IAC Impact Sep. 2016

IMPACT 2016–17 COMMUNITY FORWARD

TO OUR SUPPORTERS AND COMMUNITY WITH GRATITUDE FOR YOUR GENEROSITY AND ENGAGEMENT

DEAR FRIENDS, We are excited to share this report on the IAC’s growing impact all across the country. Over the past year, we have accomplished much as we fulfill our organization’s bold and ambitious vision.

The IAC has come a long way. In 2007, we became the first organization devoted to engaging Israeli-Americans. As we have become the fastest-growing Jewish organization in the United States, the IAC is continuing to build an engaged and united community that strengthens the Israeli and Jewish identities of our next generations, enriches the American Jewish community, and builds the bond between the peoples of the United States and Israel.

We are showing that the Israeli-American community — which constitutes 10 percent of the American Jewish population — can be employed as a strategic asset for the State of Israel and the Jewish people. Over the past year, we advanced our mission by better integrating our work with the broader American Jewish community, which has enabled us to garner more support for the State of Israel while connecting the next generation to their Israeliness.

ESTABLISHING IAC MERKAZ in partnership with the New Jersey-based Kaplan JCC on the Palisades, which currently serves the largest community of IsraeliAmericans in New Jersey. This center boasts an extensive Hebrew library for children and hosts events and activities that connect the Israeli-American and Jewish American communities.

ADDING TWO NEW, TRANSFORMATIVE PROGRAMS TO OUR ORGANIZATION in order to strengthen the identity of the next generation: IAC Eitanim, which uses project-based learning to teach leadership skills and engage teenagers in Israel advocacy, and IAC Keshet Sfarim, which connects children ages 2-8 to the Hebrew language and Israeli culture.

We are enormously grateful for the significant support we have received from individuals, businesses, foundations, and the Jewish community. This allows us to be the living bridge between the Israeli and American communities while nurturing our next generations and strengthening our ties with the State of Israel.

Thank you for your continued dedication to the IAC. Here’s to another year of extraordinary impact.

As one community, we are teaching our children Hebrew, engaging our students on campus, training new community leaders and activities, celebrating Israel, and organizing the largest-ever Israeli-American conference in history.

Some of our accomplishments include: EXPANDING OUR NETWORK FROM SEVEN TO TEN NATIONAL REGIONS by adding Chicago, Philadelphia, and Seattle offices. This expansion allows us to better serve the dynamic Israeli-American communities across the country.

OPENING THE NEW IAC SHEPHER COMMUNITY CENTER in the San Fernando Valley. This vibrant hub for Jewish life engages and unites the community around issues related to Israel and the Jewish future, and offers programming focused on public diplomacy and advocacy.

Shoham Nicolet

Adam Milstein

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER ISRAELI-AMERICAN COUNCIL

CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD ISRAELI-AMERICAN COUNCIL

Benjamin Netanyahu

Barry Shrage

Ella Weizel

PRIME MINISTER OF ISRAEL

PRESIDENT OF CJP, JEWISH FEDERATION,

IAC EITANIM

GREATER BOSTON

“I appreciate all the work that you do to strengthen the critical alliance between Israel and America.”

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“The future of the Israeli-American Jewish community and of Israel, depends on the connection to the United States of America and American Jewry. We need each other.”

“Not only did I meet a lot of friends there, I learned a lot about how to present Israel to people, how to teach people about Israel.”

THE STATE OF ISRAEL

JEWISH AMERICAN COMMUNITY

JEWISH AND ISRAELI IDENTITY OFÂ OUR NEXT GENERATION

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IAC MILESTONES Israeli Leadership Council (ILC) established in Los Angeles.

The ILC changes its name to Israeli-American Council (IAC).

Dr. Miriam & Sheldon G. Adelson invest in IAC’s expansion.

2007

2012 2008 1,800 participants at Live for Sderot fundraising event.

25,000 people attended ILC activities.

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5 Celebrate Israel Festivals throughout the United States draw over 43,000 participants.

The 2nd IAC National Conference draws over 1,300 participants.

2015 2014

2016

IAC opens 6 regional offices and launches the IAC National Conference with 750 participants.

The IAC is the fastest growing Jewish organization in America with 10 regional councils throughout the U.S, active in 27 states and on 100 campuses. IAC National Conference draws historic record 2,100 people.

ISRAELI-AMERICAN COUNCIL | IMPACT 2016–17

IAC COAST-TO-COAST BOSTON | CHICAGO | FLORIDA | LAS VEGAS | LOS ANGELES | NEW JERSEY | NEW YORK | PHILADELPHIA | SEATTLE | WASHINGTON, D.C.

Seattle

MT

WA

ND

MN

Minneapolis

WI

ME

Baltimore

SD OR

Madison

ID WY

Omaha

Salt Lake City CA

NV

Denver

Kansas City KS

Las Vegas

OK

HEADQUARTERS

AZ

Los Angeles

OH

St. Louis IN

CO UT

PA

IL

Cleveland

WV

KY TN

AR

VA NC

Atlanta MS

Austin

AL

GA

LA TX

Houston

FL

Florida Sarasota

OFFICE

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IAC BEYACHAD PARTNERS

CAMPUSES

Boston RI

Westport

New Jersey MO

NM

Tucson

CT

New York

Columbus

SC

San Diego

MA NH

Indianapolis

Chicago

VT

NY

MI

IA NE

Toronto

Milwaukee

Philadelphia Washington, D.C.

