Second Annual JCS International Young Creatives Award Featured In Black Tie Magazine

Second Annual JCS International Young Creatives Award Featured In Black Tie Magazine

NEW YORK — JCS International President Michal Grayevsky presented today the second annual JCS International Young Creatives Award at the 2018 International Emmy World Television Festival. The three winners—Raj Dutta of India, Puti Puar of Indonesia and Shubham Upreti of India—each created exceptional 1-minute short videos on the theme,  “Stand Up for Peace.”

The awards were presented to Ms. Puar and Mr. Dutta during the Nominee Medal Ceremony at the International Emmy World Television Festival, held at the Sofitel Hotel in midtown New York. Mr. Upreti accepted the award in absentia.

“Today, we celebrate young creatives whose work promotes peace across the globe,” said Michal Grayevsky, President of JCS International, a Board Member of the International Academy, and the Chief Communications Officer of RSL Investments II Corporation. “The challenges facing our world are vast, but this year’s remarkable winners give us a reason to be hopeful.”

“I want to express my gratitude to Ambassador Ronald S. Lauder, whose generosity made this award possible, and whose longstanding commitment to peace is an inspiration to all of us,” Grayevsky continued.

The JCS International Young Creatives Award winners are Raj Dutta of India for “Tea Shirt,” which shows how a young boy’s innocence can remind us that we can choose peace; Puti Puar of Indonesia for “Peace is Action,” an animation that shows how we can seek peace through resisting online bullying; and Shubham Upreti of India for “Mr. Peace,” which tells the story of a man who has been left behind by a fast-moving world.

The JCS International Young Creatives Award was open to contestants from around the world between the ages of 18 and 29. Three winners were selected based on the criteria of concept, execution, character development and creativity. The panel of jurors was comprised of: Michal Grayevsky, President, JCS International; First Lady of Panama Lorena Castillo Garcia De Varela; Camille Bidermann Roizen, Senior Vice President & Executive Director, International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences; Patrick Connolly, SVP of Programming for AMC/SundanceTV Global; Amy Hargreaves, Actress & Producer; Mozhan Marnò, Actress & Producer; Ben Pyne, Independent Consultant, Pyne Media; Stephen Segaller, VP Programming, WNET Channel 13 and Daniel Wiedemann, Bureau Chief, Americas Office, TV Globo.

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Guwahati boy Raj Dutta bags international short video award

Guwahati boy Raj Dutta bags international short video award

He received the award from JCS International President Michal Grayevsky for his 1-minute short video called Tea Shirt

Guwahati boy Raj Dutta bagged the prestigious JCS International Young Creatives Award at the 2018 International Emmy World Television Festival in New York recently.

He received the award from JCS International President Michal Grayevsky for his 1-minute short video called Tea Shirt. He is a student of Gauhati Commerce College.

Tea Shirt shows how a young boy’s innocence can remind us that we can choose peace.

The other two who won this award are Puti Puar of Indonesia and Shubham Upreti of India.

Puar’s video titled Peace is Action is based on how we can seek peace through resisting online bullying.

Upreti’s video titled Mr Peace is based on the story of a man who has been left behind by a fast moving world.

The JCS International Young Creatives Award was open to persons around the world between 18 and 29 years of age. Contestants from 39 countries took part.

The contestants were asked to create short videos on the theme ‘Stand Up for Peace’.

The three winners were selected based on concept, execution, character development and creativity.

This article originally appeared on the Indian news site Northeast Now.

Puti Puar (Indonesia) Menangkan JCS International Young Creatives di New York

Note: This article was originally published on the Indonesian news site Sora Sirulo and is posted in its entirety in its original language.

Puti Puar (Indonesia) Menangkan JCS International Young Creatives di New York

Presiden JCSI Michal Grayevsky Menyerahkan Sejumlah Penghargaan Ini kepada Beberapa Sineas Muda yang Menelusuri Tema, “Berpegang Teguh pada Perdamaian”

LORETA KAROSEKALI. NEW YORK — Presiden JCS International Michal Grayevsky baru saja hari ini [Senin 19/11] menyerahkan penghargaan tahunan JCS International Young Creatives yang ke dua di acara 2018 International Emmy World Television Festival. 3 pemenang—Raj Dutta dari India, Puti Puar dari Indonesia dan Shubham Upreti dari India—masing-masing membuat video pendek berdurasi 1 menit yang luar biasa tentang tema “Berpegang Teguh pada Perdamaian” (Stand Up for Peace).

