Dr. Saul Cohen has resigned as executive vice president of the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, effective June I, to return to academic life, it was announced here by Heinz Eppler, president of the JDC. Cohen, who was president of Queens College before
“As exhilarating and important as JDC work has been for me, I miss the academic world of teaching and research and writing,” Cohen told the Jewish Telegraphic Agency Tuesday. “I have been involved in administrative
He added, “I miss the ability to influence public policy freely. When you’re an executive you don’t have the same freedom as a lay leader.”
Ralph Goldman, honorary executive vice president of the JDC, has been asked to assume the executive role until a successor is appointed. “I’m convinced the JDC will maintain its organization and spirit
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Cohen plans to resume teaching at the City University of New York at the Graduate
Despite his brief tenure, which Cohen regards as a trial, he said he is satisfied with his accomplishments at the JDC. “We have shown the directions that need to be taken in education
According to Cohen, his administration has demonstrated that the JDC should be involved in the senior training area in Israel, and it has sparked an expansion of development work in Ethiopia.
Within the organization, Cohen believes he has improved the staff structure of management by instituting a “team approach.” There is now a rotation of the staff and staff training and
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