COUNCIL MEMBERS

100+ COMMUNITY LEADERS

900+ ACTIVE IN STATES

27

CAMPUSES

100 ISRAELI-AMERICAN COUNCIL | IMPACT 2016-17

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THE MISSION OF THE ISRAELI-AMERICAN COUNCIL (IAC) IS TO BUILD AN ENGAGED AND UNITED ISRAELI-AMERICAN COMMUNITY THAT STRENGTHENS THE ISRAELI AND JEWISH IDENTITY OF OUR NEXT GENERATION, THE AMERICAN JEWISH COMMUNITY, AND THE BOND BETWEEN THE PEOPLES OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE STATE OF ISRAEL.

ISRAELI

JEWISH

HYBRID IDENTITY

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FAMILIES PARTICIPATING

10,000 12

IAC KESHET

IAC KESHET SFARIM

KEHILA. SAFA. TARBUT.

A Hebrew-learning community of families with children ages 0–12 years old. The program cultivates a connection to Israel, its culture, and Jewish values via the Hebrew language.

Where Hebrew-language learning and Israeli culture come together through hand-picked children’s books by Israel’s most talented and well-known authors. IAC Keshet Sfarim was created with one thing in mind: strengthening the Israeli and Jewish identity of our next generation.

MAYA LEVY IAC KESHET

IAC KESHET SFARIM: HEBREW CHILDREN’S BOOKS IAC KESHET BEYACHAD: FAMILY ACTIVITIES IAC KESHETOT: TODDLER PROGRAM

Keshet has been an amazing experience for my kids! Finally they are exposed to the culture and traditions I had as a child in Israel.”

ISRAELI-AMERICAN COUNCIL | IMPACT 2016–17

IAC EITANIM IAC Eitanim is the first program that focuses on connecting Israeli and Jewish American teenagers, with the goal to strengthen their Jewish identity, connection to Israel, and ignite their “Israeliness”.

IAC Eitanim is a cutting-edge leadership and entrepreneurship program which develops creativity, self-learning & teamwork skills, and a connection to Israel through real world challenges. This unique project based learning program is led by Israeli-American mentors who are leaders in their field.

INNOVATION HACKATHONS IAC Eitanim Innovation Hackathons: Bringing together Israeli and Jewish Americans from across the nation for a weeklong innovation seminar. Receiving a team task, the students develop their leadership and other soft skills while strengthening their Jewish and Israeli-American identity, with the help of Israeli-American mentors.

IAC Eitanim was named after Major Eitan Balachsan Z”L, a commander of the Paratroopers Commando Unit in the IDF whose legacy as a leader and role model permeated hearts and souls of thousands of young Israelis. IAC Eitanim honors Eitan’s legacy; his enduring connection to Israel, commitment to education and strive for leadership.

DANIEL EFRAIM IAC EITANIM

It’s a leadership experience that delves into different modern topics, like computer science, marketing, branding — and many things that majorly impact the world today... we also learn how to creatively solve problems by embracing our Israeliness.”

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PARTICIPANTS

2016 2017

LOCATIONS

210

600 50% 50% JEWISH AMERICANS

ISRAELIAMERICANS

2016

7

14

2017 2016 BOSTON LAS VEGAS LOS ANGELES NEW JERSEY PALO ALTO SEATTLE WASHINGTON, D.C.

2017 BERGEN COUNTY BOSTON DALLAS FLORIDA LAS VEGAS LOS ANGELES NEW JERSEY

NEW YORK PHILADELPHIA PHOENIX SAN DIEGO SEATTLE PALO ALTO WASHINGTON, D.C.

ISRAELI-AMERICAN COUNCIL | IMPACT 2016-17

IAC MISHELANU A pro-Israel campus program that fosters leaders and provides a home for Israeli-American students, in order to explore and strengthen their IsraeliAmerican and Jewish identity through culture, language, heritage, and a strong connection to Israel.

IAC MISHELANU CONFERENCE The IAC Mishelanu Conference brings Israeli-American college students from all over the country to Los Angeles for a weekend full of networking and discussion about the hybrid identity and what it means to be Israeli in America. With breakout sessions on topics from Israeli music to the psychology of identity, this conference is the be-all and end-all event for Israeli-American college students.

TEMA SILINSKY IAC MISHELANU

IAC Mishelanu creates a sense of a family. You can be both, Israeli and also American.”

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STUDENTS

LOCATIONS

1000+

17 STATES

100 CAMPUSES

ARIZONA CALIFORNIA CONNECTICUT DELAWARE FLORIDA GEORGIA ILLINOIS LOUISIANA MARYLAND MASSACHUSETTS

NEVADA NEW YORK OHIO PENNSYLVANIA VIRGINIA WASHINGTON WISCONSIN

ISRAELI-AMERICAN COUNCIL | IMPACT 2016-17

IAC MERKAZ LOS ANGELES IAC SHEPHER COMMUNITY CENTER The IAC Shepher Community Center in San Fernando Valley serves as a local Jewish communal hub with recreational facilities, non-profit office space and dynamic programming to foster connections to Israel. It also serves as a leadership training center for the next generation of Israeli-Americans and Jewish Americans, with dynamic programming focused on public diplomacy and pro-Israel advocacy.

