About GLBT Jews

Since 1990 the World Congress has more than doubled its size. It currently has over 65 member organisations¹ (many of which are themselves umbrella bodies). These extend across North America, Latin America, Eastern and Western Europe, South Africa, Australia and Israel.

We mount conferences and workshops and represent the interests of lesbian, gay and bisexual Jews around the world in national, continental and global contexts.

A founder member of the International Lesbian and Gay Association, the World Congress is applying for full membership in the World Jewish Congress.

The Board of Directors of the World Congress meets annually, either at the World Conference or in connection with a Regional Conference, to carry out the business of the World Congress.

At the 1997 Board meeting in Philadelphia, it was resolved to rename our conferences to make them more explicitly inclusive toward bisexuals and to better denote the geographical diversity of the organisation. Hence in future the international conferences will be known as World Conferences of Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Jews.

At the 1998 Board meeting in Paris, the name of our organization was officially changed to the World Congress of Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Jewish Organizations.

At the 1999 Board meeting in Provincetown, Massachusetts, a major Strategic Planning effort was undertaken.

At the 2001 Board meeting in Munich, Germany, elections were held. Currently, the officers of the World Congress are as follows:

• President Scott Gansl, Philadelphia

• Vice President Ra'anan Gabay, Tel Aviv

• Treasurer Howard Goldstein, Toronto

• Secretary Jonathan Falk, Los Angeles

• Officer-at-large: Western Hemisphere Shalom Amigos delegate, Mexico City

• Officer-at-large: Western Hemisphere David Eden, Toronto

• Officer-at-large: Eastern Hemisphere Fred Fischer, Munich

• Officer-at-large: Eastern Hemisphere Richard Morris, London

The World Congress recognizes the need for gender equity on our Steering Committee. To this end, all member organizations are encouraged to send women as delegates to future board meetings, and women are highly encouraged to run for office at our next board meeting, scheduled for 3-5 July, 2002, in Israel.

¹ A note about spellings.

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The World Congress is a member of The National Religious Leadership Roundtable.

MISSION STATEMENT of the
NATIONAL RELIGIOUS LEADERSHIP ROUNDTABLE

The National Religious Leadership Roundtable (NRLR) is an interfaith network of leaders from pro Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender (LGBT) faith, spiritual and religious organizations. We share resources, support one another and work in partnership with other justice seeking groups to:
• Amplify the voice of pro LGBT faith organizations in public discourse
• Promote understanding of and respect for LGBT people within society at large and in communities of faith
• Promote understanding and respect within LGBT communities for a variety of faith paths and for religious liberty
• Achieve commonly held goals which promote equality, spirituality and justice

NATIONAL POLICY ROUNDTABLE MISSION STATEMENT

The National Policy Roundtable is a forum for institutional leaders of the GLBT movement, including HIV organizations, created to exchange information, build relationships, to inform the work of each participant and to encourage members to work in a coordinated manner on particular issues.

 

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