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Jul 13, 2026, 11:27 PM

The DSA Is a Trojan Horse the Democratic Party Must Drive Out

In January 2023, I wrote about "The Undeniable Link Between Antisemitism and America's Decline". I described a convergence between the radical left and radical Islam, the red-green alliance. It was attacking the liberal values that make America exceptional, using...

Nov 23, 2020, 10:02 PM

Seven Reasons Why Philanthropy Is Essential for Jewish Life

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Philanthropy should be an essential part of every faith-based community. The Jewish tradition speaks generously about tzedakah, the closest word to “philanthropy” in the Hebrew language. While some might translate tzedakah to “charity,” tzedakah like philanthropy is much more...

Apr 5, 2018, 11:26 PM

Diaspora Jews Will Rise to Meet Our Challenges With Israel in Our Hearts

Jewish history teaches us that it takes great leaders to overcome major challenges. At the turn of the century, Israel’s first prime minister, David Ben-Gurion, founder of Revisionist Zionism Ze’ev Jabotinsky, World Zionist Organization president Chaim Weizmann, Israel’s first female...

Jan 6, 2018, 9:44 AM

Pride and Courage: Gifts for our Children in 2018

Last month, we recounted the heroic story of the Maccabees, the Jewish rebel group that lived in the Land of Israel in the second century BCE, which makes clear that we must have pride, courage, and passion to fight...

Jul 15, 2017, 12:37 AM

Why Christians and Jews must come together to battle surging anti-Semitism

Christianity and Judaism are different branches on the same family tree. Built on the teachings of Jesus Christ — a Jew living in the land of Israel — Christianity shares with Judaism the sacred text of the old testament,...

Jul 11, 2017, 9:10 PM

Three Secrets to Being an Effective Philanthropist

After decades of involvement with more than 100 non-profit organizations, I have learned that philanthropy is about much more than writing checks. In fact, I found that it is actually much harder to give away money as a philanthropist,...

Jul 6, 2017, 9:53 AM

Investing Jewish Philanthropic Dollars, More Effectively and Wisely

Jewish leaders and philanthropists are currently engaged in an intense and crucial debate. There is growing concern that Jews, particularly the next generation, are disconnecting from their Jewish heritage and from the state of Israel. The now infamous Pew Study,...

Jun 12, 2017, 10:10 PM

BDS Is Continuing To Spread Hate And Anti-Semitism Across The US

A vicious sickness known as anti-Semitism has infected people with hate across centuries, cultures, and continents — and Jewish communities have often paid the price for it. In the U.S., after decades of historic declines in anti-Semitic attitudes and...

Oct 18, 2016, 1:23 PM

Being ourselves: How Israeli-Americans have cultivated a new movement

Oscar Wilde said, “Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.” It is a sentiment that I have taken to heart over the past decade, as I have worked to cultivate an Israeli-American identity for myself, my family, and my community....

Apr 26, 2016, 7:12 PM

Judeo-Christian Values Are Under Attack in the Middle East — and in the Middle of America

Christianity’s home has always been the Middle East. Legend tells that Jesus walked the Sea of Galilee, and the Bible is infused with regional landmarks, history, and descriptors. Yet Christians are no longer safe in their own birthplace. The Christian community...

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About Me

Adam Milstein is co-founder of the Adam and Gila Milstein Family Foundation, which supports Pro-Israel and Pro-American organizations including the Israeli-American Council (IAC), where he is a National Chairman emeritus, StandWithUs, PragerU, Israel on Campus Coalition (ICC), TalkIsrael, and The Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD). Adam was born in Israel, served in the IDF during the Yom Kippur War, and graduated from the Technion in 1978. Arriving in the US in 1981, Adam earned an MBA from USC and has been involved in commercial real estate since 1983. He is a managing partner at Hager Pacific Properties, a private real estate investment firm.

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