Penghargaan ini diserahkan kepada Puar dan Dutta dalam sesi Nominee Medal Ceremony di ajang International Emmy World Television Festival, di Sofitel Hotel, pusat kota New York. Upreti menerima penghargaan ini secara in absentia.

“Hari ini, kita merayakan beberapa tokoh kreatif muda yang karyanya mempromosikan perdamaian di seluruh dunia,” ujar Michal Grayevsky, Presiden JCS International, Direksi, International Academy, serta Chief Communications Officer, RSL Investments II Corporation. “Ada begitu banyak tantangan yang dihadapi dunia, namun para pemenang tahun ini memberi kita alasan agar selalu berpengharapan.”

“Saya ingin berterima kasih kepada Duta Besar Ronald S. Lauder, atas kemurahan hatinya, ajang penghargaan ini bisa digelar, dan komitmen jangka panjang Beliau terhadap perdamaian yang menjadi inspirasi bagi kita semua,” lanjut Grayevsky.

Para pemenang Penghargaan JCS International Young Creatives ialah Raj Dutta dari India untuk “Tea Shirt,” yang menunjukkan kepolosan lelaki muda dan mengingatkan kita akan alasan memilih perdamaian; Puti Puar dari Indonesia, atas karyanya “Peace is Action,” sebuah animasi yang menunjukkan cara untuk menggalang perdamaian dengan menolak aksi perundungan di media daring (online bullying); serta Shubham Upreti asal India lewat karyanya “Mr. Peace,” mengisahkan seorang pria yang tertinggal di tengah pesatnya perkembangan dunia.

Penghargaan JCS International Young Creatives terbuka bagi para kontestan dari seluruh dunia, berusia 18 hingga 29 tahun. Ketiga pemenang terpilih berdasarkan kriteria konsep, pelaksanaan ide, pengembangan karakter dan kreativitas.

Panel juri terdiri atas: Michal Grayevsky, Presiden, JCS International; Ibu Negara Panama Lorena Castillo Garcia De Varela; Patrick Connolly, SVP, Programming, AMC/SundanceTV Global; Amy Hargreaves, Aktris & Produser; Mozhan Marnò, Aktris & Produser; Ben Pyne, Konsultan Independen, Pyne Media; Stephen Segaller, VP

Moguls, Politicos & Opinion Makers Gather at Pierre Hotel for Historic World Jewish Congress Dinner

Moguls, Politicos & Opinion Makers Gather at Pierre Hotel for Historic World Jewish Congress Dinner

Written by Lieba Nesis.  Original article published in The Jewish Voice.

Gathering the likes of mega-moguls, Leon Black, John Paulson, Joseph Chetrit, Inga Rennert, Tom Tisch, James Wolfensohn, Ronald Lauder, the Safras, along with Princess Firyal of Jordan, Nicky Hilton, Marion Wiesel, Nancy Kissinger, Ray and Veronica Kelly, Ambassadors Ron Dermer, Danny Danon and Dani Dayan as well as hundreds of others to The Pierre on one of the busiest Wednesday night’s of the year is a near impossible feat: except when you are head of World Jewish Congress (WJC) Ronald Lauder presenting an award to honorees Robert Kraft and The Rothschilds.

I have never seen the Rothschilds and assumed up until now they were some mythological family that existed in history books. But on this night there was a table filled with them and they are as delightful and elegant as I always imagined.

The WJC held its annual awards dinner with cocktails beginning at 6 PM as throngs of people filled the Pierre foyer.  For someone who has attended hundreds of galas this night was a rarity; the illustriousness of the crowd replete with those who flew in from Europe and Brazil was nearly unparalleled even in the rarified society circuit.  The timeliness of this evening, following the Pittsburgh shootings, was cathartic as a united group of Jews were able to gather and speak out about the scourge of anti-Semitism.  There was a definite cloud hanging over the ebullient crowd coupled with a feeling of hopefulness as one sensed this influential group would throw their full weight into fighting worldwide hatred.

