Cora Weiss is an activist who has devoted her adult life to the anti-war, civil rights, and feminist movements. She has served as President of the Samuel Rubin Foundation (named for her father, the Faberge millionaire, secret Communist Party USA member, and identified Comintern agent) since its inception in 1959. Through her work with this foundation, Weiss is a key figure in the Peace and Security Funders Group.
Weiss is an international representative of Peace Action Network, America’s largest anti-nuclear organization. She is also President of the Hague Appeal for Peace, an international network of peace and justice organizations that believe it is possible to permanently abolish war.
Weiss is a principal financier and Board member of the Institute for Policy Studies (IPS), which was founded with a 1963 grant from the Rubin Foundation. Among her fellow IPS board members are entertainer Harry Belafonte, Democratic Socialists of America vice-chair Barbara Ehrenreich, and The Nation magazine editor Katrina vanden Heuvel.
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