19 Facts About Jay Ruderman

Jay Seth Ruderman was born on March 16,1966 and is an American lawyer, disability rights activist and philanthropist.

Jay Ruderman is the president of the Ruderman Family Foundation.

Jay Seth Ruderman was born in Boston to Marcia and Morton Ruderman, the eldest of three children.

Jay Ruderman was raised in a traditional Jewish home to Zionist parents.

Jay Ruderman visited Israel for the first time at the age of 13, as a gift for his bar-mitzvah.

Jay Ruderman earned his JD from Boston University School of Law in 1993.

Jay Ruderman began his career as Assistant District Attorney in Salem, MA and worked as deputy director of AIPAC in New England.

Jay Ruderman is the president of the Jay Ruderman Family Foundation, which advocates for disability rights.

At the Sundance Film Festival in January 2020, Jay Ruderman called for greater accessibility and the inclusion of people with disabilities and diversity.

Jay Ruderman worked with the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to improve accessibility in the Oscars, being consulted in the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures' accessibility efforts as well as his advocacy resulting in the 2021 Oscars featuring its first integrated stage ramp and the 2024 Oscars including confidential accessibility requests for all attendees.

Jay Ruderman has proposed such changes to the Israeli film industry.

In 2010, Jay Ruderman partnered with the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee and the Israeli government to fund inclusion for people with disabilities in Israel.

In 2023, Jay Ruderman focused on antisemitic tropes within film and television by engaging Hollywood celebrities.

Jay Ruderman promotes the accurate and diverse portrayal of the Jewish people, with the goal of challenging misconceptions about their uniform appearance.

Jay Ruderman served on the board of directors of the National Organization on Disability.

Jay Ruderman sits on the board of governors of the University of Haifa, the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, IMPACT-se, and is a member of the Brandeis University Board of Trustees.

Jay Ruderman was a member of the committee of the Jewish Agency for Israel.

Jay Ruderman has sought to strengthen the relationship between American Jewry and Israeli opinion leaders.

Jay Ruderman believes that the "doomsday talks" of an irreversible chasm between Israel and the American Jewish community are mistaken.