Your support on every front has never been more essential.
We’re professionals making a philanthropic impact from industries across the entertainment, media, tech, and lifestyle space. From music to fashion, sports to publishing and content to marketing, we're executives at every age and stage of our careers, coming together to give back, raise awareness of UJA, and help harness the power of the industry to make a difference.
If you work in these industries and want to help fuel UJA’s lifesaving work, we’d love to hear from you. For upcoming programs, check out UJA’s event calendar.
Our Roll of Honor recognizes individuals and organizations who give a gift of $1,000 or more to UJA’s annual campaign through the Entertainment, Tech & Lifestyle community. During these challenging times, your generosity is more critical than ever.
We’re creators, visionaries, and executives from across the content, marketing, advertising, media, and tech industries. Whether volunteering, recognizing industry trailblazers or convening our peers and colleagues for timely programming, we use our platforms to learn, connect, and give back.
Chairs
Alex Gordon
Jon Kurland
Jason Schulweis
Lori York
Council
Marlowe Sidney Bamberger
Michael Bassik
Steve Beckman
Julia Bodner
Adam Chandler
Sean Cohan
Yale Cohen
Sara Eisen
Daniel Feldstein
Stacy Freedman
Michael D. Fricklas
Amanda Ginzburg
Fred Graver
Cammy Grusd
Jeremy Haft
Kevin Hein
Sheera Hopkins
Avi Ishofsky
Michael Kassan
Adam Katz
Darren Klein
Evan Kraut
David Lang
Brian Leder
Michael Lewittes
Aaron Luber
Elana Mandelup
Deb Meyer
Alex Michael
Andrew Moers
Mosheh Oinounou
Bill Platt
Michael Rosen
Matthew Rosenthal
David Roter
Jonathan Rubenstein
Michael Rubenstein
Howard Rubin
David Sable
Matthew Salloway
Michael Saperstein
JJ Schmuckler
Matthew Schneider
Rob S. Sharenow
David Spiegel
Ellen Stone
Rachel Taxman
Shelley Zalis
We bring together some of the most prestigious industry professionals through the Music Visionary of the Year luncheon, which kicks off in both Los Angeles and New York and features a stunning array of performers and producers.
Chair
Daniel S. Glass
Music Visionary of the Year Past Honorees
Michele Anthony
Mitch Bainwol and Cary Sherman
Steve Boom
Rich Bressler, Bob Pittman, Tom Poleman and John Sykes
Edgar Bronfman, Jr.
Troy Carter and Daniel Ek
Lyor Cohen and Russell Simmons
Tom Corson and Peter Edge
Clive Davis*
Doug Davis
Fred Davis and Daniel S. Glass
Amy Doyle and Rick Krim
Ahmet Ertegun*
Charlie Feldman
Jason Flom
John T. Frankenheimer
Jody Gerson and Jon Platt
Rob Glaser and David Munns
Charles Goldstuck and Kevin Liles
Scott Greenstein
Julie Greenwald and Craig Kallman
Jeff Harleston, Paul Robinson, and Julie Swidler
Joel Katz*
Avery Lipman and Monte Lipman
Harvey Mason jr. and Ben Winston
Ron Perry
Neil Portnow
Antonio “L.A.” Reid
Rob Stringer
Barry Weiss
* Of Blessed Memory
Music for Youth
UJA’s Music for Youth helps thousands of young people experience music at school, at camp, at home and beyond. Every year we provide grants to organizations across NYC, Long Island and Westchester to support life-changing efforts to connect people to music.
We work in publishing, as publishers, literary agents, and in related fields. We know the power of words and the power of community, and we proudly established the Byron Preiss Children’s Fund to foster literacy and educate kids of all backgrounds close to home and far away.
Chairs
Wendy Sheanin
Jennifer Weis
Vice Chair
Adam Zacharius
Council
Matty Goldberg
Larry Kirshbaum
Alison Lazarus
Erica Lazzaro
Carol Mann
Sandi Mendelson
Michael Palgon
Mel Parker
Sarah Pelz
Steve Potash
Aaron Priest
Alexandra Urdang
We’re executives from across the fashion, retail, and luxury spaces – including jewelry, beauty, wellness and more -- who come together to give back, explore timely topics and honor the best and brightest in our industries.