MIRI SHEPHER IAC BOARD MEMBER

The IAC is creating the first Jewish community center with a uniquely Israeli character, with an emphasis on Israeli culture and history, dual language programming in Hebrew and English, a focus on Israel advocacy and a deep and meaningful love of Israel at the core of our community and in every activity.“ 18

FLORIDA

BOSTON

NEW JERSEY

The IAC Florida Center provides a place for the community to gather. People of all ages are welcome to benefit from programs and activities both in English and Hebrew that focus on the Israeli-American identity and Jewish education. A constant hub of activity, the center serves as an affordable space to host lectures and meetings. With an average of 15 activities and events per month, IAC Florida Center hosts thousands of visitors per year.

Opened in March 2014, Merkaz IAC in Boston has become a hub for a variety of community activities, including Israel advocacy, lectures, open space for moms and babies, weekly Torah study, volunteer committee meetings, after-school teen hangouts, networking events, and much more! The dream of creating a place where the community can connect, engage and celebrate their Israeliness and Jewishness together, became a reality.

The Merkaz at the Kaplen JCC on the Palisades is a unique joint venture between the IAC and the Kaplen JCC. It serves the largest community of Israeli-Americans in the state of NJ. The center includes an active Hebrew library with over 750 catalogued books for the benefit of the entire community.

It also serves as a meeting place for professionals and lay leaders to create meaningful connections between the Israeli and American Jewish communities.

ISRAELI-AMERICAN COUNCIL | IMPACT 2016–17

IAC SHISHI ISRAELI Israeli and Jewish Americans develop strong community bonds while sharing Shabbat traditions through an Israeli Shabbat dinner, Piyutim, Shira Betzibur (sing-along) and educational activities for kids.

Our rich Jewish heritage and meaningful traditions are celebrated at Shabbat dinners as well as community family festivals for Shavuot and Sukkot, adult gatherings for Purim and the Passover tradition of Mimouna, and special programs throughout the year that bring us together as one people.

NESSA RAPOPORT THE CHARLES H. REVSON FOUNDATION

The IAC’s Friday night family program, Shishi Israeli, is “a way for young Israeli families to feel closer to home and to fall in love with Israel again.

At the end of the day, we’re one people. But we can lose that connection. When we find rituals that are relevant to the second generation here but bring Israel and Hebrew to the fore, we also rejuvenate the bond between Israelis and American Jews.”

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PARTICIPANTS NATION-WIDE

5,000 40% 60% JEWISH AMERICANS

ISRAELIAMERICANS

LOCATIONS 2016 BOSTON LAS VEGAS LOS ANGELES MIAMI NEW JERSEY NEW YORK

2017 BOSTON CHICAGO LAS VEGAS LOS ANGELES MIAMI NEW JERSEY NEW YORK PHILADELPHIA SEATTLE WASHINGTON D.C.

ISRAELI-AMERICAN COUNCIL | IMPACT 2016–17

IAC GVANIM Building new Israeli-American leadership as a living bridge within the Jewish American community.

Exploring the hybrid identity (Israeli-Jewish-American), by examining questions of identity, belonging, community building and leadership through an in-depth personal and communal journey and learning process. Graduates of IAC G’vanim become the leadership backbone of their communities.

MICHAL KIMELDORFER IAC G’VANIM BOSTON, CLASS OF 2016

Gvanim as a leadership program is pushing participants out from their comfort zone.

By touching on topics that really matter to us, we become really passionate about them. Before you know it you become active and involved, and for me it’s no longer a questions of how to make time to commit to the program as requested, but to make time to do more.”

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GRADUATE LEADERS

85

LOCATIONS 2016

2

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2017 2016 BOSTON NEW JERSEY

2017 BOSTON CHICAGO LAS VEGAS LOS ANGELES MIAMI NEW JERSEY NEW YORK PHILADELPHIA SEATTLE WASHINGTON, D.C.

IAC LEAD The IAC LEAD Young Leadership program is aimed at building an exclusive network of young Israeli-American professionals, connecting them to a Jewish identity and to the State of Israel.

IAC Lead members are empowered to become the future leaders carrying out the IAC’s mission within our communities.

The program provides its members with opportunities to lead programs, committees and community organization within the IAC and beyond.

UDI AICHEL IAC LEAD

For me, being a lead member means being a part of something BIG. Something that will change our community and build us as strong individuals.”

ISRAELI-AMERICAN COUNCIL | IMPACT 2016–17

IAC BEYACHAD Inspires, guides and supports volunteer leaders to develop a series of grassroots events within the Israeli-American community that strengthen cultural identity.

PARTICIPANTS

LOCATIONS

13,000+ COMMUNITIES

20 EVENTS

50+ 24

ATLANTA, GA AUSTIN, TX BALTIMORE, MD CLEVELAND, OH COLUMBUS, OH DENVER, CO HOUSTON, TX INDIANAPOLIS, IN KANSAS CITY, KS MADISON, WI MILWAUKEE, WI MINNEAPOLIS, MN OMAHA, NE SALT LAKE CITY, UT SAN DIEGO, CA

SARASOTA, FL ST. LOUIS, MO TORONTO, CAN TUCSON, AZ WESTPORT, CT

IAC BINA IAC BINA connects Israeli-American and Jewish American young professionals by encouraging personal participation and engagement through thought provoking intellectual forums in order to strengthen their connection to the State of Israel.

