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Dr. Sol Lizerbram, President Thursday, November 9 Ronald S. Lauder, Chairman of the Board, Emeritus Jeffrey E. Levine, Chairman of the Board 10:00 am – 6:00 pm Makor Retreat Room 311 Russell F. Robinson, Chief Executive Officer CHAIR Michael Kessler, Long Island, NY

RETREAT CHAIRS 2017 NATIONAL CONFERENCE CO-CHAIRS Alyse Golden Berkley, Los Angeles, CA Vivian Grossman Rabbi Steven Foster, Denver, CO Benjamin Gutmann 1:00 – 8:00 pm Conference Registration Available Hotel Lobby (Adjacent to Registration Area)

NATIONAL CONFERENCE RECRUITMENT COMMITTEE Friday, November 10 Maia Aron · Ira Bartfield · Evelyn Binsky Dick Berman · Jonathan Breakstone · Alan Dabrow 8:00 am – 1:00 pm Arava Task Force Retreat Room 314 Louise Dabrow · Ruben Fogel · Lauren France CHAIR: Rebecca Fischer, Chair, Arava and Eilot Task Force Natalie Goldman · Laureine Greenbaum · Brian Harmatz 9:00 am – 6:00 pm Conference Registration Available Great Hall 4 Foyer

Larry Ingber · Stephanie Kelman · Ron Kriss 10:00 am – 12:00 pm Go North Task Force Meeting: st Wendy Levick · Debbie Meitin · Nina Paul Building the Galilee for the 21 Century Room 315 CHAIR Alyssa Russo · Rand Schwartzwald Kenneth Krupsky, Vice President, Galil-Go North Shara Scottland · Dayna Titus · Michael Wallk 10:00 am – 12:00 pm Task Force on Disabilities Meeting Atlantic Ballroom 1

CHAIR Gary Jay Kushner, Chair, Task Force on Disabilities

11:00 am – 12:00 pm Women’s Campaign Meeting Room 316

MAKING THE ASK Ron Nehring, Director, International Programs, Leadership Institute

OPENING Nina Paul, President, Women for Israel

CLOSING Myra Chack Fleischer, Vice President, Women for Israel

11:00 am – 12:30 pm Nefesh B’Nefesh Task Force Meeting: Fulfilling JNF’s Go North and Blueprint Negev Vision Room 311

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CHAIRS KEYNOTE SPEAKERS Vivian Grossman, Co-Chair, Nefesh B’Nefesh Task Force Ron Dermer, Israel’s Ambassador to the U.S. Ronald Werner, Co-Chair, Nefesh B’Nefesh Task Force Ronald S. Lauder, Chairman of the Board, Emeritus Yoav Galant, Israel’s Minister of Housing 11:30 am Private Planned Giving Legacy Event GREETINGS Co-Sponsored by: CHAIRS Josh Levy, Mayor of Hollywood, FL Comerica Bank and David Frank, Vice President, Planned Giving Daniel Atar, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Estate Buyers Bernice Friedman, Assistant Vice President, Planned Giving Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael

12:00 – 2:00 pm JNF in Israel Expo (See page 20 for map) Great Hall 5 SPECIAL GUEST Peter Yarrow of Peter, Paul and Mary Sponsored by: An opportunity to meet with JNF partners and learn Isram Israel more about our vital work in Israel INTRODUCTIONS AND PRESENTATIONS Alan Dabrow, First Vice President 12:30 – 1:30 pm Housing Development Fund Meeting for Stakeholders Dr. Alan Fisher, Co-Assistant Vice President, College Activists Room 316 Myra Chack Fleischer, Vice President, Women for Israel CHAIR Samuel Goldberg, Assistant Vice President, Administration Jeffrey Schwartz, Chair, Housing Development Fund Joseph Hess, Vice President, Government Relations Harold Kaplan, Vice President, Administration and Compliance 12:30 – 1:30 pm Fire and Rescue Task Force Meeting Room 315 Andrew P. Klein, Treasurer Jeffrey E. Levine, Chairman of the Board CHAIR Paulee Manich, JNF Campus Fellow, Rutgers University Penny Rosen, Co-Chair, Fire and Rescue Nina Paul, President, Women for Israel 1:00 pm College Summit Opening Atlantic Ballroom 1 Dr. Barbara Sommer, Co-Assistant Vice President, College Activists Sponsored by: College Summit brings together over 200 excited Joseph Wolfson, Assistant Vice President The Beth and Andrew college students to learn how Jewish National Fund Fromkin Family and Israel are making the world a better place. Through ANTHEMS Foundation networking with fellow student activists and engaging Dr. Lila Chertman, JNFuture South Florida in inspiring breakout sessions, students come away Jon Paul Puno, JNFuture Los Angeles with a newfound energy to stand up for Israel on 5:15 pm Candle Lighting for Shabbat Available on the 3rd floor of campus. The College Summit experience features the Convention Center, outside Great Hall 4 (Shabbat begins experts in the field, skill development from partners, at 5:15 pm) networking at our Saturday night reception, captivating panel discussions with experienced staff, and engaging Kabbalat Shabbat Services keynote speakers. TRADITIONAL OPENING REMARKS Scott Gendell, Rabbi Leor Sinai, AMHSI Co-CEO Vice President, College Activists and College Summit Founder Atlantic Ballroom 1

EGALITARIAN 2:00 – 4:00 pm Opening Plenary Great Hall 4 Rabbi David Baum, Congregation Shaarei Kodesh, Boca Raton Sponsored by: CONFERENCE CHAIRS Great Hall 6 Carnival Corporation Vivian Grossman, & Merrill Lynch Assistant Vice President, Marketing and Social Media 6:15 pm Shabbat Dinner (Reservations Required) Great Hall 3 Benjamin Gutmann, Chair, Major Gifts KIDDUSH Bruce Pomerantz, President, Northern New Jersey

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MOTZI CHAIRS Honie and Jerry Berko, New York, NY Dr. Melinda Wolf, Vice President, Small Communities Dr. Joel Spalter, Assistant Vice President, Small Communities BIRKAT HAMAZON Jerry Abramson, Member, South New Jersey Board 10:00 – 11:30 am Water Task Force Meeting Room 314

ENTERTAINMENT CHAIR Six13 A Cappella Group Marc Kelman, Chair, Water Task Force

Sponsored by: A Discussion with Special Guests: Great Hall 4 11:00 am – 12:30 pm Sapphire and Chai Women’s Luncheon Suttin Family Daniel Silva, New York Times Bestselling Author (By Invitation only) Great Hall 4 Foundation, Inc. Jamie Gangel, CNN Special Correspondent Nina Paul, President, Women for Israel Major General (Res.) Doron Almog Myra Chack Fleischer, Vice President, Women for Israel OPENING GUEST SPEAKER Kenneth Segel, Vice President, Israel Relations Committee Titi Aynaw, Miss Israel 2013 INTRODUCTION Gary Jay Kushner, Presidential Advisor 11:30 am – 12:30 pm Shabbat Lunch Great Hall 3

