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Yosef Abramowitz

Yosef Abramowitz

The first private-sector candidate for Israel's Presidency, Yosef I. Abramowitz is Israel's leading solar pioneer, an educator, activist and impact investor.

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Yosef Abramowitz, a human rights activist, educator and entrepreneur, serves as CEO of Energiya Global Capital, an impact investment platform that advances environmental and humanitarian goals of providing green power to underserved populations. Abramowitz is recognized as a pioneer of the solar industry in Israel and Africa. His life’s work was featured on CNN’s “The Next List." See articles.


Programs

1
A Renewable Light to the Start Up Nation
Keynote on the creation of the solar power industry in the State of Israel, with a vision of how Israel can become the first major advanced economy to switch from burning fossil fuels to renewables.
2
Impact Investing for Global Change
Moving from philanthropy to investing provides triple and quadruple bottom lines and can scale made-in-Israel solutions on a global scale.
3
Cults of Death vs. A Civilization for Life: Hamas, Israel and the Purpose of the Jewish People
The war in Gaza is a chapter in an epic idealogical battle that pits the Jewish worldview against Cults of Death. As rockets rained down and tunnels were used to attack Israel, the Jewish state continued to work to end hunger, bring clean energy to the poorest regions of the planet--all an expression of the highest values of our people and in contradistinction to Hamas and its allies.
4
Superpower of Goodness
There are two billion people on the planet without access to clean water, to food, to power. Israel has the potential to be a superpower of goodness in the world. Learn how.
5
Of Federations & Fault Lines: The shifting plate techtonics of Jewish life
Based on his recent cover story for the Jerusalem Report for the General Assembly of the Jewish Federations of North America, Abramowitz brings an original and insider perspective on what should be the future mission and strategy of the federation system, especially when it comes to Israel.
Genres
  • Social Justice
  • Science & Technology
  • Remote Jewish Communities
  • Business
  • Politics

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Books
Living Words IV
Living Words IV
A Spiritual Source Book for...
2002
Sh'ma
Articles
The Tower Magazine 7 July, 2014:
The Sun Keeps Shining on Yosef Abramowitz
Jerusalem Post 12 June, 2014:
Better Energy: Liberman's Africa Strategy
Bostonia 6 June, 2014:
Civil Disobedience, A Love Story
Jerusalem Post 9 May, 2014:
Captain Sunshine Announces for President
The Times of Israel 24 April, 2014:
Captain Sunshine's Quixotic Battle for the Presidency
Videos
CNN Green Pioneer: Yosef I. Abramowitz
Career Highlights Video
The Next List on CNN, Part 1
The Next List on CNN, part 4
Anne Heyman's Presentation of Im Tirtzu Award to Yosef Abramowitz
Booking Our Speakers

Weekday/Sunday programs are approximately one hour. Shabbat Scholar-in-Residence usually includes two talks, sometimes three.

Usually: The event price includes honorarium and all expenses, including international and domestic airfare and local expenses. We ask venues to provide home-hospitality for one night (for weekday/Sunday programs), or two nights (for Shabbat programs), or for multi-day programs, one night for each day of the event. If your venue is unable to provide home hospitality, an additional charge of $150 per night will be assessed to cover speaker expenses.

Need a special program for Shavuot, Holocaust Remembrence Day, or July 4th? We have suggestions.

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