Dr. Charles Jacobs

Dr. Charles Jacobs is a journalist and veteran social activist named one of America's top 50 Jewish leaders by The Forward. Over four decades, he has founded or co-founded several groundbreaking human rights and pro-Israel organizations, including CAMERA-Boston, the American Anti-Slavery Group, The David Project, Americans for Peace and Tolerance, and The African-Jewish Alliance. His work has been featured in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Jerusalem Post, and on CNN, Fox News, NPR, and PBS. Best known for helping liberate Black jihad slaves in Sudan—a mission that earned him the Boston Freedom Award from Coretta Scott King—Jacobs continues to be a leading voice on human rights, antisemitism, and support for Israel.