UJA FSU Signature Event
Tuesday, June 10, 2025
6:00 PM
placeThe Harmonie Club, 4 East 60th Street, New York, NY, 10022

UJA FSU just added a new honoree at our annual Signature Event this spring: Tessa Veksler, a recent college graduate and a leading activist for Israel and the Jewish people. Tessa joins fellow honoree Boris Segalis, chair of UJA Privacy and Cybersecurity and a leading attorney in the data security space.

Join us as we recognize two leaders in their fields who contribute to the greater Jewish community. You’ll also help amplify UJA’s vital work helping Israel heal, fighting antisemitism, and uplifting struggling New Yorkers. It will be an evening filled with meaningful connections and our community’s trademark energy and generosity.

About UJA FSU
UJA FSU is a welcoming space for Jews with roots in the former Soviet Union (FSU) who want to come together as a community of philanthropists to strengthen their community and beyond. It is a place to connect with other leaders who are giving back to help people in need of all backgrounds and to build a thriving Jewish community in New York and around the world.

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Honoring

Boris Segalis

Boris Segalis is a partner in Morrison Foerster’s Privacy + Data Security Group. For over a dozen years, he has counseled clients on privacy and cybersecurity issues in the context of strategic product advice, corporate transactions, and regulatory investigations.

Boris regularly advises clients on the development and implementation of data-driven products and services, global privacy and cybersecurity compliance, and handling cyber incidents affecting companies and users globally. He also regularly defends companies in U.S. federal, state, and global privacy and cybersecurity investigations, including representing clients in front of the Federal Trade Commission, the New York...

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Tessa Veksler

Tessa Veksler is a public speaker, content creator, and Jewish advocate. Originally from the East Bay Area in California, Tessa is a 2024 graduate of the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB)from which she received her B.A. in political science and communication.

Tessa took a gap year in Israel and simultaneously studied Judaics at Bar Ilan University while remotely completing her first year at UCSB in 2021. She lived through Operation Guardian of the Walls and brought her experiences and dedication to Israel advocacy and fighting antisemitism to her campus community through her various leadership roles. She served in multiple fellowships, including...

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Journal Information

Journal Closing Date: Tuesday, May 20, 2025

Journal packages purchased after Tuesday, May 20, 2025 will include ads in printed journals only, distributed after the event.

Ad Specifications 
- Ads should be 4.5" wide x 7.5" high. 
- All ads can be color or black and white. 
- We accept only digital files as press-quality PDFs.
- Please note that UJA-Federation is spelled with a hyphen and without the article “the.” 
- Ads submitted should contain congratulatory messages and not promote or advertise a business. 
- Ads should not include crop marks or any printer's marks.

For further information, or to email PDF files, please contact Jessica Shtutman.

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