CLOSING Sponsored by Greater KIDDUSH Saul Sutton, President, Central New Jersey Ft. Lauderdale Rabbi Sheldon Harr, President, Broward County Convention and MOTZI 9:00 pm JNF-AMHSI Oneg Shabbat Great Hall 6 Visitors Bureau Eva Schlanger, Member, Southern New Jersey Board Sponsored by: Celebrating the 45th Anniversary of AMHSI Marvin Schlanger, Cherry Hill, NJ MAB Team – BIRKAT HAMAZON Merrill Lynch: Chair, Speakers Bureau Myron D. Stayman Dr. Robert Benedon, Michael A. Brener 12:30 – 1:30 pm The Twenty-First Century: A Jewish Vision, Lesya Pelyushko One Day at a Time Great Hall 4

Sponsored by KEYNOTE SPEAKER Saturday, November 11 Midwest Materials Rabbi Joseph Telushkin, New York Times Bestselling Author

OPENING Steven Crystal, Vice President, Marketing 10:00 am – 5:00 pm Conference Registration Available Great Hall 4 Foyer CLOSING 8:00 – 9:00 am Continental Breakfast Available Great Hall 4 Foyer Terry L. Katz, Co-Chair, Arad Task Force

9:00 am Shabbat Services 1:30 – 5:00 pm JNF In Israel Expo (See page 20 for map) Great Hall 5 TRADITIONAL Sponsored by An opportunity to meet with JNF partners and learn Rabbi Leor Sinai, AMHSI Co-CEO Atlantic Ballroom 1 Isram Israel more about our vital work in Israel

EGALITARIAN 1:45 – 3:00 pm Concurrent Sessions Rabbi David Baum, Congregation Shaarei Kodesh, Boca Raton Atlantic Ballroom 3 Sponsored by Why is Zionism Still Relevant to Millennials? Greenberg Traurig Atlantic Ballroom 3 10:00 – 11:00 am Small Communities Campaign Meeting Room 316 MODERATOR Stephanie Kelman, JNFuture Chair

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PANELISTS 5:30 – 7:15 pm Major Donor Reception Benji Davis, Israel Program Manager, Nefesh B’Nefesh The Grand Floridian Yacht at Diplomat Landing Lauren France, Chair, JNFuture Board of Trustees Sponsored by Michael NATIONAL MAJOR GIFTS CHAIR Chloé Valdary, Director of Partnerships and Outreach, Jerusalem U and Sydelle Lazar Benjamin Gutmann Ronald Werner, Assistant Secretary HAVDALLAH GREETINGS Edan Tamler, Israeli X Factor Finalist Hilary Kener, JScreen PARTICIPATING MEMBERS OF THE WORLD CHAIRMAN’S COUNCIL CLOSING Bud and Judy Levin Chad Holtzman, Vice Chair, Leadership, JNFuture National Board Richard Rappaport and Dayna Titus

The Great Debate: Right vs. Left – Is There Hope 6:15 pm Havdallah Service led by Rabbi David Baum for Klal Yisrael? Atlantic Ballroom 1 Great Hall 4 Foyer

SPEAKERS 8:00 pm – Midnight JNFuture Party Rabbi Leor Sinai, AMHSI Co-CEO The Sagamore Hotel, South Beach Yishai Goldflam, Executive Director, Israel Advocacy and Education HOSTS OPENING Ruben Fogel, JNFuture National Conference Co-Chair Robert Cohan, Co-Chair, General Campaign Shara Scottland, JNFuture National Conference Co-Chair

CLOSING Joan Muss, Member, New York Board Sunday, November 12

Does the Future for American Jewry Lie in Israel? Atlantic Ballroom 2 7:30 am – 7:30 pm Conference Registration Available Great Hall 4 Foyer SPEAKER 7:00 – 8:45 am Breakfast Available Great Hall 4 Foyer Akiva Gersh, AMHSI Jewish History and Israel Studies Instructor

OPENING 7:30 – 8:30 am Jewish Meditation: The Ancient Prophets' Practice Dick Berman, President, Northern California Atlantic Ballroom 2

CLOSING Learn about and practice ancient Jewish meditation techniques including focused breathing, visualization Howard Wexler, Co-President, Georgia and voice

3:15 – 4:15 pm The Six Day War 50 Years Later: A Conversation PRESENTER About Complexities and Possibilities Great Hall 4 Akiva Gersh, AMHSI Jewish History and Israel Studies Instructor

SPEAKER Sponsored by Ken 7:30 am Shacharit Service Atlantic Ballroom 1 and Nancie Segel Zeev Ben Shachar, Director of Israel Education, Jerusalem U

OPENING 7:30 – 8:30 am Makom Task Force Meeting Room 320 Joel Friedlander, President, Delaware CHAIR Sue Rothberg, Chair, Makom Task Force CLOSING Barbara Burry, President, Mountain States 7:30 – 8:30 am Meeting of The Arava Institute for Environmental Studies: Discussion on Using the Environment to 4:15 pm Atlantic Ballroom 1 Mincha Service Turn Conflict into Cooperation Room 314

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8:00 am – 4:00 pm JNF in Israel Expo (See page 20 for map) Is Birthright Too Late? Engaging Teens in Pro-Israel (Closed During Plenary Sessions) Great Hall 5 Activism Regency Ballroom 1

Sponsored by An opportunity to meet with JNF partners and learn MODERATOR Isram Israel more about our vital work in Israel Yishai Goldflam, Executive Director, Israel Advocacy and Education

9:00 – 10:15 am Concurrent Sessions PANEL Miri Kornfeld, Executive Director of High School Affairs, StandWithUS Sponsored by How to Connect Millennials to Israel Atlantic Ballroom 2 Jon Bridge, Chief Program Officer, AEPi Solowsky and Allen Nir Lerman, Program Director, Israel-American Council SPEAKERS Rabbi Leor Sinai, AMHSI Co-CEO Chloé Valdary, Director of Partnerships and Outreach, Jerusalem U Zeev Ben Shachar, Director of Israel Education, Jerusalem U OPENING Michael H. Jacobson, KKL International Marketing Liaison OPENING Ann Zinman, Assistant Vice President, Missions CLOSING Deborah Meitin, Co-President, Orlando CLOSING Joseph Korn, Vice President, Investments What is the Next Game Changer? Zionism and Generation Z: Exploring The Challenges of Teaching Teaching Zionism to Israelis Great Hall 6 Zionism In Today’s Supplementary Schools and MODERATOR Camps Atlantic Ballroom 3 Eric Michaelson, Chief Israel Officer OPENING SPEAKERS Robert B. Levine, Vice President, Education Yoel Zilberman, HaShomer HaChadash MODERATOR Aharon Ariel Lavi, Makom Rabbi David Baum, Congregation Shaarei Kodesh, Boca Raton Ido Eiskovitz, Green Horizons and JNF Rabbi for Israel

