Ada Horwich

Ada is the Development Committee Chair and a founding board member of the Jewish Democratic Council of America. She earned her bachelor’s degree from the University of California Berkeley and went on to serve in the United States Peace Corps as a master teacher of science in the Philippines. After returning from the Peace Corps, she worked as a special education teacher and later earned her master’s in social work from the University of Southern California. Ada is active in numerous community organizations, including the Jewish Federation of Los Angeles. She also sits on the board of the Nazarian Center for Israel Studies at UCLA. Ada and her husband, Jim, chaired the Jewish Federation General Campaign in 2006 and 2007. She was the president of the Women’s Alliance for Israel PAC, chaired the American Israel Public Affairs Committee in Southern California, and is a former member of the national board of directors. Ada and Jim have three daughters, five grandchildren, and one golden retriever, Sadie.

Ada Horwich