COMMUNITY/ACTIVISM

Mark Goldfeder

CEO

Mark Goldfeder is a law professor, communal leader, and one of the most consequential Jewish legal activists of the past year, reshaping how antisemitism is confronted in courts, on campuses, and in public institutions. As the founder and CEO of the National Jewish Advocacy Center and a professor at Touro Law Center, Goldfeder has been at the forefront of translating Jewish communal concerns into actionable legal strategy. Over the past year, his work has focused on civil rights enforcement, campus accountability, and challenging institutions that tolerate or enable antisemitic harassment under the guise of politics or speech. Goldfeder’s influence lies in his insistence that Jewish safety and dignity are not matters of public relations, but of law—rights to be asserted, defended, and enforced. In an era when many Jewish organizations have struggled to adapt to a more hostile environment, Goldfeder has helped shift the community from protest to prosecution, redefining what effective Jewish activism looks like.