JNF

Russell F. Robinson
(center) with JNF donors
while visiting Ammunition
Hill.
Fund is successful because it’s a collaborative
effort where smart, well-connected
and passionate people come together
to advocate for Israel.
He has high praise for Lauder, who as
one of the leading voices in the Jewish
and business worlds, is invested in an
egalitarian organization like JNF where
everyone is able to have their say.
“When you have Lauder’s kind of
means, [he] can make the decision to do
this or that. But he decided to take an
active role in the organized Jewish world
and be part of an organization where
people may vote against you. I think that
speaks volumes about his leadership,”
he said.
Robinson is also grateful to the lay
leaders who have taken on enormous
responsibility and do far more than writing
a check.
“The greatest achievement this organization
can boast about are the lay leaders
and stakeholders who have dedicated
their time and resources to ensure the
continued development of the land of
Israel for generations to come,” Robinson
said.
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“Over the past
70 years, we
have had and
still have the
opportunity,
responsibility and
right to be a
partner with this
nation that is still
under creation.”
Russell
F. Robinson
CEO, JNF
1998
JNF launches Lauder Water Plan
to address shortage
2002
JNF awarded Israel Prize
for Lifetime Achievement
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2012
JNF’s Go North
announced
2014
JNF unveils One Billion Dollar
Roadmap for the Next Decade
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