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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. 7 HR AGO

    Deep-Tech, Transformation, R&D: Dror Bin

    Dror Bin is the CEO of the Israel Innovation Authority, leading efforts to strengthen Israel's innovation ecosystem and support its knowledge industry. Previously, he served as President and CEO of RAD Data Communications and held leadership roles at Comverse Technology, Carmel Ventures, and Shaldor Consulting. With extensive experience in telecommunications, venture capital, and strategic consulting, he has shaped businesses across diverse industries. Dror holds two bachelor’s degrees from t...

    30 min

  2. 4 DAYS AGO

    Courage, Gulag, Genesis: Natan Sharansky

    Natan Sharansky served as Chairman of the Executive of the Jewish Agency for Israel from 2009–2018. Born in Donetsk, Ukraine, he is a prominent human rights activist, Prisoner of Zion, and a leader in the struggle for Soviet Jews' right to immigrate to Israel. After requesting to make aliyah, Natan was arrested on false charges of treason and espionage, spending nine years in the Soviet Gulag including prolonged solitary confinement. Following international campaigns, he was released in 1986 ...

    44 min

  3. 19 DEC

    Geopolitics, Pragmatism, Messaging: Amb. Danny Ayalon

    Ambassador Danny Ayalon is the Co-Founder & Chairman of Silver Road Capital Group and Co-Chairman of Silver Stone Global Partners. He is also a GP Partner at Germin8 Ventures, a leading Food & Ag Tech investment fund. Danny serves on the Boards of Tel Aviv University and the Lantos Human Rights and Justice Foundation, and he is a visiting professor at Yeshiva University teaching Statecraft and International Relations. A former Israeli Ambassador to the U.S. (2002–2006), Danny also ser...

    34 min

  4. 16 DEC

    Journalism, Centrism, Objectivity: David Horovitz

    David Horovitz is the founding editor of The Times of Israel. He previously served as the editor-in-chief of The Jerusalem Post from 2004 to 2011 and as the editor and publisher of The Jerusalem Report from 1998 to 2004. David is the author of Still Life with Bombers and A Little Too Close to God, and the co-author of Shalom Friend: The Life and Legacy of Yitzhak Rabin, which won the U.S. National Jewish Book Award for Nonfiction. He frequently writes and speaks on Israeli legitimacy in media...

    30 min

  5. 15 DEC

    Finance, Albania, Adjustments: Michael Granoff

    Michael Granoff is the founder and CEO of Pomona Capital, a global private equity firm managing over $15 billion, with offices in New York, London, and Hong Kong. He served on the 1992 Presidential Transition Team for the Treasury and was appointed by President Clinton as Chairman of the Albanian-American Enterprise Fund and the Albanian American Development Foundation, the largest non-profit in the Balkans. Honored by Albania with the Order of Skanderbeg, Order of Mother Teresa, and Medal of...

    45 min

  6. 12 DEC

    Hong Kong, PJ Library, Partnership: Erica Lyons

    Erica Lyons is the Board Chair of the Hong Kong Jewish Historical Society and a long-serving delegate to the World Jewish Congress, representing the Jewish communities of Hong Kong and China. An award-winning author of works such as Alone Together on Dan Street and Zhen Yu and the Snake, she is also the Founder and Director of PJ Library Hong Kong, where she fosters Jewish education and identity across Asia. Erica’s leadership extends to her roles on the boards of Tzohar, the Jewish Funders N...

    25 min

  7. 11 DEC

    Progressivism, Wisconsin, Acumen: Senator Russ Feingold

    Russ Feingold is the President of the American Constitution Society. He served as a U.S. Senator from Wisconsin from 1993 to 2011 and a Wisconsin State Senator from 1983 to 1993. Russ was the U.S. Special Envoy to the Great Lakes Region of Africa and the Democratic Republic of the Congo from 2013 to 2015. During his 18 years in the Senate, he was ranked 6th for bipartisan voting and co-sponsored the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act, known as the McCain-Feingold Act. A recipient of the John F. K...

    27 min

  8. 10 DEC

    Chapters, Children, and Camp: Winnie Sandler Grinspoon

    Winnie Sandler Grinspoon is the President of the Harold Grinspoon Foundation (HGF) and a lifetime trustee. Widely recognized for her impact in the Jewish world and beyond, she has received the Esther Award from Hebrew College, the Norman B. Leventhal Award from JCC Greater Boston, and the Bernard Reisman Award from Brandeis University. Winnie has also been named to the Forward 50 and Algemeiner 100 lists of influential Jewish leaders. Previously, she practiced law in New York (Stroock & S...

    27 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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