Philanthropist and businessman Eitan Neishlos, an up-and-coming Jewish leader of the next generation, received the first-ever Next-Generation Jewish Leadership Award at The Jerusalem Post Annual Conference on Monday.
The award was presented to Neishlos for his work in empowering the third generation through the lessons of the past, to ensure a better future by emboldening the next generation of Jewish leadership.
Neishlos is working on multiple fronts to advance his vision – promoting Holocaust education across the Arab world and advocating for the principles and values of the Abraham Accords peace treaties – a calling to ensure that tolerance and coexistence win over darker forces.
“As a resident today of the United Arab Emirates, I can testify first hand what these values look like: a flourishing Jewish community – the fastest growing in the world, greater ties between Muslims and Jews – cooperation in commerce, healthcare, culture and more,” Neishlos said.
“The spirit of the Abraham Accords can best be seen at the Abrahamic House in Abu Dhabi: a monument with a mosque, church, and synagogue, and testament to the Emirati leadership’s deep-rooted commitment to peace and tolerance,” he added.
The challenges facing the new generation of today
According to the philanthropist, the new generation of today, the third since the Holocaust and the establishment of Israel, faces many challenges.
“These challenges will be insurmountable without a true knowledge of history and a sense of unity and peoplehood,” Neishlos said.
“These challenges will be insurmountable without a true knowledge of history and a sense of unity and peoplehood,” Neishlos said.
He warned that in contemporary societies, considering how the Internet and social media work, hatred knows no border.
“Therefore, any strategy to combat this age-old poison, must also know no borders,” Neishlos highlighted.
At the same time, the Abraham Accords send the world a message of hope: just as hatred does not live in a vacuum – nor do understanding and respect.
“Tolerance scan also be contagious,” Neishlos said. “My dream, my vision, and the commitment of the Neishlos Foundation, is to use technology, use education, use all our strength to beat the lies, to outspread the hatred. My dream is to make tolerance win.”