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Industry
We work in a wide variety of fields, including marketing, music, tech, and fashion. We host top industry executives at panel discussions, attend exclusive industry events, and make connections.
Interested? Contact Eliana Shapiro at .
We feature the leading voices in medicine, healthcare investing, technology, and more. Health and life science professionals alike attend our programs.
Interested? Contact Olivia Wenzel at .
Connect with hotel financiers, investors, food and beverage professionals, and other industry leaders in the hospitality space to give back and do good together.
Interested? Contact Daniel Mirsky at .
Lawyers Division Council
We’re the group for mid-career attorneys in their 30s and 40s who meaningfully support UJA and want to engage further with our vital work. We’re an invite-only cohort that has home-hosted briefings with prominent lawyers, legal experts, and politicians.
Interested? Contact Alexandra Ruben at .
Next Gen Restructuring
If you’re a legal or finance professional, you work in or around the reorganization industry, and you want to give back to your community, this is the place for you. We welcome people under the age of 45.
Interested? Contact Emma Nulman at .
Come join real estate professionals from all parts of the industry for exclusive briefings, tours, volunteer projects, and other unique opportunities.
Interested? Contact Daniel Mirsky at .
Young Wall Street
Welcome! We’re a large, enthusiastic group of people in finance who are looking to give back and develop meaningful connections.
Interested? Contact Chloe Gaynor at .
Fintech
We provide opportunities for those in the fintech space to connect, give back, and participate in exclusive conversations with industry professionals. Come join us!
Interested? Contact Ariel Milewicz at .
Next Gen IMD
If you work in the hedge fund and investment markets, this is your place! We come together to build community and gain industry insights from high-level speakers.
Interested? Contact Amanda Grabel at or 212.836.1137.
Next Gen Private Equity
We’re the up-and-coming leaders in a group on the cutting edge of the private equity industry. We host programs where we connect with the world’s most respected private equity and buy-out professionals.
Interested? Contact Zeke Parsons at .
Next Gen Restructuring
If you’re a restructuring professional, you work in or around distressed debt or reorganization, and you want to give back to your community, this is the place for you. We welcome people under the age of 45. Interested?
Contact Dalia Handelman at .
Next Gen Women on Wall Street
We provide opportunities for women on Wall Street to connect, give back, and participate in exclusive conversations with industry professionals. Come join us!
Interested? Contact Chloe Gaynor at .
Come together with wine & spirits professionals who are producers, distributors, retailers, and other industry leaders for unique experiences and, most importantly, to give back.
Interested? Contact Daniel Mirsky at .
Entertainment & Tech Council
Young Healthcare
Young Hospitality
Young Lawyers
Young Real Estate (REX)
Wall Street
Young Wine & Spirits
We work in a wide variety of fields, including marketing, music, tech, and fashion. We host top industry executives at panel discussions, attend exclusive industry events, and make connections.
Interested? Contact Eliana Shapiro at .
Community
One of New York City’s largest Jewish events, Generosity is UJA Young Leaders’ annual gala where hundreds of people in their 20s and 30s come together for a fun night of celebrating philanthropy. Highlights include a premium open bar, food, raffles, a DJ, and more. Want to be part of the planning? Those on the Host Committee make meaningful gifts of $500 or more to UJA’s annual campaign.
Interested? Contact Jessie Ziff at .
We’re powerful and career-minded. We work across a variety of industries and come together to give back.
Interested? Contact Jamie Weinstein at .
We offer meaningful, year-round programming for grandchildren of Holocaust survivors as well as other young professionals who are passionate about Holocaust remembrance and education.
Interested? Contact Ali Blumberg at .
UJA Couples offers enriching social, cultural, and philanthropic activities, often with a Jewish spin, and creates community among couples in their 20s and 30s.
Interested? Contact .
A community of philanthropists and leaders from the former Soviet Union making a meaningful impact through UJA.
Interested? Contact Alex Bebeshko at .
We’re a safe, inclusive space for people who identify as LGBTQ and their allies to strengthen our community and improve lives.
Interested? Contact Gary Aftor at .
We’re an enthusiastic group of New Yorkers who want to change lives by giving back, build a foundation of UJA knowledge and meet new people in a welcoming setting. We make meaningful gifts of $365 or more to UJA’s annual campaign.
Interested? Contact Julia Susskind at .
We’re a dedicated group of young leaders who are ready to take the next step in our leadership within UJA, explore our philanthropic interests on a deeper level, and gain access to a wider variety of UJA programming. We make meaningful gifts of $1,000 or more to UJA’s annual campaign.
Interested? Contact Jessie Ziff at .
The UJA Young Leaders Executive Committee provides leadership, stewardship, oversight, and support for UJA Young Leaders. Composed of about 30 lay leaders representing all trade and affinity groups in the Young Leaders community, this committee has made critical contributions to Young Leaders Divisional successes. Committee members frequently lend their skills, expertise, and contacts on specific topics and projects and on larger-scale efforts and initiatives. This small group also has the opportunity to network and socialize with like-minded peers directly and personally.
Chairs
Chelsea Lieb
Spencer Herbst
Chairs Emeritus
Dorit Corwin
David Rothman
Executive Committee
Josh Arcus
Young Real Estate
Sara Ashman
National Young Leadership Cabinet
Michelle Bernstein
Young Real Estate
Jaime Boris
Young Healthcare
Ellie Bressman
Member at Large
Lorne Bycoff
Young Wall Street
Ella Cohen
Young Lawyers
Jonathan Ehrlich
Member at Large
Max Feber
UJA Pride
Aaron Feinberg
Young Wall Street
Sarah Fels
LEAD
Katie Hartman
UJA Couples
Josh Herman
Shapiro Family Fellowship & Alumni
Ben Kramer
UJA Couples
Elias Lebovits
Young Healthcare
Rachel Leizman
Young Wall Street
Katie Lesser
Women’s Philanthropy
Jonathan Levin
Former Soviet Union FSU
Jami Moore
Collective
Steven Murray
Third Gen Holocaust Survivors & Supporters
Shira Nadel
Women’s Philanthropy
Corey Rosenholtz
Young Lawyers
Michael Sabbagh
Sephardic Division
Edie Savell
Women's Philanthropy
Michael Shale
Community
Amanda Shane
Member at Large
Grant Silverstein
National Young Leadership Cabinet
Brendan Stone
Young Hospitality
Sebastian Zar
Entertainment Tech & Lifestyle
Interested? Contact Shai Jiji at .
We have flexible schedules and come together to integrate Jewish values, volunteering, and philanthropy into our homes.
Interested? Contact Jamie Weinstein at .
We make a difference by connecting the Sephardic community to UJA’s work. Come join us.
Interested? Contact Mindy Montague at .
Generosity Signature Event & Host Committee
Professional Women
Third Generation Holocaust Survivors & Supporters
UJA Couples
UJA FSU
UJAPride
UJA Young Leaders Community
UJA Young Leaders Collective
UJA Young Leaders Executive Committee
Young Manhattan Women
Young Sephardic
One of New York City’s largest Jewish events, Generosity is UJA Young Leaders’ annual gala where hundreds of people in their 20s and 30s come together for a fun night of celebrating philanthropy. Highlights include a premium open bar, food, raffles, a DJ, and more. Want to be part of the planning? Those on the Host Committee make meaningful gifts of $500 or more to UJA’s annual campaign.
Interested? Contact Jessie Ziff at .