How The Holocaust Influenced the NFL Vikings Management Style with Owner Mark Wilf

NFL Vikings co-owner and philanthropist Mark Wilf joins Being Jewish with Jonah Platt and opens up about his family’s American rebuild in the wake of the Holocaust, the importance of Israel, and the “family business” approach that has led to so much success for the Vikings franchise. As a child of Holocaust Survivors, Wilf discusses the resilience and values his parents imparted to him, and how building a strong community is the antidote to trauma. He and Jonah also discuss numerous critical Jewish + Holocaust focused organizations such as The Jewish Agency, Jewish Federations of North America, March of the Living, and Yad Vashem. Wilf emphasizes the importance of teaching Jewish history to each new generation and how sports can be a meaningful vehicle for bringing people together around shared values. Stay Connected Subscribe to the podcast: https://beingjewishwithjonahplatt.transistor.fm/subscribe Follow Jonah on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/jonahplatt/ Follow the Show on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/beingjewishpodcast/ Join the conversation on Twitter: https://x.com/JonahPlatt TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@beingjewish Threads: www.threads.net/@jonahplatt All things Jonah: www.JonahPlatt.com Connect with Mark Wilf https://www.vikings.com/team/front-office-roster/mark-wilf Host & Production Team Host: Jonah Platt; Produced by Rainbow Creative (Executive Producer: Matthew Jones; Story Producer: Sean Leviashvili; Editor: Patrick Edwards); Social Media Manager: Yuval Yosha; Designer Noah Bell Research Associate: Samantha Greenwald, and Consulting Producers: Shield Communications (Ariella Noveck & Bethany Mandel). Don’t forget to like, subscribe, and hit the notification bell to stay updated on future episodes of Being Jewish! Mentioned in Episode AJU’s Millter Introduction to Judaism program https://maascenter.aju.edu/introduction-to-judaism/ Rabbi Pinchas Teitz https://www.nytimes.com/1995/12/29/nyregion/rabbi-pinchas… Jaroslaw, Poland https://turystyka.jaroslaw.pl/en/artykul/6/history-of-jar… Lvov Ghetto https://www.jewishgen.org/databases/Poland/lvov.htm Holocaust Survivor Gathering in Israel https://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/the-gathering/znw7cqt Wilf Family Foundation https://www.wilffamilyfoundations.org/ March of The Living https://www.motl.org/ Yad Vashem https://www.yadvashem.org/ Lack of Holocaust Education Among Young People https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/survey-finds-shocking-… Jewish Federation of North America https://www.jewishfederations.org/ The Jewish Agency For Israel (Where Mark Wilf is the Chairman of the Board of Governors) https://www.jewishagency.org/mark-wilf/ Nearly 30,000 People Immigrate to Israel in the Midst of Ongoing Wars https://www.timesofisrael.com/over-29000-immigrants-have-… October 7th Commemoration Post - 2024 https://www.instagram.com/p/DA1GgczxiCi/?utm_source=ig_we… October 7th Post - 2023 https://www.instagram.com/p/CyJW625rywI/?utm_source=ig_we… Nova Exhibition https://www.novaexhibition.com/ "All statistics from the opening monologue were obtained directly from internal data via the institutions themselves” 00:00 Introduction and Thanksgiving Reflection 00:50 The Surge in Jewish Identity Post-October 7th 01:36 Remarkable Statistics of Jewish Community Engagement 04:00 Impact of the Podcast and Community Feedback 06:16 Interview with Mark Wilf: Jewish Values and Sports 10:33 Family Legacy and Holocaust Stories 21:16 The Importance of Jewish Education and Philanthropy 24:36 Hope and Resilience in the Jewish Community 24:54 Legacy of a Holocaust Survivor 25:44 Yad Vashem: A Beacon of Memory and Education 27:32 Challenges in Holocaust Education 29:10 Commitment to Jewish Advocacy 29:58 Support for Terror Victims and Community Building 31:27 Global Jewish Support: Ukraine and Ethiopia 33:21 Jewish Advocacy in Sports 36:44 Reflections on Recent Trips to Israel 39:52 Community Involvement and Philanthropy 42:22 Final Thoughts and Audience Q&A #markwilf #beingjewishpodcast #jonahplatt #nflvikings #nfl #beingjewish #holocausteducation #holocaust #jewishhistory #jewishculture #jewishfamily #jewishidentity #football #philanthropy