Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations

Betsy Berns Korn reelected Conference of Presidents chair, Matthew Bronfman named chair-elect

Betsy Berns Korn will serve a second one-year term beginning June 1, while Hillel International Board of Governors Chair Matthew Bronfman was approved as chair-elect.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Betsy Berns Korn reelected Conference of Presidents chair, Matthew Bronfman named chair-elect.
A Jewish woman covered in a white prayer shawl prays in front of the Western Wall in Jerusalem's Old City, during the Jewish holiday of Passover, April 2, 2018

Netanyahu’s coalition threatens Jewish unity with law banning pluralistic Kotel prayers - opinion

Under the bill, anyone who publicly leads or engages in prayer contrary to the Rabbinate’s directive would face up to seven years in jail.

|ByRABBI JACOB BLUMENTHAL/JTA, RABBI RICK JACOBS/JTA
A sign with a depiction Ali Khamenei, is reflected in a shop window in Tehran, February 19, 2026.

From Baku to Jerusalem: Jewish solidarity against terror - opinion

Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations traveled to Baku recently, met with senior officials, visited Jewish communal institutions and engaged with a strategic partner.

|ByBETSY BERNS KORN, WILLIAM DAROFF
eeting on Tuesday between President Isaac Herzog and a large delegation of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations.

American Jewish leaders voice concern about political polarization in Israel

During a meeting between President Isaac Herzog and a delegation from the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, Jewish leaders raised their concerns over Israel.

|ByGREER FAY CASHMAN

Amid internal tensions, Conference of Presidents to vote on ex-HIAS head

The letter called HIAS's work with other groups "inimical" to the COP's mission

APRIL 24, 2020ByOMRI NAHMIAS
HIAS SUPPORTERS take part in a pro-immigration rally in Washington last year.

Why did US Jewish orgs. go to Saudi Arabia, and why did they hide it?

The fact that nearly all the participants are hiding their involvement is a worrisome sign.

MARCH 2, 2020ByRAFAEL MEDOFF, SHULAMIT S. MAGNUS
FROM LEFT, The Conference of Presidents’ Malcolm Hoenlein, Arthur Stark and William Daroff at a press conference in Jerusalem last month about their visit to Saudi Arabia.

Conference of Presidents baffled by US refusal to release Jonathan Pollard

The Pollard issue has frequently been raised with the American authorities by both Israeli and American Jewish leaders, but to no avail.

FEBRUARY 16, 2020ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
Jonathan and Esther Pollard outside the Manhattan Federal Courthouse in New York City

Jewish organization says it 'stands with the Iranian people'

"We stand with the Iranian people as they engage in peaceful protest against the oppression of Iran’s extremist regime."

JANUARY 16, 2020ByRACHEL WOLF
Protesters demonstrate in Tehran, Iran January 11, 2020