Board of Directors
co-founderJanice Kamenir-Reznik
At the urging of her teacher and soon-to-be Co-Founder Rabbi Schulweis, Janice retired from the active practice of law to establish Jewish World Watch to be the Jewish response to genocide and mass atrocities.
co-founderRabbi Harold M. Schulweis (z”l)
In 2004, after hearing of the slaughter and unrest in Darfur, Sudan, Rabbi Schulweis charged his congregation, Valley Beth Shalom, with forming a Jewish “world watch” to raise awareness of the atrocities. From that beginning grew Jewish World Watch, initially a synagogue- based organization dedicated to raising awareness and funds to protest the first genocide of the 21st century and bringing vital assistance to its survivors.
Diana Buckhantz
Diana runs her family foundation, the Vladimir and Araxia Buckhantz Foundation, which focuses on issues around runaway and homeless youth, arts education in the schools, aging, reproductive rights, and women’s empowerment projects in Eastern Congo and Chad.
Jane Z. Cohen
Communications Committee Co-Chair
Jane has had a 46-year career in the fields of Marketing Communication, Program Management and Nonprofit Leadership. Beginning with a position with Regional Medical Programs at USC, Jane designed and supported public health efforts in underserved communities, notably collaborating with representatives of urban Native American communities.
board members
Janice Kamenir-Reznik
Co-Founder, Development Co-Chair
Diana Buckhantz
Board Co-Chair
Jane Z. Cohen
Board Co-Chair
Diane Kabat
Grants Committee Chair
Daniel Heyman
Treasurer
Jonathan Bass
Carrie Chassin
Stuart A. Gabriel
Sari Schechter
Zev Yaroslavsky
James ‘Jim’ Zukin
Malkah Schulweis (z”l)