The World Union of Jewish Students (WUJS ) (Hebrew: ההתאחדות העולמית של הסטודנטים היהודים; French: L’Union Mondiale des Etudiants Juifs; Spanish: Unión Mundial de Estudiantes Judíos; Russian: Всемирный союз еврейских студентов) is the international, pluralistic, non-partisan umbrella organisation of independent Jewish student groups in 38 countries. Its headquarters are located in Jerusalem, Israel and its elected President is Yana Naftalieva History Founded in 1924 by Hersch Lauterpacht with Albert Einstein as its first President, other previous Chairpersons have included Maurice Perlzweig, Yosef Abramowitz and David Makovsky. While Albert Einstein served as President of WUJS, his Vice-Presidents included Chaim Weizman, Chaim Nachman Bialik and Sigmund Freud. Einstein was succeeded by Ernst Bergmann, who was himself succeeded by David Ben Gurion, the first Prime Minister of the State of Israel. On January 1, 2020, WUJS elected his new president, Jonathan Braun. Purpose The vision of WUJS is that all Jewish students in the world should be connected, represented, and empowered to create strong and dynamic national and regional unions. Its aim is to "foster the unity of Jewish students worldwide and to strive to ensure their participation in the fulfillment of the aspirations of the Jewish people, its continuity, and the development of its religious, spiritual, cultural and social heritage." Governance and Finance The WUJS is administered by its executive board, composed of the Presidents/Chair-people of WUJS' largest unions, 2 independent board members elected on a biannual basis and 2 positions given on a biannually rotating basis to presidents/chair-people of two smaller unions who are elected at WUJS general assembly every other year. President: Jonathan Braun Treasurer: Matanya Harow Board Members Benjamin Hess Esther Offenberg Caterina Cognini Shelly Portman Shimshon Fisher Lara Gilkarov Dany Levin Prist Gabriella Davis Yana Naftalieva Ruben Thiar Yam Atir Permanent Members Australasian Union of Jewish Students (AUJS): Australasia European Union of Jewish Students (EUJS): Europe National Union of Israeli Students (NUIS): Israel Union des étudiants juifs de France (UEJF): France Union of Jewish Students of the UK & Ireland (UJS): United Kingdom & Ireland South African Union of Jewish Students (SAUJS): South Africa Rotating Members (As of January 2018) Federación Mexicana de Jóvenes Judìos (FeMeJJ): Mexico Jüdische österreichische HochschülerInnen (JöH): Austria As of 2017, the majority of funding came from the Jewish National Fund, World Zionist Organization and World Jewish Congress, in addition to private donations and alumni. Members Full Members Partial Members Observer Members Past Leadership