OPENING PANEL Robert Weiss, Co-Chair, General Campaign Neal Buchholz, Director of Camping and Family Programs, Levis JCC CLOSING Valeria Michanie, Religious School Director, Temple Kol Ami Emanu-el Deborah Lust Zaluda, President, Illinois Tal Shaked, JNF-KKL Israel Emissary CLOSING Sponsored by Eva Defeating BDS with Positively Israel Activism on Ira Bartfield, Assistant Vice President, Community and and Marvin Schlanger Atlantic Ballroom 1 College Campuses Congregational Relationships MODERATOR Dr. Alan Fisher, Co-Assistant Vice President, College Activists 10:30 – 11:45 am Plenary Great Hall 4

PANEL Sponsored by Celebrating Israel’s Everyday Heroes: The Service, Emma Dunn, Alumna, Caravan for Democracy, University of American Registry The Sacrifice, The Love Minnesota- Twin Cities Charlene Niku, JNF Campus Fellow, Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, OPENING Rebecca Davidoff, JNF Campus Fellow, Clark University Lauren France, Presidential Advisor

OPENING PRESENTERS Dr. Barbara Sommer, Hannah Rothbard and Nicole Palatchi, Co-Assistant Vice President, College Activists Alexander Muss High School in Israel Tremayne Smith, Caravan for Democracy CLOSING Ziv Zusman, Sababa Society Robert Dubin, Presidential Advisor Major Riki Golan, Special in Uniform Dr. Guy Mayer, Nefesh B’Nefesh

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SPECIAL GUEST SPEAKERS Ruvik Danilovich, Mayor of Be’er Sheva Titi Aynaw, Miss Israel 2013 Founder and CEO, Vibe Israel CASE FOR GIVING Joanna Landau, Scott Shay, Chairman Elah Fund; Chairman, Signature Bank Bruce K. Gould, Vice President, Campaign Dr. Omer Tsimhoni, Innovation Leader, General Motors CLOSING INTRODUCTION Jill Riola, Chair, Lawyers for Israel Noreen Koppelman-Goldstein, President, Northern Ohio 11:45 am – 1:00 pm Open Time to Visit JNF in Israel Expo (See page 20 for map) Great Hall 5 3:00 – 4:00 pm Concurrent Sessions An opportunity to meet with JNF partners and learn Sponsored by Drs. Rand Ethics in the Field Regency Ballroom 1 more about our vital work in Israel and David Schwartzwald SPEAKER Lunch Available Great Hall 4 Foyer Brigadier General Bentzi Gruber OPENING 12:00 – 1:00 pm Rabbis for Israel: A Private Discussion with Myron Stayman, Vice President, Strategic Relationships Rabbi Joseph Telushkin, Scholar and Bestselling Author (Clergy only please) Atlantic Ballroom 3 CLOSING (Please pick up your lunch from the Great Hall 4 Foyer Michael Lederman, Chair, Boruchin Committee and bring it to the session) Sponsored by Lee and Zionism Reimagined: Moving From a Utopian Zionist FACILITATOR Claire Hager Narrative to Practical Zionism Great Hall 6 Rabbi Stuart Weinblatt, Chair, Rabbis for Israel SPEAKER INTRODUCTION Akiva Gersh, AMHSI Jewish History and Israel Studies Instructor Isaac Blachor OPENING Vice President, Community and Congregational Relationships Dr. Robert Colton, President, South Palm Beach

1:00 – 6:00 pm High School Summit Atlantic Ballroom 2 CLOSING High School Summit brings together 100 high school Steven R. London, President, Boston students to deepen their connection to Israel through JNF. The conference provides an opportunity for high school Pioneers of Innovation: Employment Opportunities in students to discover how they can pave the way to the Negev Atlantic Ballroom 3 ensure a healthy and secure Jewish Homeland. Students SPEAKERS will participate in our “Billion Dollar Auction” simulation, Avi Balashnikov, Chairman, Lauder Employment Center where they will hear from JNF partners from Israel and Tamar Gil, Lauder Employment Center then decide how they would award funding to partners. OPENING Jane Ottenstein, Presidential Advisor 1:15 – 2:45 pm Israel@70 Plenary Great Hall 4 CLOSING Sponsored by Leumi GREETINGS Alan Wolk, Presidential Advisor Andre Roitman Vice President, Senior Private Banker, Sponsored by IsraelCast: Live Podcast Recording with Titi Aynaw, International Private Banking-Bank Leumi Marathon Computer Service Miss Israel 2013 Atlantic Ballroom 1 REMARKS HOST Gabriel Groisman, Mayor, Bal Harbour, FL Steven Shalowitz, Member, New York Board MODERATOR OPENING Charles S. Fax, Vice President, Israel Action Todd Patkin, Presidential Advisor

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CLOSING Conference 2018 Presentation Geri Shatz, Board Secretary CO-CHAIRS 4:15 – 5:15 pm Plenary: The Choices We Make Great Hall 4 Toni Dusik and Marc Kelman With the Arizona Delegation Sponsored by SPECIAL PRESENTATION Entertainment HighTower HSW JNF Heritage Award to Edan Tamler, The Israel X Factor Finalist Advisors Dr. Toby Mower and Dr. Mort Mower KEYNOTE SPEAKER Hatikvah Russell F. Robinson, Chief Executive Officer Robert B. Levine, Vice President, Education

GREETINGS Lior Haiat, Consul General of Israel in Miami Monday, November 13 (By Invitation Only) INTRODUCTION Scott Schreiber, Vice President, Missions 7:00 am Shacharit Service Room 305 CLOSING Theodore L. Banks, Vice Chair, Audit Committee 8:00 – 9:00 am JNF Community Presidents Breakfast Room 303 5:20 pm Mincha/Maariv Service Atlantic Ballroom 1 CHAIR Michael Blank, Vice President, Communities and Regions 6:30 pm Gala Dinner Great Hall 4 Honoring former President of Spain, José Maria Aznar, 9:00 am – 12:00 pm Lessons Learned From the Battlefield: with the Shalom Peace Award Developing Leadership Skills Room 303

MASTER OF CEREMONIES FACILITATOR Rabbi Joseph Telushkin Brigadier General Bentzi Gruber

REMARKS CHAIRS Rabbi Efrem Goldberg, Boca Raton Synagogue Bruce K. Gould, Vice President, Campaign Michael Blank, Vice President, Communities and Regions Special Recognitions 12:00 – 1:00 pm Lunch Room 303 SERVICE TO JEWISH NATIONAL FUND Jeffrey E. Levine, Chairman of the Board 1:00 – 3:00 pm JNF National Board of Directors Meeting Room 303 INSTALLATION OF OFFICERS PRESIDENT Dr. Sol Lizerbram, President Dr. Sol Lizerbram Bruce K. Gould, President Elect

INTRODUCTIONS AND PRESENTATIONS Stanley M. Chesley, Past President Alan Dabrow, First Vice President Lauren France, Presidential Advisor The Honorable John and Patti Garamendi Vivian Grossman, Assistant Vice President, Marketing and Social Media Benjamin Gutmann, Chair, Major Gifts Nina Paul, President, Women for Israel Russell F. Robinson, Chief Executive Officer

