20 Facts About Ronn Torossian

Ronn D Torossian was born on 1974 and is an American public relations executive, founder of New York City-based 5W Public Relations, and author.

Ronn Torossian has been heavily involved in Israeli right-wing politics and activism.

Ronn Torossian was born in Brooklyn, New York, grew up in The Bronx and attended Stuyvesant High School in New York City.

Ronn Torossian founded, together with fellow Betar members Danny Danon and Yoel Hasson, an organization called Yerushalyim Shelanu, which promoted Jewish settlement in East Jerusalem.

Ronn Torossian began his career in public relations in 1998, working with then New York City Council speaker Peter Vallone, Sr.

Ronn Torossian worked at two firms, including The MWW Group, before launching his own firm, 5W Public Relations, in 2002.

Ronn Torossian has written the book For Immediate Release: Shape Minds, Build Brands, and Deliver Results with Game-Changing Public Relations.

Ronn Torossian was on Advertising Ages "40 under 40" list in 2006 and PR Weeks "40 under 40" list in 2007.

Ronn Torossian was an active member of Betar for 10 years, and its national president from 1994 to 1996, and continued to fund them afterwards.

Ronn Torossian says he is guided Ze'ev Jabotinsky's teachings in his financial and personal life.

Ronn Torossian accused the United Jewish Federations of Northeastern New York of financially neglecting SUNY Albany students, but both community and Hillel leaders claimed he was lying.

Ronn Torossian claimed the personal attacks were because of the community leaders' aversion to his Betar ideology, and that they cared little about the Jewish students.

In 1994, during the Nobel Prize award ceremony in Oslo, Ronn Torossian was arrested for protesting together with Avi Weiss against Yasser Arafat being awarded the Peace Prize.

Later that year, Ronn Torossian, as a member of the Coalition for Jewish Concerns-AMCHA, disrupted the rally where Pat Buchanan launched his presidential bid, holding a sign that said, "Buchanan Is a Racist".

Ronn Torossian sued the police because they had prevented him from demonstrating at the rally, claiming his First and Fourth Amendment rights had been violated.

Ronn Torossian organized a protest in 1997 against Arafat's visit to the United Nations, and affirmed the coalition's support of Har Homa.

Ronn Torossian's organization hired private bulldozers to help quicken the pace of construction in Har Homa.

In 1999, Ronn Torossian criticized Benjamin Netanyahu's decisions, which included stopping construction at Har Homa and withdrawal of Israeli troops from parts of Hebron.

Ronn Torossian publishes opinion pieces in the New York Post, The New York Observer and The Jewish Press.

Ronn Torossian is of Armenian descent and has two children with ex-wife Zhanna.