| 8/15/2008 10:05:00 AM | Email this article • Print this article |
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WEB EXTRA: Building Uniformity
Suzi Brozman
Staff Writer
The Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta has named Rabbi Louis Feldstein to the position of senior vice president. He will work in the mode of a chief operating officer with responsibility for the ongoing operations of Federation and will oversee major divisions of the agency, including, he said, "campaign, endowment, engagement, planning and partnerships, marketing, supervision and facilitating staff, building uniformity of the team to move in one direction, all for the enhancement and betterment of our Jewish community."
Rabbi Feldstein's devotion to Atlanta is familiar to many due to his years of service in the community. Ordained a Reform rabbi, he first moved here in 1992 as founding director of Atlanta Yad, the agency responsible for Jewish young adults that has now transitioned into Hillels of Georgia. He has also overseen young adult coordination from metro Atlanta to Kennesaw.
After that, Rabbi Feldstein worked for United Jewish Communities as associate vice president of research and analysis. He came to UJC - the national representative organization of some 150 local Jewish Federations across the country in 2001 as Southeast Florida regional director.
The 50-year-old, who lives in Sandy Springs with his wife Sharon, a folk artist, and four children, has combined family and community involvement. Through the years, he has worked in the non-profit sector, helping out in a Reform synagogue and serving on multiple boards, including The Epstein School, which three of his children attend (the fourth is starting at the Weber School) and Tribe 360, as well as teaching and facilitating with community organizations.
Asked what purpose an umbrella organization like UJC serves, Rabbi Feldstein responded, "If there were no such group, we Jews would invent it. The local federations, all fiercely local, sometimes need to come together to address crises and identity issues, and to advocate for the Jewish community."
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