chief of CAM. A native of Washington, DC, he has previously worked in both the United States and Israel as a journalist, for outlets including The Algemeiner, Israel Hayom, Haaretz, and Charlottesville Daily Progress. He also served in the IDF Spokesperson’s Unit. Barney holds a BA degree in Government and History from the University of Virginia. He can be reached at barney@combatantisemitism.org.

Yigal Nisell – Chief Operating Officer and Global Head of Partnerships

Yigal Nisell is Chief Operating Officer and Global Head of Partnerships of CAM. Prior to joining CAM, he served in Australia as an official representative of KKL-JNF. Yigal is passionate about fostering closer bonds between Israeli and Diaspora Jews, as well as instilling warm affinity for the Jewish people and State of Israel among the next generation of leaders worldwide. Earlier in his career, Yigal practiced law in Israel, and also was actively involved with the Jewish Agency and Bnei Akiva. Yigal studied law at Tel Aviv University and holds a Masters of Law from the University of California at Berkeley. He can be reached at yigal@combatantisemitism.org.

Jerami Shecter – Chief Development Officer

Jerami Shecter is Chief Development Officer of CAM. A dedicated Jewish professional with more than 15 years of experience in the philanthropic sector, Jerami served as AIPAC’s Wall Street Director in New York City from 2003-2007 and lived in Tel Aviv from 2007-2010. She has built relationships with philanthropists and community leaders in the Bay Area/Silicon Valley, Texas, Arizona, and Israel. Her past work includes fundraising and consulting for organizations such as the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), the Oshman Family JCC in Palo Alto, Friends of the IDF (FIDF), and most recently, Americans for Ben-Gurion University. After October 7th, she served as a consultant for the Israeli Children’s Fund and Iron Nation. She can be reached at jerami@combatantisemitism.org.

Lisa Katz – Chief Government Affairs Officer

Lisa Katz is Chief Government Affairs Officer of CAM. A distinguished professional with a multifaceted background in law, business, and community leadership, Lisa graduated from both The Wharton School and the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Pennsylvania, and continued her academic pursuits at Fordham Law School, obtaining her Juris Doctor. With a career spanning over three decades, Lisa first worked as a corporate and securities attorney in New York City before transitioning to serve as in-house counsel for organizations including ImClone Systems, Universal American Financial Corp., and The Reader’s Digest Association, Inc. She later founded the Law Offices of Lisa S. Katz, PLLC. Beyond her legal practice, Lisa is a longtime advocate for social justice and community empowerment. She served as an elected Town Councilmember and subsequently as Town Supervisor (mayor) in the Town of New Castle from 2014 to 2024, and made combating antisemitism and hatred of all forms a top municipal priority. Lisa can be reached at lisa@combatantisemitism.org.

Eliana Goodman – Director of Public Policy

Eliana Goodman serves as the Director of Public Policy for CAM. Prior to joining CAM, Eliana worked for nearly ten years on Capitol Hill, most recently as Deputy Chief of Staff for Congressman David Kustoff (TN). Through her time in the House of Representatives, Eliana managed an extensive policy portfolio, which led her to specialize in foreign affairs, especially the Middle East, and matters on combating antisemitism at home and abroad. Due to Eliana’s dedication and strong values, she successfully drafted and passed legislation condemning and denouncing antisemitism in the United States and across the globe, in addition to other critical and timely measures. Additionally, she operated, organized, and oversaw the bipartisan House-Knesset Parliamentary Friendship Group, which brings together selected American and Israeli lawmakers to strengthen the alliance between the two nations. Eliana, who currently resides in Arlington, VA, graduated from American University with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and a Minor in Israel Studies. She can be reached at eliana@combatantisemitism.org.

Hadas Bar-Erez – Director of Strategic Planning and Project Management

Prior to joining CAM, Hadas was previously the Deputy Director of the Digital Department at The Israel Project (TIP). Before TIP, Hadas worked in the marketing department of the Friends of Zion Museum and promoted events for the evangelical community in Israel. Hadas holds a bachelor’s degree in Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies and Political Science from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Hadas served in the Israel Defense Forces for seven years, achieving the rank of Captain and is an active reservist logistics officer in an artillery brigade. She can be reached at hadas@combatantisemitism.org.

EJ Kimball – Director of Christian Outreach and Engagement

EJ Kimball serves as Director of Christian Outreach and Engagement for CAM. EJ is a foreign policy and national security consultant with 15 years experience working in Washington, DC. EJ is the President of EJK Strategies, a national security consulting firm specializing in government relations and building strategic alliances. EJ previously served as the Director of US Operations for the Israel Allies Foundation where he built a niche pro-Israel organization into the “go-to” resource on Capitol Hill for pro-Israel and Middle East policy. He served as Foreign Policy Counsel to US Congresswoman Sue Myrick (NC) and was Staff Director of the Congressional Anti-Terrorism Caucus. Following his time on the Hill, EJ was Director of Government Relations for Jorge Scientific Corporation. He graduated from Boston University, earned his Juris Doctor from Western New England College, and received a Master’s degree in International Affairs from the American University School of International Service. He can be reached at EJ@combatantisemitism.org.

Shay Salamon – Director of Hispanic Affairs

Shay is an entrepreneur and international liaison with extensive expertise in disaster and emergency management. He represented the National Institutions of the State of Israel in Latin America, serving as the Emissary of the Jewish Agency and later of Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael-Jewish National Fund (KKL-JNF). He devoted nearly 20 years of his life to the world of emergency medicine, both in clinical and educational roles in Israel, as well as participated in relief missions around the world. Prior to joining CAM, Shay led humanitarian aid projects in Central America and was consequently honored as Peace Ambassador of Guatemala. His leadership experience also includes serving as the CEO and Vice President of international medical startups. Shay completed three years of military service with honors and served in the reserves as a paramedic for more than ten years. He is a certified paramedic (EMT-P), holds a Bachelor’s degree in Health Systems Management and an MBA. He can be reached at shay@combatantisemitism.org.