The WJC was founded 80 years ago with Ronald Lauder as its head for the past 25 years.  Lauder travels around the world meeting with presidents, prime ministers and popes to advocate for Israel and the Jewish population.  I was seated with some of the students from his “J Academy” who flew in from Berlin to attend the dinner.  They recounted how Lauder started this school to train Jewish twenty somethings on how to be Jewish leaders and advocate for Jewish rights.  Ronald Lauder began the evening by noting the constant unrelenting attacks against the people of Israel including the rise of the BDS movement and the recent march of neo-Nazis.

Lauder inquired as to why this night was different from all others with his obvious answer being the word Pittsburgh.  He remarked on the incredible prosperity of the Jews who have excelled beyond their wildest dreams while still retaining an incredible humanity as evidenced by the doctor, Jeff Cohen, who treated the shooter in Pittsburgh with the utmost care. He said if someone had told him he would be fighting for Jews all over the world thirty years ago he would ask what they were smoking.  Lauder was emboldened by the ability of the Jewish people to defy time and logic when they watch out for each other.

We were then introduced to Lord Jacob Rothschild who spoke of his family being in the Frankfurt ghetto eight generations ago.  Rothschild said he was honored to receive the Theodor Herzl Award since his name was sacred because he accomplished the impossible by founding the state of Israel after 2,000 years.  Lord Rothschild said it was time to remember the principles of the Balfour Declaration-a paper his family was instrumental in getting.  Lauder joked that Jacob was actually a boyhood friend of Herzl’s.

Another titled Rothschild, David, reiterated his family’s commitment to Israel and said he was honored to become well acquainted with the low key Ronald Lauder whom he called humble with an incredible sense of energy and drive enrapturing all those who come in contact with him.  Another leader captivated by Ron Lauder was Israeli Ambassador Ron Dermer who joked to groans “two Rons don’t make a right.”

Dermer praised Lauder for being both a man of the world and “a man of his people” dedicating his life to “his people.”  He said Lauder had done the most to rebuild the lives of Jews in Europe and praised him for calling out anti-Semite Jeremy Corbyn.  Dermer extolled the Rothschild family for their similar commitment to Israel in the past as they built the Knesset and Israeli Supreme Court and for continuing this legacy by currently building a National Library in Israel.  Dermer went on to declare that he hasn’t had the opportunity to address the deadly attacks in Pittsburgh until now and condemned the politicization of the attack noting that there were anti-Semitic killings in Seattle and Kansas City in 2006 and 2014 way before Trump arrived.

In fact Dermer said that while 684 hate crimes against Jews were reported in 2016 this was actually less then in 2008 which had 1,000 attacks and 2000 which had over 1,100 incidents.  Dermer said that while President Trump did not respond correctly following Charlottesville after Pittsburgh he gave the strongest condemnation by a leader with his remarks that we will destroy those who seek the destruction of the Jews.

About a half a century after the Holocaust there were few attacks on Jews but now Dermer said that period was over as masked anti-Semitism has been on the rise under the guise of those who are anti-Israel.  One third of the Jewish population was massacred in the Holocaust which is the equivalent of 100 million Americans or having a 9/11 occur every day for a century said Dermer; commenting that while Israel was not the cause or cure for anti-Semitism it gave Jews the ability to fight back.

Dermer also spoke about Teddy Kollek Award recipient, Robert Kraft, whom he said he met while playing football in Israel joking that “the best way to be a great Jewish athlete is to play with Jews.”  He called Kraft a mega-mensch who conducted his life adhering to Jewish values.  He praised Kraft for having a moment of silence at a 2015 Patriots game for Ezra Schwartz who was killed by a Palestinian and said Kraft not only deserves an award for doing great things but for doing it in a way that makes all of “our people” proud.  Previous recipients of the Theodor Herzl Award include former Secretary of State General Colin L. Powell, former US Vice President Joseph R. Biden, Israeli President Shimon Peres, Elie and Marion Wiesel, former secretaries of state Henry A. Kissinger and George P. Shultz, and, posthumously, Ronald Reagan and Axel Springer. Kirk Douglas was honored with the inaugural Award.

