Ted Comet
Ted Comet is a Jewish community leader and founder of the Celebrate Israel Parade.[1]
Early Life
Born in Cleveland, Comet traveled to France in 1946 to help set up homes for Jewish children orphaned by the concentration camps. There he met and lived with a young Elie Wiesel[2]. Returning to America, he continued his involvement with Jewish organizations.
Career
Comet was the director of the American Zionist Youth Foundation from 1956-68[3] and founded the Israel Day Parade to show support for the newly created State of Israel to the larger community[4]
He later became a key official of the Council of Jewish Federations (the precursor of the Jewish Federations of North America) and the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee[5]
References
- ↑ 'Looking Back 50 Years, Parade Was Always A Challenge', The Jewish Week, 28 May 2014
- ↑ A friend of 7 decades recalls a young Elie Wiesel, Jewish Journal, 13 July 2016
- ↑ Annual Israel Folk Dance Festival to Honor Ted Comet for Lifetime of Service to Israel and World Jewry, Jewish Voice, 21 March 2014
- ↑ Ted Comet Discusses His Long History with Celebrate Israel since 1965
- ↑ Ted Talks
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