“God never intended for the Mission
founded by Rabbi Leopold Cohn to cease
in its tireless efforts to bring the gospel
to the Jewish people.”
Recent History and Current Leadership
In 1997, the board sought out Dr. Mitch Glaser to appoint
him as president. Mitch had previously served for many
years as “Minister at Large” for Jews for Jesus. He was
brought up in a Modern Orthodox family in Brooklyn, New
York, and was thoroughly a “Jewish boy” in every way. Mitch
was attuned to the pulse of the heartbeat of his Jewish people.
After much prayer, Mitch agreed to become president.
Mitch initiated the move back to New York one year later. He
facilitated the purchase of a building in midtown Manhattan,
which now serves as the International Headquarters for
Chosen People Ministries. The missionary staff switched to
support-raise, and Mitch began an aggressive mail campaign to
get new donors through the monthly Chosen People Ministries
newsletter, now called The Chosen People. This was a very
successful venture that helped to rebuild the General Fund.
The Chosen People | JULY 2019 11
Charlotte, North Carolina
It had always been Leopold and Joseph’s policy that “every
barrel must stand on its own bottom,” meaning that every
department had to raise any monies that it spent. When they
passed the mantle on, this policy changed, and missionary
salaries, including pension plans, company cars, and health
insurance were paid for from the General Fund. While this
provided for the missionaries to have full benefits regardless
of their own personal fundraising, it soon meant that the
Mission could no longer support all of the missionaries that
were serving. In an effort to reduce costs and continue to
bring the gospel to the Jewish people, the New York headquarters
was moved to Charlotte, North Carolina, where
administrative costs would be lower.
Dr. Mitch Glaser, Fifth President of Chosen People Ministries
Sam Nadler, Fourth President