ACRI Breakfast DC

Join Us for Breakfast with ACRI
Redefining Equality in Israel
Hosted by McDermott Will & Emery in downtown Washington, D.C.
Speaking program and breakfast provided

Hagai El - Ad, Executive Director
Mr. Hagai El-Ad joined ACRI as Executive Director in July 2008. He brings to ACRI extensive experience as a leader in the field of human rights, in Israel and abroad. Most recently, he served as the first executive director of the Jerusalem Open House (JOH), the community and advocacy center for the city’s LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender) community. Mr. El-Ad has published numerous articles on Arab-Jewish relations and equality in Israel, LGBT rights, and more, in Haaretz, The Jerusalem Post,and the Huffington Post, and elsewhere. Born in Haifa, Mr. El-Ad studied at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for astrophysics for three years (1997-2000) as a pre-doctoral fellow. Prior to that, he completed his B.Sc. (Special Honors Program, 1994) and M.Sc. (Astrophysics, 1996) at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

Karen Kaufman, Director of International Relations
Ms. Kaufman took up the position of Director of International Relations in November 2012. She oversees the organization's resource development and international outreach work. Prior to her position with ACRI, Ms. Kaufman served as Head of Communications at the British Embassy in Tel Aviv for seven years. Born in London, Ms. Kaufman moved to Israel at the age of 18 and studied Political Science at Tel Aviv University before joining the English Edition of Haaretz, where she served as senior night editor of the busy news desk for six years.

ACRI (Association for Civil Rights in Israel)
Established in 1972, ACRI is Israel’s oldest and largest human rights organization and the only one dealing with the entire spectrum of rights and civil liberties issues in Israel and the Occupied Territories. An independent and non-partisan organization, ACRI’s mandate is to ensure Israel’s accountability and respect for human rights, by addressing violations committed by the Israeli authorities in Israel, the Occupied Territories, or elsewhere.

ACRI is committed to promoting the universality of human rights and defending the human rights and civil liberties of all, regardless of religion, nationality, gender, ethnicity, political affiliation, sexual orientation, or socioeconomic background.

Since its inception, ACRI has been consistently successful in bringing precedent-setting litigation to the Supreme Court and has contributed significantly to the protection of human rights in Israel and in the Occupied Territories. ACRI has built a solid reputation for professionalism and integrity and is widely respected within the legal community, and among decision makers, the media and the public at large. This reputation enhances ACRI’s ability to make a real and lasting difference.

Co-Sponsored by J Street Metro DC and American Civil Liberties Union of the Nation's Capital

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