麻州長Healey發表聲明支持猶太人 指派2人加入打擊反猶太主義委員會

                (Boston Orange 編譯) 麻州州長奚莉 (Maura Healey) 在「打擊反猶太主義委員會 (Commission on Combatting Antisemitism) 」10月29日第一次開會時，發表聲明，支持猶太人社區，並指派David Friedman 和 Dara Kaufman進入該委員會。

               奚莉州長在今年7月簽署的2025年度預算案中，新設了這「打擊反猶太主義委員會」。她說「反猶太主義氛圍的在麻州、全美及世界高漲，令人警醒、心碎，覺得不可接受。我們認識到這給我們的猶太社區帶來痛苦和創傷，我們致力於與之對抗」。她很感謝麻州議會設立了這個重要的委員會，並期待Chairs Velis 和Cataldo, Dave, Dara，以及所有委員會成員會在如何對抗社區內的反猶太主義及仇恨上，給人忠告，以確保麻州內的每一個人都安全，受到尊重。

               David Friedman是波士頓紅襪隊的法律及政府事務執行副總裁暨符合法規長。他曾經是麻州總檢察長Martha Coakley的第一助理檢察長，管理490名員工，督導各種刑事及民事案件。他1993年畢業於哈佛大學本科，獲得過世界大學辯論賽冠軍，1996年畢業於哈佛法學院，擔任哈佛法律評論( Harvard Law Review)董事長。他也是麻州莎士比亞公司的董事會主席，從2012年起就在哈佛法學院教授政府法，管理及領導力議題等課程。

               Dara Kaufman從2013年起就擔任Berkshires猶太聯盟執行主任，監管包括項目發展，財政管理，籌款，領導力發展，策略計畫，社區關係，以及出版Berkshire 猶太之聲等一系列營運操作。

               他曾經在Pittsfield旅遊委員會，Berkshire猶太聯盟董事會服務過。2017年查理貝克州長指派他進入麻州仇恨犯罪工作小組，加入了教育及支持受害者小組委員會。他畢業於麻州大學，和丈夫一起住在麻州Pittsdield。

Governor Healey Issues Statement on Combatting Antisemitism 

BOSTON – As the Commission on Combatting Antisemitism meets for the first time today, Governor Maura Healey issued the following statement in support of Massachusetts’ Jewish community. She has also appointed David Friedman and Dara Kaufman to the Commission, which was created in the Fiscal Year 2025 budget that she signed in July. 

“The rise in antisemitism across our state, the nation and the world has been alarming, heartbreaking and unacceptable. We recognize the pain and trauma this has caused for our Jewish community, and we are committed to combatting it,” said Governor Maura Healey. “I’m grateful to the Legislature for creating this important Commission and look forward to the important work that Chairs Velis and Cataldo, Dave, Dara and the entire membership will do to advise us on how we can combat antisemitism and hate in our communities and make sure everyone in Massachusetts is safe and respected.” 

David Friedman 

David S. Friedman serves as Executive Vice President, Legal & Government Affairs and Chief Compliance Officer for the Boston Red Sox. He handles a wide variety of legal matters, including regulatory compliance issues and oversight of litigation, and assists with the club's interactions with Major League Baseball and other teams on legal-related issues. He is responsible for government and neighborhood relations, and he also serves as counsel for the Red Sox Foundation, handling a wide range of Foundation legal and governance matters. David is part of the Fenway Sports Group leadership team on initiatives to use sports as a platform to combat all forms of hate. 

David previously served as First Assistant Attorney General for Massachusetts, where he advised A.G. Martha Coakley and managed an office of 490 staff. In the A.G.’s office he supervised a wide array of criminal and civil issues, including civil rights and civil liberties matters. Prior to that, he served as Counsel and Chief Policy Advisor to Massachusetts Senate President Robert Travaglini, where he worked on the state's landmark health care law, same-sex marriage, economic development, and a broad range of other issues. David worked for several years at the law firm of Hill & Barlow and served as a law clerk to Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens and federal appeals court Judge Michael Boudin. 

David is a 1993 graduate of Harvard College, where he won the World Universities Debating Championship, as well as a 1996 graduate of Harvard Law School, where he was President of the Harvard Law Review. He is Chair of the Board of Commonwealth Shakespeare Company, and since 2012, he has taught courses at Harvard Law on government, management and leadership issues.   

Dara Kaufman 

Since 2013, Dara Kaufman has served as the Executive Director of the Jewish Federation of the Berkshires, where she oversees a diverse range of operations including program development, fiscal management, fundraising, leadership development, strategic planning, community relations, and the publication of the Berkshire Jewish Voice. Under her leadership, the Federation has spearheaded a community collaboration with the Anti-Defamation League and the Berkshire County Superintendents Roundtable to enhance anti-bias education in middle and high schools throughout Berkshire County. 

Before assuming her current role, Kaufman was the Director of Member Services for the Berkshire Visitors Bureau, where she played a key role in developing a new membership investment model during the Bureau's merger into 1Berkshire. Previously, Kaufman lived in Israel, where she held the position of Advertising and Sales Director at Jerusalem Report Magazine and also worked for the Jerusalem Post.   

Kaufman previously served on the Pittsfield Tourism Commission and the Board of the Jewish Federation of the Berkshires. In 2017, Governor Charlie Baker appointed Kaufman to the MA Taskforce on Hate Crimes where she continues to serve and contributes to the Education and Victim Support Subcommittees. A graduate of the University of Massachusetts, she resides in Pittsfield, MA, with her husband, Ofer.