religion birth_place birth_date spouse image article_title name occupation
judaism bergen-belsen , germany 1 may 1948 jean bloch rosensaft rosensaft_m_photo_page_1_image_0001 . jpg menachem z. rosensaft
 menachem z. rosensaft lawyer
menachem z. rosensaft

menachem z. rosensaft -lrb- born 1948 in bergen-belsen , germany -rrb- an attorney in new york and the founding chairman of the international network of children of jewish survivors , is a leader of the second generation movement of children of survivors , and has been described on the front page of the `` new york times '' as one of the most prominent of the survivors ' sons and daughters .
he also served as national president of the labor zionist alliance , and was active in the early stages of the israeli-palestinian peace process .
as psychologist eva fogelman has written : `` menachem rosensaft 's moral voice has gone beyond the responsibility he felt as a child of survivors to remember and educate .
he felt the need to promote peace and a tolerant state of israel as well .
he wanted to bring to justice nazi war criminals , to fight racism and bigotry , and to work toward the continuity of the jewish people '' .
in march 2009 , menachem rosensaft was appointed as general counsel of the world jewish congress , the umbrella organization of jewish communities around the world based in new york .
since 2008 , menachem rosensaft has been adjunct professor of law at cornell university law school , and he was also distinguished visiting lecturer at syracuse university college of law .
in 2011 he was appointed lecturer in law at columbia university law school where he teaches a course in the law of genocide .
he is the editor of `` god , faith & identity from the ashes : reflections of children and grandchildren of holocaust survivors '' , published by jewish lights publishing .