Nurit Caplivschi – Manager of Hispanic Affairs

Nurit is Manager of Hispanic Affairs for CAM. Previously, she served for more than seven years as executive director of Kehilá — Comunidad Israelita del Uruguay. Prior to this position, she was a MASA program director and trained and advised MASA representatives in South America’s Southern Cone region. She also coordinated Taglit programs, as well as educational and aliyah projects. Nurit began her work as a representative of Hagshama’s Department of Students. She graduated from ORT Uruguay University of Management Studies. She can be reached at nurit@combatantisemitism.org.

Oriana Krüger – Director of European Affairs

Oriana Marie Krüger joined CAM as the Director of European Affairs. Originally from Germany, she studied both in Berlin, Germany and in Tel Aviv, Israel. Prior to joining CAM, Oriana worked at the office of the Commissioner of the Association of Protestant Free Churches at the Federal Government in Germany and promoted religious freedom. During her master’s program in Interdisciplinary Research on Antisemitism, Oriana worked in the Office of the Special Representative for Holocaust Remembrance, and the Fight Against Antisemitism at the German Federal Foreign Office, and also at Act-IL, an online community against antisemitism. Oriana holds a bachelor’s degree in Political Science from the Free University Berlin. She can be reached at oriana@combatantisemitism.org.

Zachary Schildcrout – Research and Data Manager

Zachary Schildcrout is CAM’s Research and Data Manager. He previously worked for the Jewish Institute for National Security of America (JINSA) and for the campus department of the Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting and Analysis (CAMERA), affording him several years of experience studying and writing about antisemitism, the promulgation of falsehoods about Israel, and U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East. Raised in the Detroit area, he graduated from the University of Michigan in 2018 with a bachelor of arts in psychology, and he graduated from the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) in 2023 with a master of arts in international relations, specializing in Asia and security. Zachary can be reached at zachary@combatantisemitism.org.

Jenn Block – North American Project Manager

Jenn Block is CAM’s North American Project Manager. With an accomplished background in finance and analytics, she has enjoyed bringing a unique skill set and a fresh perspective to her current role. Prior to joining CAM, Jenn most recently served as a director of financial planning and analysis at Fleetcor Technologies. Alongside her professional pursuits, Jenn serves on the boards of the Mid-Kansas Jewish Federation and Ahavath Achim Congregation in Wichita, as well as Chapter Advisor for the Wichita State chapter of Alpha Phi. She can be reached at jennifer@combatantisemitism.org.

Shira Granot – Director of Community Engagement

Shira Granot is Director of Community Engagement of CAM. She grew up as an Israeli living in Germany, and later served in the IDF’s International Relations Division and worked for the Israeli Embassy in Berlin. After earning a BA degree in Communications from Reichman University in Herzliya, Shira began a career in the media world, gaining experience in the realms of production, product management, high tech, and philanthropy. She subsequently developed a passion for the wine industry, and for over a decade now she has been fully engaged professionally in wine journalism, marketing, consulting, and bar ownership. Last year, she co-founded the Israel Wine Collection, which internationally promotes wines produced in Israel. Shira can be reached at shira@combatantisemitism.org.

Emanuel Miller – Social Media Manager

Emanuel Miller is a Jerusalem-based writer who has previously worked for The Jerusalem Post and The Times of Israel, as well as HonestReporting, a media watchdog that monitors for anti-Israel and antisemitic biases. He regularly speaks about Israel, media bias, and Israel’s geopolitical complexities to audiences including Birthright groups, student leaders visiting Israel, and those seeking to get a more nuanced understanding of the Jewish state. You can find him on X at @emanumiller. He can be reached at emanuel@combatantisemitism.org.

Arthur Dubov – International Affairs and Partnerships Associate

Coming from Brooklyn, New York, Arthur holds an MA in International Relations from New York University, as well as a BA in International Affairs, Russian Studies, and Public Policy, also from New York University. With a deep-rooted passion for the intersection of policy and government, Arthur has gained valuable experience working with various public and private lobbying firms, as well as serving in the Office of Congressman Hakeem Jeffries. He can be reached at arthur.dubov@combatantisemitism.org.

Derek Tassone – Research Analyst

Derek Tassone is a Research Analyst for CAM’s Antisemitism Research Center (ARC). He holds an MA in Jewish History from the Jewish Theological Seminary of America, as well as a BA in Government and History from Georgetown University. Derek has previous antisemitism research experience, including with the U.S. State Department’s Office of the Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Antisemitism. He can be reached at derek@combatantisemitism.org.

Natalie Sanandaji – Public Affairs Officer

Natalie Sanandaji serves as a Public Affairs Officer for CAM. A Long Island native born to an Israeli mother and Iranian father, Natalie worked in real estate in New York City before October 7th, when she narrowly survived the Nova music festival massacre during a visit to Israel. Her traumatic experience that day led her to transform her life and switch her career path to Jewish advocacy and fighting antisemitism. Preceding her work at CAM, Natalie has also long co-hosted the “Persian Girl Podcast,” where the conversations generally focus on coming-of-age experiences in the large Iranian expatriate communities of New York and Los Angeles. With her background, Natalie is well-versed in the struggles throughout the Middle East against the tyrannical forces of radical Islam backed by the current regime in Tehran, and her guiding mission is to use her multicultural background to her advantage to support the fight for freedom throughout the region and across the globe. She can be reached at natalie@combatantisemitism.org.