2018 A NNUA L REPORT
Values. Vision. Legacy.
An ultra-
Orthodox man in Jerusalem. Alex Levac, 2001
Alex Levac
is an acclaimed
photojournalist and the 2005 winner of the Israel Prize for photography. Levac has served as staff photographer for Haaretz newspaper since 1993. Prior to that, he worked as a staff photographer for Hadashot newspaper and as a freelance photographer in Brazil, Paris, England, and Los Angeles. Levac has participated in photography exhibitions all over the world, including an international exhibition sponsored by Israel’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He has published five photography books, including An Eye for Zion, Tel Aviv
Serenade, and Israel: The Twenty-First Century.
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The New Israel Fund was founded as a partnership between Israelis of all backgrounds and diaspora Jews. Over the past 40 years, we’ve built movements for justice and act as an engine for social change and a moral voice against racism and discrimination. Guided by an inclusive vision for Israeli society, NIF has established a rich legacy of activism for our values. What you are holding is a photographic record of what this partnership stands for, and what it has achieved over the past 40 years, in context of the contrasts and contradictions of Israeli society. We are proud to present photographs from the personal collection of photojournalist Alex Levac, an Israel Prize laureate, along with images from NIF’s own archive. These two photography collections are inherently linked. Since beginning his career in 1983, Levac has documented the social and political twists and turns in Israeli society, while NIF and our grantees have won nearly every major victory for civil rights, equality, and justice. Taken together, these two sets of photographs depict Israel at its most intimate and its most abstract levels. They give expression to a wide range of identities and put a human face on the hard-fought struggles to change policy and realize rights and justice for all. On these pages, you will see organizers, advocates, and change-makers—and people who are simply living the everyday diversity of Israeli society. The story of NIF is the story of Israel. For the last 40 years, we have been present in every progressive movement and won significant victories for social change. And we’re committed for the next 40 years and beyond.
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On the streets of Tel Aviv. Alex Levac, 2018
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Building a
person is equal and everyone belongs. To make that vision a reality, NIF is fighting inequality of all kinds and building bridges between all Israelis— Jewish and Arab, Ashkenazi and Mizrahi, immigrants and veterans, and people of all identities. By reducing socio-economic gaps and creating spaces where all Israelis can meet as equals, we are building a society that is truly shared and at peace with itself.
TOP: In 1980, NIF supported the establishment
of the bilingual school at Neve Shalom/Wahat al-Salam. In the ensuing years, NIF has continued to nurture and support programs that bring Jewish and Arab Israelis together by creating shared spaces at the national and local levels where they can encounter each other—not just for the sake of tolerance and dialogue, but to build a shared society in which every Israeli has a part in the country’s future. There is no just future for Israel without Jewish-Arab partnership at every level of society.
PHOTO CREDIT: NATHAN ALPERT
In a just society, every
PHOTO CREDIT: DEBBI COOPER
Just Society BOTTOM: For over 30 years, NIF grantees such
as the Association of Ethiopian Jews, Tebeka– Advocacy for Equality and Justice for Ethiopian Israelis, Friends by Nature, and South Wing to Zion have worked to defend the rights of Ethiopian Israelis and help them integrate into Israeli society. NIF supported the protest movement that emerged in 2015 in response to cases of police violence against Ethiopian Israelis, and Tebeka worked with the Israeli police to institute cultural sensitivity training and recruit dozens of Ethiopian Israeli police officers.
TOP: Neve Shalom/Wahat al-Salam is home to the first bilingual, binational school in Israel. BOTTOM: In 1991, thousands of Ethiopian Jews were airlifted to Israel in Operation Solomon.
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TOP LEFT: Amna Kanana, pictured at left, brought together 700 Arab and Jewish Israelis to form a human chain with messages like “Arabs and Jews want peace.”
PHOTO CREDIT: RADAD JABRAH
TOP RIGHT: At a demonstration in 1999, activists from the Mizrahi Democratic Rainbow called on the government to implement the Public Housing Law, demanding “public housing for tenants” and “promises must be kept.” The law was finally implemented in 2013.
Building a Just Society (continued) TOP LEFT: In 2014, tensions between Jewish and Arab
citizens were running high due to violence in southern Israel and Gaza and increased incitement. That’s when Amna Kanana, an activist who organizes a women’s empowerment group in the Wadi Ara region, took action and mobilized a mass Jewish-Arab rally for shared society in northern Israel. Demonstrations like this one show a glimpse of the future that NIF has worked towards for the past 40 years—a shared, equal, and just society.
TOP RIGHT: When immigrants arrived in Israel from the
Middle East and North Africa, the government resettled many of them in public housing, with little possibility of upward mobility. Thanks to the advocacy of NIF grantees Mizrahi Democratic Rainbow and Community Advocacy, the Knesset passed the landmark Public Housing Law in 1997, enabling public housing tenants to purchase their apartments at significantly discounted prices. Today, Shatil coordinates the Public Housing Forum, a coalition of groups working to increase the availability and improve the quality of public housing. The Forum is led by the predominantly Mizrahi residents of public housing.
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Taking a break from
a peace march near
the West Bank city of Jericho.
Alex Levac, 2017
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Fighting for
Equality Since its founding, NIF has worked towards full equality for all Israeli citizens regardless of race, religion, national origin, gender identity, or sexual
that women could serve in combat roles in the Israeli military and making a powerful statement for equal opportunity in Israeli society. BELOW RIGHT: The Jerusalem Open House for Pride
and Tolerance, the city’s first and only community center for people of all sexual orientations and gender identities, was founded with seed-funding from NIF and has organized Jerusalem’s LGBTQ pride march every year since 2002. At the 2015 march, 16-year-old Shira Banki was murdered by an ultra-Orthodox extremist. One year later, a record-breaking 25,000 people attended Jerusalem Pride, shattering the previous record of 5,000. In 2018, NIF also supported Pride marches in the cities of Lod, Be’er Sheva, and Kfar Saba.
BELOW LEFT: In 1995, Alice Miller was denied the
chance to apply to the Israeli Air Force pilot training program for one reason only—her gender. With the help of the Association for Civil Rights in Israel and the Israel Women’s Network, Miller challenged the ban before Israel’s Supreme Court. The court’s decision in her favor was a victory for women’s rights, ensuring
orientation. This means both protecting the rights of individual Israelis of all backgrounds, and enabling every community’s full
rights of all, individually and collectively, we’re building a healthier democracy and a more just Israeli society.
ABOVE LEFT: Alice Miller had the vocal support of Naomi Chazan, then a Member of Knesset, who later became President of NIF.
PHOTO CREDIT: YOSSI ZAMIR
sphere. By protecting the
PHOTO CREDIT: SHLOMI BEN AMI
expression in the public
ABOVE RIGHT: With NIF’s continued support, Jerusalem Pride has become the city’s largest annual gathering in support of equality, pluralism and inclusion.
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A nun and a monk celebrating Easter near Jerusalem. Alex Levac, 1996
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The icons of religious figures are intended to protect the child
from the “evil eye.� Alex Levac, 1989
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Fighting for Equality (continued) TOP: In the early 1900s, as close to one million
Jews left the former Soviet Union and immigrated to Israel, NIF’s action arm Shatil began helping these new immigrants integrate into Israeli society. Shatil supported organizations that assisted immigrants in a wide range of areas including employment, education, housing, religious freedom and pluralism, and social services for single-parent families. Today, NIF grantee Morashtenu (Our Heritage) promotes democratic values among Russian-speaking Israelis through its alternative news site RelevantInfo, which reaches over 20% of all Russian-speakers in Israel.
