COMMUNITY

Julie Platt

Chair of the Board of Trustees of the Jewish Federations of North America

In June 2022, Julie Platt was unanimously confirmed as the incoming Chair of the Board of Trustees of the Jewish Federations of North America, becoming only the second woman to hold the position. Among the many areas she will focus on are Jewish communal security, investing in the lay and professional talent pipelines across the Federation system, including the role of women in leadership, and continuing to strengthen Jewish Federations as an innovative platform focused on building flourishing Jewish life in North America and around the world. “As community leaders, parents of five children and now grandparents of six, there is nothing more important to my husband and me than the responsibility to build a Jewish home that is vibrant, safe, warm and welcoming and that serves as a model for the next generation,” said Platt, a veteran supporter of several Jewish communal organizations, upon her appointment. (Photo: Jewish Federation of Greater Portland)