IAC DOR CHADASH Dor Chadash builds an engaged and vibrant community of Israeli and American young professionals (20s–30s) through unique Israeli experiences and a shared passion for Israel.

ATTENDEES ANNUALLY

2000 RON KRUDO IAC BINA

I am proud to be able to connect the Jewish American and Israeli-American community together through intelligent events.

The American connection to Israel is crucial, and IAC BINA makes it that much stronger!”

ISRAELI-AMERICAN COUNCIL | IMPACT 2016–17

CELEBRATE ISRAEL Celebrate Israel is the largest Jewish Festival outside of the State of Israel, bringing together the community in celebration of the Jewish state and fostering the bond between Americans and Israel.

NATY SAIDOFF IAC BOARD MEMBER

I don’t think there is a stronger, more powerful way to show our Jewish community’s support of Israel than to come together — more than 50,000 voices — and celebrate Israel’s Independence Day. It’s an incredible sight.”

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LOCATIONS

PEOPLE

6

50,000+

REGIONS BOSTON LAS VEGAS LOS ANGELES MIAMI NEW JERSEY NEW YORK

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2014 2015 2016

SESSIONS & WORKSHOPS

YOUNG PROFESSIONALS

NON-PROFITS

43

526

200+

SPEAKERS

STUDENTS

180+

342 750

1,320

2,100

ISRAELI-AMERICAN COUNCIL | IMPACT 2016–17

IAC ACT TAKING ACTION FOR ISRAEL AND COUNTERING BDS

Providing the tools, training and support to help Israeli-Americans become effective advocates for Israel in their communities, workplaces, on social media and on campus.

IAC-IDC SITUATION ROOM

SIMULATOR TRAINING

A joint project of the IAC and IDC Herzliya’s Public Diplomacy Center, which started as a student initiative with the goal of improving Israel’s global image via social media.

Participants experience the challenges and opportunities of managing a pro-Israel situation-room via tailor-made scenarios, such as countering BDS resolutions. This upcoming year the cutting edge simulator training will start to operate within the IAC Community Centers throughout the nation.

PARTICIPANTS IN 2016

1,200+ 30

THE JERUSALEM POST 07.26.2016

The IAC (Israeli-American Council) has the power to expand this initiative all over the world to ensure that anyone who wants to help Israel will be able to.”

PEOPLE IN SUPPORT ISRAEL RALLIES

20,000 ISRAELI-AMERICAN COUNCIL | IMPACT 2016–17

WHAT IS IAC FOR ACTION? A partner organization of the Israeli-American Council, the Israeli-American Coalition for Action is a non-profit, bipartisan organization that advocates to policymakers nationwide on behalf of the Israeli-American and pro-Israel communities, ensuring their voices are heard on a range of issues at the federal, state, and local levels.

SHAWN EVENHAIM CHAIRMAN, IAC FOR ACTION

IAC for Action gives the IsraeliAmerican community new tools to engage in advocacy like never before.

Our community is joining together to make our voices heard for the first time in history.”

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SUPPORT FROM L.A., WEST HOLLYWOOD, & BEVERLY HILLS Secured resolutions from the cities of West Hollywood, Beverly Hills, and Los Angeles condemning BDS and supporting the passage of California’s historic anti-BDS legislation.

CALIFORNIA ANTI-BDS LEGISLATION

BEVERLY HILLS–ISRAEL PARTNERSHIP

Led a major initiative in the State of California to develop, lobby, and successfully pass legislation to combat the boycott, divestment, and sanctions movement. By creating a broad bipartisan coalition of both Republicans and Democrats, pro-Israel organizations, and community leaders across the state, we were able to get this historic landmark legislation passed with overwhelming support.

Facilitated a partnership between the City of Beverly Hills and Israel to cooperate on key issues like water conservation, cyber security, and public safety. Beverly Hills has already hosted two joint conferences with Israel related to water and cyber security.

CALIFORNIA–ISRAEL STEM AGRICULTURE CELL JOINT RESEARCH DELEGATION

SCAG PARTNERSHIP

Facilitated a research and development agreement between the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine and Israel’s Ministry of Science for joint cooperation on biotech and science related to stem cells.

Facilitated a partnership between the Israeli Federation of Local Authorities, representing all of Israel’s cities, and the Southern California Association of Governments representing 191 cities across Southern California, creating opportunities to share best practices on water conservation, alternative energy solutions, and public safety.

Sponsored the official California delegation to Israel since Governor Brown and Prime Minister Netayahu signed the historic CaliforniaIsrael MOU in 2014. This delegation traveled to Israel to learn about cutting edge climatesmart technologies to enhance California’s agriculture and water management.

ISRAELI-AMERICAN COUNCIL | IMPACT 2016–17

IAC GRANTS The Tzofim — Israeli Scouts — is one of the most important organizations that connects our next generation to their Jewish and Israeli identity, to foster their love and connection to the state of Israel.

The IAC has been partnering with the Tzofim since its establishment back in 2007. This past year the IAC has granted the organization with more than $500,000. IAC’s support helped Shvatim (Scout chapters) grow to a new record high, strengthen Hadracha training and launch a new Hebrew langiage summer camp.