BOTTOM: In 1994, an Arab couple, Adel and Iman
Ka’adan applied to live in Katzir, a Jewish community in northern Israel built on state-owned land leased to the Jewish Agency. They were rejected by the admissions committee with the claim that they were not suited to the “social fabric” of the community. With the assistance of the Association for Civil Rights in Israel, they petitioned Israel’s Supreme Court, which ruled that it is illegal to discriminate against Arab citizens in the allocation of state lands. NIF has continued to fight for Arab citizens in land and planning issues through the Arab Center for Alternative Planning, which works to increase the supply of housing in Arab municipalities.
TOP: NIF grantees were some of the first organizations to advocate for the rights of immigrants not recognized as Jewish by the ultra-Orthodox Chief Rabbinate. BOTTOM: In 2007, the Ka’adan family was finally able to begin building their home in Katzir after a second petition to the Supreme Court.
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At the entrance to the Mount
Herzl Cemetery
in Jerusalem, just days after the
“In the internal struggle over the soul and heart of Israel, I regard the involvement of the Jewish community— through the New Israel Fund —as a family contribution.” Writer Amos Oz, z”l
assassination of Prime Minister
Yitzhak Rabin, z”l. Alex Levac, 1995
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Opposing Racism &
Extremism fighting for an Israeli
or burn Palestinian-owned olive trees, which are a vital source of income for many Palestinians. Organizations like Rabbis for Human Rights have organized treeplanting events in response to these acts of destruction. Over the past decades, hundreds of Israeli and American Jews have participated in these efforts as a statement of solidarity and shared humanity. Through the Global Activism Fellowship, NIF brings diaspora Jews to the West Bank to learn about the challenges facing Palestinian residents, empowering them to mobilize their home communities in support of human rights.
society that is open
BOTTOM: In 2010, in response to the growing exclusion
of racism and bigotry, NIF mobilizes diverse coalitions against racism and amplifies moderate voices for inclusion and tolerance. We have been a voice for these values over the past 40 years,
and pluralistic and has no place for religious extremism or racial discrimination.
of women from public spaces, Kolech: Religious Women’s Forum, Israel’s first Jewish Orthodox feminist organization, launched a campaign entitled “Let My Voice be Heard” against religious extremism and gendersegregation. Activists distributed thousands of leaflets in ultra-Orthodox neighborhoods, and the campaign publicized a hotline for both men and women to report gender-based discrimination. In 2011, NIF launched a parallel campaign in which thousands of diaspora Jews spoke out against the exclusion of women. That same year, Israel’s Supreme Court banned enforced gender segregation on public transportation.
PHOTO CREDIT: FLASH 90
TOP: In the West Bank, extremist settlers often uproot
PHOTO CREDIT: KOLECH
Recognizing the threat
TOP: Activists and Palestinians replant trees in the village of Salem on Tu B’Shvat 2006. BOTTOM: Thousands of Americans Jews called for an end to the exclusion of women through NIF’s “Women Should Be Seen and Heard” campaign.
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ABOVE LEFT: A demonstration for religious freedom drew a crowd of 50,000 people calling for “religious freedom now” and “change to the status quo.” ABOVE RIGHT: Holding signs with messages like “love will win,” Jewish children join a Tag Meir rally in the majority-Arab town of Abu Ghosh after Jewish extremists vandalized cars and scrawled racist graffiti there.
Opposing Racism and Extremism (continued) ABOVE LEFT: In 1999, the ultra-Orthodox community
staged a demonstration against Israel’s Supreme Court following a series of decisions that threatened the ultraOrthodox Chief Rabbinate’s monopoly on religious affairs. A counter-demonstration, organized by a coalition of organizations including the Israel Movement for Reform and Progressive Judaism, was held concurrently in Jerusalem’s Sacher Park. In 2009, NIF seed-funded Israel Hofsheet (Be Free Israel), a grassroots movement for religious freedom and pluralism, which trains new activists and facilitates hundreds of weddings outside the Chief Rabbinate every year.
ABOVE RIGHT: In 2011, NIF established Tag Meir
Forum, a coalition of almost 50 Jewish organizations from across the religious-secular spectrum dedicated to combating racism and raising a Jewish voice against hatred. Tag Meir has become a leading voice opposing hate crimes, including “price tag” attacks, promoting anti-racism curricula in Israeli schools, and advocating for legal action against perpetrators.
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A Bedouin shepherd with a grazing flock between Jerusalem and Jericho. Alex Levac, 1998
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Defending the
Rights of All All struggles for rights and recognition are connected. Whether the fight is for the rights of Palestinians living under the occupation, or for the rights of people seeking
BELOW RIGHT: The Hotline for Refugees and Migrants
BELOW LEFT: Thanks to the lobbying of Bizchut: The Israel Human Rights Center for People with Disabilities, the Knesset passed the Law for Equal Rights for People with Disabilities in 1998. This watershed law prohibits discrimination in the workplace against people with disabilities, and lays out accessibility criteria for public buildings and public transportation.
was founded in 1998 as the Hotline for Migrant Workers, with NIF as its first funder. Since then, the organization has won many victories for trafficked women, migrant workers, and asylum-seekers. Currently, there are about 37,000 people seeking asylum in Israel, most of whom fled from Eritrea and Sudan. In 2013, for example, the Hotline petitioned the Be’er Sheva District Court to release ten Eritrean mothers and children from prison, leading to a ruling that prohibited the detention of children seeking asylum in Israel. After the Israeli government announced a plan to deport asylum-seekers in 2018, a broad coalition of Israelis and diaspora Jews spoke out against the deportations, resulting in the plan’s cancellation.
ABOVE LEFT: Mandy Leighton Bellichach, an activist for over 15 years for people with disabilities, is Chair of the Board of Bizchut.
ABOVE RIGHT: Sigal Rozen, Public Policy Director at the Hotline for Refugees and Migrants, pictured with a young asylum seeker.
asylum who live in south Tel Aviv, all these injustices are different aspects of the same problem—a democracy in danger. That is why NIF is committed to protecting the human PHOTO CREDIT: AVITAL GRAH
and civil rights of every individual and group.
Asylum-seekers celebrating Purim in south Tel Aviv. Alex Levac, 2018
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Palestinians from the West Bank relax on the Tel Aviv beaches—many of them for the first time—on “Sea
Day,” an annual event in which NIF grantee Machsom Watch helps dozens of Palestinians get through
checkpoints and receive permits to visit the beach. Alex Levac, 2015
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Defending the Rights of All (continued) TOP: In the early 1990s, the population of migrant
workers in Israel began growing dramatically, reaching a peak of 250,000 in the year 2000 (accounting for 10% of Israel’s workforce). Kav LaOved–Workers’ Hotline was founded in 1991 to defend the rights of disadvantaged workers, including migrant workers, Palestinians, and asylum-seekers. In 2014, Kav LaOved successfully petitioned Israel’s Supreme Court to give migrant workers who had worked as caregivers and lived in Israel for more than 10 years the same social benefits as Israeli citizens.
BOTTOM: In 2007, after several years of increased
restrictions on Palestinian residents in the West Bank following the Second Intifada, B’Tselem: The Israeli Information Center for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories launched its Camera Project. B’Tselem distributed video cameras to Palestinians and trained them to act as “citizen journalists.” Since launching the project, these videos have made it increasingly difficult to deny the brutal reality of life in the West Bank. In 2016, a B’Tselem volunteer recorded an Israeli soldier killing an incapacitated Palestinian attacker. The video went viral, drawing national attention to the moral and legal costs of the occupation.
