Charles Jacobs is an American human rights activist, pro-Israel advocate, journalist, and social activist, born and based in Boston. A graduate of Harvard University, he founded CAMERA in 1982 and later co-founded its Boston branch with Levin in 1989. He founded the American Anti-Slavery Group in 1993 and gained prominence in the 1990s for clandestine rescue missions in Sudan that freed thousands of enslaved people, earning him the Boston Freedom Award from Coretta Scott King in 2000. Jacobs co-founded the David Project Center for Jewish Leadership in 2002 alongside Avi Goldwasser, focusing on countering anti-Israel activism on college campuses. In 2004, his documentary 'Columbia Unbecoming' sparked national controversy over anti-Israel bias at Columbia University. He established Americans for Peace and Tolerance in 2008, frequently collaborating with Cohen on projects and campaigns, and has been a persistent critic of radical Islam, exposing ties between the Islamic Society of Boston and organizations linked to the Muslim Brotherhood. In 2024, he co-founded the African Jewish Alliance to unite Africans and Jews against Islamist extremism. Named one of America's top 50 Jewish leaders by The Forward in 2007, Jacobs continues to write, speak, and organize, dividing his activism between Boston and global human rights issues, often using 'relational advocacy' to build cross-cultural coalitions between Jewish communities and African victims of Islamist violence.