Marc Carrel
Marc Carrel is Chair of the Jewish Public Affairs Committee of California (JPAC), the largest single-state coalition of Jewish organizations in the nation. JPAC advocates on behalf of traditional community concerns, and broadly shared values that affect the citizens of California. Marc also serves on the Board of Directors of the Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles as Vice Chair for Community Relations. Marc has been working on public affairs and public policy issues for his entire career, having served as California Assistant Secretary of State, Deputy Chief of Staff to a senior Member of Congress, Senior Advisor to the Lieutenant Governor, and as Counsel to the Speaker of the California Assembly.
Efforts to Address the Iran Threat and How You Can Avert Nuclear Iran
Marc Carrel,
Sam Yebri
Global History and Culture,
Identity and Responsibility,
MCLE-Eligible
Unless we act now, we will soon wake up to a nuclear-armed Iran. That morning, the world’s leading state-sponsor of terrorism and violator of human rights will have the capacity to carry out its promise to "wipe Israel off the map" and will trigger a Middle East nuclear arms race. Learn what leading Jewish organizations and synagogues in Los Angeles are doing to advocate forcefully for increased American and international economic sanctions on Iran, convince government pension funds and corporations to terminate all business with the Iranian government, and raise public awareness about the threat that a nuclear-armed Iran poses to the entire world. Each of us can make a difference through concerted, unified local activism. Learn how.
California’s State Budget and the Impact on the Jewish Community
Global History and Culture
With a state budget deficit larger than the annual budget of most states, a cash crisis that forced the state to issue IOUs and the Governor’s declaration of a fiscal emergency, California has cut billions of dollars from the state's safety net and educational system. How has this budget situation affected our state’s Jewish community and its organizations? Are there solutions?