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TOP: Hanna Zohar, attorney and founder of Kav LaOved, pictured with clients. BOTTOM: B’Tselem cameras have captured thousands of hours of footage documenting violations of human rights and harsh daily life under the occupation.
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2018 Achievements
world signed a statement calling on the Israeli government to stop the deportations, and NIF and our partners delivered the letter to Israeli consulates around the country. We mobilized on both sides of the ocean, and a few weeks later, the Israeli government canceled the deportation plan. But the story did not end there. After the announcement, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu blamed NIF for scuttling a deal to deport asylum-seekers to Rwanda. He even called for a parliamentary commission of inquiry into NIF.
Standing Together to Stop Deportations and Defend Democracy After the Israeli government announced it would make asylum-seekers choose between prison or deportation, NIF-backed organizations mobilized a broad coalition of Israelis, including Holocaust survivors and veteran residents of south Tel Aviv, the area where most asylum-seekers live. More than 20,000 Israelis turned out for a demonstration in south Tel Aviv against the deportations, while thousands more watched from around the world on NIF’s livestream. In the U.S., we organized a coalition against this inhumane policy, with T’ruah: The Rabbinic Call for Human Rights, HIAS, and Right Now: Advocates for Asylum Seekers in Israel. More than 1,000 rabbis in the US and around the
In response, over 3,000 Israelis made a powerful statement of solidarity by donating to NIF—most of them for the first time. Well-known public figures like former Prime Minister Ehud Barak, MK Shelly Yachimovich, former MK Amram Mitzna, Meretz Chair Tamar Zandberg, and Carmi Gillon, former head of the Shin Bet (one of Israel’s intelligence agencies), publicly defended NIF. Over 1,000 NIF supporters around the world responded to the prime minister’s bullying by making special contributions to NIF. It was a moment of true partnership between Israelis of all backgrounds and diaspora Jews, working together for equality, fairness, and Israeli democracy.
Opposing Cultural Censorship NIF supported a coalition of artists and activists advocating against a bill that would have allowed Minister of Culture and Sport Miri Regev to make funding for cultural institutions contingent upon “loyalty” to the State of Israel, effectively censoring cultural expression. Zazim– Community Action gathered over 8,000 signatures against the law. Thanks in part to these efforts, the vote on the bill was indefinitely postponed.
Saying No to Discrimination Following a petition submitted by the Association for Civil Rights in Israel, the Israel Land Administration fined Mishab Housing and Construction 30,000 shekels for discriminating against Arab homebuyers in the Galilee town of MaalotTarshisha. The firm offered significant discounts to prospective Jewish buyers, but repeatedly told Arab buyers that the special offers had ended.
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Bringing Down Racist Campaign Ads
Marching with Pride The police initially refused to issue a permit for the first-ever LGBTQ pride march in Kfar Saba this summer unless the organizers paid for security costs and placed a two-meter fence that would obscure the marchers from public view. The Association for Civil Rights in Israel sued, and the police backed down from their demands. NIF has helped LGBTQ activists overcome similar obstacles in Be’er Sheva and Jerusalem.
Combating Gender Discrimination NIF-funded women’s groups, led by the Israel Women’s Network (IWN), are fighting a new wave of exclusion in the army, which is attempting to integrate ultra-Orthodox recruits at the expense of women’s equality and access. In response, a telephone hotline run by the IWN has connected women facing discrimination with feminist organizations able to advocate on their behalf. IWN and their allies’ work has already prompted the IDF chief chaplain to announce that military rabbis who reject IDF policies facilitating women’s army service would be removed from their positions.
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Securing Welfare Services
Ending a Ban on Women’s Voices
People with mental health disabilities will now have better access to welfare services. Previously, welfare offices would not consistently assist people with mental health disabilities, instead referring them to the mental health system and leaving them without access to welfare services, such as food aid. Following a petition submitted by the Association for Civil Rights in Israel, Bizchut: The Israel Human Rights Center for People with Disabilities, and the Sderot Municipality, the Ministry of Welfare overturned this policy.
The Jerusalem District Court fined the ultra-Orthodox Kol BaRama radio station one million shekels in damages for barring women from speaking on the air. The ruling followed a class action suit by NIF grantee Kolech: Religious Women’s Forum. The ruling established a key precedent allowing class action lawsuits in civil rights cases.
After the national-religious Jewish Home party put up campaign ads in Ramle that used racist imagery and warned of intermarriage between Jews and Arabs, NIF grantees spoke out. Sikkuy: The Association for the Advancement of Civic Equality and Tag Meir Forum condemned the racist campaign, and the Ramle municipality took down the ads.
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New Israel Fund Statement of
Financial Position As of December 31, 2018, consolidated with the Truth to Power Foundation, with summarized financial information for NIF for 2017. The Truth to Power Foundation is a wholly controlled supporting organization of the New Israel Fund established to honor the memory of Board member Bill Goldman, z�l.
Assets
2018 2017
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents Investments Pledges receivable, current portion, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $88,953
$7,856,780
5,259,622 5,690,214 2,408,365
Accounts receivable
152,536
256,173
Prepaid expenses
165,422
133,757
17,057,564
16,345,289
Total current assets
FURNITURE, EQUIPMENT AND LEASEHOLD IMPROVEMENTS
Furniture and equipment Leasehold improvements Less accumulated depreciation and amortization
Net furniture, equipment and leasehold improvements
2,650,064
2,559,640
171,093
226,492
2,821,157
2,786,132
(2,320,253)
(2,284,380)
500,904
501,752
Pledges receivable, net of current portion
123,223
Deposits
137,211 137,211
Total other assets
Total assets
2017
48,309
260,434
185,520
17,818,902
17,032,561
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
1,439,452
1,814,202
Grants payable
2,681,982
2,640,555
Annuity payable, current portion Deferred rent abatment, current portion
Total current liabilities
6,078
9,010
611
31,633
4,128,123
4,495,400
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Provision for severance pay
164,440
176,968
Deferred rent abatement
135,587
112,976
Annuity payable
Total long-term liabilities
Total liabilities
18,566
24,644
318,593
314,588
4,446,716
4,809,988
NET ASSETS
Without Donor Restrictions:
OTHER ASSETS
2018
CURRENT LIABILITIES
$7,794,310
3,685,674
Liabilities and Net Assets
Undesignated
5,393,288 3,673,000
Board designated
2,894,470
2,994,477
8,287,758
6,667,477
2,309,937
2,984,113
Total net assets without donor restrictions
With Donor Restrictions: Temporary Restricted Permanently restricted
Total net assets
Total liabilities and net assets
2,774,491
2,570,983
13,372,186
12,222,573
$17,818,902
$17,032,561
The 2018 statement of financial position of the New Israel Fund and Truth to Power Foundation, and related statements of activities and changes in net assets are drafted audited financial statements.
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New Israel Fund Statement of
Activities and Change in Net Assets
NIF’s Engagement, Education, and Leadership Programs in Israel and the
U.S. are major components of NIF’s mission,
As of December 31, 2018, consolidated with the Truth to Power Foundation, with summarized financial information for NIF for 2017. The Truth to Power Foundation is a wholly controlled supporting organization of the New Israel Fund established to honor the memory of Board member Bill Goldman, z”l.