YOUNG ISRAELI-AMERICAN SCOUT MEMBERS

IAC GIVING

3,300

$500,000+

SHVATIM

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ISRAELI-AMERICAN COUNCIL | IMPACT 2016–17

2015–16 BUDGET SUMMARY* SUPPORT AND REVENUE

2014–2015

SUPPORT & REVENUE NOT INCLUDINT THE CONTRIBUTION FROM DR. MIRIAM & SHELDON G. ADELSON

+34%

2015–2016

$0.00

$4,000,000.00

$8,000,000.00

2014–2015

ACTUAL BUDGET

+15%

2015–2016

$0.00

$10,500,000.00

$21,000,000.00

2014–2015

NUMBER OF DONORS

$0.00

36

*

Numbers as of August 2016

+32%

2015–2016

225

450

675

900

27%

9%

NEXT GENERATION EDUCATION

GRANTS TO OTHER ORGANIZATIONS

5%

COMMUNITY CENTERS

11% BUDGET ALLOCATION

ADMIN

21%

ADVOCACY & ISRAEL EVENTS

23% 4%

COMMUNITY BUILDING &Â LEADERSHIP

FUNDRAISING

ISRAELI-AMERICAN COUNCIL | IMPACT 2016-17

IAC LEADERSHIP

Adam Milstein

Shawn Evenhaim

Danny Alpert

Shoham Nicolet

CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD

BOARD MEMBER & CHAIRMAN EMERITUS

BOARD MEMBER & CHAIRMAN EMERITUS

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

Dr. Avi Almozlino

Gilly Arie

Rani Ben-David

Rachel Chafetz

Ben Cohen

BOARD MEMBER

BOARD MEMBER

BOARD MEMBER

BOARD MEMBER

BOARD MEMBER

Tamir Cohen

Etty Dolgin

Rachel N. Davidson

Ronen Engler

Iris Hami

BOARD MEMBER

BOARD MEMBER

BOARD MEMBER

BOARD MEMBER

BOARD MEMBER

Yossi Rabinovitz

Naty Saidoff

Ofer Shapiro

Miri Shepher

Shimon Shkury

BOARD MEMBER

BOARD MEMBER

BOARD MEMBER

BOARD MEMBER

BOARD MEMBER

IAC LEADERSHIP HEADQUARTERS Shanee Feig-Kochlani Chief Programming Officer

Shely Medved Chief Financial Officer

Tamar Nissim Chief Operating Officer

BOSTON Co-Chair: Rachel Chafetz Co-Chair: Ilan Segev Nily Abramovitz Dr. Avi Almozlino Sara Aronson Dror Avieli Gil Breiman Dorit Cohen David Fine Phyllis Gotlib Robert Mayer David Shimoni Iftach Wizel Regional Director: Na’ama Ore

CHICAGO Co-Chair: Etty Dolgin Co-Chair: Tali Zerzion David Azran Shlomo Danieli Yoram Danino Barak Gilor Nehemiah Hasak David Jonas Jacob Kiferbaum

Doron Levy Dorit Raviv Tali Tzur

FLORIDA Chair: Rani Ben David Hanan Bouskila Amir Hayun Dr. Dalia Kalai Dr. Neta Peleg Oren Ran Regev David Shimon Regional Director: Nir Lerman

LAS VEGAS Chair: Yohan Lowie Vice Chair: Ben Simhayoff Cohen Chariman Emeritus: Dr. Miriam Adelson Roni Amid Ilana Aybar Agron Dr. Adin Boldur Sigal Chattah Lior Gal Iddo Gavish Tal Hackmey Nir Kaufman Dr. Neville Pokroy Arik Raiter Moshe Rosenblum Dr. Nili Sachs Dr. Joseph Shalev Regional Director: Noa Peri Jensch

LOS ANGELES

NEW YORK

SEATTLE

Co-Chair: Guy Bachar Co-Chair: Tamir Cohen Danny Alpert Mark Dorner Shawn Evenhaim Eli Fitlovitz Mazal Hadad Alon Haim Oded Krashinsky Michael Michalov Adam Milstein Amnon Mizrahi Yossi Rabinovitz Naty Saidoff Miri Shepher Regional Director: Erez Goldman

Co Chair: Rachel Davidson Co Chair: Ariel Tirosh Joe Berko Ron Deutsch Ran Fuchs Gil Galanos Oded Har-Even Ronen Schwartzman Shimon Shkury Jacky Teplitzky Yael Weinstock-Shemesh Efrat Yellin Regional Director: Yehudit Feinstein-Mentesh

Co-Chair: Ronen Engler Co-Chair: Yafit Haba Maoz Alsberg Revital Horowitz Tal Journo Iris Kalach Itzik Mizrachi Debbie Peres Nimrod Vered Regional Director: Sharon Perlin

NEW JERSEY Co-Chair: Avinoam Efraim Co-Chair: Uri Zilberman Orly Chen Yoni Marom Ofer Shapiro Yoel Shargian Tal Shuster Josh Weiss Eyal Yechezkell Regional Director: Aya Schecter

PHILADELPHIA Chairwoman: Iris Hami Jacob Ben Ari Joel Biran Arie Cohen Yerach Daskal Moshe Porat Ben Strauss Shmuel Yankelewitz Regional Director: Jonathan (Yoni) Ari