Kraft received his award and praised

Teddy Kollek whom he knew for making Jerusalem the beautiful city it is today.  Kraft said he grew up in an orthodox home where Jewish identity and love for Israel were his two guiding forces.  He said his father Harry was the person he admired most and he remembers him saying that a “Shem Tov” was more important than any material wealth acquired.  His father told him to make sure when you go to bed at night people are richer for having known you.

In line with paying it forward, Kraft recounted how he buys coffee and pastries for “Dunkin Donuts” patrons being that he is not a fancy Starbucks guy.  He quoted his father saying “Ain Ra Bli Tov” ( there is no bad without good) and said that was a principle he lived by.  As Kraft studied the victims in Pittsburgh the two that stood out were the mentally challenged brothers David and Cecil Rosenthal because the congregants said they were enriched by having known them-reminding him of his father’s words.

Kraft said he and Roman Abramovich were donating one million dollars and holding a soccer game this summer with 100 percent of proceeds going to fight anti-Semitism.  He thanked Ron Lauder joking that his wife Jo Carole was the brains in the family as Kraft vowed to increase his acts of kindness.  The attendees gave him a rousing standing ovation and left the venue at 10:30 PM with a lot more knowledge then they had at 6 PM-something we have Robert Kraft’s father to thank for.

WJC President Calls For Pressure On Hamas

WJC President Calls For Pressure On Hamas

Ronald Lauder expresses concern over violent escalation in Gaza, called for pressure on Hamas to cease attacks against Israeli citizens.

World Jewish Congress President Ronald Lauder on Monday expressed serious concern over the violent escalation of events on Israel’s border with the Gaza Strip.

In a statement, Lauder called on the international community to urge Hamas to cease its indiscriminate attacks against Israeli citizens.

“In the last few hours, Hamas terrorists have fired hundreds of rockets at southern Israel, in a deliberate attempt to terrify residents and inflict maximum damage,” Lauder said. “These cowardly acts of terror must stop immediately. We call on the international community to unilaterally condemn these attacks and to urge Hamas to halt these hostilities before more lives are claimed.”

“The World Jewish Congress sends its deep condolences to the family of the IDF officer killed this morning in these clashes, and wishes a full recovery to those wounded. We stand in solidarity with all Israelis at this difficult time,” he added.

More than 300 rockets were fired at Israel by Gaza terrorists on Monday.

The IDF Spokesperson’s Unit said the Iron Dome anti-missile system intercepted dozens of the rockets, and that most of the other rockets exploded in open areas.

One of the rockets directly struck a private home in the southern Israeli city of Ashkelon. One person was lightly injured.

Earlier on Monday, Gaza terrorists fired a Kornet anti-tank missile towards a bus. A 19-year-old soldier was seriously injured.

Originally published on Arutz Sheva

Lauder: Jews Will Not Live In Fear

LAUDER: JEWS WILL NOT LIVE IN FEAR

Jews will not live in fear and will not tolerate antisemitism, World Jewish Congress president Ronald S. Lauder said Monday.

In a statement delivered at a rally in Pittsburgh, Lauder said that the WJC has noticed a worrisome trend of growing antisemitism and hatred over the last 20 years.

“We have seen it boiling just beneath the surface. And.. our worst fears were realized,” Lauder said. “Today, we mourn. But Jews and all people of good conscience must speak out and say: Enough! We will not tolerate antisemitism. We will not allow our fellow Jews to live in danger. We will not live in fear. This stops now.”

Jews across the globe, Lauder said, stand with the Jewish community of Pittsburgh in its time of need.

“As president of the World Jewish Congress, I’ve received condolences from almost 80 Jewish communities across the globe,” he said. “That solidarity, that unity, that sense of shared loss, is a powerful reminder that we are one people. From the most religious to the most secular, from liberal to conservative, we are one people.”

Originally posted by The Jerusalem Post. 