Revenue Contributions—NIF Truth to Power Foundation
WITHOUT DONOR RESTRICTIONS
TEMPORARILY RESTRICTED
PERMANENTLY RESTRICTED
and include our social justice fellowships,
study tours, New Generations programming,
2018 TOTAL
2017 TOTAL
$26,473,961 $2,720,005
$255,800 $29,449,766
$28,669,405
—
—
1,750,000
—
Donor-advised funds
781,055
—
—
781,055
—
Special events
610,868
—
—
610,868
429,019
82,886
—
—
82,886
103,422
3,394,181
(3,394,181)
—
—
30,000
Net assets released from donor restrictions
Total revenue
critical media campaigns, and press work. NIF’s support expenses are the infra-
1,750,000
Other
education and awareness-raising events,
33,092,950
(674,176)
255,800
32,674,575
29,231,846
structure throughout the U.S. and in Israel
that help us raise funds and keep the lights on in our offices in Jerusalem, Haifa, Beer
Sheva, and cities across the United States. The pieces of this pie come together to
form a strong and sustainable network of
change-makers in Israel and communities of supporters around the world.
Expenses PROGRAM SERVICES
Grants
15,588,575
—
—
15,588,575
13,626,816
Shatil
3,702,526
—
—
3,702,526
4,216,863
Other programs
5,476,390 — — 5,476,390 5,392,783
Truth to Power
Total program services
22,163
—
—
22,163
—
24,789,654
—
—
24,789,654
23,236,462
12% 17%
50%
SUPPORTING SERVICES
Management and General
3,110,865
—
—
3,110,865
3,292,246
Fundraising
3,543,193
—
—
3,543,193
3,776,025
6,654,058
—
—
6,654,058
7,068,271
(674,176)
255,800
Total supporting services
Total expenses
Change in net assets before other items
31,443,713 1,649,238
— —
31,443,712
30,304,733
1,230,863
(1,072,887)
OTHER ITEMS
Investment (loss) gain, net Transfer of assets
Total other items
(48,022)
—
(33,228)
(81,250)
641,363
19,064
—
(19,064)
—
—
(28,958)
—
(52,292)
(81,250)
641,363
Change in net assets
1,620,280
(674,176)
203,508
1,149,613
(431,524)
Net assets at beginning of year
6,667,477
2,984,113
2,570,983
12,222,573
12,654,097
Net assets ending balance
$8,287,758
$2,309,937
$2,774,491
$13,372,186
$12,222,573
11%
10%
PROGRAM EXPENSES
n n n
Grants to Israeli Not-for-Profit Organizations Shatil Engagement, Education, and Leadership
SUPPORT SERVICES EXPENSES
n n
Management and General Fundraising
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Tel Aviv, Israel
Palo Alto, CA
Brookline, MA
Naomi Chazan
Rachel Liel
Ilana Snyder
Itzik Danziger
Jerusalem, Israel
Mevaseret Zion, Israel
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Paul Egerman
Peter Edelman
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Washington, DC
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Janine Frier Baltimore, MD
Be’er Sheva, Israel
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Achinoam Nini (Noa)
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New York, NY
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Talia Sasson
Jerusalem, Israel
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Tel Aviv, Israel
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Sanford Gallanter
Hadass Kaufmann
Craig Newmark
Avraham Shochat
Itzhak Galnoor
Leslie M. Kimerling
Lisa Orlick-Salka
Gay Sigel
Judith Gelman
Jonathan Klein
Bonnie M. Orlin
Rabbi Susan Silverman
Benjamin Gidron
Sara Klein
Israela Oron
Marsha Soffer
Susie Gilbert
Eve Biskind Klothen
Amos Oz, z”l
Howard Sohn
Dorothy Gitter Harman
Ken Klothen
Sarah Ozacky-Lazar
Ronny Someck
David Goldberg
Yehoshua Kolodny
Rabbi Aaron Panken, z”l
Gideon Stein
Mark Goldberg
Joan Kuriansky
Kathleen Peratis
Marla Stein
Bruce N. Goldberger
Luis Lainer
Motty Perry
Eitan Stern
Amiram Goldblum
Betsy Miller Landis
Alon Piltz
Nancy S. Sternoff, z”l
Phyllis Goldman
Noam Lautman
The Honorable Stuart Pollak
Shaanan Streett
Susan Adelman
Ruth Cheshin
Frances E. Goldman
Paul Lehman
Lisa Portnoy
Simone Susskind
Karen Adler
Aaron Ciechanover
Joanna Goodwin
Terry Lenzner
Avi Primor
Dr. Ingrid D. Tauber
Sari Agatston
Alan Cohen
Sally A. Gottesman
Rabbi Marion Lev-Cohen
Uriel Procaccia
Bonnie Tenenbaum
Mira Awad
Shlomo Cohen
David Gottlieb
Mel Levine
Paula J. Rackoff, M.D.
Karen Tucker
Avner Azulay
Yehudah B. Cohn
Jeffrey Green
Shelley Levine
Frances Raday
Rabbi Gordon Tucker
Marc Baer
Rabbi Rachel B. Cowan, z”l
Barbara S. Green
Judith Lichtman
Claude Rakovsky
David M. Umansky
Mark Baker
James Cummings
Sherri Greenbach
Jan Abby Liff
Elaine Reuben
Frank Vogl Albert Vorspan, z”l
Eliyahu Bareket
Lady Dahrendorf
Liz Greenstein
Russell M. Linden
Robert S. Rifkind
Maya Bar-Hillel
Rabbi Jerome K. Davidson
Ted Greenwood
Bryna Linett
June Rogul
Paul Wachter
Uri Bar-Joseph
Jacques de Haller
Lois Gunther
Nathan Linial
Irwin Rosenblum
Tsvia Walden
Mordechai Bar-On
Avner de-Shalit
Richard Gunther
Barbara Lipman
Bettylu Saltzman
Irving Wallach
Ilan Baruch
Reuben Dori
Hanoch Gutfreund
David Lipman
Itzik Saporta
Michael Walzer
Rabbi Sarah Bassin
Omri Dotan
Yisca Harani
Susan Liss
Gerard Sarnat
Ami Weinstein
Oz Benamram
Karin Dreiding
David Harel
Sara Litt
Lela Sarnat
Sharon Weintraub
Haim Ben-Shahar
Roger Dreyfus
Gilad Harish
Pierre Loeb
Talia Sasson (Chair)
Diane Jordan Wexler
Mindy Berman
Isser Dubinsky
Tova Hartman
Jonathan Lopatin
Orna Sasson-Levy
Carol Winograd
Melissa Berman
Rachel Elior
Roni Hefetz
Yossi Malka
Naomi Schacter
Terry Winograd
David Bernstein
Roberta Elliott
Nehama Hillman
Robin Margo
Frederick P. Schaffer
Ruth E. Wolman
Jaron Bernstein
Lawrence Englander
Michael Hirschhorn
Rabbi J. Rolando Matalon
Joshua Schoffman
Vincent Worms
Michael Bien
Uzi Even
Avraham Infeld
Aviva S. Meyer
Lawrence Schwartz
Menahem Yaari
Shimon Biton
Sidra Ezrahi
Marvin Israelow
Sami Michael
Daniel Segal
Dan Yakir
Dvora Blum
Susan Feit
Haim Izraeli
Cindy L. Miller
Amnon Sella
Marcie Zelikow
Ephrim Boritz
Lois Frank
June Jacobs, z”l
Dale Mnookin
Hannan Serphos
Fred Zemans Dina Zisserman-Brodsky Neta Ziv
Rabbi Sharon Brous
Rabbi Dayle Friedman
Daniel Kahneman
Robert Mnookin
Alla Shainskaya
David Broza
Ellie Friedman
Arlene Kanter
Harriet Mouchly-Weiss
Shimon Shamir
Avraham Burg
Aviva Futorian
Emile Karafiol, z”l
Judd Ne’eman
Joan Shapiro
Paul Burger
Barry Gaberman
Judith Karp
Smadar Nehab
Peter Shapiro
Deborah Bussel
Lily Galili
Jane Katcher
Jacob Ner David
Aliza Shenhar
Sara L. Cannon
Linda Gallanter
Yadin Kaufman
Louis Newman
Ruth Sheshinski
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2018 Donors
Tikva Grassroots Empowerment Fund
Landau Family Foundation
Stephen Gunther & Linda Essakow
Melissa A. Berman & Richard Klotz
Jan Abby Liff
Mindy Berman & Andrew Sumberg
Stella & Charles Guttman Foundation
Judith & Michael Berman
The Longhill Charitable Foundation, Inc.
