Jewish Connection JULY 2026
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The Auschwitz Jewish Center Foundation Honors McDermott Will & Schulte
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Firm Recognized For Sustained Pro Bono Leadership, Strategic Legal Counsel & Investment In Next Generation Of Black, Jewish Leaders
The Auschwitz Jewish Center Foundation (AJCF) presented its Institutional Leadership Award to McDermott Will & Schulte, recognizing the firm’s sustained pro bono service, strategic partnership and support for the inaugural RISE Leadership Fellowship. Through its legal counsel and commitment to public service, the firm has helped advance AJCF’s mission to combat antisemitism, preserve Holocaust memory and prepare the next generation of civic leaders. Behind many of AJCF’s educational and
Andrew B. Kratenstein flanked by AJCF Chairman Simon Bergson (L) and AJCF Director General Jack Simony (R) international initiatives is the quiet work of trusted legal counsel. McDermott Will & Schulte has advised the Foundation on nonprofit governance, international legal matters and institutional growth, providing strategic guidance that has enabled AJCF to expand its mission with confidence. Much of that work has taken place
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behind the scenes, allowing AJCF to focus on its educational mission with confidence. After learning about AJCF’s inaugural RISE Leadership Fellowship, the firm chose to support its first cohort, recognizing that investing in emerging Black and Jewish leaders is an investment in our shared future.
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“McDermott Will & Schulte didn’t just give us legal counsel. They gave us conviction. They understood immediately that the RISE Fellowship isn’t about responding to hatred, it’s about building the leaders who will stop it before Continued On Page 12
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