ANU:
A New Union
We are proud Zionists.
We are coalition builders.
We are believers in the American dream.
We answer the spread of strife with a simple reply: hinenu.
We believe in promoting a pluralistic vision in which every Jew finds their place and feels like a cherished part of the Jewish people.
We believe in fostering initiatives that bring American Jews and Israeli Jews closer to a reciprocal understanding within the framework of “arevut adadit” (mutual responsibility) – inspired by the timeless teaching that kol yisrael arevim zeh lazeh (all of Israel are responsible for one another).
We believe that the dream of swords being turned into plowshares can only be achieved by a two-state solution that allows Israelis and Palestinians to live peacefully side-by-side, advancing our aspiration for regional peace and the full acceptance of Israel into the global community.
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Our Platform
Who We Are
We represent the rising generations of communal leaders in the American Jewish sphere who believe in building consensus through communication and conversation. We are lay leaders and professionals, millennials and Gen Z, dreamers and doers, united in the belief that in every generation we must continue to build on the foundations set down by those before us.
We are Zionists who grew up within a variety of denominational streams and outside of them. We represent Jews who first visited Israel on Birthright, Jews who were born and raised in Israel, and everything in between. Some of us are affiliated with legacy organizations while others have found their place in our community through inspiring new initiatives: all of us believe the Zionist dream became reality through the immense efforts of an international ecosystem of institutions.
Why
We're
Running
We decided to run because we see our effort as twofold. By running our own slate we are creating an opportunity to educate and inform the unaffiliated and the unaware about the World Zionist Congress and its critical responsibilities in shaping the future of the Jewish people and the Jewish state. We also aim to model a cross-denominational and multi-generational approach that elevates our shared goals and values above a partisanship which distracts our community from our pressing and immediate challenges. To borrow from Rabbi Mohilever’s address to the First Zionist Congress: when our house is aflame, we cannot afford to spurn the support of those who offer aid over our perceived differences.
ANU SLATE
Executive Director: Roei Eisenberg
Shoshanna Leon
Steven Paletz
Adam Basciano
Tara Khoshbin
Beth Boroumand
Eloise Bahrmasel
Daniel Bral
Benjamin Gould
Stacey Jasper
Vai Subash
Victoria Greene
Jordanna Gessler
Gil Selinger
Jonathan Kamel
Kate Chavez
Nathaniel Turk
Liron Lipinsky Salitrik
Jeremy Tunis
Adam Blue
Jonah Naghi
Tessa Rudnick
Alex Willick
Amanda Bekkerman
Reuben Berman
Alex Kanner
Evan Gottesman
Rachel Podber-Kenniso
Tahl Hanuka
Alana Zeitchik
Ari Ne’eman
Amy Albertson
Liz Bander
Aaron Castillo-White
Melanie Robbins
Laur Plawker
Gil Bar-Or
Samantha Katzeff
Erin Coleman
Rachel Giattino
Ryan Brodovsky
Alison Plott
Gary Fayman
Jennifer Stone
Joshua Barvin
Daniel Sinasohn
Annie Warshaw
Hilary Cohen
Seth Lewis
Josh Eichenstein
Sarah Gipoor
Daniella Seidl
Sara Ashman
Kathleen Maro
Hallie Brookman
Carl Zaragoa
Nia Crosley
Ethan Kernkraut
Alexander Zeldin
Erika Purdy
Kenneth Eisman
Yonit Kovnator
Edut Birger
Jake Shulman
Alex Sleisenger
Remmie Maden
Tara Mann
Isra Yaghoubi
Danielle Traub
Eitan Gutenmacher
Cecilia Bachana
Neeli Yarchi
Brian Frankel
Brad Fingard
Jacklyn Saferstein-Hansen
Jonathan Erhlich
Mikayla Stokes
Joe Goldman
Sari Kosdon
Loren Knaster
Jason Steckler
Alex Jacobs-Hajian
Sarah Klein
Mahrinah Shije
Victoria Oliphant
Shayna Jaskolka
Sierra DeCrosta
Gil Baron
Zac Pestine
Daniel Maland
Dalit A Agronin
Daniel Schwartz
Yinon Raviv
Evelyn Litwinoff
Ronen Schatsky
Michael Hankin
Russell Semmel
Manuela Zoninsein
Rachel Goldberg
Stephanie Goldfarb
Ariel Schwartz
Tamar Heyman
Trent Spoolstra
Alex Bauman
Jessica Ghitis
Aaron Feinberg
David Dobrynin
Rebecca Kanter
Sarah Hackney
Mitchell Christopher
Daniel Arnon
Our
Vision
Advocating
advocating for official policies that support an inclusive interpretation of Jewish life in all its diverse and unique forms, as practiced by Jews of every persuasion, while building consensus within the global Jewish community for the necessity of having the Jewish State represent the needs of all Jews.
Supporting
supporting policies within the national institutions that will promote the possibility of a two-state solution while we work to advocate for greater acceptance of a diplomatic solution among American Jews and Israeli Jews.
Lobbying
lobbying for the national institutions – and our fellow slates – to invest in educational programs that bring the Jewish people closer together by relying on proven pedagogies for encouraging makhloket l’shem shamyim (argument for the sake of heaven) instead of teaching about individual streams and identities in silos.
Creating
creating the space for honest discussions about how to best legislate concrete policies that strengthen civil society, advance the goals of a shared society, and assure the independence of Israel’s world-renowned judiciary.
Continuing
continuing to enact a vision of Israel that lives up to the promises of the early Zionist thinkers of a spiritual homeland in a secure, democratic, and just Jewish state.