Board of Governors - 10.15.2001

 

 

Annual Board of Governors Meeting
Dobriansky, Engel Join Community Representatives

Ron Sachs /CNP

Paula J. Dobriansky, Under Secretary of State for Global Affairs, addressing NCSJ Board of Governors Meeting

NCSJ held its annual Board of Governors Meeting today in Washington, DC. The Honorable Paula J. Dobriansky, Under Secretary of State for Global Affairs, delivered the keynote address on U.S. policy in the former Soviet Union and around the world. Representative Eliot Engel (D-NY) discussed his recent trip to Ukraine and Belarus, where he participated in ceremonies for the 60^th anniversary of Babi Yar and met with Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma. He stressed that “there is great work to be done” in these countries and in strengthening the Jewish communities of the Soviet successor states.

Ron Sachs /CNP

(l.-r.) Representative Eliot Engel (D-NY) conferring with NCSJ Chairman Harold Paul Luks

The meeting was chaired by NCSJ Chairman Harold Paul Luks of Washington, DC, and NCSJ President Robert J. Meth of Los Angeles, with participation from representatives from numerous local and national Jewish organizations. The ambassadors of the Russian Federation, Armenia, Belarus, Costa Rica and the Kyrgyz Republic also attended the meeting, along with diplomats from other countries including Latvia, Lithuania, Kazakhstan, and Ukraine.

Ron Sachs /CNP

(l.-r.) NCSJ President Robert Meth speaking with Robert Zwang, Executive Director of the Federation - Jewish Communities of Western Connecticut

Robert Zwang, Executive Director of the Federation - Jewish Communities of Western Connecticut, Inc., and Michael Steiner, Director of Donor Development for the United Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh, also reported on their communities’ active partnerships with Jewish communities in Russia, Moldova, Ukraine, and other countries.

Ron Sachs /CNP

Michael Steiner, Director of Donor Development for the United Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh, presenting Pittsburgh's community development work in the former Soviet Union