Cocktails and Conversations

Amplifying voices, advancing justice.

A timely panel discussion on Jewish civil rights and legal advocacy, followed by a cocktail reception. Hear from leading voices as they explore the legal and cultural battles facing the Jewish community today—and what’s being done to fight back.

All proceeds from ticket sales will support The Lawfare Project’s mission to protect Jewish civil rights through high-impact litigation and strategic advocacy through the #EndJewHatred movement.

Chaired by: Simone & David Levinson

Movement Builders: Jennifer Gilbert & Alan Levan - Morris Kaplan - Teddy Schwarzman - Alison & Lawrence Wolfson

Patrons: Isaac & Hilda Applbaum - Jackie Cohen - Julie & Dave Friedland - Michele & Matt Jozoff - Allison & Alan Luckman - Amy & Richard Miller - Lorraine Schwartz - Beryl Silver & Bradley Gross

Host Committee: Ari Ackerman - Liana & Arthur Backal - Ellyn Bank & Selig Zises - Yaara Bank-Plotkin & Gabe Plotkin - Lauren Bilzin & Matthew Murphy - Abby & Steve Brody - Claudia Chan - Liz Cohen Hausman & Jimmy Hausman - Lisa Fields Lewis & Jeff Lewis - Michelle Fine - Siggy Flicker - Rabbi Josh Franklin & Stephanie Whitehorn, Jewish Center of the Hamptons - Bruce & Jackie Galloway - Jackie Goldschneider - Abbie Green Friedman - Patricia Heaton - Elizabeth Heyman Winter - Didi & Adam Hutt - Jennifer Jablow & Jordan Lippner - Erica Karsch - Aliza Licht - Marc & Jennifer Lipshultz - Harry & Melissa Lis - Christine & Richard Mack - Rebecca Minkoff - Rachel Moon - Zibby & Kyle Owens - Gayle Perry - Shirley & Stuart Podolsky - Stacy & Chuck Rosenzweig - Ariel Sebag - Lauren Shor Geller & Martin Geller - Jillian Straus & Brian Sampson - Philippe & Rosita Weissberg - Michael Woda - Jill Zarin - Tanya Zuckerbrot & Anthony Westreich

Advocates: Rose Aiello Olshan & Tami Watkins - Hillary Barr Markowitz & Stefani Berkin - Hillary & Andrew Beckman - Lisa & Barry Bergman - Abby & John Burman - Kim & Jordan Dickstein - Michele Gerson - Myron Glucksman & Amanda Gimble - Laura & Mike Hanin - Yana & Michael Kulper - Nina & Ralph Levene - James Mallios - Howard & Mindy Podolsky - Jaclyn Markowitz - Marlene Sandler - Judy & Sylvain Siboni - Jenny & Alex Silverstein - Debbie & Jeff Wolpov - Arthur & Melanie Wrubel

Supporters: Russell Anmuth - Amy Atlas - Nancy Cherner - Rachel Dalton - Elyse & Anthony Dreyer - Robin Dubin Avram -Randy & Terri Ginsburg - Terry Goldburg - Ellen & Norman Goldstein - Randy Ginsburg - Menachem Katz - Hilda Kinross - Lisa Konsker - Randye Kwait - Anna Laniado - Laura Englander Levin - Marjorie Loeb - Marc Lowenberg - Emma Mahfar - Michele & Jennifer Mahl - Marjorie Mayrock - Jackie Meltzer - Esther Michaels - Pamela Morgan - Stacey Pashcow - Naomi Perlman - Karen Rosenthal - Elan Singer - Robyn Sorid - Lemor Squires - Jeffrey Wiesenfeld - Andrew Zeidman - Lynn Zises

EVENT SPONSORS:

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SPECIAL THANKS:

If you have questions or need further information, please contact Chloé Jo Davis at chloe@endjewhatred.com

The Lawfare Project is a qualified 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization and a registered non-profit organization (EIN: 27-2402908)

The Lawfare Project is the leading organization leveraging the power of law to defend the civil rights of the Jewish people worldwide. Based in New York, The Lawfare Project is a non-profit litigation fund and legal think tank with a global network of over 900 attorneys. Through bold and strategic impact litigation, it is holding institutions accountable.

The #EndJewHatred movement, complements this work by empowering individuals, shifting public discourse, and building a global civil rights movement to make Jew-hatred as socially and politically unacceptable as any other form of bigotry. Through campus activism, letter-writing campaigns, and community mobilization, it is creating tangible change.

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