Gidi Grinstein
Gidi Grinstein is the President and Founder of Reut Institute[1] a non-partisan, non-profit strategy group that focuses on issues related to Israel and the Jewish world.
Biography
Gidi Grinstein is a graduate of Tel-Aviv University in Economics (1991) and Law (1999) and of Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government as a Wexner Israel Fellow (2002). He is a Captain (Res.) in the Israeli Navy and a former volunteer police officer.
Public service career
Grinstein served as Secretary and Coordinator of the Israeli negotiation team on the Permanent Status Agreement between Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization in the Office and later in the Bureau of Prime Minister Ehud Barak (1999–2001). He was the youngest member of the Israel delegation at the time.[2] On the night of July 17–18, 2000, at the 2000 Camp David Summit, he used the Heimlich maneuver to dislodge a peanut from Barak's throat.[3]
In addition, he was the founder of Yesodot Group for reforming Israeli Governance, a member of Kol Dor Group for global Jewish peoplehood, a member of "Israel 2025 – Scenarios for Future Developments," and a founding member of a group that worked to realize the vision of the "Birthright Israel" program.
Published works
In 2013, Grinstein published his first book: "Flexigidity: The Secret of Jewish Adaptability & Challenge and Opportunity Facing Israel."[4]
References
- ↑ "Sanctuary Shabbat Service with Guest Speaker Gidi Grinstein". Park Avenue Synagogue. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
- ↑ "Rethinking the 'secret sauce' behind Jewish survival". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
- ↑ Martin Indyk, Innocent Abroad (New York: Simon & Schuster, 2009), pages 320–321.
- ↑ "Gidi Grinstein". Jewish Federations of North America. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
External links
- Reut Institute Founder Gidi Grinstein: Realigning Israel’s Presence in the World, by the University of Pennsylvania
- “Flexigidity” and the Jewish People on Schusterman
- Grinstein's Official Likednin, Facebook, and YouTube accounts
- Time for a Revolution in Israel's Global Engagement, Fathom: For a deeper understanding of Israel, 2 June 2014