Board of Directors of the Leo Baeck Education Center in Israel
Ms. Batia Roman, Chair
Retired Attorney
Rabbi Gilad Kariv
Attorney and Executive Director of the Israel Movement for Reform and Progressive Judaism
Mr. Menachem Getz
CEO, Megatec Advanced Technologies
Mr. Danny Goldman
Former CFO, ISCAR Ltd.
Dr. Ruth Strahovsky
Retired from University of Haifa, Faculty of Education
Dr. Javier Simnovitch
Lecturer, Faculty of Human Services, Max Stern Academic College of Emek Yezreel
Ms. Nurit Reches
Nutritionist
Professor Doron Kliger
Dean of Teaching, Faculty member, University of Haifa, Department of Economics
Mr. Ami Samuels
Head of Private Equity, Poalim Capital Markets
Mr. Gershon Naveh
Naveh Project Management Ltd.
Mr. Aaron Sveda
Former Haifa District Manager, Ministry of Education
Mr. Claudio Millul
Faculty of Architecture and Town Planning, Israel Technion Institute of Technology
Ex-officio:
Rabbi Ofek Meir, Headmaster and Managing Director
Adv. Patrick Elguez, Legal counsel
Tzvika Melamed, C.P.A., Accountant
Board of Directors, Leo Baeck Education Center Foundation (U.S.)
The Leo Baeck Education Center Foundation in Houston, Texas is Leo Baeck’s U.S. fiscal agent and main contributor.
H. Benjamin “Ben” Samuels, Chair
Board of Trustees, Friends of Leo Baeck Haifa (U.K.)
Friends of Leo Baeck Haifa liaises with UK synagogues and provides Leo Baeck with invaluable fundraising support.
The Board of Trustees consists of five members: Rabbi Aaron Goldstein (Chair), Monica Jankel, Debbie Bello, Gary Lipman (Treasurer), and Rosalyn Schofield.
Board of Trustees, Friends of Leo Baeck Haifa (Switzerland)
Members of our Swiss Friends include: Bert Wuethrich (Chair), Andre Golliez (Manager), and Sacha Wigdorovits.