ZIONIST ORGANIZATION OF AMERICA NEWS RELEASE   ZOA Is Honored and Proud to Announce Its Newly Elected Chair Is Rubin Margules, Major Zionist Activist And Accomplished Real Estate Professional Morton A. Klein, president of the Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) is honored and proud to announce that accomplished real estate investor and manager and extraordinary Zionist activist Rubin Margules has been elected ZOA’s Chairman of the Board. Rubin is a graduate of the City University of New York and received an MBA from the Harvard Graduate School of Business. Since working on the Kibbutz Tirat Tziri out of high school, he has committed his time, energy, and finances toward strengthening the Jewish State of Israel. During the Six-Day War, Rubin organized his first fundraiser for Israel. He is a member of the Board of the Jerusalem Reclamation Project, Ateret Cohanim and is also a Member of the Ariel University Board of Trustees. In addition, Rubin has served for 10 years as president of his congregation, The Manhattan Beach Jewish Center. He has also become well known for his 20-year leadership of the annual ZOA Purim distribution of mishloach manot to over 9,000 IDF soldiers each year. He organizes hundreds of people bringing gifts, singing songs, and presenting letters from Yeshiva students thanking the IDF soldiers for their courageous defense of Israel. His wife Cecilia serves as vice president of Emunah of America and co-chair of the Holocaust Study Center at Emunah College in Baka, Jerusalem. Rubin is a recipient of ZOA’s highest honor, the Justice Louis D. Brandeis Award for Defense of Israel. He was also honored with the Jerusalem Award for Diaspora Leadership at the Jerusalem/Arutz Sheva Conference in 2022, as well as the Shomer Yisrael award from the Bet El, Israel Educational Institutions. Rubin shared with his wife the Jerusalem Reclamation Project Bonei Yerushalayim award. Rubin Margules epitomizes and exemplifies the true meaning of the word “Zionist”. The ZOA is thrilled to have him serve as our Chairman of the Board.   VIEW ON OUR WEBSITE     Share This Email Share This Email   Founded in 1897, ZOA played a key role in the Jewish State's re-establishment. Today, ZOA is the leading major American Jewish organization courageously defending Israel and the Jewish people; fighting against all forms of antisemitism, including anti-Jewish boycotts; and promoting the Jewish people's lawful right to live in and settle historic Jewish lands. ZOA exposes that a Palestinian state would endanger Israel's existence; presents the facts about the Arab/Islamic war against Israel; and combats the anti-Israel lie that Israel is an "occupier" of her own land. ZOA spearheaded long battles to move the U.S. embassy to Jerusalem, and apply civil rights protections to Jewish students. ZOA provides free legal assistance and programs to pro-Israel students at numerous college campuses. ZOA's bold, unapologetic voice has a significant impact on public discourse and policy. DONATE NOW Copyright © Zionist Organization of America 2023, All rights reserved. Zionist Organization of America | 633 Third Ave, 31 B, New York, NY 10017 Unsubscribe [email protected] Update Profile | Constant Contact Data Notice Sent by [email protected]