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A POWER LUNCH with J-Street Executive Director, Jeremy Ben-Ami
- Item Number
- 342
- Estimated Value
- Priceless
- Opening Bid
- 1500 USD
Item Description
Enjoy a New York City Power Lunch with J Street President, Jeremy Ben-Ami. At a Manhattan restaurant of his choosing, you and a guest will enjoy a delicious lunch and fascinating conversation. A delightful meal and the most interesting of company are sure to make this an experience to savor.
Jeremy Ben-Ami is the President of J Street, bringing to the role both deep experience in American politics and government and a passionate commitment to the state of Israel. Ben-Ami’s family connection to Israel goes back 130 years to the first aliyah when his great-grandparents were among the first settlers in Petah Tikva. His grandparents were one of the founding families of Tel Aviv, and his father was an activist and leader in the Irgun, working for Israel’s independence and on the rescue of European Jews before and during World War II.
His political resume includes:
Serving in the mid-1990s as the Deputy Domestic Policy Advisor in the White House to President Bill Clinton and working on seven Presidential and numerous state and local campaigns.
Serving as Howard Dean’s National Policy Director in 2004 and helped manage a Mayoral campaign in New York City in 2001.
In the 1990's he started a consulting firm working with Israeli non-profit organizations and politicians.
He was chosen by America’s weekly Jewish newspaper, the Forward, for three years as part of the Forward 50, their compilation of the most influential Jewish Americans. He was one of 50 “People of the Decade” selected by Ha’aretz, the influential Israeli daily newspaper, and the Jerusalem Post included him in its list of the 50 Most Influential Jews in the world.
Ben-Ami received a law degree from New York University and is a graduate of the Woodrow Wilson School of International Relations at Princeton University.
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