CASE FOR GIVING

Birthright Israel participants return with a deeper understanding of Israel and its people, and feel motivated to share their experiences with their peers. They are empowered to stand up for Israel, be proud of their Jewish heritage and encourage others to do so as well.

Birthright Israel impacts young Jewish adults during the most transformative times in their lives. For many participants, Birthright Israel is a journey of self-discovery that provides clarity and meaning in ways they did not expect.

WHY

Now?

Our founders created Birthright Israel in 1999 with the goal of sending every young Jewish person on a life-changing journey that would strengthen their bond with Israel and the Jewish community. While we have achieved great success to date, there is much work to be done to reach this monumental goal and ensure Birthright Israel is available for generations to come.

Birthright Israel currently sends 45,000+ participants to Israel each year, but that is just a tiny fraction of the estimated 1.6 million Jewish children under the age of 18 who will soon age into the Birthright Israel cohort.

By supporting Birthright Israel Foundation, you are imparting the importance of the State of Israel to a generation that has grown up without the knowledge of a world without a Jewish homeland.

Now more than ever, it is important that we sustain the Birthright Israel program so young Jews, present and future, can experience the same transformational journeys.

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Joshua Nash Chair Laurie Blitzer Vice-Chair Joe Gutman Al Levitt Sander Levy Treasurer Daniel S. Och Ex-Officio Stephen M. Siderow Thomas D. Stern BOARD MEMBERS

Madlyn Abramson Sara Aronson Charles R. Bronfman Mark Charendoff Joel Citron David Engel

Ex-Officio Shawn Evenhaim Susie Gelman Chair Emeritus Rachel Cohen Gerrol Marjorie Honickman Michael Jesselson

Arlene Kaufman Lori Komisar David Koonin Michael A. Leven Judith A. Levy David Mamet Marlene Post Secretary J. Phillip Rosen Douglas M. Ross Michael J. Sacks Jeanie Schottenstein Jenna Segal Wendy Gould Shenfeld Jane F. Sherman Remy Roizen Weinstein Jane F. Wilf DIRECTORS EMERITI

Edgar M. Bronfman z”l Lynn Schusterman Michael H. Steinhardt

PROFESSIONAL TEAM

Paul Cherrin Roxana Chiriac Stacy Cruz Anisa Dema-Pohja Heather Franzman Ilana Fromm Deborah Fuld Ruvym Gilman Perri Ginsberg Alexander Groag Sean Hallerud Amy Handman Dawn Harvey Jennifer Hillel Laura Kassen Adina Kissner Elizabeth Klein Sara Klein

Talia Lautman Caryn Lazaroff Marissa Levey Rachel Lowenstein Evan Majzner Marina Markina Elisheva Massel Steven Mendes Jenna Neulander Stuart Newberg

LEADERSHIP TEAM

Margot Atlas Regional Director of Northeast Region Jonathan Boiskin Cheif Development Officer Susan Brent Miller Regional Director of Midwest Region Jenna Corman Mandel Director of Campaign Operations Pamela Fertel Weinstein Director of Communications David Fisher President Ruvym Gilman Director of Legal Affairs & Business Operations Jenn Goldstone Chief Operating Officer Irit Gross Chief of Staff Shira Hutt Vice President of Institutional Giving Carole-Ann Levine Regional Director of Southeast Region Art Paikowsky Regional Director of West Region Sarah Raful Whinston Director of Talent Development S. David Shapiro Chief Financial Officer

David Ochs Judy Secunda Richard Skeen Margaux Streep Samona Sufian Jason Thompson Ben Wan Gabrielle Weinblatt Jessica Yonaton Rachel Zolna

Jackie Soleimani Director of Board Relations Izzy Tapoohi President & CEO* Zhe Yang Vice President of Information Technology Serena Young National Director of Leadership & Engagment

ATLANTA Eliot Arnovitz Jeremy Becker Steve Berman George Birnbaum Lois Blonder Bennie Cohen Claire D’Agostino Ann Davis Ron Eichel Larry Frank Sherry Frank Viki Freeman Nancy Galanti Russel Gottschalk Adrian M. Grant Lisa Greenberg Barry Hyman Hadara Ishak David Koonin Cathy Selig Kuranoff Jonathan Leven Shawn Leven Michelle Leven Andrew Levin Abe Levine Bernard Marcus** Harry Maziar Larry Miller Matthew Oppenheimer Lynn Oves Beth Paradies Aviva Postelnik Eyal Postelnik Daniel Regenstein Doug Ross* Marc Salzberg Michelle Simon David Skid Allen Soden Kelly Stewart Lynda Walker Jesse Wellner

BAY AREA Valli Benesch Julie Chaiken Steve Fayne Don Friend Nancy Grand** Stephen Grand** Oded Hermoni Russ Holdstein Susan Holdstein Yasmin Lukatz Brian Lurie Jessica Minkoff Michelle Tandler Robert Tandler Howard Zack*

BOSTON Sara Aronson Debbie Cable* Gregg Darish Mark Friedman Jill Goldenberg Larry Goodman Dan Guttell Jason Leivenberg Marc Lowenthal Judith Levy+ Roberta Menzin Adam Newman Dimitry Neyshtadt Suzanne Priebatsch Jill Roberts Jonathan M. Sandler Sharon Shane Anne Sternlicht

LONG ISLAND Barbara Cooper Steven Cooper Ned Dorman Jonathon Held Susan Held Mindy Horowitz Freddi Kadden Michael Lax Jahn Levin Sabrina Levin Patricia Loeb Larry Magid Millie Magid David Pelton Rebecca Schaja Morty Schaja Susie Schulman Lee Schulman Wendy Shenfeld Steven Shenfeld Barry Swidler* Carol Swidler

LOS ANGELES Nancy Beiser Scott Beiser Betsy Berger Dahlia Bilger Arthur Bilger George Bukhin Helgard Field Irwin S. Field Jodie Fishman* Steven Fishman* Marjorie Gross Robert Gross Michael Halpern Marsha Jacks Corie Koss Michael Koss Aaron Leff Robert Meth Adam Milstein Gila Milstein Farshad More Arline Pepp Buddy Pepp Jay Sanderson Michael Scott Carrie Scott Auna Simon Joel Simon

MIAMI Sharon Socol* Howard Socol* Beth Adler Les Adler Evelyn Drezner Behar Joe Victor Behar Nancy Luria Cohen Rav Daniel Hadar Judith Rohatiner Stuart Rohatiner Elena Salomon Sheree Savar David Schaecter

MIDWEST Lynn Abrams Michael Anisfeld Bradley Bell Chuck Cohen Justin Cooper Jeff Finkelstein Loren Frieder Joe Gutman Paula Harris Lital Hasak Gordon Hecker Lori Komisar*