William M. Landau, president of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency, has announced the election of Joel Breslau of Washington, D.C. and R. Alan Rudy of Houston to its Board of Directors.
Breslau is a national chairman of the United Jewish Appeal and was recently named chairman of its Overseas Program committee. He is a vice-president of the United Jewish Appeal-Federation of Greater Washington and founded its Young Leadership division. He is a member of the national council of the Joint Distribution Committee.
Rudy is president of the Jewish Federation of Greater Houston. He is a member of the UJA Executive Committee and former chairman of its Young Leadership Cabinet. He is president of Columbia Communities, Inc., a real estate firm in Houston.
In making the announcement, Landau stated that “the election of these two outstanding American Jewish leaders is further evidence of the important role JTA plays as the informational arm of the Jewish community.”
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