‘The era of the quiet Jew is over’: Ronald Lauder lays out vision for future of Jewish people

‘The era of the quiet Jew is over’: Ronald Lauder lays out vision for future of Jewish people

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‘The era of the quiet Jew is over’: Ronald Lauder lays out vision for future of Jewish people

The Ingeborg Rennert Center for Jerusalem Studies of Israel’s Bar-Ilan University honored WJC President Lauder with the Guardian of Zion Award for his efforts in the perpetuation and strengthening of Jerusalem.

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