Shira Ruderman, Director-General of the Ruderman Family Foundation, congratulated the President of the Pittsburgh Federation on Monday on his election to bear a torch for the opening ceremony of Israel Independence Day.
Ruderman said, "This is a tribute, not only to Jeff, but to all members of his community who dealt in an astonishing manner with a tragic event thanks to his leadership. Giving a place of honor to the President of the Pittsburgh Federation on Independence Day is yet another proof of Israel's close and important relationship with Diaspora Jews in general, and with the Jewish community in the United States in particular."