Ethan Felson appointed Executive Director of A Wider Bridge

We are pleased to announce that Ethan Felson has been appointed as the Executive Director of  A Wider Bridge (AWB). Ethan comes to A Wider Bridge with over three decades of experience working in Jewish Community organizations; having served most recently as the Co-Executive Director of the Israel Action Network of the Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA).

On the national stage, he helped advance policies to counter hate crimes and advance LGBTQ civil rights, including a groundbreaking policy opposing discrimination on the basis of gender identity. He has been at the forefront of efforts to promote a healthy dialogue about Israeli-Palestinian issues, counter delegitimization, and build interfaith cooperation. [1]

For more information on this appointment please see the official announcement here.

Equality IN Israel- Equality FOR Israel. A Wider Bridge is the North American organization working through education, advocacy, relationship-building and grant-making to create equality in Israel by expanding LGBTQ inclusion in Israel, and equality for Israel by cultivating constructive engagement with Israel.

For more information about A Wider Bridge please visit awiderbridge.org

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[1] “A Wider Bridge Announces Ethan Felson as New Executive Director” by Alan Schwartz for A Wider Bridge (press release). Available online at https://drive.google.com/file/d/1pilE4yHjiQ3OmO5c53wVUS0gBeSxrlBX/view