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(L-R) Jackie and Jerry Rosenwaser (Century Council) with JNF Israel Operations Development Officer Ariel Kotler at the dedication of their fire truck in Israel.
(L-R) Tree of Life™ Dinner Chairs Dr. Howard Freedberg (President’s Society) and Marcia Rubin (Sapphire Society), Chicago Board President Scott Gendell (Century Council, President’s Society), and Dinner Chair Dan Cohan (Century Council, President’s Society) at the Chicago Tree of Life™ Dinner.
(L-R) Honorees Steve and Penni Weinberg (Century Council) with dinner co-chair and Northern Ohio President Emeritus Chuck (L-R) Guest speaker Ken Segel (Negev Whitehill (Century Council, President’s Society, Century Council), Assistant VP of Society) at the Northern Ohio Tree of Life™ Women for Israel Nina Paul (Century Council, Award Dinner. Negev Society, Circle of Sapphire), Southern Ohio and Kentucky Board President Ron Solomon, David Gershuny (Herzl Society), and Aimee Guttman (Circle of Sapphire) at a Southern Ohio and Kentucky Board meeting.
(L-R standing) Chicago Board President Scott Gendell (Century Council, President’s Society), Dinner Chairs Marcia Rubin (Sapphire Society) and Dr. Howard Freedberg (President’s Society), with Leonard Sherman (President’s Society), who was recognized at the Chicago Tree of Life™ Dinner for his years of service to Israel.
(L-R) Southern Ohio and Kentucky Executive Board member David Gershuny (Herzl Society), Joe Hinson, and Southern Ohio and Kentucky Past President Hirsch Wise celebrated Joe’s induction into the Southern Ohio and Kentucky 10 Club.
Janet Abary of Burg Simpson Eldredge Hersh and Jardine PC received the JNF/ Judge Carl B. Rubin Legal Society 6th Annual Attorney of the Year award. (L-R) Louise Roselle of Markovitz, Stock and DeMarco (Sapphire Society), Southern Ohio and Kentucky President Ron Solomon, Janet Abaray, and guest speaker and Middle East Analyst Asaf Romirowsky.
(L-R) Breakfast host Noreen KoppelmanGoldstein (Sapphire Society) with guest speaker and JNF-Halutza Liaison Yedidya Harush at a breakfast at Beechmont Country Club in Cleveland. (L-R) Dan Geller (Herzl Society) with guest speaker and JNF-Halutza Liaison Yedidya Harush at a breakfast at Beechmont Country Club in Cleveland.
Northeast
30 JNF.org (L-R) Honorees Penni and Steve Weinberg (Century Council) were honored with the Tree of Life™ Award at the Northern Ohio Tree of Life™ Award Dinner.
(L-R) National Campaign Chair Bill Miller (World Chairman’s Council, Negev Society), Gloria Feldman (Century Council, Negev Society), and St. Louis Board President Dan Kweskin (Herzl Society) joined together in St. Louis to celebrate Bill Miller becoming the new National Campaign Chair. (L-R) Doctors for Israel National Chair Dr. Hershel Sandberg and wife Dorothy Superstein-Sandberg (President’s Society) at the Doctors for Israel dinner at Tam-OShanter Country Club in West Bloomfield, MI.
(L-R) Central NJ Women for Israel co-chair Barbara Israel Bortniker (Century Council, President’s Society, Circle of Sapphire) and her daughter JNFuture member Shira Bortniker planted trees at the Harvey Hertz-JNF Ceremonial Tree Planting Center at Neot Kedumim while in Israel on the President’s Society Mission. Central NJ Board President and Makor member Mark Rattner (Century Council, President’s Society) threw out the first pitch at the Somerset Patriots’ Jewish Heritage Day sponsored by JNF in Bridgewater, NJ.
(L-R) Dr. Mel Lester (Herzl Society) and Doreen Hermelin at the Doctors for Israel dinner at Tam-O-Shanter Country Club in West Bloomfield, MI. (L-R) Wisconsin Board Co-Chairperson Selma Zeiger (Sapphire Society) presented a Sapphire Society pin to Nina Edelman (Sapphire Society) at the Wisconsin Annual Tribute Banquet.
(L-R) Anna Boni (Sapphire Society), Philadelphia Board President Michael Boni (President’s Society), JNF Chief Executive Officer Russell F. Robinson, and Past Philadelphia Board President and current board member Richard Cohen (Herzl Society) at the Eastern Pennsylvania major donor thank you dessert reception sponsored and hosted by Michael and Kristin Karp. (L-R) JNF Chief Executive Officer Russell F. Robinson, Israeli Idol winner Hagit Yaso, Michael Karp (Century Council, President’s Society), and Kristin Karp (Century Council, President’s Society) at the Eastern Pennsylvania major donor thank you dessert reception sponsored and hosted by the Karps.
(L-R standing) Event co-chairs Al and Barbara Simon, guest speaker Myron Stayman (Century Council, Negev Society), and Wisconsin Director Sidney Rivkin; (L-R seated) Wisconsin Board Co-President Rusti Moffic (Sapphire Society), Wisconsin Board Co-Chairperson Selma Zeiger (Sapphire Society), and Board Co-President Enid Bootzin Berkovits at the 2013 Wisconsin Annual Tribute Banquet.
(L-R) Central NJ Board member Bradley Segal (Century Council, President’s Society), CNJ Executive Director Joel Leibowitz, CNJ Women for Israel co-chair Marci Robinson (Century Council, President’s Society, Sapphire Society), board members Lee Samuelson and Alyssa Russo (Sapphire Society), Orazio Russo, National President Jeffrey E. Levine (World Chairman’s Council, Negev Society), and National Assistant Vice President of Investments and CNJ Board member Joe Korn (Century Council, President’s Society) at the inauguration celebration for Jeffrey E. Levine in New York City.
(L-R) Eastern Pennsylvania Regional Director Marina Furman, Paul Feldman (President’s Society) and Bryna Singer (Sapphire Society) in St. Petersburg, Russia on the President’s Society mission to St. Petersburg and Israel.
(L-R) Pam Benedon (Century Council, Sapphire Society) presented Betsy Fischer (Century Council, Negev Society, Sapphire Society) with her Sapphire Society pin at the Gush Etzion Wine Tasting at the home of Peter and Betsy Fischer in Cherry Hill, NJ. (L-R) Alan and Helene Blumenfeld (Century Council, President’s Society, Sapphire Society) at the Eastern Pennsylvania major donor thank you dessert reception sponsored and hosted by Michael and Kristin Karp in Ambler, PA.
(L-R) National Women for Israel Chair Louise Dabrow (Century Council, Negev Society, Sapphire Society), Betsy Fischer (Century Council, Negev Society, Sapphire Society), Director of Gush Etzion Foundation Shani Simkowitz, Peter Fischer (Century Council, Negev Society), Gush Etzion Mayor Davidi Perel, National Board of Directors member and Makor Chair Bob Benedon (Century Council) and First Vice President National Board of Directors Alan Dabrow (Century Council, Negev Society) at the Gush Etzion Wine Tasting at the home of Peter and Betsy Fischer in Cherry Hill, NJ.