Photo credit: Alexi Rosenfeld

INTERNATIONAL EMMY® WORLD TELEVISION FESTIVAL NOV. 17-19

INTERNATIONAL EMMY® WORLD TELEVISION FESTIVAL 

Over 600 television professionals from over 60 countries convene annually in New York City for the International Emmy® World Television Festival. The Festival takes place the weekend before the International Emmy® Awards and is the only place where one can watch all the nominated programs for the current year’s awards and meet with creators of the nominated programs.

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Ron Lauder to Present Theodor Herzl Award to Rothschild Family in NYC

Ron Lauder to Present Theodor Herzl Award to Rothschild Family in NYC

World Jewish Congress President Ronald S. Lauder will honor the Rothschild family on November 7 with the WJC’s annual Theodor Herzl Award, which recognizes outstanding individuals who work to promote Herzl’s ideals for a safer, more tolerant world for the Jewish people. Robert K. Kraft, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Kraft Group, will be presented with the WJC’s Teddy Kollek Award.

Lord Rothschild (Jacob) will accept the award in the presence of Baron David de Rothschild, Chairman of the World Jewish Congress Governing Board, and Baron Eric de Rothschild, of the Shoah Memorial.

“Each year, the WJC presents the Theodor Herzl Award, the highest honor in the Jewish world today, to a notable statesman or other influential figure in appreciation of his or her dedication to the Jewish people. This year is different. Instead of honoring a single individual, we are honoring one family, the Rothschilds, who have rarely been recognized publicly for all they have done,” Ambassador Lauder said. “The modern State of Israel was created by Jewish heroes who were led by extraordinary leaders such as Herzl, Ben Gurion, Weizmann. But Israel would never have been born without the financial support of Jews everywhere. There is, however, one family that stands above all others — the Rothschild family — who laid the very foundation of the Jewish homeland. Across the world, members of the Rothschild family contributed tremendously to the lives and well-being of Jews, both in Israel and in the Diaspora.”

“I am also delighted that the World Jewish Congress Teddy Kollek Award for the Advancement of Jewish Culture will be presented to Robert K. Kraft, who has, over the last five decades, been one of the most dynamic and creative philanthropists in the US and Israel, donating hundreds of millions of dollars in support of local charities, civic affairs and health care, and who consistently demonstrates his deep and true commitment to the Jewish world,” Lauder added.

Previous recipients of the Theodor Herzl Award include former Secretary of State General Colin L. Powell, former US Vice President Joseph R. Biden, Israeli President Shimon Peres, Elie and Marion Wiesel, former secretaries of state Henry A. Kissinger and George P. Shultz, and, posthumously, Ronald Reagan and Axel Springer. Kirk Douglas was honored with the inaugural Award Teddy Kollek in 2016, followed by film director George Stevens in 2017

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The World Jewish Congress (WJC) is the international organization representing Jewish communities in 100 countries to governments, parliaments and international organizations.

Philanthropist Ron Lauder Advocates a Level Playing Field in Soccer and Sports in General

Philanthropist Ron Lauder Advocates a Level Playing Field in Soccer and Sports in General

By Howard Blas (Originally published in The Jewish Voice)

Working with Chelsea Football Club and others, an ambitious new initiative called “Red Card for Hate” aims to promote a global dialogue to combat all forms of animosity and bias in sports

Ronald S. Lauder’s distinguished career includes many diverse roles, including business leader, philanthropist, art collector and U.S. Ambassador to Austria. He currently serves as president of the World Jewish Congress. By his own admission, sports fan or supporter is nowhere on the list.

“In my entire life, I have never said these four words: wide world of sports!” he quips. That may change very soon. Lauder is thinking a lot about soccer these days. He has been meeting with Roman Abramovich, owner of Chelsea FC (Football Club), the top English soccer team. He even attended a Chelsea game, noting, “They yell a lot!”

But Lauder’s interest in soccer may have more to do with his interest in combatting anti-Semitism than with the sport itself.

At an exclusive VIP cocktail reception on Sept. 17 at Lauder’s New York City home—attendees included diplomats from more than 40 countries, as well as representatives of the World Jewish Congress and its CEO, Robert Singer; senior Chelsea FC officials; members of the media; and other distinguished guests—Lauder unveiled an innovative idea to use worldwide interest in soccer to combat anti-Semitism.

