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50th Anniversary Gala
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MONDAY, MAY 11, 2026

HONORING

MERRYL H. TISCH

Chairman, SUNY Board of Trustees

VISIONARY LEADER AWARD

Merryl H. Tisch

Merryl H. TischChairman, SUNY Board of Trustees

Dr. Merryl H. Tisch is one of the nation’s leading voices on education. She was appointed Chair of the State University of New York in September of 2019, after serving as Vice-Chair since 2018. From 2009 to 2016, Dr. Tisch served as Chancellor of the New York State Board of Regents, New York State’s governing body for education.

Prior to serving as its Chancellor, Dr. Tisch was a member of the Board of Regents for twenty years and then held the position of Vice Chancellor from 2007 to 2009. While leading the Board of Regents, Dr. Tisch was responsible for setting the state’s education policy and overseeing both public and private education throughout New York. Her policies were informed by years of experience in the fields of education, community service, and philanthropy.

Dr. Tisch currently holds a number of philanthropic and civic positions in New York and beyond. She sits on the executive committees of The Washington Institute for Near East Policy, UJA Federation of NY, The New York Public Library, and the Citizens Budget Commission. Additionally, she serves on the board of The Trust for Cultural Resources of the City of New York and the Graduate School of Education’s Board of Overseers at the University of Pennsylvania.

Dr. Tisch sits on the board of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and acts as the Met’s representative on the Public Design Commission, and she also serves as the Chair of the Rhodes Scholarship District Selection Committee. Dr. Tisch is a member of the NYC Charter Revision Commission, and Chair Emeritus of the Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty, a leading social services agency. In 2008, Dr. Tisch and her husband James Tisch endowed the Tisch Cancer Institute at Mt. Sinai Hospital.

She earned a B.A. from Barnard College, an M.A. in Education from New York University, and received an Ed.D from Teacher’s College, Columbia University.

LAUREN JUPITER WEISS

Officer, JCRC-NY
Managing Director, Alternative Investments
J.P. Morgan Private Bank

BLUMBERG FAMILY
YOUNG LEADERSHIP AWARD

Lauren Jupiter Weiss

Lauren Jupiter WeissOfficer, JCRC-NY
Managing Director, Alternative Investments
J.P. Morgan Private Bank

Lauren Jupiter Weiss is a Managing Director in the Alternative Investments team for J.P. Morgan Private Bank where she works with the firm’s largest clients to provide strategic advice and optimize their access to best-in-class alternative investment opportunities.

Prior to joining to J.P. Morgan, Lauren was a buy-side Research Analyst at Baron Capital Group where she covered the Consumer Products sector. Prior to joining Baron, Lauren was the Co-Founder and Managing Partner of AF Ventures, a Consumer sector-focused Venture Capital Fund with over $100m of AUM, where she invested in visionary founders building authentic, next-generation consumer brands. At AF Ventures, Lauren was a member of the Investment Committee and oversaw the financial operations of AF Ventures and its associated funds. Prior to founding AF Ventures, Lauren was an Associate Director at UBS Investment Bank in the Consumer Products and Retail Team, where she advised large cap food and beverage companies and consumer-retail focused private equity firms.

Lauren graduated from Harvard University with an AB in Economics, and she holds an MBA from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania.

Lauren currently serves as a JCRC-NY Officer and Development Committee Chair, and is a member of JCRC-NY’s Executive Committee and Board of Directors. She is also an alumna of The Blumberg Fellowship for Jewish Community Relations. As a born and raised New Yorker, Lauren and her family have long been enmeshed in the New York Jewish philanthropic community, with her grandmother, Peggy Tishman, having served as the first president of the then newly merged UJA Federation, and as the third president, and first female president, of JCRC-NY.

Lauren currently resides in Manhattan with her husband, Jonny Weiss, and her three children.

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THE PLAZA, NEW YORK CITY

768 Fifth Avenue

6:00 PM Cocktail & Dinner Reception
7:30 PM Dessert & Awards Ceremony

Cocktail Attire
Dietary Laws Observed

TABLES/TICKETS/DONATIONS

GALA COMMITTEE

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Patti and Alan Abramson
Cindy and David Edelson
Cindy and Bennett W. Golub
Kim and Alan Hartman
Rachel and Jimmy Levine
Lori and David L. Moore
Wendy and Neil J. Sandler
Randi and Matthew Seigel
Shonni Silverberg and John Shapiro

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GALA SPONSORS

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2025 GALA
SIZZLE REEL

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About JCRC-NY

JCRC-NY advances and safeguards Jewish life by building meaningful partnerships across communities, working with civic and faith leaders, protecting Jewish institutions, and educating all New Yorkers to welcome diversity and stand up for Israel. It’s work we’ve been doing for 50 years, because when we build together, we rise together. Visit jcrcny.org for more information.

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Officers & Board of Directors & Honorary & Past Leadership

Development Committee

JCRC-NY at 50: When We Build Together, We Rise Together

50th Anniversary Advisory Council

2026 Congressional Breakfast & 50th Anniversary Launch:

Slideshow

Highlight Reel

Staff & Consultants

JCRC-NY

Contact

For more information, contact gala@jcrcny.org or call Marcy Fishman, 212-983-4800, x142.

Address

JCRC-NY 50th Anniversary Gala
520 Eighth Avenue, Suite 1400
New York, NY 10018