Jeffrey Letwin
Counsel, Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr
2022
Jeffrey has been an active volunteer in the Jewish and general Pittsburgh community for over 40 years. He currently serves as Chairman of the Tree of Life Steering Committee charged with the design, development and construction of the new Tree of Life Center. The Steering Committee conceptualized the plan, raised the initial funding and assembled the campaign, design and construction teams.
He has served as Chairman of the Holocaust Center of Greater Pittsburgh, the Young Business and Professional Division of the United Jewish Federation and as a member of the Board of Trustees of the Jewish Federation the Jewish Association on Aging, the Jewish Community Center, Jewish Healthcare Foundation, the Jewish Family and Children’s Services, the Pittsburgh Regional Healthcare Initiative and Kid’s Voice.
He is a recipient of the Stark Young Leadership Award, the Israel Service Award and the Partners with Israel Award.
Jeff is also a graduate of the UJF Young Leadership Cabinet.
In addition Jeff is currently the chairman of the Board of the Port Authority of Allegheny County and has served on the board for over 16 years. He served as Chairman of Visit Pittsburgh, as a City Planning Commissioner for the City of Pittsburgh, an ALCOSAN Board Member, on the Executive Committee and Board of Leadership Pittsburgh and the Board of Directors of the Economy League of Greater Pittsburgh and of Pennsylvania..
The catalytic power of this Summit in bringing together those who are devoting their lives to pushing back and working to confront, understand and work towards solutions around hate in our society is a noble and difficult task. The Summit not only energized those who attended but led to connecting the dots in a global network of those doing this work. The stories of the victims of hate were painful to witness but their courage in coming forward was inspirational. Those who attended left energized with the hope that by working together solutions can be forged.
