MALCOLM I. HOENLEIN

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• ​President, MH International Initiatives, Inc.

• Chairman, Abraham Spirit, Inc.

• CEO - Executive Vice Chair, Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, 1986-2021

• Vice Chairman Emeritus, Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, 2021-

• Founding Executive Director, Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater New York, 1976-1986

• Founding Executive Director, Greater New York Conference on Soviet Jewry, 1971-1976

• Director of International and Community Affairs, JCRC of Greater Philidelphia

 

 Leadership Positions​

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• President, The Great Synagogue of Jerusalem

• Executive Committee, Ronald S. Lauder Foundation

• Advisor, Mort Zuckerman Foundation

• US delegate to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, appointed by three American Presidents

• American Chair, Gesher Shel Zahav

• Chairman, FJCC

• Founder, America's Voices in Israel

• Co-Founder and Executive Board Member, Council for Secure America 

• Co-founder and Lifetime Board Member, Secure Community Network

• Member, Council on Foreign Relations

• Advisory Board Member, ISGAP

• Advisor, NCRI

Affiliations​

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• Board of Directors, Fallen Heros of Israel

• Board Member, American Friends of the Bible Lands Museum, Jerusalem

• Board Member, Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations

• Board Member, American Israel Friendship League

• Board Member, Limmud FSU

• Co-Chairman, NY State - Israel Commission

• Board, One Family

• Board, Just One Life

• Board, Israel Nature and Heritage Foundation of America

• Board, Friends of Jerusalem College of Technology

• Executive Committee, Volcani International Partnerships – US, Inc.

• Chairman - World Executive, World Union of Jewish Students/North American Union of Jewish Students

• Vice President, American Zionist Federation

• Served on the New York State Ethical Standards Board

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Media Presence

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• Three weekly aired nationally syndicated radio broadcasts: CBS Eye on America -The John Batchelor Show; Weekly Update - JM in the AM

• Regular appearances in national and international media

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Awards & International Recognitions

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• Private Sector Initiative Award from President Ronald Reagan

• Highest civilian decoration from His Majesty, King Mohammad VI of Morocco

• Neeman Yerushalayim (Trustee of Jerusalem) Award from the Mayor of Jerusalem and the City Council

• Defender of Jerusalem Award presented by Israeli Prime Minister Shamir

• The Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions Medal of Honor from President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, Kazakhstan

• Guardian of Jerusalem

• Guardian of Zion Award from the I. Rennert Center of Bar-Ilan University

• Defender of Israel​

• Begin Prize from the Menachem Begin Heritage Center

• Honorary Citizen of Hebron

• The Western Wall Heritage Foundation Award

• City of David Recognition Award

• International Lifetime Achievement Award, European Jewish Parliament

• American ORT special Man of the Millenium Tribute

• Leadership Award, World ORT

• First Quittman Award for Jewish Professional Excellence

• Henrietta Szold Award from National Hadassah

• Henry M. Jackson Medal

• Partners for Democracy Award from the American-Israel Friendship League

• National State of Israel Bonds Leadership Award

• BZD Brandeis Award

• ILAN Award, Israel - Latin American Network

• Jack D. Weiler Award for Jewish Communal Service

• Brooklyn Jewish Hall of Fame Inductee

• Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations National Service Award

• National Council of Young Israel National Service Award

• Council of Jewish Organization Award

• Jewish Heritage Award, B’nai B’rith International

• Moses: Africa Jewish Leadership Award, Jewish Africa Conference

• Distinguished Communal Award, Emunah of America 

• Joseph K. Miller Award, Yeshivat Shaalvim Israel

• Sam Levenson Memorial Award, The Jewish Community Relations Council of New York

• Holocaust Humanitarian Award

• Annual Leadership Award, AMIT of America

• Yakir Beit Hatfutsot Award

• Herbert Tenzer Lifetime Achievement Award, America-Israel Friendship League

• Partners for Democracy Award, America-Israel Friendship League

• Leadership Award, Council of Jewish Organizations in Civil Service

• Community Service Award, Jewish War Veterans

• Rabbi Shimon Zweig Memorial Award, Metropolitan New York Coordinating Council on Jewish Poverty

• Lifetime Achievement Award, Israel Cancer Research Fund

• Chai Heritage Award, Chai Lifeline

 

Academic Background

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• B.A. in Political Science, Temple University

• M.A. in International Relations, University of Pennsylvania

• Teaching Fellow, University of Pennsylvania, Department of International Relations

• Research Associate, Foreign Policy Research Institute

• Ph.D. coursework, University of Pennsylvania, Department of International Relations

• Doctorate of Humane Letters (HC), Temple University

• Doctorate of Humane Letters (HC), Yeshiva University

• Doctorate of Laws (HC), Touro University

• Doctorate of Philosophy (HC), Bar-Ilan University

• Honorary Fellow, Jerusalem College of Technology

• Honorary Fellow, Ruppin Academic Center

• Millender Fellow, Brandeis University

• National Defense Fellow, Middle East Center, University of Pennsylvania

 

Malcolm I. Hoenlein's extensive contributions to the Jewish community, academia, and international relations underscore a lifetime commitment to fostering understanding, cooperation, and advocacy on a national and global scale. Mr. Hoenlein  serves on many boards in various capacities