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February 8, 2012

Larry Greenfield to head JINSA

By Tom Tugend

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Larry Greenfield, a Los Angeles-area native, has been named national executive director of the Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs in Washington, D.C., JINSA president David Ganz has announced.

JINSA was founded in 1976 as a non-partisan and non-sectarian think tank and its motto calls for “Securing America and Strengthening Israel.” Its major emphasis is on the importance of a strong U.S. defense capability and on close military ties between Israel and the United States.

Greenfield, 50, was born in Long Beach and grew up in Encino and has worked in the fields of law, business, philanthropy, politics, Jewish organizational life and academe.

Looking at one of the early challenges in his new job, Greenfield said, “I take my appointment as underscoring JINSA’s advocacy to the rising threats from Iran with sanctions that do not leak or waiver, and in a strong military alliance with our close ally, Israel.”

JINSA’s Ganz commented, “We are thrilled to have Larry Greenfield join JINSA as the new executive director. Larry’s dynamic leadership and vision will lift JINSA to even greater heights as the leading organization supporting a strong U.S. military and a strong American security relationship with Israel.”

Among JINSA’s key annual programs are study missions to Israel for retired U.S. flag and general officers, and separately for cadets and midshipmen from America’s three military academies.

A graduate of UC Berkeley and the Georgetown University law school, Greenfield has been active in the California Jewish community as regional director of the Republican Jewish Coalition and of the Israel Cancer Research Fund.

He has also served as vice president of the Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles, and on the board of the Endowment for Middle East Truth and of the Israel-Christian Nexus.

Greenfield was the founding executive director of the Reagan Legacy Foundation and is a Fellow in American Studies of the Claremont Institute and a Senior Fellow of the American Freedom Alliance. He has also served in the U.S. Naval Intelligence Reserve.

A version of this article appeared in print.

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Mazel tov Larry! Well deserved!

Comment by Carrie Zeidman on 2/08/12 at 8:52 pm

Larry Greenfield is an inspired choice to lead JINSA and we wish him well.

Comment by Lisa S on 2/08/12 at 9:13 pm

Please congratulate Larry and JINSA. 
We wish Larry success and good health.

Jerry and Clancy Zerg

Comment by Jerry Zerg on 2/08/12 at 10:17 pm

Larry Greenfield has been known to me through his various conservative voices for many years.  He is a favorite speaker here in the Coachella Valley, and I am delighted that he has joined JINSA which is certain to be a synergistic relationship.  Congratulations!

Comment by darlene casella on 2/09/12 at 8:26 am

Larry, congrats to you.  I’m really happy about this.  Rick Stein

Comment by Rick Stein on 2/09/12 at 9:40 am

god bless America and Israel.  Larry is the perfect person to perpetuate and perfect our pact, congratulations to him and JINSA on a superb mutual choice

Comment by Mike on 2/09/12 at 2:34 pm

A better choice could not have been made.

Congratulations Larry!

eric   aka the Tygrrrr Express

Comment by Eric Golub on 2/10/12 at 1:21 am

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