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Major General (Res.) Doron Almog Titi Aynaw Avi Balashnikov Zeev Ben-Shachar Major General (Res.) Titi Aynaw is an Israeli Avi Balashnikov is Zeev Ben-Shachar is Doron Almog is a model and TV Chairman of the Lauder director of Israel Education decorated veteran and personality who Employment Center in for JNF’s partner altruist who received the became the first Be’er Sheva and the organization, Jerusalem U. Israel Prize in 2016. He Ethiopian-born Israeli to HaGihon Company, He oversees curriculum founded ALEH Negev- win the title of Miss Jerusalem’s development and is the Nahalat Eran, a Israel in 2013, and wastewater and water senior educator for the JU state-of-the-art rehabilitative center in the represented Israel in the Miss Universe corporation. He also serves as the Israel Gap Year Program, a leadership Negev and one of JNF’s key partners in pageant. Aynaw has a successful modeling Chairman of Jerusalem Capital Studios development program in Israel that is taught in making Israel more inclusive. When career working on leading campaigns in group, MAVTI-WWTP (a subsidiary of over 20 schools to 500 students. Ben-Shachar complete, ALEH Negev will be home to over Israel, Europe, and the United States. In HaGihon), S.R.I Company (a subsidiary of lectures widely at synagogues, youth 200 adults and serve 12,000 people with 2013, President Barack Obama personally Hadassah Medical Center in Jerusalem), movements, Jewish federations, college disabilities each year. While in the IDF, he invited her to attend a state dinner at the and Hadassah Hospital. Balashnikov spent campuses, and conferences around the world. led an operational task force against the late Israeli President Shimon Peres’s time serving as an advisor and Chief of He has also published articles in terrorists who murdered the Israeli sports residence, during his first presidential visit Staff in the Knesset and later spent three ejewishphilanthropy and The Times of Israel. team during the Munich Olympics, to Israel. Aynaw has traveled extensively years serving as the CEO of the Knesset. He previously helped to found the Israel branch commanded the first force to land in to share her extraordinary life story with He has participated on and chaired many of The David Project, served as a teaching Entebbe Airport during the 1976 rescue Jewish and non-Jewish audiences. A role boards and committees, and was a past fellow at Harvard University, and served in the operation, and played a key role in the model for all Israelis, she recently founded Director of KKL-JNF. IDF as a combat soldier and commander. clandestine missions that rescued around the “Titi Project,” which provides 6,000 Jewish Ethiopians from refugee extracurricular activities and enrichment Rabbi David Baum Jon Bridge camps in the Sudan. to at-risk youth in Netanya. Rabbi David Baum has Jon Bridge is the Chief Daniel Atar José María Aznar served as Rabbi of Programming Officer of Congregation Shaarei Alpha Epsilon Pi (AEPi). Daniel Atar began his José María Aznar Kodesh since the He manages AEPi’s tenure as Chairman of served as Spain's summer of 2009. He professional team in the the Board of Directors of President of the was born and raised in fraternity’s Jewish & Keren Kayemeth Government from 1996 South Florida attending Leadership Program LeIsrael in October 2015. through 2004, during Conservative synagogues in both Miami Department (JLPD), and oversees the Prior to his appointment, which time he led an and Plantation. Rabbi Baum graduated implementation of AEPi’s core program he was a Member of the important process of from the Rabbinical School at The Jewish initiatives and leadership conferences. Knesset representing the Zionist Union economic and social reform. He continues Theological Seminary and received his Bridge hails from Baltimore, MD and party. He has been the recipient of to advocate for a firm policy against master’s degree in Jewish education from attended Virginia Commonwealth numerous honors, including the 2011 terrorism, one that is against any kind of the Davidson School. Before entering University, where he combined a Health Bridges of the World for Social political concession, combined with close rabbinical school, Rabbi Baum spent a and Physical Education major with Responsibility Award, and the 2013 Eugen international cooperation between year in Jerusalem learning at the Business Management and Nonprofit Kogon Prize for Democracy in Action. A democratic countries. Under Aznar’s Conservative Yeshiva. He developed his Management minors, to create his own dedicated public servant for most of his leadership, a high level group met in Paris passion for social justice through his major: Nonprofit Youth Programming. His professional career, Atar has held several in 2010 to launch the "Friends of Israel involvement as a seminary summer intern passion for informal Jewish education and posts in Israeli civil institutions, including Initiative" to counter growing efforts to with Interfaith Worker Justice and The Jewish youth work became cemented Chairman of Agricultural Lobby, member of delegitimize the State of Israel and its Seminary Leadership Project through the through his undergraduate involvement in the Lobby for the Development of the right to live in peace within safe and Jewish Organizing Institute and Network AEPi. In his free time he volunteers as a Negev, and Chairman of the Subcommittee defensible borders. (JOIN for Justice). BBYO adviser in Indianapolis. for Examining Planning and Environmental Issues of the Haifa Bay.

