Shoshana Dweck

Co-chair 
Organization: ARZENU
Location: Armonk, NY
Topics: General Israel Update, WZC 101 - Why you Should Vote Reform ,The Reform Movement and liberal Judaism in Israel, Democracy in Israel and Judicial Overhaul, Women and gender issues in Israel, LGBTQ+ issues, Religion and State in Israel
Type of events: Virtual, In person

Shoshana Dweck is co-chair of ARZENU, the international political voice of Reform, Progressive, Religious and Liberal Zionists that represents the Reform Movement in the World Zionist Congress and the National Institutions of Israel. She is a member of the Executive Board of the Union for Reform Judaism (URJ) and of the Women of Reform Judaism Executive Committee, and serves on the leadership team of the Religious Action Center’s Commission on Social Action as well as on the National Commission of the Anti-Defamation League (ADL). She sits on the Executive of the Jewish Agency and the Expanded Executive of the World Zionist Organization. A second-generation activist in the worlds of WRJ and Reform Zionism, Shoshana has been vice president of ARZA and vice chair of the United Israel Appeal. She also has served on the Tribunal of the American Zionist Movement (AZM), where she is currently a board member. A recovering lawyer and engineer, she was a member of WRJ's then-District 3 Board and the sisterhood president of Temple Shaaray Tefila in Bedford Corners, New York, where she now serves on the Temple Board. As WRJ Social Justice VP, Shoshana helped to launch “WRJ says STOP: an Initiative against Sexual Harassment and Assault.” Shoshana is a former local Federation President and chaired the New York Says Thank You Foundation and its “Stars of HOPE” healing arts work that supports individuals and communities around the world impacted by mass tragedies. She is the proud mother of three sons, one cat, and two grandkitties.