Reengineering the Jewish Organization: The Transformation of Hillel, 1988-2000

Publication Date: January 2000

Publisher: Jewish Communal Service Association of North America

Author(s): Jay L. Rubin

Research Area: Education; Social conditions

Keywords: Leadership; Jewish Identification; Campus Organizations

Type: Report

Coverage: United States

Abstract:

The appointment of a new chief executive officer in 1988 and the communal reaction to the 1990 National Jewish Population Survey laid the groundwork for the renaissance of Hillel in the 1990s. This article describes how Hillel moved from near the bottom of the Jewish communal food chain to near the top in little more than a decade, drawing implications for the revitalization of Jewish organizational life.