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Neal Buchholz Rebecca Davidoff Ambassador Ron Dermer Charles S. Fax Neal Buchholz is a Rebecca Davidoff is a Ambassador Ron Charles S. Fax has been Jewish youth communal senior at Clark Dermer is Israel's involved with Jewish leader from Cooper City, University in Worcester, Ambassador to the National Fund for over a FL. Buchholz’s love for MA, where she is United States and was decade, holding a communal work stems majoring in sociology born and raised in number of leadership from his experience with a minor in early Miami Beach, FL. He positions including working with youth in education. Davidoff earned a degree in Regional President for local synagogues and after school resides in West Hartford, CT with her finance and management from the Baltimore, President for the Mid-Atlantic programs as a teenager, which led to a parents and sister. Currently, she is a Wharton School of Business at the Zone, Chair of Makor, National Campaign 20-year career as a community leader. He Jewish National Fund Campus Fellow and University of Pennsylvania and a degree in Vice President, and Campaign Cabinet credits energy and enthusiasm, as well as is charged with encouraging other Jewish philosophy, politics and economics (PPE) Chair. Fax currently serves as the Vice his love of teaching Judaism and Zionism students at Clark University to explore from Oxford University. He co-authored President of Israel Action and is the to students of all ages, as his motivation. travel opportunities to Israel. Davidoff has with Natan Sharansky the bestselling primary speaker for JNF’s Positively Israel Buchholz has a bachelor’s degree in traveled to Israel three times in the last book, The Case For Democracy: The Power campaign, speaking on college campuses psychology, completed the JCCA Merrin two years, and will be visiting again in of Freedom to Overcome Tyranny and about how Israel makes the world a better Teen Professional Program working with December as a JNF Campus Fellow. She is Terror, which has been translated into 10 place. He is a partner at a Maryland-based Jewish teens, and is a graduate of the the President of the Clark University Hillel, languages. From 2005-2008, Dermer firm, has co-authored two textbooks on Jewish Leadership Institute in Israel. and upon graduation, she intends to served as Israel's Minister of Economic civil discovery, writes a column for the pursue a career with a nonprofit Jewish Affairs in the United States and then as American Bar Association, and taught as Mayor Ruvik Danilovich service organization. Senior Advisor to Prime Minister Benjamin an Adjunct Professor of Law at the Ruvik Danilovich is Netanyahu from 2009-2013. He and his University of Baltimore from 2010-2015. Mayor of Be'er Sheva, Benji Davis wife Rhoda have five children. Israel’s fastest growing Dr. Alan Fisher city and often referred Benji Davis is the Israel Emma Dunn to as the “capital of the Program Manager for Dr. Alan Fisher is JNF’s Negev.” Born, raised, Nefesh B’Nefesh. During Emma Dunn is a senior Co-Assistant Vice and educated in Be’er his time in college, Davis from Hudson, WI President, College Sheva, Danilovich’s leadership and spent a semester living studying political Activists and an strategic planning has boosted local in Sderot giving tours of science and accelerator physicist at investment, transforming the city into a the city, volunteering at communication studies SLAC National high-tech hub and cyber leader, resulting a local school, and blogging about his at the University of Accelerator Laboratory in increased employment and better experiences. As part of his IDF service in the Minnesota-Twin Cities. at Stanford University, where he funding for education, entertainment, Draft Office, he founded a new subsector She is also pursuing an accelerated specializes in instrumentation for particle environmental quality, the arts, and aiding immigrants and lone soldiers with master’s in public policy at the Humphrey accelerators. He has collaborated with the tourism. Working with Jewish National their enlistment and placement. Upon his School of Public Affairs. Dunn participated CERN lab in Geneva, Switzerland, and the Fund, Ben Gurion University, and the release, Davis joined Nefesh B’Nefesh to in the 2016 Caravan for Democracy Helmholtz lab in Dresden, Germany. He is a government, he has made open spaces expand the Lone Soldier Program. He is program and has been involved with past President of Congregation Beth Jacob into new parks and recreation centers, is active in community building for olim and pro-Israel and Jewish community work on in Redwood City, CA and a member of adding a new hospital and college campus Israelis, and is a founder of the Tel Aviv campus. She is currently serving as the AIPAC’s National Council. Dr. Fisher and his to the city, created thousands of new Moishe House and the Tel Aviv Egal Minyan. student government representative for wife, Dr. Barbara Sommer, are past housing units, and renovated Minnesota Hillel. Co-Presidents of JNF’s Northern California infrastructure and neighborhoods to Region and serve on the Arava Task Force. accommodate population growth. Fisher found his Israel connection as a teen when he spent a summer traveling in Israel and working on a kibbutz.

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Lauren France Jamie Gangel Tamar Gil Rabbi Efrem Goldberg Lauren France is the Tamar Gil is the Director Jamie Gangel is an Efrem Goldberg is the Chair of JNFuture Board of Resource award-winning Senior Rabbi of the Boca of Trustees and a Development for Eretz television journalist. For Raton Synagogue, the Partner at the Katz Ir, where she promotes more than 30 years, she largest Orthodox Watson Group, a community resilience in was the National synagogue in the political fundraising cities in Israel’s north Correspondent for NBC's Southeast United consulting firm. Deeply and south by “Today Show,” and in States. He is involved in passionate about growing the next encouraging civic activism and the 2016, became a Special Correspondent for a number of national organizations and generation of leaders, France served as creation of businesses that have a social CNN. She has interviewed every living projects, and in 2010, Goldberg was Chair of the JNFuture National Board from impact. She has shaped the partnership President and is known for her long format recognized as one of South Florida's Most 2013-2017, after serving as a Chair and a between Eretz Ir, Jewish National Fund, interviews and features. She is married to Influential Jewish Leaders. A renowned founding member of JNFuture’s D.C. and the Lauder Center for Employment, #1 New York Times bestselling author blogger and author, he has been published Chapter from 2011-2012. Under France’s which provides comprehensive career Daniel Silva, and lives in Florida with their in The Times of Israel, Sun Sentinel, and leadership, JNFuture expanded to 22 services, guidance, and resources to twins, Lily and Nicholas. The New York Times. He is a tireless and cities, grew to over 800 members and college alumni and the general Negev forceful advocate for Israel and has been brought over 200 young leaders to Israel population. This partnership aims to Akiva Gersh awarded the Star of David Award from on various JNF-sponsored trips. She has increase employment opportunities and Israel Bonds and the Pillar of the participated in four JNF missions and is a Rabbi Akiva Gersh is a encourage young residents of the Negev to Community and Israel Award by Friends of member of MAKOR, Women for Israel Jewish History and stay in the region. Prior to moving to Be’er the IDF. Goldberg and his wife Yocheved Executive Committee, and on the Task Israel Studies instructor Sheva, Gil completed an extended service have seven children. Force on Disabilities. at Alexander Muss High in the Israeli Air Force as commander of School in Israel air-picture operators. Yishai Goldflam Major General (Ret.) Yoav Galant (AMHSI-JNF). For several years, he Major Riki Golan Yishai Goldflam is JNF’s Major General (Ret.) directed a pluralistic traveling community Major Riki Golan is a Executive Director of Yoav Galant is Israel’s service program for Jewish high school career soldier in the Israel Advocacy and Minister of Construction students called "The Tiyul," a program of Israel Defense Forces. Education Department. and Housing. A 35-year the 92nd Street Y in New York. Gersh also Born with a disability, He has been working in veteran in the IDF, taught in Hebrew and day schools, led Golan is also a volunteer the field of Jewish and Galant served in key workshops for the Coalition for the and spokesperson with Israel Education for roles as Military Advancement of Jewish Education on Jewish National Fund almost two decades and was an emissary Secretary to Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, Jewish Environmental Ethics, and partner Special in Uniform, where she and Program Director at the Education and Commander of the Southern published "L'avdah U' L'Shamra," a dedicates her time to raise awareness for Department of the Jewish Agency for Israel, Command. A former executive of an oil and pamphlet on Jewish obligations to protect soldiers with disabilities and special needs where he developed and implemented natural gas exploration company, Galant the environment. He has served as a in the IDF. Crediting her father as her Israel/Zionism educational programs for all serves on numerous boards, including scholar in residence for AMHSI-JNF greatest influence, Golan overcame ages in Jewish and non-Jewish JNF-partner HaShomer HaChadash. As a Shabbatonim and conducted workshops obstacles and challenges to achieve her communities in every English speaking member of the Housing Cabinet, he also on Jewish music and spirituality. dream of serving her country long before a country in the world. Before working for sits on ministerial committees, including program like Special in Uniform existed. A JNF, he was the Director of the Israel Immigration and Absorption, and ranking and highly respected officer in the Division at the Committee for Accuracy in Development of the Negev and the Galilee. IDF for over 20 years, Golan was featured Middle East Reporting in America Galant has a bachelor’s degree from Haifa in JNF’s summer 2017 B’Yachad magazine. (CAMERA). Goldflam is also a filmmaker and University and a graduate business degree worked in the Israeli TV industry. from Harvard University.