WASHINGTON, D.C. Co-Chair: Gilly Arie Co-Chair: Shira Ravin Nurit Coombe Ittai Dvir Avi Galanti Galia Messika Greenberg Jonathan Nesher Ben Pery Regional Director: Ronit Gudes Totah

ISRAELI-AMERICAN COUNCIL | IMPACT 2016–17

DONORS 2015–16 ACTIVITY YEAR $10,000,000+

$10,000+

• Dr. Miriam & Sheldon G. Adelson

• Amir Abramov • Isac Agam • Adel & Beny Alagem • Naomi Zygiel-Almozlino & Dr. Avi Almozlino • Diana Alon • Amber Salcido & Roni Amid • Renee & Gilly Arie • Eyal Aronoff • Judith & Elie Balas • Bank Hapoalim • Bank Leumi USA • Bank of the West • Lemor & Rani Ben David • Ilan Bruhim • Rachel & Larry Chafetz • Roberta & Irwin Chafetz • Dorit & Ron Cohen • Ruth & Mike Davidov • Helen & Haim Dayan • David Delrahim • Keren & Mark Dorner • Eli Elefant • Narkis & Ronen Engler • Rachel & David Fine • Ran & Shira Fuchs • Molly & Mark Goldberg • Yona Goldrich • Adrian Goldstein • Shlomo Gonen • Tal Hackeymey • Mazal & Victor Hadad • Dalia & Amnon Hadari • Iris & Igal Hami • Judith & Nehemiah Hasak • Shawn Horwitz • Ilan Kenig • Charlotte & Oded Kranshinsky • Eri Kroh • Avi Lerner • Eli Levite • Orly & Richard Maciborski • Daniel Mani • Nava & Eli Marmur • David Matalon • Barak Mevorak • Jessica & Michael Michaelov • Rosanna & Alon Miller • Ester & Dr. Neville Pokroy • Ron Reese • Iris Sperber & Yoram Ron • Yael & Ofer Shapiro • Nancy Stark • Thomas D & Denise R Stern • The Steinhardt Foundation • Rachel & Samuel Ventura • Tamar & Nimrod Vered • Moshe Zaga • Gil Zahavi • Judy & Ron Zuckerman

$1,000,000+ • Debbie & Naty Saidoff • Miriam & Isaac Shepher • Anonymous donors

$200,000+

The IAC represents an influential segment of the United States population. They become ambassadors for the State of Israel, regardless of political affiliations.”

DR. MIRIAM & SHELDON G. ADELSON

• UJA-Federation of New York • Gila & Adam Milstein • Dorit & Shawn Evenhaim

$100,000+ • EHB Companies — A Yohan Lowie, Paul and Vickie DeHart Company

$50,000+ • Michal & Danny Alpert • Charles H. Revson Fundation, Inc. • Ruth & Leo David • Jacobson Family Foundation • Jewish Community Foundation of LA • Joelle & Jack Rimokh • David Weiner

$25,000+ • CJP — Combined Jewish Philanthropies • HAP Investments • Rachel N. Davidson & Mark Fisch • Israel on Campus Coalition • Merav & Yochanan Lowie • Aline & Izek Shomof • Alisa & Yosef Simsoly • Esther & David Vered

$18,000+ • Yolie & Guy Bachar • Galit & Tamir Cohen • Ben Cohen • Sivan & Patrick Dumont • David & Judy Hager • Haskel Iny • David Kleinhandler • Yasmin & Oren Lukatz • Nathan Lustman • Mirit & Yossi Rabinovitz • Helen & Jacob Shaham • Avi Shlanger • Ruby Gelman & Shimon Shkury • Beryl Weiner

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$5,000+ • Nily Abramovich & Gil Arie

• Ilana Aybar Agron • Albert Alkouby • Travis Allen • Tamar & Maoz Alseberg • American Friends of Magen David Adom • Audrey & Yosef Amzalag • Sara & Leonard Aronson • Lily Artenstein & Reuven Dar • Dror Avieli • Sue & Eitan Avisar • Irina & David Azran • Coleen Ruffini & Jacob Benari • Joan Bennett • Joe & Liat Berko • Les Bider • Karnit Asher & Joel Biran • Dan Bochner • Dr. Carmit & Dr. Adin Boldur • Arik Bouskila • Yael & Hanan Bouskila • Hilla & Gil Breiman • Ori Bytton • Sigal Chattah & Joe Bonaventure • Orly & Shlomo Chen • Edna & Arie Cohen • Consulate General of Israel to New Eng. • Nurit & David Coombe • Ryan & Richard Crighton • Shlomo Danieli • Yoram Danino • Dalia & Yerachmiel Daskal • David Geller & Associates • Allan and Nilou Davidov • Roy Dekel • Keren & Ron Deutsch • Galia & Zvika Dhari • Zvia Dimbort • Etty & Giora Dolgin • Ely Dromy • Karri & Ittai Dvir • Avinoam & Ayelet Efraim • Faye & Steve Erdman • Escrow of the West • Tal & Ronen Evenhaim • Tom Farrell • Michael Finch • Dr. Ilanit Henn Fitlovitz & Eli Fitlovitz • Annette & Lior Gal • Tami & Gil Galanos • Karen & Avi Galanti • Newman Garrison • Sheri & Iddo Gavish • Kfir Gavrieli • Barak Gilor • Inbal & Ron Gonen • Linda & Ilan Gorodezki • Phyllis Gotlib & Dr. Ido Schoenberg • Yafit & Erez Haba • Kimberly & Alon Haim • Oded & Orit Har Even • Debrah & Amir Hayun • John Hertzog • Dana Yossie Hollander • Revital & Amnon Horowitz • Ashley Huiberts • Sarah & Ezie Isaac • Dr. Laura & Dr. Mark Jaget

