title: Michael Schneider (Jewish activist)
text: # Michael Schneider (Jewish activist)
  
  Michael Schneider was a Jewish leader, who served as Secretary-General of the World Jewish Congress from September 2007 to June 2010.
  
  ## Early life
  
  Michael Schneider was born in South Africa.
  
  ## World Jewish Congress
  
  Schneider was appointed the Secretary-General of the World Jewish Congress in September 2007.
  
  Schneider left this appointment in 2010.
  
  