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Bruce K. Gould Brigadier General (Res.) Stephanie Kelman Joanna Landau Stephanie Kelman Bruce K. Gould is JNF’s Bentzi Gruber Joanna Landau is the oversees global product President-Elect and Vice founder and CEO of Vibe Brigadier General (Res.) creation for kids President, Campaign. He Israel, a Tel Aviv-based Bentzi Gruber is Vice apparel at Nike, Inc. has been a leader and high-tech company Commander of Division Following a strong steadfast supporter of designed to change the 252, an armored family lineage of JNF JNF and its mission for way people think and division of 20,000 leaders, she is almost 25 years. He is a feel about Israel. At age reserve soldiers, and an passionate about growing the future recipient of the Tree of Life™ Award and a five, Landau and her family made aliyah authority on ethics for leaders of JNF. Kelman is inspiring future member of the Boruchin Committee. He has from the UK, and following her army the IDF. He lectures weekly on ethics, generations to actively ensure Israel’s served in many capacities, including JNF service in the IDF as a paramedic, she social responsibility and leadership to IDF existence and not take the Jewish Florida Zone President, National Major Gifts studied law at Cambridge University and commanders and officers across Israel. homeland for granted. She is the founder Chairman, Vice President of Zones and later received her MBA from the Gruber also founded two nonprofits, of JNFuture’s Arizona chapter, where she Regions, and Assistant Treasurer. He Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya. Landau is “Ethics in the Field” and “Chesed in the spearheaded the creation of JNFuture created the Gould Legacy Society to help a member of the International Education Field,” as part of his ongoing mission to Shabbat in the Desert. In 2017, she ensure a permanent endowment for JNF, Committee of Taglit-Birthright and a instill community and social responsibility chaired the Young Leadership track of the and dedicated the Bruce K. Gould governor of Tel Aviv University. In 2017, she in the hearts of all IDF soldiers. He is an 50th Anniversary of the Reunification of Amphitheater and Commemoration Hall at was listed by Forbes Israel as one of the accomplished entrepreneur and has Jerusalem Mission. Kelman has served as Ammunition Hill as part of the centerpiece “50 Most Influential Women in Israel.” established internet startups, developed Vice Chair of JNFuture’s National Board of JNF’s initiative to preserve Israel’s real estate, and initiated biotech research. and JNFuture Chair for the 2016 and 2017 historic sites. Ronald S. Lauder Gruber’s work enables individuals around National Conferences and is a member of the world to understand the IDF’s deep Mayor Gabriel Groisman the Nefesh B’Nefesh Task Force. Ronald S. Lauder is JNF’s commitment to Israel’s core values. Chairman Emeritus, an Gabriel Groisman is Miri Kornfeld International Mayor of the City of Bal Lior Haiat businessman and Miri Kornfeld is the Harbour, Florida as well philanthropist, the Lior Haiat is Israel’s Executive Director of as a lawyer, writer, and former U.S. Ambassador Consul General to High School Affairs in speaker actively to Austria, and current Alabama, Mississippi, North America for involved in the Jewish President of the World Jewish Congress. He Florida, and Puerto Rico. StandWithUs. She is community. He wrote established The Ronald S. Lauder Prior to his posting in originally from Denver, and passed the nation’s first municipal Foundation, which focuses on Jewish February 2016, Haiat CO and immediately anti-BDS ordinance, and has spoken at education and community outreach served in several found her passion for promoting Israel on conferences at the UN to discuss his programs. Before taking on his current role, diplomatic posts, including Department college campuses when she began efforts fighting the BDS movement. Lauder served as President of JNF for a Director of Mexico, Central America, and attending UCLA. Her involvement in Israel Groisman has published columns and decade and then as Chairman of the Board. the Caribbean Islands at the Ministry of advocacy remained her top priority, and blogs in the Huffington Post, The Times of Under his leadership, JNF gained a 4-star Foreign Affairs; Spokesperson and Public she became the president of Bruins for Israel, and The Tower, and has been a rating from Charity Navigator and earned Diplomacy Officer at the Embassy of Israel Israel, UCLA's pro-Israel organization, in guest on national TV and radio discussing the Better Business Bureau seal of to Spain; and Spokesperson and Cultural her senior year. Kornfeld focuses on Israel and anti-Semitism. He is a approval. He is a recipient of the Tree of Attaché at the Embassy of Israel to promoting education about Israel to high shareholder at the Miami law firm of Life™ Award, branded JNF as a world leader Argentina. Haiat has a master’s degree in school students, providing them with the Coffey Burlington, representing clients in in water conservation, and put Blueprint public policy from the Hebrew University of support and tools needed to become international commercial affairs. Negev on the map. Jerusalem and a bachelor’s degree in leaders and advocates on campus and in economics and communications from Tel their communities. Aviv University. He speaks Hebrew, Spanish, Portuguese, and English.

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Aharon Ariel Lavi Robert B. Levine Nir Lerman Dr. Guy Mayer Aharon Ariel Lavi is a Robert B. Levine is JNF’s Nir Lerman is Program Dr. Guy Mayer is an social entrepreneur and Vice President, Director at the Israeli- American-born Israeli community Education. He is a senior American Council (IAC) physician who grew up development partner at the New York in Florida. Born and in the Bronx and professional. As founder City accounting firm raised in Israel, Lerman Westchester, NY, of the Garin Shuva—an Levine Schaeffer Fink & moved to Miami, FL for a graduated from Yeshiva eco-mission-driven Moss, P.C., and has a position as the Israeli University, and later the community near the Gaza border—and the personal law practice as well. Levine has House Director for the Consulate General of Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Mayer’s co-founder of the National Council of served as President of his synagogue, as Israel to Florida and Puerto Rico. In this dream of making aliyah began after his first Intentional Communities (MAKOM) a Chairman of the Board of the American capacity, he worked closely with the Israeli trip to Israel in 1980, and he finally realized Jewish National Fund partner, Lavi has Zionist Movement, and Treasurer of Mercaz. community and was responsible for it through Nefesh B’Nefesh with his wife contributed to the development of Involved with JNF since 1968, he has held a developing programs and events. While at and four children in 2003. Mayer has served numerous networks that strengthen number of leadership positions including the Consulate, Lerman discovered his in the IDF as a physician and with Maccabi Jewish community life in Israel and in the National Treasurer, Vice President of passion for community engagement and Healthcare. He is married to Vera, a Diaspora. In addition, Lavi also founded a Campaign, and has chaired the Budget & further developing and building Israeli physical therapist, and they have since had JCC in the Negev and has written Finance, Labor Relations, and Missions identity, which is what brought him to his another three children, all born in Israel. extensively about Judaism, economics, Committees. As a mission leader, he has current position at the IAC. Mayer’s father, Marvin, a Holocaust social justice, and environmentalism. brought over 650 individuals to Israel to see survivor, also made aliyah, and will the country through JNF’s eyes. Levine was Dr. Sol Lizerbram celebrate his 92nd birthday in February. Jeffrey E. Levine the recipient of JNF’s 2010 Gould Legacy Dr. Sol Lizerbram is the Society Heritage Award. Valeria Michanie Jeffrey E. Levine is the current President of immediate past Mayor Josh Levy Jewish National Fund as Valeria Michanie is the President of Jewish well as the Chairman Director of the Early National Fund and Josh Levy is the Mayor and co-founder of Childhood Center and Chairman of Levine of Hollywood, FL and Health Fusion®, Inc., an Religious School of Builders, a company began his public service internet-based Temple Israel of Greater that, along with its career over 18 years electronic medical record and healthcare Miami. Raised in development affiliate Douglaston ago as a law clerk in the transaction company. He is the recipient of Argentina and fluent in Development, has successfully built, City of Hollywood City a California State Resolution in recognition Spanish, English, and Hebrew, Michanie renovated, or rehabilitated thousands of Attorney’s Office. Levy of his contribution to healthcare. He was always wanted to become an educator. residential units and millions of square feet attended the University of Florida and also named 1996 Entrepreneur of the Year With a bachelor’s degree in education and a of commercial space. In addition to serving earned a bachelor’s degree in political in the healthcare industry by NASDAQ/ master’s degree in Jewish education, she on numerous industry wide-organizations, science, and went on to earn his law Ernst & Young. He was health advisor to spent 20 years as an early childhood Levine is currently a board member of the degree from Nova Southeastern University California Governor Edmund G. (Jerry) teacher in Israel and in Argentina. In 2009, JCRC of New York, has served as President in 2000. Prior to his election as mayor in Brown, Jr.; a member of the advisory she and her family moved to Miami, where of JNF’s NY Board, has been a longtime 2016, Levy was a practicing attorney at a committee for the California State she continues her work in education at member of JNF’s National Board of law firm before opening a law office of his Insurance Commissioner; Medical Director Temple Israel of Greater Miami. Specializing Directors, and was Co-Chair of the Building own. During his time as law clerk for the of The Prudential Insurance Company, San in early childhood education, Michanie has Modernization Committee. In 2017, he city, Levy assisted with setting the legal Diego; a Trustee of the University of written an innovative curriculum and received the prestigious Theodor Herzl framework for major city projects. California, San Diego; and a Trustee of the designed teaching tools for educators. Leadership Award in recognition of his U.S. Olympic Committee. dedication to the land and people of Israel.

