ANU:
A New Union
​ANU was created to elevate young leaders from across the Jewish American world who know that the beliefs that bring us together are stronger than the worldviews now tearing our community apart.​
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We will work to ensure younger voices are part of the discussions that guide our national institutions as they adapt to a changing world filled with unprecedented, new, and ongoing challenges.
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.
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
ANU SLATE
our slate is proudly 50% under-35 and >50% women
Executive Director: Roei Eisenberg
Shoshanna Leon
Steven Paletz
Adam Basciano*
Tara Khoshbin
Beth Boroumand
Jonah Platt
Daniel Bral*
Rabbi Daniel Sher
Stacey Jasper
Ben Gould
Tori Greene*
Jordanna Gessler
Gil Selinger*
Ellie Bahrmasel
Kate Chavez*
Nate Turk*
Erin Schrode*
Jeremy Tunis
Adam Blue*
Jonathan Kamel*
Liron Lipinsky Salitrik
Alex Willick
Amanda Bekkerman*
Reuben Berman*
Alex Kanner*
Evan Gottesman*
Rachel Podber-Kennison*
Jessica Ghitis*
Alana Zeitchik
Ari Ne’eman
Tahl Hanuka
Liz Bander
Aaron Castillo-White
Melanie Robbins
Laur Plawker*
Gil Bar-Or*
Samantha Katzeff
Maggie Feldman-Piltch
Rachel Giattino*
Ryan Brodovsky
Tessa Rudnick
Gary Fayman
Jennifer Stone*
Josh Barvin
Daniel Sinasohn*
Annie Warshaw
Hilary Cohen*
Jonah Naghi*
Seth Lewis*
Vanessa Hidary
Sarah Gipoor*
Daniella Seidl*
Sara Ashman
Kate Maro*
Hallie Brookman*
Carl Zaragoza
Nia Crosley
Ethan Kernkraut
Alex Zeldin*
Erika Purdy
Kenny Eisman
Erin Coleman
Edut Birger*
Jake Shulman*
Alex Sleisenger*
Remmie Maden
Tara Mann*
Alison Plott
Danielle Traub
Eitan Gutenmacher*
Cecilia Bachana*
Neeli Yarchi*
Brian Frankel
Brad Fingard*
Jacklyn Saferstein-Hansen*
Jonathan Ehrlich*
Mikayla Stokes*
Joe Goldman
Sari Kodson*
Loren Knaster
Jason Steckler*
Alex Jacbos-Hajian
Sarah Klein*
Mahrinah Shije
Victoria Oliphant
Shayna Jaskolka*
Sierra DeCrosta*
Gil Baron
Zac Pestine*
Daniel Maland
Dalit 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*
Vai Subash*
Alex Bauman*
Aaron Feinberg
David Dobrynin*
Rebecca Kanter
Sarah Hackney
Mitchell Christopher*
Daniel Arnon*
Yonit Kovnator
Isra Yaghhoubi
Cecilia Chapiro
Josh Eichenstein
* denotes candidate under 35
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.