Israel

Richard Juran
Regional Vice President; Director, Israel Office

RICHARD JURAN, regional vice-president, Israel Office Jewish Community Centers of North America, joined JCC Association’s Israel Office in 1989, and has served as its director since 1997. He received his M.A. in contemporary Jewry at the Hebrew University, specializing in Jewish education for the Diaspora. His major areas of academic interest include processes of identity formation, and Israel for Jewish education.

Since moving to Israel in 1977, Richie has served as educational coordinator of the Jerusalem Fellows, director of community affairs at the American Zionist Youth Foundation in New York, director of the Hadassah Youth Center and Young Judaea programs in Israel, and educational coordinator and teacher at the Institute for Diaspora Youth Leaders. He served as a reservist in the Israel Defense Forces, including many years in its education corps.

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