The Philip and Muriel Berman Foundation
Judith Gelman & Steven Salop
Walter & Elise Haas Fund
Diane & Norman Bernstein Foundation
Amy Mandel & Katina Rodis
Nancy Bernstein & Robert Schoen
Claude P.J. Ghez, M.D.
Hiatt Family
The Beverly Foundation
The Victor & Lorraine Honig Fund of the Common Counsel Foundation
Michael Bien & Jane Kahn (z”l)
The Purple Lady/ Barbara J. Meislin Fund
Peter Bokor & Jeannie Blaustein
Mitzvah Fund of New Mexico
Harvey Bock
Chaim Katzman Key Foundation Jim & Catherine Koshland Harry Kramer Memorial Fund
$100,000+ Anonymous (10) Kathryn Ames Foundation, Inc. The Bertha Foundation The Jacob & Hilda Blaustein Foundation The Nathan Cummings Foundation Dobkin Family Foundation Dorot Foundation
The Lee and Luis Lainer Family Foundation
Drs. Carol & Terry Winograd
The Lopatin Family Foundation
Carole & Saul Zabar
Caroline & Brian Lurie The Herbert McLaughlin Children’s Trust Lisa & Yaron MinskyPrimus Moriah Fund, Inc. Libby & Leo Nevas Family Foundation, Inc.
Paul & Joanne Egerman
New Israel Fund Australia Foundation
Lois & Richard England Family Foundation
New Israel Fund of Canada
The Everett Foundation
New Israel Fund Switzerland
The Fine & Greenwald Foundation Fohs Foundation Foundation For Middle East Peace Phyllis K. Friedman Sanford & Linda Gallanter Sally Gottesman Lisa & Joshua Greer Lois & Richard Gunther Mimi & Peter Haas Fund The Irving Harris Foundation
New Israel Fund United Kingdom
Zucker Foundation
$50,000– $99,999 Anonymous (10) The Louis & Anne Abrons Foundation Izhar Armony & Noamit Armony-Erel Beller Moses Family Foundation The Morton K. & Jane Blaustein Foundation The Moses Feldman Family Foundation
Leichtag Foundation Yaffa & Paul Maritz MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger Joseph & Harvey Meyerhoff Family Charitable Funds Leo Model Foundation, Inc. The Morningstar Foundation Bonnie Orlin The Horowitz Ratner Family Elaine Reuben Marietta & Andrew Romay Foundation Frederick Schaffer & Barbara Schatz Susan & James Snider
Debra F. Pell
The Max M. and Marjorie S. Fisher Foundation
Sylvia Sabel & Joel Rubinstein
Franklin M. Fisher (z”l) & Ellen Paradise Fisher
Rose L. Shure & Sidney N. Shure Endowment Fund
FJC, a Foundation of Donor Advised Funds
$25,000– $49,999
Robert & Janine Frier
Anonymous (18)
The Alfred & Hanna Fromm Fund
Samuel I Adler Family Supporting Foundation
John & Marcia Goldman Foundation
Laszlo N. Tauber Family Foundation Bonnie & Marty Tenenbaum Agnes Varis Irrevocable Trust
William S. Goldman (z”l) & Serra Falk Goldman
Elaine Galinson & Herb Solomon
Jane Gottesman & Geoffrey Biddle
Social Venture Fund
Jon & Bobbe Bridge Martin Bunzl & Deborah Hertz The Bydale Foundation The Cannon Family Foundation Naomi & Nehemiah Cohen Foundation Eugene & Janet Lerner Family Foundation
National Council of Jewish Women OM Foundation Ltd Stacy & Keith Palagye Robert Pindyck & Nurit Eini-Pindyck The Elizabeth B. & Arthur E. Roswell Foundation The Samuels Foundation
Nehama Benmosche
Sally Weiskopf Bock Gesher Family Foundation Ossi & Paul Burger Beth Burnam Merle S. Cahn Foundation Cogan Family Foundation
Adam & Carol Geballe
Gimprich Family Foundation Joseph & Leelah Gitler Alice Goldman Reiter & Benjamin Reiter Frances E. Goldman Susan Sachs Goldman Robert & Doris Gordon Nadine Joseph & Neil Goteiner Mark & Janet Gottesman David & Rita Gottlieb Carol & Allen Gown
Dan & Alisa Doctoroff
Segal Family Foundation
Jonathan Cohen & Eleanor Friedman
Fischman Family (Steve, Nancy, Laura, Ben and Wendy)
Daniel & Sheila Segal
Marshall & Shirley Cohen
Joseph & Beth Green
Jacob & Helen Shaham
Yehudah B. Cohn
Thomas C. Green
Shepard Broad Foundation
Implementation Allies
Alexander Greenbaum
Ilana d’Ancona, z”l
Marc & Diane Greenwald
Ilana DeBare & Sam Schuchat
Brenda Gruss & Daniel Hirsch
Isabel P. Dunst
Evelyn and Walter Haas, Jr. Fund
Frankel Family Foundation Gaia Fund Benjamin & Rachel Geballe Anne Germanacos Roger & Brenda Gibson Family Foundation
Sparkplug Foundation David P. Stone Topol Family Foundation, Inc. Otto & Marianne Wolman Foundation
Concepción & Irwin Federman Susan Feit & Eitan Stern
$10,000– $24,999
Alan & Betty Feldman
Anonymous (21)
Firedoll Foundation
John & Kathryn Greenberg
Walter & Alice Abrams Family Fund
Sandra F. Fisher
Marvin Israelow
Alpern Family Foundation
The Beverly and Joseph Glickman z”l Fund The Jacob and Malka Goldfarb Charitable Foundation
Joan & Irwin Jacobs Jewish Women’s Foundation of the Greater Palm Beaches
Ronald M. Ansin Mori & Doris Arkin
Daniel Kahneman
Madeleine & David Arnow
The Karev Foundation
Peter & Lucy Ascoli
Robert Arnow, z”l
Lizbeth & George Krupp
Peter J. Barrer
David M. Becker & Leslie C. Seeman
The Louis J. Kuriansky Foundation
Richard & Eileen Bazelon William & Debbie Becker
Sasha Feldstein Sybil Fields
Forrest & Miriam (z”l) Foss Carl & Blossom Fraiman Barbara Freedman Henry & Helen Freedman Sara Fried Avni Fund Mary & Stanley Friedman Thomas & Ann Friedman Jonna Gaberman & Bruce Wintman
Terry E. Grant
Peter J. Silverman & Janet Heettner Max and Sunny Howard Memorial Foundation Dr. Sherry Israel Dr. Morton & Merle Kane Emile Karafiol, z”l Kates Diamond Family Foundation Steven & Priscilla Kersten Eve Biskind Klothen & Kenneth Klothen Margaret Kohn Kenneth & Naomi Koltun-Fromm Judy and Peter Blum Kovler Foundation Barbara N. Kravitz
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NIF International Council Members Mira Awad and David Broza perform in New York with Peter Yarrow of Peter, Paul and Mary at “Composing for Peace: A Concert for Social Change,” a night of hope, solidarity, and artistic defiance presented by NIF in partnership with Seeds of Peace and The Temple Emanu-El Streicker Center.
