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| Born | Susan Goldman San Francisco, CA |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | B.A. Harvard University J.D. Georgetown University School of Law |
| Occupation | Chairwoman of the Israel Policy Forum |
| Parent(s) | Rhoda Haas Goldman Richard Goldman |
| Family | John D. Goldman (brother) Douglas E. Goldman (brother) |
Susan "Susie" Gelman is an American activist and philanthropist who serves as the chairwoman of the Israel Policy Forum.
Biography
Gelman was born Susan Goldman to a Jewish family, the daughter of Rhoda (née Haas) and Richard Goldman. She has two brothers: John D. Goldman and Douglas E. Goldman. She is a graduate of Harvard University and the Georgetown University School of Law. Gelman has been active with many Jewish causes. She served for three terms as president of the Jewish Federation of Greater Washington and is a lifetime member of its Board of Directors. Gelman co-chaired the Israel Religious Expressions Platform of the Jewish Federations of North America which promotes freedom of choice of marriage in Israel. Gelman has also served as the inaugural chair and ongoing board member of the Birthright Israel Foundation; on the Taglit-Birthright Israel Planning Committee; co-chair of United Jewish Communities (now Jewish Federations of North America) Israel; and co-chaired the Jewish Federations of North America’s General Assembly in Jerusalem in 2003 and 2013. In 2016, she was named chairman of the board for the Israel Policy Forum, a New York, NY based American Jewish organization that works for a negotiated two-state solution to the Israeli–Palestinian conflict though advocacy, education and policy research. Gelman is a member of the Board of Governors of The Hebrew University; was awarded an honorary fellowship at Brandeis University; served for 12 years as president of the Georgetown Day School Board of Trustees; serves as president of the board of the Goldman Environmental Foundation; and on the Board of Managers of Adas Israel Congregation.
She believes that Israeli annexation of the West Bank is possible and would have terrible consequences for Israel threatening its legitimacy as a Jewish and democratic state.
Personal life
She is married to Michael Gelman; they have three children, a son who made Aliyah and two daughters. She met her husband while they were in the JFNA's Young Leadership program and were engaged at Kibbutz Ayelet Hashachar during a Federation mission to Israel.
References
- ^ "Susie Gelman, a graduate of Harvard University and Georgetown University Law Center, has been board chair of the Israel Policy Forum since 2016". Israel Policy Forum. Retrieved July 28, 2019.
- "As parents assets flow in, Goldman heirs deciding which Jewish causes to fund". J. The Jewish News of Northern California. June 29, 2012.
- ^ Rosenberg, Liza. "Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA) 3 Cheers for the 3 Chairs". Haaretz . Retrieved July 27, 2019.
- About Israel Policy Forum at Israel Policy Forum website.
- "Full text: Israel Policy Forum letter urges Palestinian president to push for peace in UN speech". Haaretz. September 25, 2013. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
- Gelman, Susie; Halperin, David A. (March 5, 2019). "What if a desperate Netanyahu embraces West Bank annexation?". Times of Israel.