Hillel exec discusses BDS, Jerusalem, Hillel growth

Eric Fingerhut, president and CEO of Hillel International, wrapped up his interview with the Intermountain Jewish News last week, he placed the word “energy” in his final sentence, referring to the Hillel International Global Leadership Conference that had just concluded in downtown Denver. It was an appropriate description of the first-ever gathering of Hillel volunteer leaders, some 1,100 of whom spent several days in the Mile High City networking with each other, sharing ideas and gleaning inspiration from motivational speakers. The closing plenary on Dec. 7 was the assembly’s concluding event — many of the student volunteers, lay and professional leaders and other participants carried their luggage into the Hyatt Regency ballroom with them — but hundreds stuck around for a final program that included […]