Michael Young & Debra Raskin
Cornerstone Ondemand, Inc.
Nina & Brad Young
Michael & Rhoda Danziger
$5,000– $9,999 Anonymous (22) William & Susan Abrams Amcha For Tsedakah Noah & Tamara Arnow Irl Barg & Janet Walkow Nan Bases David Bassein
Thomas Rom
Karen Sloss
Amir A. Nechmad
Rosenzweig Coopersmith Foundation
Rabbi Samuel & Lynn Stahl
Annette Newman Philanthropic Fund
Jocelyn Ross & Ben Blumenfeld
Joelle Steefel
Marion Newman Philanthropic Fund
Rothman Family Foundation
Louis Newman & Rabbi Amy Eilberg
Samuel Rubin Foundation
Raquel H. Newman
The Robert Russell Memorial Foundation
Charles & Naomie Kremer
Y & S Nazarian Family Foundation
Linda & Frank Kurtz Gordon Lafer Sidney & Ruth Lapidus Evely Laser Shlensky Legacy Heritage Programming IV LLC The Lehman-Stamm Family Fund Michael D. Levin and Joanne Levin Foundation
Rabbi Suzanne & Andy Offit Opportunity Fund
Winter Cove Foundation
Kathleen Peratis
Raymond Lifchez
Bradford & Phyllis Perkins
David & Barbara Lipman Ted Live In memory of Malka Lubliner Lurie Family Foundation Walter S. Mander Foundation Marin/San Francisco Jewish Teen Foundation Marley Family Ilse Melamid Lisa Messinger Avery More & Jerralyn Smith Susan Morse-Lebow David Nachman & Amy Schulman
Melissa & Max Polaner Prior Family Foundation Laurayne Ratner Elsbeth Reisen & Mark Dyen Justin Pollack & Suzanne Reisman Lianna Levine Reisner & Elnatan Reisner Richman Family Foundation Ellen Rifkin David Roberts & Sue Fischlowitz Abby Rockefeller & Lee Halprin Anna C. & Murray Rockowitz Fund
William & Alice RussellShapiro Lela & Gerard Sarnat The Barn Road Foundation Stanley & Kay Schlozman Debra R. Schoenberg Leonard & Celia Schuchman Irving and Toby Schwartz Charitable Trust Shelley Levine & Larry Schwartz The Seiger Family DAF Charles & M. R. Shapiro Foundation, Inc. Ben & Norma Shapiro Peter Shapiro & Bryna Linett Joan Blum Shayne Alan Sieroty Michael Skloff
Jim & Debby Stein Sharpe Henry Steiner Arthur & Edith Stern Family Foundation Howard Stern Robert Stillman & Janet Surkin The Telos Group Inc. Bruce & Judith Tennebaum Karen Tucker & Jerry Avorn
Wendy Bear Sandra J. Berbeco David Berger Jessica Bernhardt & Theodore Goldstein The Wexler Beron Family Foundation Eric Berzon & Danielle Ruymaker BFK Foundation Melissa Blank Lois & Irving Blum Foundation
Edmund P. DeLaCour, Ph.D. Renee & Michael Dernburg Reuben & Rivka Dori Dr. Bronner’s Magic Soaps The Edward and Rose Dreyer Advised Fund of the Jewish Community Foundation of MetroWest New Jersey
Paul Cahn
Emily & Frank Vogl
Dennis & Jane Carlton
Paul & Dorothy Wachter
Champaign-Urbana Jewish Federation
James & Marlene Henerson Conrad N. Hilton Foundation
The Hyman Levine Family Foundation: L’Dor V’Dor
Yoni & Talia Engelhart Fabrangen Tzedakah Collective Leroy & Edna Mae Fadem David & Judith Falk
Ziva Freiman Katz David Friedman & Paulette Meyer Rabbi Dayle Friedman & David Ferleger Betsy & Richard Gaberman
David Cohen & Ellen Goodman
Jack Z. Gilad & Douglas D. Hauer
Weisman Discretionary Trust
Ilene P. Cohen
Neta Golan
Amos & Ruth Wilnai Foundation
Jane S. Cohen Peter & Barbara Cohen
Victor J. Goldberg & Patricia A. Waldeck
World Institute for World Peace Foundation
Eric Hassall M.D.
Roberta Elliott Wantman
John Weinstein & Heidi Stewart
The Gal Foundation The Generations Fund
Compton Foundation
The Marvin Naiman & Margery Goldman Family Foundation
Congregation Emanu-El of the City of New York
Abner & Roslyn Goldstine
Judy Colton
Diane Asseo Griliches
Harry Hutzler
The Chrysalis Fund
Drs. Steven & Sybil Wolin
Steven Greenberg & Avra Goldman
Marcy Eisenberg
Saul & Amy Scheuer Cohen Family Foundation
George S. Warburg
Jonas Grander
Marvin Hoffman & Rosellen Brown
Tom & Myrna (z”l) Frankel
Union Square Fund, Inc.
Hillel Goral
The Harriet and Tom Stern Advised Fund
Mikhal Bouganim
Uncle Mike Foundation
The Goodwin Foundation
Anita Hirsh, z”l
Lois Frank
Susan E. Bullowa
Good Earth Fund of the Jewish Community Foundation of the East Bay
Peter Edelman
Ernest & Rita Bogen
Bradley Burston & Varda Spiegel
Dr. Bettyruth Walter
Joan Davidson & Neal Barsky
Robert & Ruth Goldston
Rabbi Richard J. Jacobs & Susan K. Freedman The Howard G. And Samita B. Jacobs Foundation Simon & Marie Jaglom Foundation, Inc. Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Phoenix The Jewish Pride Fund, a Giving Circle of the Jewish Community Federation and Endowment Fund Batya C. Kallus Leslie Kane & M. Manuel Fishman Kaplan Family Foundation Dennis & Barbara Kessler Sharon & Melvin Kessler
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Linda G. Klein Charitable Lead Trust Sara & Jonathan Klein Stella & Leonard Kleinrock Miriam Klevan & Steven Meier Lauren Kogod & David Smiley Leslie S. Kogod Louis Krupp Jeanney Kutner Edward Labaton The Harry and Sadie Lasky Foundation Richard Lavenstein Hollis G. Lenderking Stephen O. Lesser The Renaissance Foundation, Irving Levin and Stephanie Fowler Joshua Levin & Debra Fried Levin Cynthia & Sanford Levinson James B. Lewis Benjamin Lichstein Matthew A. Lindenbaum Susan Liss & Rabbi Fred Reiner Sara & Andrew Litt Susan Lowenberg & Joyce Newstat Helen Lowenstein in memory of Louis Lowenstein Carlos D. Malamud Fain Malsky Charitable Foundation Steven J. & Barbara K. Mandel The Returning Wealth Philanthropic Fund Daniel & Lenore Mass
Paul L. Kester
Steven Matthews & Rebecca Stein
David M. Kies
Dr. Marcia Kramer Mayer
Susan L. & James D. Klau
Peter Melnick
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Dr. Norman Postone & Lisa Fruchtman
Beth Sieroty Meltzer
Lauren & Mitchell Presser
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Zahavah Levine & Jeff Meyer Zammy Migdal Charles & Nola Miller Karen Miller Sam Scott Miller Judith Mishkin Moser Family Philanthropic Fund David Myers & Nomi Stolzenberg Morey & Sondra Myers Bette K. Myerson Natembea Foundation
Daniel C. & Lisa R. Price Maxine Rapoport Jeffrey Rappin & Penny Brown Marjorie & Stephen Richards
Vivian Ostrovsky Batsheva & Ronald Ostrow The Joseph Perlman Family Foundation Benette Phillips
Susan Romer & Donald Ungar
Anita Altman & Gil Kulick Arthur Applbaum & Sally Rubin Jeffrey & Arella Axelrod B&D Foundation
Gary B. Sokol
Donald L. Baker Fund of the Jewish Community Foundation of Southern Arizona
Bruce, Steven, Gerald & Diane Solomon Fund Aryeh & Betsy Stein Eugene & Marilyn Stein
Lisa Stone Pritzker
June & Marvin Rogul
Sheldon Alster
Rabbis Justus Baird & Julie Roth
Ornah Becker (z”l) & Marc Robbins Rachel & Richard Robbins
Liora Alschuler
Daniel Sokatch & Dana Reinhardt
Jerry V. Sternberg
Nathan Rome & Bonnie Alpert
Abigail Ostow & Arthur Telegen
Robert Snyder & Carol Green
Marcia Riklis
John & Kayla Niles
Don & Shari Ornstein
Donald & Goldie Silverman
Robert S. Rifkind
Shai & Judy Robkin
Omidyar Network Fund, Inc.
