Voices of Impact

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Voices of Impact

Isaac Raskas Ohrenstein, a Harvard student and WJC-Lauder Fellow, sits down with leaders and changemakers in the Jewish world to explore their impactful work across business, politics, academia, and philanthropy. Listen on Spotify, Apple Music, and the World Jewish Congress website.

  1. 3 DAYS AGO

    Golden Age, Soccer, Imperialism: Franklin Foer

    Franklin Foer is a staff writer and national correspondent at The Atlantic since 2016. Previously, he served as editor of The New Republic from 2006 to 2010 and again from 2012 to 2014. An accomplished author, his most recent book, The Last Politician: Inside the Biden White House and the Struggle for America’s Future, was published in September 2023. His previous work, World Without Mind: The Existential Threat of Big Tech, was named one of the best books of 2017 by The New York Times and Lo...

    39 min

  2. 23 JAN

    Matanel, Steinsaltz, Luxembourg: Joelle Aflalo

    Joelle Aflalo is the Chairwoman of the Matanel Foundation and a founding member, CEO, and Managing Director of Gestman SA. She is also a founding member of Cofidom-Gestman Sàrl, a regulated company based in Luxembourg that specializes in corporate structuring and investment engineering. Joelle is the Vice Chairman of the Conference of European Rabbis and serves on the International Advisory Board of The Boris Mints Institute for Strategic Policy Solutions to Global Challenges at Tel Aviv Univ...

    39 min

  3. 21 JAN

    Agriculture, Bipartisanship, Comedy: Sec. Dan Glickman

    Dan Glickman is the former U.S. secretary of agriculture and chair of APCO’s International Advisory Council. He previously served as executive director of the Aspen Institute Congressional Program, a nonpartisan educational initiative for members of Congress. Before joining the Aspen Institute, Secretary Glickman chaired the Motion Picture Association of America, directed Harvard’s Institute of Politics, and served 18 years in the U.S. House of Representatives, representing Kansas’s 4th congr...

    38 min

  4. 8 JAN

    Urbanism, Tel Aviv, Diversity: Hila Oren

    Dr. Hila Oren is the CEO of The Tel Aviv Foundation. Previously, she founded and led Tel Aviv Global, an initiative from the Mayor’s Office aimed at elevating the city’s global brand. Under her leadership, the "Startup City" vision was launched, positioning Tel Aviv-Yafo as the Best Smart City in the World in 2014. Hila also directed the Tel Aviv Centennial Administration and held leadership roles at the Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel. She has served on the boards of Haifa Por...

    34 min

  5. 5 JAN

    Physics, Rabbinics, Organisms: Dr. Jeremy England

    Dr. Jeremy England is a Visiting Professor of Physics at Bar-Ilan University and Vice President at GlaxoSmithKline, leading artificial intelligence and machine learning initiatives. Previously, he was an Associate Professor of Physics at MIT and a Principal Research Scientist at Georgia Tech. He is the author of Every Life Is on Fire: How Thermodynamics Explains the Origins of Living Things. Jeremy earned his Ph.D. in Physics from Stanford, studied as a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford, and holds a b...

    52 min

  6. 2 JAN

    Economics, Philanthropy, Synergy: Steven Rattner

    Steven Rattner is the Chairman and CEO of Willett Advisors, which oversees Michael Bloomberg’s personal and philanthropic investments. He is also the Economic Analyst on MSNBC’s Morning Joe and regularly contributes to The New York Times. Previously, Steven was Counselor to the Treasury Secretary, where he led the Obama Administration’s successful auto industry restructuring, chronicled in his book, Overhaul: An Insider's Account of the Obama Administration's Emergency Rescue of the Auto Indu...

    25 min

  7. 30/12/2024

    European Jews, Anti-Semitism, Vienna: Dr. Ariel Muzicant

    Dr. Ariel Muzicant is an Austrian-Israeli businessman, the President of the European Jewish Congress, a Vice-President of the World Jewish Congress, and a longtime leader of the Viennese Jewish community. He previously served as President of the Israelitische Kultusgemeinde Wien (IKG) and President of the B’nai B’rith Zwi-Perez-Chajes Lodge, while also initiating the establishment of the Zwi Perez Chajes School in Vienna. Additionally, Dr. Muzicant leads one of Vienna's largest real estate co...

    25 min

  8. 28/12/2024

    Healthcare, Context, Cancer: Dr. David Agus

    Dr. David B. Agus is a doctor and biomedical researcher, the Founding CEO of the Ellison Medical Institute, and a professor of medicine and engineering at USC. An international leader in global health, he holds leadership roles at the World Economic Forum and co-chairs the Global Health Security Consortium. Dr. Agus is also a CBS News contributor and the author of four bestselling books, including The End of Illness and The Book of Animal Secrets. He serves on the board of the National Librar...

    34 min
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Isaac Raskas Ohrenstein, a Harvard student and WJC-Lauder Fellow, sits down with leaders and changemakers in the Jewish world to explore their impactful work across business, politics, academia, and philanthropy. Listen on Spotify, Apple Music, and the World Jewish Congress website.

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    World Jewish Congress NextGen
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2025
  • Episodes
    96
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    © 2025 Voices of Impact
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