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Eric Michaelson Nicole Palatchi Russell F. Robinson Tal Shaked Eric Michaelson serves Nicole Palatchi of Russell F. Robinson has Tal Shaked is the as Jewish National Cincinnati, OH attended been the CEO of Jewish Education Emissary for Fund’s Chief Israel Officer Alexander Muss High National Fund for nearly Keren Kayemeth in charge of developing School in Israel two decades and has LeIsrael-Jewish National partner relationships for (AMHSI-JNF) not succeeded in making Fund (KKL-JNF) in JNF in Israel and knowing what to JNF one of the top-rated California, where she overseas, managing all expect. What she got charities in the U.S., and works closely with local Israeli operations, and supervising were classes taught at a college level, and the leading organization for the land and schools, synagogues and colleges. In Israel, coordination between JNF’s 30+ partner experiential classes traveling with other people of Israel. For this work, he has been she was the founder and head of the first organizations and professional staff. students around Israel to learn about a featured on the Jerusalem Post’s list of secular yeshiva, Bina, and was a leader of Michaelson is the former Executive Vice subject where it occurred. Her classes and “50 Influential Jews” for consecutive years Israel’s Jewish pluralism movement, President of Nefesh B’Nefesh, where he was experiences helped prepare her for Ohio and highlighted in the bestselling book, working closely with the minister of responsible for bringing thousands of new State University and to live independently, The 24-Hour Turnaround: How Amazing education to promote Jewish pluralism in olim to Israel, supervising budgets and staff, all the while connecting with Jewish youth Entrepreneurs Succeed in Tough Times. Israel. Prior to joining KKL-JNF, Shaked was and bringing government and private from around the U.S. She rediscovered her Robinson continues to travel to Israel a prosecutor specializing in criminal law. organizations together to help olim integrate. Jewish identity, expanded her knowledge monthly to ensure that the organization’s He is also a major in reserve in the Israel of Judaism and Jewish history, and grew mission is more relevant today than ever Steven Shalowitz Defense Forces Intelligence Corps, where he as a community leader. before, as he oversees Jewish National Steven Shalowitz is the previously served as Operations Officer and Fund’s precedent-setting One Billion Dollar host of JNF’s podcast, Liaison to the Palestinian Authority and Ido Reichman-Eiskovits Roadmap for the Next Decade. “IsraelCast.” He has neighboring countries. Ido Reichman-Eisikovits Hannah Rothbard worked for a major Charlene Niku is the JNF-Green international advertising Horizons Liaison. He Hannah Rothbard of agency in Beijing, Charlene Niku was born works to cultivate Weston, FL had a Shanghai, Guangzhou, and raised in Los leadership in thousands life-changing Hong Kong, Ho Chi Minh City, Singapore, Angeles, CA and is of Israeli youth, experience as a result of and New York City. While producing and currently a junior at Cal educating them about attending the Alexander hosting a radio show in Singapore, he Poly, San Luis Obispo. their country’s rich history, Zionist values, Muss High School in conceived the idea for "The One Way Ticket She has always held a environmental advancements, and Israel (AMHSI-JNF), Show" podcast, which he launched after special place for Israel wide-ranging accomplishments in so many stating that it deepened her sense of moving to New York. An exhibited in her heart. Among other trips to Israel, fields. A decorated military hero, connection to Israel and Judaism thanks to photographer with a penchant for travel to when Niku was in 10th grade, she attended Reichman-Eisikovits formerly served as an the school’s curriculum and pluralistic rogue nations, Steven’s adventures have Alexander Muss High School in Israel IDF-appointed advisor to Peru’s military, as atmosphere that provides students an taken him to North Korea, Libya, Iran , (AMHSI-JNF) for a semester and Vice Chairman of the National Union of opportunity to explore traditions at a level Burundi, Syria, and Sudan. He is a member participated in the JNF’s Alternative Winter Israeli Students, and as the CEO of Alhon they choose. AMHSI –JNF showed of JNF’s NY Board, JNF's Social Media Break program in Israel last December. Holdings, an advertising agency. Today he Rothbard how to support Israel through Committee, and is a member of the Alumni Niku is continuing her passion as a JNF lives with his wife and daughter in Kfar various means, such as fundraising for Board of Governors of Washington Campus Fellow by planning Positively Saba, and continues to serve as a Major in Save a Child’s Heart and by selling her University in St. Louis. Israel events on her campus and the IDF reserves. artwork through her project, Art and encouraging students and professors to Design. Thanks to AMHSI-JNF, Rothbard participate on trips to Israel. feels that she has grown as an individual and been inspired to demonstrate more leadership and responsibility.

