Jewish Federations are proud to announce additional names of those who will be speaking at the upcoming Jewish Federations General Assembly on Nov. 11-12 in Washington, DC. Among the slate of speakers, highlighted by Israeli President Isaac Herzog and Sheryl Sandberg, are: 
 

• Meghan McCain - American television personality, columnist, and author. She is the daughter of politician John McCain and diplomat Cindy McCain, and will appear on a live recording of Wondering Jews with Mijal and Noam.  
• Bari Weiss - American journalist, author of the 2019 book, How to Fight Anti-Semitism, and founder of The Free Press, an online newsletter that focuses on politics, culture, and current events, and has more than 750,000 followers.
• Rev. Dr. Wendell Anthony - President of the Detroit chapter of the NAACP who is serving his 15th term as President of the Detroit Branch NAACP – a position he’s held for 28 years. 
• Rabbi Sharon Brous – Senior rabbi of IKAR, a Jewish congregation in Los Angeles and author of the 2024 national best-seller, The Amen Effect: Ancient Wisdom to Heal Our Hearts and Mend Our Broken World. 
• Frank Luntz - Communications strategist and national broadcast news contributor who and handled public relations consulting for The Israel Project 
• Mark Mellman - A pollster and political consultant. He formed the group Democratic Majority for Israel in 2019. 
• Hen Mazzig – An activist, Israeli writer, speaker, and social media influencer. He is also a senior fellow at the Tel Aviv Institute. 
   

Jewish Federations President and CEO Eric D. Fingerhut said hearing from these speakers will reinforce Jewish Federations’ goals and energize the community as we head into the second year of the war. 
 
“This has been a long, difficult year, not just in Israel, but in America, and we’re working hard to make a difference. But it is not over. This lineup of speakers will affirm our strategic objectives and will bring the Jewish community closer. We must continue to stay strong, unified, and energized to gather the strength to continue moving forward, just as our brothers and sisters of Israel are doing everything," Fingerhut said.
 
The General Assembly will just begin hours after Stand Together, which will bring together 30,000 Jewish Americans and allies to not just stand with Israel for the hostages, but to unite against antisemitism and thank the United States and its military, honor heroes, and strengthen Jewish unity at a time when anti-Israel protests have become the norm across the nation.