The Harry & Barbara Goldman Foundation
Howard N. Stern Philanthropic Fund of the United Jewish Federation
David Richman & Janet Perry
Eric Newman & Janice Gepner Fred & Gilda Nobel Foundation
Gay Sigel & Howard Epstein
Sandor & Faye Straus The Henry & Marilyn Taub Foundation Mark & Judith Taylor Janet Traub
Meredith & Andrew Ball Barry & Elizabeth Bar-El Baskin Family Foundation Harry & Lore Bauer Alvin Baum & Robert Holgate Barry & Elizabeth Bennett William Berley Hannah (z”l) & Ernst Biberstein
James Blume & Kathryn Frank
Alan Cohen & Robert Bank
Stanley & Roberta Bogen
Saul & Miriam Cohen
Sue & Benjamin Boley Robert L. Book Ronald & Linda Borkan Joseph L. Bower Richard & Barbara Braun Martin I. & Shirley B. Bresler Dina Brodsky Drs. Marc & Susan Brodsky Renee & Harold Brook Rabbi Gustav & Sheila Buchdahl Hon. Minna Buck Nehama & Jacob Burak Pamela Burdman Norman L. Cantor Richard Claman & Elizabeth Clark
Barbara Cohn Edith Simon Coliver Family Susie Coliver & Robert Herman Halley Crane Claudia Davidoff & Joseph Kahan Hadas & Doron Davidov
Sanford Weiner
Jennie Rothschild & Jonathan Lederer
Whizin Philanthropic Fund
Toby & Robert Rubin
Brenda A. Wolfson
David Salem & Laurie Aloisio
Stanley Wulf & Linda Press Wulf
Bettylu & Paul Saltzman
Gail Bates Yessne & Peter Yessne
Marc & Gail McClelland Fenton Samuel Fleischacker & Amy Reichert
Mark J. Heiman Herman Foundation
Richard & Phyllis Franco
Friedman Family Foundation
Steven Hochstadt & Stephen Sass
Robert Friedman
Dale & Stephen Hoffman
Daniel & Rosele Frishwasser
Horwitz Family Fund
Audrey & David Egger Charitable Fund at the Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Mercer Alan & Shulamit Elsner Michelle & Glenn Engelmann Lisa Erdberg & Dennis Gibbons
Dr. Mushira Abu Dia, chairperson of Physicians for Human Rights–Israel, receives the Gallanter Prize for Emerging Israeli Social Justice Leaders at NIF’s Guardian of Democracy Dinner in San Francisco.
Eden Gallanter & Miki Habryn The Joseph & Anna Gartner Foundation Moshe Gavish
Pamela & Steve Hirsh
Martin Indyk Valerie & Thierry Jahan Juel M. Janis Elana Caplan Jassy & Andrew Jassy
David Glaser & Leslie Ann Elton
Jewish Foundation of Greater New Haven
Marian & Arthur Glasgow
Carol M. Joseph
Alfred & Joan Goldberg
Jan Kallish
Judith F. Goldberg
Alan H. Kanner
Nathalie & Emanuel Goldberg Advised Fund of the Jewish Federation of Greater Rochester
Miralie Fund
Bruce N. Goldberger & Esther Sperber
Sally B. Kaplan
Alexander G. Goldenberg
Ronald Poretz
Suzanne Schecter & Todd Ruback Rosel Schewel (z”l) & Senator Elliot Schewel
Anonymous (21)
Goulston & Storrs
Steve & Joanne Abel
Jeffrey & Beth Green
Dr. Jesse & Amy Peck Abraham
David & Rennie Greenfield
Almoney Fund
Ted & Dru Greenwood
Stefanie Seltzer
Michal & Jack Hillman
Jerilyn Gelt
$2,500– $4,999
Jill J. Prosky & James R. Posner, PosnerWallace Foundation
Juliane M. Heyman
Jewish Aid Worldwide: America, Israel and Beyond
Jeffrey Gaynes
Betty & Jack Schafer
Stephen & Patty Segal
Jeffrey Hessekiel
Oded & Nira Efrati
Steven J. Samuel
Frances R. Posel
Willard J. Hertz
Elizabeth Friedman Branoff & Steven Branoff
The Honorable Stuart & Lee Pollak
Lisa Portnoy
Herbert Harris
Carl (z”l) & Leonore Foorman
Ruth & Stephen Pollak
Marc B. Porter
Eliyahou & Britt Harari
The Florian Fund
Rabbi Sonia & Dr. Ned Saltzman
Diane & Michael Ziering
Daniel Handler & Lisa M. Brown
Rabbi Judith Edelstein & James Meier
Cecille Wasserman
Phyllis & David Rothman
Werner & Karen Gundersheimer
Michael D. Felsen
Mark Davidow
Marc Wallman Jean & Adolph Weil, Jr. Family Fund
Liz & Steve Gruber
Jerome & Nancy Falk
Charles Freiberg & Andrea Alfano
Mazal Foundation
Lyle & Gloria Rosenzweig
Lee & Esther Erman
Irle Goldman & Janet Yassen Lynda M. Goldstein Peter J. Gollon
Helen Kaplan Ross & Laura Kaplan Tal Kastner & Ivan Lehon Ezra Jack Keats Foundation Michael Keren Leona Kern Rabbi Emma KippleyOgman & Benj Kamm Robert & Joan Klivans Arieh Konigl & Alice Roston Susan & David Kraemer
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Maris & Jesse Krasnow Linda & Jake Kriger Pnina Lahav Serene Lazar Terry & Margaret Lenzner Irwin & Rachel Levin Rich & Kathleen Levin Robert & Bonita Levin Toby & Jerry Levine Bernard & Lory Levinger Bennett & Rebecca Lindenbaum
Rabbi Ephraim Pelcovits & Rachel Weber
Risa Shames & Neil Silverston
Joe & Brenda Pereles
David Sieradzki & Emily Novick
Arleen & Aaron Priest Dorothy L. Raizman Larry G. Raskin Adam Rattner Robert Rebitzer Sue Reinhold & Deborah Newbrun David Reisen & Ann Peck Reisen
Anthony Litwinko
Paul Resnick & Joan Karlin
Rabbi Andrea London & Daniel London
Paul Resnick & Caroline Richardson
Steve & Jeanne Marcus
Jennifer Richler & Noah Stoffman
Gayle & Jerry Marger Rabbi Rachel Mikva & Mark Rosenberg Dale S. Miller The Maurice & Gail Mordka Endowment Fund of the Jewish Community Foundation of Southern Arizona Morse Family Foundation Judy W. & Jay A. Nadel Nakash Family Foundation Barry Nalebuff & E. Helen Kauder Jack Needleman Ernest & Eva Miriam Newbrun