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Scott Shay Rabbi Leor Sinai Edan Tamler Dr. Omer Tsimhoni Scott Shay has served as Rabbi Leor Sinai is the Edan Tamler is a singer, Dr. Omer Tsimhoni is an Chairman of the Board of Co-CEO of Alexander songwriter, and Innovation Leader for Directors of Signature Muss High School in musician who made Connected Vehicle, Bank since its inception. Israel (AMHSI-JNF), aliyah from the U.S. in Infotainment, and He has also served as a where he began his 2012 through Nefesh Human Machine Director of Signature tenure in 2013. He is B’Nefesh. He currently Interface at General Securities Group and as originally from New York serves in the Israeli Motors where he Chairman of the Board since December and made aliyah with his family in 2011. army as the lead singer of the IDF oversees advanced technology work in 2006. Shay has been Managing Director of Ordained in 2009 at The Jewish Orchestra. Emigrating to Israel was a these areas. An inventor and author, he has Ranieri & Co., Inc. and a partner of Hyperion Theological Seminary, Rabbi Sinai works life-changing experience that impacted over 20 patents and has written over 30 Partners since 1988. Previously, with passionately to build networks of Jews him and his music. Tamler was a journal articles and more than 40 Salomon Brothers, Inc., he was the Director worldwide with Israel at their center. contestant in the first season of X-Factor conference papers. Tsimhoni’s research of Bank Hapoalim BM, the former parent AMHSI-JNF’s mission is to promote, build, Israel and was signed by his X-Factor interests include transportation human company of Signature Bank. and strengthen life-long bonds between mentor, Ivri Lider, to produce his first factors, speech interfaces, adaptive youth and Israel through the study of the album. He considers his most meaningful interfaces, computational cognitive Daniel Silva history and culture of Israel. AMHSI-JNF is role to be using his song and music to help modeling of driving, driving safety, an important contributor to the leadership heal those who have lost loved ones automotive head up displays, and Daniel Silva is the award and educational fabric of the North through war and terror. He also volunteers automotive night-vision systems. winning, #1 New York American Jewish community and boasts his time entertaining children with cancer Times bestselling author more than 22,000 alumni. at Tel HaShomer Hospital. Chloé Valdary of 20 novels. His books have been translated Tremayne Smith Chloé Valdary is a into more than 30 Rabbi Joseph Telushkin content producer and languages and are Tremayne Smith is the spokesperson for bestsellers around the world. Best known Special Assistant to Rabbi Joseph Telushkin Jerusalem U, a for his hugely popular series about the Congressman G.K. is a lecturer and film-based education legendary spy and art restorer, Gabriel Butterfield of North bestselling author of program about Israel Allon, his most recent books, The Black Carolina. He first more than 15 books, and Zionism. She is an Widow and House of Spies, were runaway became involved with including volumes about active pro-Israel voice on campuses bestsellers. Silva recently surprised fans Israel advocacy as an Jewish ethics and throughout the U.S., where she engages with the exciting news that the Gabriel Allon AIPAC delegate while serving as student literacy that have made students to bring new perspectives on books are being developed by MGM for a body president at George Washington the New York Times bestseller list. His book Zionism and Israel’s right to self- television series. He lives in Florida with his University. As a graduate student, Smith Jewish Literacy: The Most Important Things determination. Valdary previously served wife, CNN Special Correspondent Jamie attended JNF’s selective Caravan for to Know About the Jewish Religion, Its as a Tikvah Fellow at the Wall Street Gangel, and their twins, Lily and Nicholas. Democracy Student Leadership Mission, People and Its History, is the most widely Journal under Pulitzer Prize-winner Bret which takes non-Jewish student leaders selling book on Judaism in the past Stephens and has published op-eds in across Israel on a 10-day mission. Upon his twenty-five years, and his book Words that various prestigious outlets, including The return, he helped defeat a proposal at his Hurt, Words that Heal inspired Sen. Joe Jerusalem Post, The Daily Beast, university to support the anti-Israel BDS Lieberman and Sen. Connie Mack to Huffington Post, The Times of Israel, and movement. Smith was recently named a introduce a Senate resolution to establish a more. One of Algemeiner’s top 100 people “40 under 40” by East Carolina University. “National Speak No Evil Day” throughout the positively affecting Jewish life today, U.S. He has been named by Talk Magazine as Valdary is a leading voice on bringing one of the 50 best speakers in the U.S. Zionism to Millennials and to the African- American community.

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Rabbi Stuart Weinblatt Peter Yarrow Ziv Zusman Rabbi Stuart Weinblatt Peter Yarrow is a singer, Ziv Zusman is a is extremely active in songwriter, and activist. 12-year-old, seventh- the Jewish community, Most remember him as grade student at having founded one of the founding Midtown International Congregation B’nai members of the folk School from Atlanta, GA Tzedek in Potomac, MD, singing group, Peter, and the founder of a conservative Paul and Mary. He and Jewish National Fund’s synagogue of nearly 650 families. He is his fellow group members, Mary Travers Sababa Society, a new society for teens also president of the Rabbinic Cabinet of and Noel Peter Stookey, were on stage with and tweens. Zusman’s passion for Israel the Jewish Federations of North America, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. at his historic and his dream of growing the next and has served as Director of Israel Policy March on Washington and marched with generation of Jewish National Fund and Advocacy for the Rabbinical Assembly. him in Selma, AL, as well. In 2000, to supporters has been integral in his desire He is also head of the Jewish National combat school bullying, Yarrow founded to start a society specially tailored for Fund’s Rabbis for Israel. In addition, he has Operation Respect, a nonprofit organization children ages 10-14. To Zusman, the served as President of the Washington that brings a curriculum of tolerance and Sababa Society will not only connect teens Board of Rabbis, twice chaired the National respect for each other’s differences to and tweens to Israel and JNF, it will also Convention of the Rabbinical Assembly, children in schools and camps. Since its allow them to experience Israel and have and has been an adjunct professor at founding, Operation Respect has reached their lives positively impacted just as his Wesley Theological Seminary in many educational leaders and more than as been. In his spare time, he enjoys Washington, D.C. 10 million children worldwide. reading, acting, and building wooden craft items at school. Ronald Werner Yoel Zilberman Ronald Werner is JNF’s Yoel Zilberman is the Assistant Secretary and Founder and CEO of President and Co- Jewish National Fund Founder of HW Home, partner HaShomer Inc., a Colorado-based HaChadash. He has home furnishings cultivated a network of retailer and design over 38,500 volunteers source. He grew up in the Chicago suburbs providing agricultural assistance and and now calls Denver home. Prior to safeguarding farms and ranches at 70 forming HW Home in 1998, Werner was a locations across the Negev and Galilee. Senior Vice President of Investments with Under Zilberman’s leadership, the Smith Barney. He serves on various boards organization has formed partnerships with including Alexander Muss High School in local municipalities and authorities in Israel (which he attended in 1982) where protecting over 191,000 acres of at-risk he serves as Vice President and Chair of land from theft, vandalism, and eventual the Sales & Marketing Committee. Werner abandonment. By connecting volunteers to is Co-Chair of JNF’s Nefesh B’Nefesh Task the land of Israel through education and Force, served as President for the social action, Zilberman has helped foster Mountain States Region from 2014-2016, a more just, caring, and mutually and now is the region’s Chairman. responsible society.

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