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2024 UJFC Annual Campaign Kickoff Brunch

  • The Brody Jewish Center 1824 University Cir Charlottesville, Va 22903 (map)

Join the United Jewish Fund for Charlottesville community for our annual campaign kickoff event! Enjoy a delicious catered brunch, meet our community partners, and gain compelling insight from our very special speaker, Adam Lehman, President and CEO of Hillel International.

Adam will deliver a uniquely informed and timely perspective on the events of the past year and how our communities move forward, with his talk: Forging Our Future Leaders: How tomorrow’s Jewish communal leaders are emerging stronger from today’s turbulent campus environments.

Kindly RSVP below by September 20.

Our speaker:

Adam Lehman is privileged to serve as the President and CEO of Hillel International, the largest Jewish student organization in the world, engaging 200,000 students on 850 college and university campuses in the U.S. and 16 other countries. During Adam’s leadership tenure, Hillel International has focused on supporting the Hillel field through the pandemic and two wars, strengthening collaboration and connection across the Hillel movement, advancing Hillel’s leadership as the innovation lab for the Jewish future, and aggressively addressing the alarming rise in campus antisemitism.

 After beginning his career in Mergers and Acquisitions at Skadden, Arps, Adam spent two decades as an executive and entrepreneur, developing and growing a variety of new technology, marketing and media ventures, including as a Senior Vice President at AOL. 

Adam, a Harry S. Truman Scholar, is a graduate of Dartmouth College and Harvard Law School. He has served as a board member of the Jewish Federation of Greater Washington, Beth Sholom Congregation and Talmud Torah and Fair Chance D.C., and as a volunteer at the Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School and Camp Ramah of New England. Adam has also been active in the Jewish arts scene, as the author of a series of plays inspired by the Jewish holidays, and as a founding member of the D.C.-based Jewish a cappella group JewKvox.  

Parking FAQ: 

  • The Hillel building (1824 University Circle, Charlottesville Va 22903) has 14 parking spots, as well as two handicap spots. We ask that these close-by spots are reserved for those with mobility issues.

  • Free parking is available at the Culbreth Theater Parking Garage (130 Culbreth Road), a .4 mile walk from the Brody Jewish Center.

Earlier Event: September 10
2023 UJFC Annual Campaign Kickoff Brunch
Later Event: December 19
The UJFC Seasonal Schmooze