<span class="cie-plus-title">Isaac Jacob Reines, 1839-1915</span><span class="cie-plus-badge">CIE+</span>

Isaac Jacob Reines, 1839-1915CIE+

A Lithuanian Orthodox rabbi born in Belarus, Reines was one of the earliest leaders of Religious Zionism, supported an unsuccessful effort to establish a settlement mixing Torah and labor in the early 1890s, and founded…

Biographies|August 11, 2022
<span class="cie-plus-title">Russell Robinson, 1956-</span><span class="cie-plus-badge">CIE+</span>

Russell Robinson, 1956-CIE+

The CEO of the Jewish National Fund (JNF-USA) since 1997, Robinson has led programs to raise billions of dollars for Israeli infrastructure beyond trees, including reservoirs, the revival of Be’er Sheva, and the sustainable development…

Biographies|October 17, 2022
<span class="cie-plus-title">Dennis Ross, 1948-</span><span class="cie-plus-badge">CIE+</span>

Dennis Ross, 1948-CIE+

Working in the Defense Department, with the National Security Council or in the State Department under every president from Jimmy Carter to Barack Obama, Ross helped shape U.S. Middle East policy. He helped get Israel…

Biographies|October 17, 2022
<span class="cie-plus-title">John Ruskay, 1946-</span><span class="cie-plus-badge">CIE+</span>

John Ruskay, 1946-CIE+

Ruskay was the executive vice president and CEO of UJA-Federation of New York from 1999 to 2014, giving him influence over millions of dollars a year allocated within Israel. He remains a consultant to nonprofits…

Biographies|October 17, 2022