• Rob Jensen • Jim Jimmerson • David & Etta Jonas • Niva & Tal Journo • Iris & Ran Kalach • Dalia & Gadi Kalai • Shiri & Nir Kaufman • Marc Kessler • Jacob Kiferbaum • Bruce Lederman • Dina & Fred Leeds • Moti Levy • Doron Levy • Pereg Lindenberg • Stacey & Barak Lurie • Yoni Marom • Ola & Robert Mayer • Galia Messika Greenberg & Dr. Edward Greenberg • Lexi Michael Messinger • Shaun Mitchell • Ronit & Amnon Mizrahi • Itzik & Vered Mizrahi • Susan & Irwin A Molasky • Jeff Morr • Amanda & Jonathan S. Nesher • Carmela & Nissan Pardo • Debbi & Yuval Peres • Holly & Ben Pery • Dr. Neta Peleg-Oren & Dr. Michael Peleg • Rachel & Moshe Porat • Sonia & Arik Raiter • Hagai Rapoport • Shira & Rea Ravin • Dorit & Gabi Raviv • Rita & Ran Regev • Ron Roman • Moshe Rosenblum • Sharon Mishkin & Mark Rosenzweig • Roz Rothstein • Phil Rozansky • Dr. Nili & Ben Sachs • Ehud& Sara Sadan • Soonae N. Sakow • Silvia A. & Luis F. Salazar • Joyce & Dan Sandel • Ania & Ronen Schwartman • Shiri & Ilan Segev • Osnat & Shachar Shabtay • Batsheva & Dr. Joseph Shalev • Robert Shapiro • Odeliya & Yoel Shargian • Keren & David Shemesh • Kaduri Shemtov • Ofer Shepher • Charlene & Geoffrey Sher • Rivka & David Shimoni • Tal & Eyal Shuster • Dr. Onir & Dr. Jeffrey Spiegel • Sigal & Benjamin Strauss • Morris Sutton • Eyal Peretz & Ofer Tamir • JackyTeplizky • Ester Tepper • The Shabbat Project, Inc • Ariel & Ivy Tirosh • Liat & Tali Tzur

• Laila Villalobos • Molly Weinberg • Michael & Sharon Weiner • Yael & Nir Weinstock • Josh Weiss • Maya & Iftach Wizel • Mirelle & Barry Wolfe • Ariella & Shmuel Yankelewitz • Yifat & Eyal Yechezkell • Yaron Yehoda • Danna Grand-Yehuda & Lior Yehuda • Efrat Yellin & David Cohen-Mintz • Roy Zabludowicz • Tali & Yair Zerzion • Yael & Uri Zilberman • Doron Zilbermintz • Daphna Ziman

$3,600+ • Ami Chen • Noga & Gidi Cohen • Orna & Ori Eilon • Erwin Fisch • Linda & Michael Frieze • Edmond Ghandour • Victoria Ghiam • Hebrew Discovery Center • Health Option One Inc • Bruce Hendrics • Dror Ironi • Ran Kivetz • Rina Levy • Mitchabrim • Liat & Yonatan Rabin • Charles P. Royce • Jay Sanderson • Richard Sandler • Michal Sayas • Fran & Arie Schwartz • Dorit & Ronnie Schwartz • Shai Shamir • Shevet Chen • Kim & Adam Wolfberg

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• Helena D’Angelo • Chen Dayan • Decon • Udi Dorner • Jonathan Dromy • Adee & Eyal Drori • Douglas Eisner • Eshel, Aminov & Partners LLP • Ofra & Yoav Etzion • Edan Evenhaim • Adar Farkash • Zee’v Feig • Alan R. Feld • Jodi Fonfa • Charles Gedinsky • Tova & Michael Gilead • Lela Goren • Betty & Gidi Grinstein • Amir Haber • Tsurit & Ofir Hagay • Yair Haimoff • Ken Harber • Michael Held • Daniel Itzchaki • Martin Jajan • Raymond James • Noa & Robert Jensch • Jewish Federation of Northern New Jersey • Moran & Michael Kadosh • Shlomi Kagan • Adam Kleinman • Victor Kohn • Asaf Lang • Lisa Larina • Uri Losycer • Kathrin Maghen • Jim Maron • Efrat & Ram Metser • Joel Mowbray • Hadas Mizrahi Nahum • Netafim • Milana Ostnoy • John Paffendor • Masha & Gadi Peleg • Dina Perry • Pershing, LLC • Jeff Pink • Naama Pozniak • Masha & Itai Rabinovitch • Benny Regev • Sig Rogich • Shlomi Ronen • Shira & Jay Ruderman • Uzi Saban • Michael Scott • Ariel Stamker • Tom Taicher • Denise & Ofer Tamir • Sol Teichman • Nina & Yaniv Tepper • The Lionel Trust • Lisa & Neil Wallack • James Weichert • Dvir Weiss • Richard Weiss • Wells Fargo Bank

