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BELOW: The group sits in front of the Lincoln Memorial.
Nearing the end of a special
18-month period of education
and skills building, 33 people —
including 15 couples — traveled to
a retreat in Washington, D.C. last
month to learn as much as they
could about leadership.
And there definitely was a lot of
knowledge to be had at the nation’s
capitol.
“We learned about our past as
a nation and toured and learned
things about our leaders,” said
Laura Weinstein, a co-chair of
the Leadership Development
Group, who attended the retreat
with husband Benjamin. “It was
interesting because we saw what
our past leaders had predicted
for our future. Some of these
predictions actually came to life.”
Those on the trip were part
of the Leadership Development
Group, a program specifically
for young adults run through
the Young Adults Division of
the Jewish Federation of Greater
involvement.
The D.C. retreat kicked off with
a presentation by Dr. Erica Brown,
a writer and educator who was
scholar-in-residence for the Jewish
Federation of Greater Washington
and a consultant to other Jewish
organizations. She lectures on
various subjects of Jewish interest.
Weinstein said Dr. Brown is an
inspiring, engaging leader whose
presentation helped the group
shape their whole weekend in D.C.
“We learned about our past as a
nation as we toured and collected
quotes from presidential leaders,”
she said. “It was interesting because
our past leaders made forecasts for
the future — which is now. So we
compared some of the predictions
they had. Some of the issues from
the past are still relevant now.”
Marcy Kahn was quick to offer
her own high praise for Dr. Erica
Brown’s contributions.
“She led us on a most
meaningful and inspiring tour
of the monuments and historic
sites, viewed through a Jewish
lens, and focused on leadership,”
Kahn said. “In addition, we had
the opportunity to participate
in a briefing from White House
staff at the Eisenhower Executive
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Dallas.
Federation staffers Laura
Silvis Feinberg and Marcy Kahn
attended the trip on behalf of the
JFGD.
In addition to Laura Weinstein,
other co-chairs included David
Goldfarb, Katrina and Geoff Gross,
and Sharma and Ryan Milstein.
Also on the trip were Lindsay
and Corey Freedman, Kimberly
and Ryan Kahn, Julia and Aaron
Kaufman, Jennifer and Evan
Lipp, Danielle and Josh Mann,
Natalie and Scott Mellman, Nicole
and Jay Post, Andree and Philip
Postel, Jenny and Michael Walters,
Marilyn and Jason Werner, Rachel
and David Alexander, and Mollye
and Brian Finkelstein.
Three members of the
Leadership Development Group,
Shiva and Jarrod Beck and Kerri
Goldfarb — David Goldfarb’s
wife — were unable to attend the
retreat, Laura Weinstein said.
The Leadership Development
Group exists as a forum for
experiences that offer group
opportunities to learn about
the work the Federation does
for the community and Israel.
Participants commit to a year and
a half of Federation activities and
Museum, met with Holocaust
survivor Marty Weiss, and heard
his personal story.
Other stops included the White
House, the Lincoln Memorial
and a briefing at the Eisenhower
Executive Offices.
Weinstein said the national
Holocaust museum was of great
interest to the group because of
the planned changes to the Dallas
Holocaust Museum/Center for
Education and Tolerance.
“The Holocaust survivor
told us his life story, which was
incredible,” she said. “Along the
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Offices, and hear from a Holocaust
survivor at the Holocaust Museum.
The weekend was a
culmination of this
program for our
community leaders.”
While in Washington, the
group met with David Litt,
special assistant to the president
of the United States and senior
presidential speechwriter; and
Matt Nosanchuk, associate
director in the Office of Public
Engagement and White House
liaison to the American Jewish
community.
The group visited the United
States Holocaust Memorial
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