The Annual Ruth B. Wildes Memorial Lecture 2021 presents an evening with Rachel Kraus.

This event is Complimentary with a suggested donation and includes a Dessert Reception & Wine Bar following the lecture. Rachel is an incredibly interesting, knowledgeable and dynamic speaker, who's topic this evening will be "The Torah's Hidden Thread to Humanity."

Rachel Kraus is a marketing and brand executive and managing director of a boutique marketing and brand consulting firm.

Previously, Rachel was the Vice President of Marketing at Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield where led the World Trade Center retail development. Prior to leading World Trade Center retail development, she led national partnership marketing for the US portfolio and special global projects including the 2012 Olympic Games.

Rachel is also the Director of Community Education at Kehilath Jeshurun on the Upper East Side where she lectures, delivers sermons and facilitates informal educational programming.

Rachel and her husband Daniel also served as MJE's Downtown Directors.

Rachel completed a B.S. from Stern College majoring in marketing with a minor in music including coursework and study at The Juilliard School. She completed her MBA at NYU with a concentration in finance, entertainment, media and technology. Rachel lives in Manhattan with her husband and 4 children.