Hannah Rosenthal

Hannah Rosenthal
United States Commission on International Religious Freedom
Commissioner
In office
June 17, 2014 – 2015
Appointed byNancy Pelosi
Office to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism
U.S. Special Envoy
In office
November 23, 2009 – October 5, 2012
PresidentBarack Obama
Preceded byGregg Rickman
Succeeded byMichael Kozak (acting)
Personal details
Born1951 (age 72–73)
Children2
Alma materUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison

Hannah Rosenthal (born 1951) is an American Democratic Party political official and Jewish non-profit executive who served as the U.S. Special Envoy for Monitoring and Combating Antisemitism from 2009 until 2012 during the Obama administration.[1][2]

Rosenthal was previously head of the Jewish Council for Public Affairs (JCPA), during which she was named as one of the 50 most influential Jews in America.[3]

After serving as Special Envoy, Rosenthal was later appointed by Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi to serve as a commissioner of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom from 2014 to 2016.[4] Rosenthal served as president and CEO of the Milwaukee Jewish Federation until her retirement in 2018.[5][6]

  1. ^ "Rosenthal, Hannah". U.S. Department of State. Archived from the original on 2011-03-11.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Achievements was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Advancing women in the Jewish world" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-01-06. Retrieved 2009-11-14.
  4. ^ "Hannah Rosenthal, Commissioner". United States Commission on International Religious Freedom. 2014-06-19. Retrieved 2017-07-12.
  5. ^ "Hannah Rosenthal - Milwaukee Jewish Federation". www.milwaukeejewish.org. Retrieved 2017-07-12.
  6. ^ "Hannah Rosenthal retires from Milwaukee Jewish Federation".