Chairs
Sam Archibald
Simeon Siegel
Vice Chairs
Esther Kremer
Claire Olshan
Sara Shemia
Council
Sammy Aaron
Rosie Assoulin
Richard Baker
Michal Barash
Zoe Baris
Joyce Billet Chiche
Jackie Cutler
Meredith Dichter
Abbey Doneger
Millard Drexler
Ralph Dweck
Allan Ellinger
Dana Hagendorf Feldman
Amy Fisher
Josh Goldberg
Morris Goldfarb
Tanya Golesic
Jill Granoff
Joyce Green
Efraim Grinberg
Darcy Hammerman
Gilbert Harrison
Brett Heyman
Nancy Jackson
Lisa Kapp
Liz Kressel
Nancy Lascher
Larry Leeds
Rebecca Levin
Abigail Major
Tracy Margolies
Leandra Medine
Lexi Milstein
Karen Murray
Elyse Nemerever
Jan Planit
Allison Slater Ray
Liz Rodbell
Rachel Rodin
Jennifer Roth
Joshua Schulman
Ramy Sharp
Mariel Kriss Sholem
Marsha Sokolovskaya
Beryl Solomon
Stacey Spielman
Amanda Stoopler
Ronald Wurtzburger
Samantha Yanks
Darren Zelouf
We are executives from across the industry who come together to support UJA and its Sports For Youth initiative. Sports For Youth brings the life-changing impact of participating in sports to kids of every age, athletic ability, and background throughout the five boroughs, Westchester, Long Island, and Israel. We even the playing field so that kids can participate regardless of the financial or physical challenges they might face.
Chairs
Kenny Gersh*
Hillary Mandel*
Chairs Emeriti
Leslie Gittess*
Peter Land*
Donna Orender*
Russell E. Wolff*
Council
Dana Albalancy
Jessica Berman
Gary B. Bettman
Lawrence Burian
Jennifer Duberstein
Stephen Elmore
Seth J. Finkel
Don Garber
Gary Gertzog
Ishwara Glassman Chrein
Neil Glat*
Andy Gould
Matt Grandis
Jeffrey Graubard
Bari Greenfield
Eric Guthoff
Eva Hoffman
Adam Holzer
Anna Isaacson*
Todd Jacobson
Stephen Karasik
Jessie Katz
Scott Kaufman-Ross
Seth Ladetsky
Jennifer Levine
Michael Levine*
Sandy Montag
Amy Oltchick
Kenneth Podziba
David Proper
David Robinov
Brad Ruskin
Jon Schwartz
Rob Shaw
Eric Sherman
Lew Sherr*
David Sternberg
Blake Stuchin
Keith Wachtel
Michael Weisman
Lori York
Andrew Zinberg*
*Sports for Youth Executive Committee member
For decades, we’ve recognized some of the most committed and philanthropically-minded professionals from across the theater community in support of UJA’s life-saving work, including support for arts and culture programs for people of all ages and backgrounds.
We’re philanthropists in our 20s and 30s who work in the Entertainment, Tech & Lifestyle industries — including fashion, media, marketing, music, sports, tech and beyond — and want to come together and make an impact.
Chair
Tara Danels
Jordan Megibow
Council
Benjamin Bokor
Harrison Dranoff
Charis Freiman-Mendel
Jessica Fremont
Haley Greenberg
Andy Hartman
Caroline Kaplan
Jake Katz
Brooke Klein
Rachel Kozin
Gabriel Mechali
Allie Malakoff
Aimee Mann
Dylan Massoni
Emmy O'Leary
Caroline Raskin
Sage Ressler
Sophie Rodney
Scott Rubenstein
JP Rush
Aaron Shapira
Morgan Spindler
Joely Winnick
Amanda Wolfson
Sebastian Zar*
*Of Blessed Memory
The Entertainment, Tech & Lifestyle community raises $7 million annually to enhance UJA’s impact in New York, Israel, and beyond
17.7 million pounds of food distributed to hungry New Yorkers
$48 million in emergency cash assistance distributed locally and globally
35,000 residents of Israel’s devastated southern communities are receiving support to heal and rebuild
610,000 hours of mental health services provided
Nearly $7.7 million dedicated to meet the needs of the last generation of Holocaust survivors
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Your support on every front has never been more essential.