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Mission
RAJE is a comprehensive Jewish educational umbrella organization, whose goal is to spark Jewish life and ensure Jewish continuity for the next generation of Russian American Jews
Key Facts
Geographic areas served:
North America
Results to date:
With thousands of program participants on a yearly basis, RAJE is at the forefront of community development. Over 750 university students and young professionals complete our flagship Leadership Fellowship program each year, undergoing an intense semester long educational and leadership training program culminating in a two week trip to Europe and Israel. These alumni are fast changing the face of the community, creating a strong foundation for grassroots community development and ensuring Jewish continuity for generations to come.
Direct beneficiaries per year: 4000
What your donation will allow us to do:
Barely a generation ago the American Jewish community came together in demanding freedom for Soviet Jewry. Yet as hundreds of thousands of Jews from the FSU found freedom on these shores, the seeds of spiritual and communal destruction implanted by the Soviet regime created a crisis of Jewish and communal identity which if left unabated could jeopardize the survival of this most important community. Your donation allows us to educate the next generation of Russian American Jewish leaders and to help establish a strong and vibrant Jewish community.
Your donation of $50,000 enables us to:
To train a Leadership Fellowship group of 40 future leaders
Your donation of $2500 enables us to:
To provide an educational trip to Israel for a RAJE Fellowship student
Your donation of $1000 enables us to:
To provide a Shabbat meal or Holiday program at The RAJE Center
Board Members and Affiliation:
Ron Hersh, President
Fairways Capital Group
Neil Auerbach,
Hudson Clean Energy
Ricky Cohen,
Conway Stores Inc
Evgeny A. Freidman,
Taxi Club Management, Inc
Sander Gerber,
Hudson Bay Capital Management
Daniel Jacobson,
Kehila Chapels
Elan Katz,
Coney Island Pharmacy
Yan Klats,
Global Interactive, LLC
Marina Kovalyov,
Russian American Foundation
Michael Liberman,
Blue Mountain Capital Management
David Lichtenstein,
Lightstone Group
Dan Loeb,
Third Point, LLC
Richard J. Mack,
Apollo Real Estate Investment Fund
Edward Mermelstein,
EAM Edward A. Mermelstein & Associates
Eugene Schneur,
Omni New York
Avi Schron,
Cammeby’s Management Co, LLC
Ronn Torossian,
5W Public Relations
Mark Tsesarsky,
Citigroup
Dennis Yurovsky,
Lenco Diagnostic
Past and Current Funders:
UJA Federation of NY, Department of Youth and Community Development, New York State Office of Family and Children Services, Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany, The Afikim Foundation
Key Staff
Mordechai Suchard, Founder & Director of Gateways
Mordechai Tokarsky, Executive Director
Reuven Ibragimov, Program director
Levi Pine Director of RAJE Center Programming
Avigail Chazin, Fellowship program coordinator
Luba Kaufman, Fellowship program coordinator
David Goldshteyn, Fellowship program coordinator
Reuven Khaskin, Fellowship program coordinator
Ilana Khaskin, Office Manager & Comptroller
Zipporah Spira, Logistics coordinator
Aryeh Katzin, Jewish educator
Jonathan Shippel, Jewish educator
Mair Bruk, Jewish educator
Moshe Soloway, Jewish educator
Kalev Karelin, Jewish educator
Yisroel Cherns, Jewish educator