As he observes, “We have seen anti-Semitism on the right and left, on college campuses, in Europe and in the Middle East, and even in soccer stadiums. Soccer stadiums are no place for Nazi salutes or slurs against Muslim or black players!”

According to the World Jewish Congress, soccer, especially in Europe, has been plagued by instances of anti-Semitism and racism for years. Fans have led anti-Semitic chants, including making hissing noises to evoke the Nazi gas chambers, and targeted African and black players with monkey sounds, among other offensive actions. Ultra-nationalists and neo-Nazis have also played roles in supporter groups for various teams. Lauder says “sports are supposed to be for fun, excellence and competition.”

‘It needs to be pushed out’

The WJC and Chelsea FC therefore announced an ambitious new initiative, “Red Card for Hate,” which aims to promote a global dialogue to combat all forms of hatred in sports. The initiative will include three projects: “Pitch for Hope,” a video project and an international forum—all geared towards encouraging supporters, government officials and the public to treat hate phenomena more seriously and to engage in discourse for effective action.

“Pitch for Hope” invites young adults in the United States, the United Kingdom and Israel to submit proposals for projects that “harness the spirit of comradery in sports to build bridges between people of all backgrounds, faiths and walks of life.” Finalist will be invited to present their proposals at Chelsea FC’s Stamford Bridge Stadium in London; the winners from each country will receive a $10,000 grant to develop and implement their pilot project.

As part of stage two, the WJC and Chelsea FC will produce a series of videos to raise awareness about the effects of anti-Semitism and discrimination. They will address such issues as mutual respect between fans and players and fans of differing backgrounds, and will be rolled out over the course of the 2018-19 football (soccer) season.

In the third stage of the initiative, WJC and Chelsea will host a forum bringing together national football associations, football clubs, players, government officials and others to share best practices, to create a forum for discussion and collaboration, and to create a network of people and organizations to enhance the fight against anti-Semitism in sports.

Lauder notes the potential for success given the number of people who watch sports. “Sports events are seen by billions, not millions.”

He adds, “Our goal is to wipe out anti-Semitism in sports. It doesn’t go away by itself. It needs to be pushed out. To see the Nazi salute … it shouldn’t happen!”

‘Take it to the next level’

The kick-off event in Lauder’s home included short remarks by Singer and such guests as Eugene Tenenbaum, director of the Chelsea Football Club; Consul General of France in New York Anne-Claire Legendre; Gary Bettman, commissioner of the National Hockey League; and Lee Igel, clinical associate professor in the New York University Tisch Institute for Global Sport.

Tenenbaum described an increase of anti-Semitic events in England from 100 a year before Brexit, to about 100 a month at present. He and his colleagues have carefully considered ways to address it. “When we saw the anti-Semitic chants of fans, we decided not to kick them out, but to educate them, and to show what it is that happens when we say it and mean it.”

He says the partnership with the WJC “let’s us take it to the next level.”

They have already organized meetings of Chelsea FC players with Holocaust survivors and have brought 150 fans and players to the March of the Living in Poland.

Legendre called the work of the WJC and Chelsea FC “relevant and inspiring,” and noted that “France is not immune to anti-Semitism.” She added that “we will fight it to our utmost.”

Bettman spoke of the importance of sports for setting a tone and feels that sports “can be an incredible vehicle.”

He shared that in the NHL, “we don’t tolerate acts of hatred in our buildings or at our games. We host 1,300 events a year and want to make sure fans know the expectations and feel welcomed.” He drew a with Judaism to sports, playfully noting that “people come together, have ceremonial garb, a ceremonial chant and a common focus that is an emotional connection.”

Igel offered a powerful story about a 1938 soccer match between Germany and Austria right before the Anschluss (the annexation of Austria into Nazi Germany on 12 March 1938). He then spoke about the anti-Semitism and hatred that still exist in the world.

“That is why this work is so important; it is not just another nice program full of good intentions.” Igel referred to the three phases of the “Red Card for Hate” initiative, mentioning that it will include the convening of an international summit in Paris in 2019 to battle discrimination, racism and anti-Semitism in sports.

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