Board of Directors

Batya Roman, President
Attorney (Retired)

Liat Sherf, Treasurer
Senior Executive, Bank Leumi, Israel

Menachem Getz
Accounting Office of Menachem Getz, Israel

Danny Goldman
CFO, Iscar, Ltd., Israel

Rabbi Gilad Kariv
Attorney and Executive Director of the Israel Movement for Reform and Progressive Judaism

Professor Doron Kliger
Department of Economics, University of Haifa, Israel

Nurit Reches
Quality Control, Granot Industries, Israel

Dr. Javier Simnovitch
Dean of Students, Max Stern Academic College of Emek Yezreel, Israel

Professor Ruth Strahovsky
Faculty of Education, University of Haifa, Israel

Professor Aaron Sveda
Faculty of Education, University of Haifa, and Israel Ministry of Education

Yonah Katzir
Former Principal of High School, Leo Baeck Education Center

Gershon Naveh
Owner, G. N. Project Control & Scheduling, Inc., Israel

Ami Samuels
Partner, Gatewood Capital Partners, U.S.A.

The Leo Baeck Education Center Foundation in Houston, Texas is Leo Baeck’s U.S. fiscal agent and main contributor.

Victor “Vic” Samuels, Founder and Chairman
Chairman Emeritus, Victory Packaging

H. Benjamin “Ben” Samuels, President
CEO, Victory Packaging, Inc.

Kent J. Friedman, Esq., Treasurer
Attorney, Haynes and Boone, LLP

Benjamin Warren
President, ITC Trading Company, Ltd.

John Bussel
Engineering Manager, The Boeing Company

Mark H. Levy
Independent Investor

Eric Barvin
President, The Barvin Group

Karen Kessler
Certified Professional Life Coach

Rabbi Joshua Davidson
Temple Emanu-El (New York, NY)

Rabbi Joel Sisenwine
Beit Elohim (Boston, MA)

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, and Rosalyn Schofield.

Members of our Swiss Friends include: Bert Wuethrich (Chair), Andre Golliez (Manager), Thekla Slan (Treasurer), and Sacha Wigdorovits.