We’ll also hear more about how the leadership and generosity of the Frenchman’s Creek community continues to play a central role in advancing initiatives like the Exter Center and the Palm Beach Movement to Activate Jewish Life.
Our featured speaker, Dan Feferman, will discuss an exciting effort to reinvent news coverage of the Middle East and Israel in his presentation Media Wars: The Middle East and the Future of the West.
This event brings together donors who make a household gift of $1,800 or more to Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County’s 2026 Annual Campaign.
MONDAY, JANUARY 26, 2026 – 4 p.m.
Dan Feferman is a speaker, thought leader, activist and researcher on Israel, the Jewish world and the Middle East. He has published widely, appeared in media and speaks globally, known for presenting complex issues with clarity and depth.
Dan is the co-founder and co-editor in chief of MiddleEast 24, a new Middle East media initiative. He was previously executive director of Sharaka, where he now serves as a co-chair. Previously, Dan was a fellow at the Jewish People Policy Institute, where he authored major studies on Jewish identity in Israel and the U.S., along with numerous policy papers. A major (res.) in the Israel Defense Forces, he served as a foreign policy and national security analyst and intelligence officer specializing in Middle East affairs.
Dan holds a BA in International Politics and Middle East Studies from American University and an MA in Security Studies from Tel Aviv University.
Dan Feferman is a speaker, thought leader, activist and researcher on Israel, the Jewish world and the Middle East. He has published widely, appeared in media and speaks globally, known for presenting complex issues with clarity and depth.
Dan is the co-founder and co-editor in chief of MiddleEast 24, a new Middle East media initiative. He was previously executive director of Sharaka, where he now serves as a co-chair. Previously, Dan was a fellow at the Jewish People Policy Institute, where he authored major studies on Jewish identity in Israel and the U.S., along with numerous policy papers. A major (res.) in the Israel Defense Forces, he served as a foreign policy and national security analyst and intelligence officer specializing in Middle East affairs.
Dan holds a BA in International Politics and Middle East Studies from American University and an MA in Security Studies from Tel Aviv University.
For more information, please contact Matt Troy at matthew.troy@jewishpalmbeach.org or 561.242.6633.
Lois & Bob Silverman, Frenchman’s Creek Campaign, Co-Chairs
Sandy Bobb
Nina & Max Botel
Diane & Neil Exter
Marjorie & Norman Feinstein
Patti & Tony Lampert
Linda & Harold Rosenson
Gale & Sanford Salz
Beth & Alan Singer
Anne & Jeffrey Stanfield
Penni & Steve Weinberg
Beth & Marty Zubatkin
