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JOIN THE COHEN FAMILY LEADERS IN LIGHT INSTITUTE: AN ALLIANCE TO COMBAT EXTREMISM AND STRENGTHEN INCLUSIVE DEMOCRACY.

Leaders in Light equips influential changemakers to fight back.

Through world-class seminars and hands-on mentoring, Fellows gain the tools to recognize extremism, lead in polarized times, and drive real change in their communities. This isn't just learning. It's action.

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Two cohorts

47 Leaders

11 Community Projects Launched

Participants in the cohort benefit from:

  • Transformative education from national thought leaders to help them lead in polarized times

  • A powerful network at the center of Cincinnati's movement to strengthen civil society

  • Deep understanding of today's threats: the psychology of radicalization, the spread of conspiracy theories, and how different forms of hate fuel one another

  • Resources to drive change, —including funding and personalized mentoring 

 

"The program gave me tools to identify antisemitism in subtle and overt ways."

—Cohort II Fellow

Meet Our Team


Chandler Waite

JCRC Director
cwaite@jfedcin.org

 

 


Jeremy Spiegel

JCRC Associate Director
jspiegel@jfedcin.org


Tyler Chernesky

Leadership Program Coordinator
tchernesky@jfedcin.org

"Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that."

—Martin Luther King, Jr.

The Cohen Family Leaders in Light Institute is a first-of-its kind, year-long leadership development program that will create a network of informed and influential change agents. Leaders from all sectors, backgrounds and beliefs will connect in learning and action to build a stronger Cincinnati—one that is home to a thriving, healthy civil society where hate and extremism can’t take root.