• Dana Werner • Anat Weshler • Janet & Oded Yahav • Liraz Yosef • Aric J. Zamel

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• Dr. Parvin Modaber Jacobs • Inbal Jacoby • Marc Jeser • Jewish federation of greater Philadelphia • Masa Israel Journey • Lital & Itai Kathein • Scott T Kerestesi • Ildiko Kraft • David J Kudish • Ben Laniado • Marc Leiserowitz • Felix Leung • Norman Lewis • Adi Livyatan • Pnina & Hanan Lobel • Arthur Marshall • Max Steinberg Memorial Funds • Guy Merom • Michal & Guy Miasnik • Aaron Nachson • Orly Perlman • Lawrence • Meir Raanan • Yosi Rachamim • Gary Raikin • Sharon Rechter • Dorit & Dov Reiner • Kim Rodriguez • Ed Royce • Juli Ruben • Lauren & Mark Rubin • Yael Rubin • Amir Rudyan • Abraham Sacajiu • Elad Sanderovich • Ada & Assaf Sasson • Eric Savage • Pagiel Schechter • Michal & Philippe Schwartz • Ziv Semdurovitz • Michal & Elli Shahmoon • Eli Shahmoon • Ruth Shamir Popkin • Eyal Shapira • Mike Shayestehfar • Einav & Oded Sherman • Hanna & Ben Shlomi • Ilan Silver • Roy Silver • Simon Family Trust • Myriam Sina • Shelly & Sean Smith • Orit & Noam Spanier • Michelle & David Tavdi • The Shoumer Family Trust • Fanny & Michael Vaknin • Steve Weir • Tibor Weiss • Kristina Wildeveld • Andrea Wolff • Eyal Yaffe • Yechiel Yogev • Michal & Elan Yoran • Tamar Youssefian • Isaac Zaharoni • Ben Zahavi • Kamyar Zargari • Yuval Ziv

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DONORS 2015–16 ACTIVITY YEAR $360+ • 1st Century Bank, N.A. • Ken Abramovitz • Dan Adler • Karin Adoni • Rahav Aharoni • Anne Aikman-Scalese • Dorothy Alon • Leeor Alpern • Ortal Amar Halff • Alexander Arato • Doron Armony • Nina Asor • Shlomi Atash • Meny Attias • Tomer Avital • Orly & Aaron Aziz • Irit & Yossi Azulay • John Ballantine • Adam Bar • Huge Bassewitz • Lilach Basson • Suzan Baucum • Naftali Ben Depson • Yochanan Ben- Ner • Bob Billings • Suzy Bookbinder • Sharon Borco • Debbie & Shmueley Boteach • Jonathan Boyer • Steven Bram • Rabbi Nachum Braverman • David Caidar • Eric Cohen • Gary Cohen • Victor Coleman • Congregation B’nai Jeshurun • Jake Dadon • Eitan Dagan • Geraldine Dayan • Daniel Dov Hoschander • Ilana & Isaac Edry • Imri Eisner • Oren Eisner • Rick Elbaz • Shimon Elbaz • Darren Enenstein • Moises Eskinazi • Bryan Ezralow • Orit & Doron Feigelman • Alan & Robin Feld • Sarit Finkelstein • Abby & David Flamholz • Tali Fox • Adam & Janie Frieman • Sason Gabay • Shani Gabay-Sror • Tal & Jeff Garden • Zvi & Jill Gedanken • Gemstone Builders LLC • Hait Gilat • Elisha Gilboa • Lior Glass • Rabbi Effie Goldberg • Rachel & Tal Goldhamer • Clifford P. Goldstein • Sivan Goldstein • Michael D. Hackman

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• Iris Goldstein Hagay • Shmuel Hamerman • Abe Harari • Nitzan Harel • Shiri & Ytzhak Hartzy • Oren Hassidim • Rom Hendler • Anna Hershey • Israeli Industry Center for Research • Eliad Josephson • Ken Kahan • Rena Kantor • Ophir Katzir • Tamir Kazaz • Troy Kearns • Morton Klein • Avi Kobi • Oded Kravitz • Marla Letizia • Traci R Levin • Sigal Levin • Dror Levy • Natalie Levy • Stan Ley Lezmen • Ada Livyatan • Seffi Lobel • Guy Lotem • Oliver Lovat • Cynthia Lowinger • Tali Kochlani Macbush & Sagiv Macbush • Anat Mahrer • Lindsay Malamut • Steve Martini • Catherine & Stephen May • Shely & Leon Medved • Joanna Mendonza • Joseph Micatrotto • Danielle & Hayim Mizrahi • Marty Mizrahi • Elana & Ehud Mokady • Jon Monkarsh • Leeba Morse • Stephanie Moyal • Yael & Yoav Nativ • Tali Dolev & Shoham Nicolet • David Noddle • Yossi Noudel • Douglas Osrow • Amnon Pahima • Arthur Paikowsky • Mehdi Pirzadeh • Sheryl Pressberg • Afshen Rahin • Asaf Ravid • Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc • Yael Reines • Reina Resnick • Revital Romano • Ronald S. Haft Foundation • Ross Morgan & CO., Inc. • Rami Rotkopf • Kathryn Rudnick • Melinda Russell • Sandy Sigal • David Meir Sasson • Yossi Sasson • Adam Schecter • Marc S Schneier • Howard Schwimmer • Philip Scully

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