Jewish world leaders

Gibraltar names airport for Jewish political trailblazer who was first-ever mayor, chief minister

Sir Joshua Hassan served as the first-ever mayor of the British territory from 1955 until 1969 and as the first-ever chief minister from 1964 until 1969, and from 1972 until 1987.

|ByJAMES GENN
Britain's Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex and his wife Sophie Rhys-Jones, Countess of Wessex depart from Gibraltar airport on board a civil plane on June 13, 2012; illustrative.
Laura Stein, incoming chair of the Israel Bonds National Campaign Advisory Council.

The leaders steering Israel Bonds through a historic moment

Following a period of record investment, Israel Bonds welcomes Laura Stein as the next chair of its National Campaign Advisory Council.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, IN COLLABORATION WITH ISRAEL BONDS
Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar speaks during a ceremony at the Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem, September 15, 2025

Sa'ar announces forum with worldwide Jewish leaders to address growing antisemitism

Leaders from Jewish communities and organizations worldwide will participate in the J-50 Forum, to be held in Jerusalem from December 21 to 24.

|ByTOBIAS HOLCMAN
Us comedian Michael Rapaport visits the Western Wall in the wake of the October 7, 2023 massacre. The writer highlights that Rapaport was among the activists attending the Diaspora Affairs Ministry conference on antisemitism, last month.

A state, not a shtetl: Why Israel forges ties with the far Right to fight antisemitism - opinion

Israel is not a shtetl. It is a state, and, as a result, its interrelationships with the non-Jewish world are necessarily different than those of the shtadlan.

|ByYISRAEL MEDAD

Edgar Bronfman Helped to 'Let his People Go'

Founder and Chair of the Executive of Limmud FSU for Russian- Speaking Jews Chaim Chesler shares a personal tribute for Edgar Bronfman.

MARCH 6, 2014ByCHAIM CHESLER
Edgar M. Bronfman

Unavoidable questions

The following article was published in 'The Jerusalem Post' in December, 1982. More than 30 years later, Edgar Bronfman’s reflections on Israel and on Diaspora relations, seem equally relevant to today – as well as sometimes invoking a strong sense of déjà-vu.

MARCH 6, 2014ByEDGAR BRONFMAN
Edgar M. Bronfman and Pope John Paul II

A Personal Tribute

Matthew Bronfman shares a personal tribute for his father Edgar, the Jewish leader.

MARCH 6, 2014ByMATTHEW BRONFMAN
Edgar M. Bronfman

Edgar M. Bronfman: A Tribute

Industrialist, philanthropist, diplomat, author, recipient of the US Presidential Medal of Freedom. Headed Seagram, the World Jewish Congress, Hillel, the Bronfman Youth Fellowships and The Samuel Bronfman Foundation.

MARCH 6, 2014ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Edgar M. Bronfman