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(L-R) Ed Blank (World Chairman’s Council); Russell Robinson, JNF CEO; and Marta Gucovsky at the JNF-OR Movement Broadway Sensation, co-sponsored by JNF, OR Movement and the American Israel Cultural Foundation.
(L-R) Bob Friedland (World Chairman’s Council); Ido Aharoni, Consul General of Israel in New York; and Russell Robinson, JNF CEO at the JNF-OR Movement Broadway Sensation.
(L-R) Congresswoman Nita Lowey accepted a tree certificate from Sheila Friedland (World Chairman’s Council). Representative Lowey spoke at the Westchester JNF board meeting.
(L-R) Jerry Berko (Century Club Member); Harold Cohen, JNF COO; and Sid Banon (Century Club) at the annual GNY breakfast.
(L-R) Arthur Adler and Adrienne Cooper (President’s Council) hosted the Consul General Reception with guest Ido Aharoni, Consul General of Israel in New York.
(L-R) Ido Aharoni, Consul General of Israel in New York, and Laureine Greenbaum (World Chairman’s Council, Circle of Sapphire member and incoming President of the New York Regional Board). Greenbaum gave an informative overview of the JNF Parsons Water Fund and the pressing need to help alleviate Israel’s severe water crisis.
(L-R) Robert Cohan (New England President); Richard Noone (President’s Council, Co-Chair, Board Member); inventor Dean Kamen; National Campaign Director Sharon Freedman; and Paul Garrido (Herzl Society) at a BNY Mellon Wealth Management reception.
(L-R) Sara Hefez, New England Regional Director; Jeffrey Davis (Chairman of the Board, Century Club, President’s Council); Lawrence Cohen (New England President, President’s Council); Michael Blank (Makor, Century Club, President’s Council); Sharon Freedman, National Campaign Director; and Robert Cohan (Boston President, Herzl Society) honored incoming Boston President Michael Blank.
Judy and Bud Levin (World Chairman’s Council) took a break from dancing to the hits of the Righteous Brothers’ Bill Medley at the Tree of Life™ gala dinner.
(L-R) Tom Morgan (Herzl Society, Board Member); JNF CEO Russell Robinson; Alyse Golden Berkley (Circle of Sapphire, Board Member); and Larry Russ (Century Club, JNF Board President) gathered together at the Tree of Life™ dinner to raise money for the Be’er Sheva Amphitheater.
New England Zone
(L-R) President’s Council members Yvette and Maurice Bendahan with Judy Feig at the Planned Giving Alliance Bernstein Cocktail Reception. Proceeds from the evening supported JNF’s vital water projects in Israel.
(L-R) Emily Golden (Sapphire Society); Marta Gucovsky; and Ed Blank (World Chairman’s Council) at the Planned Giving Alliance Bernstein Cocktail Reception, where guests learned about JNF’s Planned Giving opportunities.
(L-R) Jeffrey Davis (Chairman of the Board, Century Club); Steve Grossman, Massachusetts Treasurer; Todd Patkin (World Chairman’s Council); Michael Blank, incoming Boston President (Makor, Century Club); Sharon Freedman, National Campaign Director; and Lawrence Cohen (Boston President, Century Club).
Los Angeles Zone
(Back row, L-R) Jim Levine; Capital District President Ken Segel (Century Club, President’s Council); (Front row, L-R) Jane Golub (President’s Council); Nancie Segel (Century Club, Sapphire Society); Susan Farber, Micki Massry, Karen Hausler, Mike Scher, Regional Director Sara Hefez and Evy Farbstein attended the 2nd annual Susan Shpeen Memorial Walk for Water hosted by the Capital District Board of Directors.
(L-R) Jim Elkind (Century Club) and Rachel Goldstein (Century Club, Sapphire Society) received a plaque honoring them for their dedication from National Campaign Director Sharon Freedman and Senior Campaign Executive Deborah Budd after hearing from Ellen Reisel, co-founder and managing director of Grofit Therapeutic Riding Center.
Past President Tony Rubin (Century Club) and wife Linda Rubin (Century Club, Sapphire Society) at the Tree of Life™ gala dinner.