We woke this morning to the tragic news of a terror attack in Israel’s capital that left two dead and four others wounded. The terrorist, an east Jerusalem resident, opened fire at a light rail station near Ammunition Hill in Jerusalem before being shot dead by security forces. The victims…
Find a cause that's larger than yourself and then give your life to it.
-Shimon Peres
Last night we bid farewell to Shimon Peres (1923-2016), a pioneer, dreamer, and champion of the Jewish people. Over the course of his 70 years in service to the State of Israel, he defended the country in …
“For me, dreaming is simply being pragmatic." - Shimon Peres
Two years ago on a mission to Israel, our group met with Israel’s then-President, Shimon Peres. It was a wonderful, inspiring and meaningful meeting.
President Peres was 91 years old at the time and Israel had just celebra…
We recently spoke with 2017 Annual Campaign Chairs, Geraldine Acuña-Sunshine and Darren Black to hear their thoughts on the upcoming year, and why they invest their time, leadership and philanthropy with CJP.
Geraldine, you are serving for a second consecutive year as Annual Campaign Chai…
CJP concurs with the JCRC statement of August 3 on the Black Lives Matter platform, which states:
"[We] cannot and will not align ourselves with organizations that falsely and maliciously assert that Israel is committing “genocide.” We denounce an agenda to wage economic and cul…
