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Lauder: Israel must urgently repair ties with Diaspora Jews before it is too late - interview

Reflecting upon the WJC’s historic mission and contemporary challenges, Lauder warned that Israel could no longer take Diaspora Jews for granted.

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World Jewish Congress President Ronald S. Lauder speaks to Jewish leaders in Geneva in May 2026.

Stop trying to educate antisemites, invest in Jewish children, WJC president tells leaders

From right: Israeli Society for Quality chairman Sharon Anker, Israel Aerospace Industries chairman Boaz Levy, and Israel Export Institute chairman and Lauder Employment Centers in Israel chairman Avi Balashnikov.

Lauder Employment Centers, Avi Balashnikov honored at Israeli quality conference

Kevin Warsh, Fellow in Economics at the Hoover Institution and lecturer at the Stanford Graduate School of Business, reacts during the Sohn Investment Conference in New York City, U.S., May 8, 2017.

Ronald Lauder’s son-in-law Kevin Warsh emerges as the next Fed chair


Ronald S. Lauder sends condolences to Rivlin following Mount Meron tragedy

Ronald S. Lauder, President of the World Jewish Congress, sent his "heartfelt sympathies" to Israel's President Reuven Rivlin in a letter on Saturday.

President of the World Jewish Congress Ronald Lauder

On Ramadan, Jewish and Muslim leaders emphasize inter-religious brotherhood

As part of its 16th Plenary Assembly, the World Jewish Congress (WJC) partnered with the Muslim World League (MWL) for a joint Muslim and Jewish celebration of Ramadan.

World Jewish Congress President Ronald S. Lauder

WJC President Ronald Lauder sends congratulations to Biden and Harris

"On behalf of more than 100 Jewish communities across the globe affiliated with the WJC, I am delighted to extend my most heartfelt congratulations"

President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris during the inauguration of Joe Biden as the 46th President of the United States on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., January 20, 2021.

WJC President Ronald Lauder speaks on passing of Sheldon Adelson

Lauder added that Adelson was optimistic about the State of Israel and its future and said, “He loved what Israel was doing, and he could not find fault with anything.”

Miriam and Sheldon Adelson attend a cornerstone-laying ceremony for the Health and Medical Sciences School building, named after them, at Ariel University

Ronald S. Lauder addresses UAE-Israel Conference

Lauder said that his involvement in building a Jewish school in Dubai and the sight of so many Israelis visiting the Emirates in recent weeks are encouraging signs of normalcy and inclusiveness.

President of the World Jewish Congress Ronald Lauder

Ronald Lauder to head Israel-UAE Conferences

As president of the World Jewish Congress, Lauder is known for his vision and leadership, both in Israel and around the world on behalf of the Jewish people.

World Jewish Congress President Ronald S. Lauder

World Jewish Congress welcomes EU’s decision to fight against antisemitism

The Council of the European Union’s declaration calls antisemitism “an attack on European values."

World Jewish Congress President Ronald S. Lauder

Guterres: Age old blood libel of antisemitism given new life by COVID-19

"With COVID-19, another virus has spread — antisemitism and hatred of many kinds. Age-old blood libels have been given new life."

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres poses for a photograph during an interview with Reuters at U.N. headquarters in New York City, New York, US, September 14, 2020

UN Secretary-General receives WJC Theodore Herzl Award - watch

António Guterres noted that “a steady stream of prejudice has continued to blight our world: antisemitic assaults, harassment and vandalism and Holocaust denial."


World Jewish Congress president meets with Palestinian President

The Palestinians have cut off diplomatic ties with the Trump administration, which they have long accused of pro-Israel bias, and spurned the Gulf states' diplomatic moves toward Israel.

PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY President Mahmoud Abbas attends a virtual meeting about Israel and the UAE normalizing ties, in Ramallah on September 3.