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Ilana Kaufman

Executive, Jews of Color Field Building Initiative

Ilana Kaufman is the Director of the Jews of Color Field Building Initiative. She formerly worked as the Public Affairs and Civic Engagement Director, East Bay, for the San Francisco, CA-based Jewish Community Relations Council. She has twenty years of leadership, community building and organizational development experience. As a strategic designer, planner and problem solver, Ilana is regularly engaged by regional and national Jewish federations, community relations organizations, philanthropic entities and community service providers. She has been featured in the Jewish Times of America and the J Weekly, and has published articles the Forward, eJewish Philanthropy, The Foundation Review and Independent School Magazine. A nationally regarded thought leader on the importance of grappling with race and racism in the Jewish community, Ilana was featured in the series “ELI Talks: Inspired Jewish Ideas” in 2015 and was recognized by both the Jewish Multiracial Network and the New York Public Library Blog Celebrating African American Jews for Black History Month in 2016.

Recent Posts by Ilana

Keeping Our Multiracial Jewish Community Safe

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Solving complex, sticky-space problems, and knitting community fabric
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Interests
  • Global Jewish Community
  • Philanthropy
  • Inclusivity
  • Israel
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