On March 30, 2023, George Johnson passed.

He is survived by his wife Ayah, sons Ethan (Leora) and Ari (Jessica), and grandsons Eli, Rami and Gavi.

He was born and raised in Long Island, NY by his parents Harry and Jessica, with sisters Shirley and Sylvia. After graduating from Cornell and Columbia Law School, George was a Captain in the U.S. Army, serving in Vietnam. After completing his service, he advocated for an end to the war in Vietnam. He was a founding member of Fabrangen (https://www.fabrangen.org/history/jchp-interviews/), later contributing to multiple Jewish community institutions including The Study Group (https://www.washingtonjewishweek.com/after-50-years-adas-israels-study-group-still-has-much-to-learn/), now in its 50th year; the Loon Lake Jewish Center; and Yeshivas Elimelech. He published works as Research Director of the Institute for Research and Policy of the Synagogue Council of America in the 1970s; served as an attorney for several Federal agencies; was a Partner at Dickstein Shapiro; and for the past decade wrote as a Senior Editor for Moment Magazine (https://momentmag.com/george-e-johnson/). He served on the Board of the Haberman Institute.

In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Muso Health , ( musohealth.org ), The Haberman Institute For Jewish Studies , ( habermaninstitute.org ), Loon Lake Jewish Center , ( ian@rosmarinpartners.com ) and/or Yeshivas Elimelech , ( yeshivaselimelech.org )