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Board of Directors

 

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.

 

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We deeply appreciate the contributions of our donors from throughout the world. Thank you for supporting Leo Baeck's programming and progressive philosophy!

Recent News & Events

Is Democracy a Value in the Jewish State

Conversation with: MK Merav Michaeli Member of Knesset Rabbi Ofek Meir, Headmaster & CEO of the Leo Baeck Education Center Four inspiring and thoughtful Leo Baeck High School Students (Shahar Zacharia, Ma’ayan Sher, Tamar Widmann and Noam Manaker Morag) To watch - CLICK HERE … [Read More...]

Facing challenges 25 years after Rabin’s assassination, and today, with COVID-19

By Rabbi Ofek Meir This year, as an educator, I have a heightened sense of responsibility because we are living in times of crisis and difficulty. Our world fell apart in one fell swoop with the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. In confronting this, crisis, I believe that education plays an … [Read More...]

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Leo Baeck Education Center
90 Derech Tsarfat
P.O.B. 6283, Haifa 3106201
Tel: +972 (0) 4 8300 571
Email: DIA@leobaeck.org.il

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c/o Houston Jewish Community Founation 5603 South Braeswood
Houston, Texas 77096
U.S.A.

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c/o Israel Desk, Alliance for Progressive Judaism, The  Montagu Centre                     21 Maple Street
London W1T 4BE
United Kingdom

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