Dorothy Richman & Michael Steinman A.J. Robinson & Nicole Ellerine Rosen Bien Galvan & Grunfeld LLP Rabbis Jennie & David Rosenn Linda A. Rosenthal Seymour & Sylvia Rothchild Family 2004 Charitable Foundation Dr. David & Mrs. Catharine D. Rush Jonathan L. & Barbara Ryder John & Lynn Sachs Laura Saunders
Jane Newman & Amy Lange
Nathan Savin & Susan Enzle
Sharee & Murray Newman
Debby Appel & Gene Schneyer
Samuel Norich & Deborah Ugoretz
David Schorr
Ilana Nossel & Jordan Kolar Christopher Noxon & Jenji Kohan Bill Padnos & Margy Kaye Julia Parzen & Daniel Johnson
Jolie Schwab & David Hodes Ellen & Sheldon Schwartz Ellen Semonoff Michelle R. Sender Charles S. Raizen Foundation
The Silver Tie Fund Jackie & Manny Silverman Susan Simon Itamar & Yael Simonson Steven Slutsky Naomi Sobel & Rabbi Becky Silverstein Aviam Soifer & Marlene Booth Peter & Lucia Sommers Jennifer Spitzer Adele H. Steinberg Hazel S. Stix Rabbi Ariel Stone & Dr. Joseph Thaler Donna & Tom Stone Strear Family Foundation Lisa Cannon Taylor & Chuck Taylor Temple Israel, Westport Inc. Gary & Evelyn Trachten Steven Tulkin & Sydney Kapchan
Max Yaffe
Mark & Judith Aronchick
Ruth R. Been
Leon J. Bijou
David Brodsky
Dror Zernik
Howard I. Aronson
Richard & Elaine Binder
Shifra Bronznick
Margot Lurie Zimmerman
Bennett Ashley & Ruth Weinreb
Rabbi Haim Dov & Lynn Beliak
Rabbi Barry Block
Dr. Herb & Ellen Brosbe
Robert & Edith Zinn
Eileen Auerbach & Lawrence Burgheimer
Gay Block/The Shlenker Block Philanthropic Fund
Rabbi Sharon Brous & David Light
Rabbi Bernard & Bailey Bloom
Alan Brout
Steven Zuckerman & Paula Gorlitz
$1,000– $2,499
Sylvia Weider-Amber Family Foundation
Maia Azubel
Cynthia & Theodore Berenson
Victor Daniel Azubel
Laura S. Brown, Ph.D.
Sonia S. Abrams Mara & Stephane Acel-Green Mark & Marcie Achler Rabbi Ruth Adar & Linda Burnett Susan Adelman & Claudio Llanos
Michael Sfard, renowned Israeli human rights lawyer, speaks about his book, The Wall and The Gate: Israel, Palestine, and the Legal battle for Human Rights, at the American University Washington College of Law. NIF sponsored his 2018 book tour.
James & Esthy Adler Rabbi Rachel Adler, Ph.D. Susan S. Adler
Ralph Alpert Maya Altman Am Kolel Jewish Renewal Community Beulah & Ezra Amsterdam Gary Angel & Sharman Spector-Angel
Carlos Bachrach
Mark Berger
Shirley Bob
Nancy S. Brown
Michael & Charlotte Baer
Robert L. Bergman, M.D.
Ellen Beth Bogolub
Katherine Browning
Samuel Bagenstos & Margo Schlanger
Norma & Rabbi Donald R. Berlin
Marcia Bogolub & Phil Kaplan
Maxine Brownstein
JoAnne Bander
Arthur Berliner & Marian Lever
Menucha Boomer
Joseph & Mia Buchwald Gelles
Veronica Sanchez (z”l) & Jeffrey Bornstein
Nancy Buck & James Sebenius
Rabbi Jill Borodin
Marcia Burnam
Howard M. Branz
Mark Burstein & David Calle
Judith Bank Simeon Bardin & Susan Denman Amir Livne Bar-On Sonya Barsha
John Antignas & Rabbi Susan Laemmle
Modestus Bauer Foundation
Alan Weiner & Nancy Maizels
Michael Appel & Ruth Kraut
Howell Baum & Madelyn Siegel
Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence Weisberg
Ruby Apsler
Jonathan Beard & Rachel Theilheimer
The Winstead Charitable Foundation
Nina & Philip Blumenfeld
Howard M. Brown
Shoshana Abrams
Monique Weil
David Weisbrod & Margaret Simon
Lauren Blum
Steven & Valerie Abrahams
Joan Alpert
The Joseph & Felicia Weber Family Foundation
Judith A. Benstein, M.D.
Bradley Abelow & Carolyn Murray
Stanley Wachs & Lisa Moriyama
Leonard M. Wasserman
Gadi BenMark
Judith S. Ayal
Ruth & Henry Aaron
Sari K. Agatston
Mary Ann & David Wark
B. Richard & Mary Benioff
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Avi & Yael Urban
Michael & Judith Walzer
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Walter & Diane Ariker Rabbi Melanie Aron & Professor Michael Dine William & Israela Aron
Jim & Diane Berliner Mark R. & Pamela Berman Judy & Ed Berne Jerry M. Bernhard Susan Berrin & Steve Zipperstein Congregation Beth El Tzedakah Hevra David & Rachel Biale
Suzanne & Howard Bearman
Peter Bickel & Nancy Bickel
Barbara Beck
Gloria & Mark Bieler
Dr. David & Mrs. Ellen Braun Sheila & Edward Braun Mayer & Sandra Brenner Naomi Brenner & Ari Berger David Bressler & Susan Adler-Bressler Martin M. Brod Lois P. Broder
Ann Buxbaum Burton & Shulamith Caine Ronald (z”l) & Libi Cape Carolyn Cavalier Rosenberg Rabbi Angela Buchdahl Davida Charney
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Congregation Beth Am Josh Cooper
Ellen T. Charry
Robert N. Cooperman
Rabbi Kenneth Chasen & Allison Lee
Ellen Corenswet & John Morgan
The Chasin Family
Adele Corvin
Zehava Chen-Levy & Eyal Levy
Dana Corvin & Harris Weinberg
Bonnie & Mervin Cherrin
Betty & Stuart Cotton
Carol D. Chinn
Judith & Mel Croner
Harry W. Chotiner & Carolyn Patty Blum
Ronald & Joan Curhan
Joshua Chover
Diana Cutler
Michael J. Churgin
Richard Dale & Dorit Harverd
John Tamor Citron
Michelle Dardashti
Alan & Teri Cohen
Pamela David
Annebelle Cohen
Charles & Jonis Davis
Aryeh Cohen & Andrea Hodos
David Chodirker & Shira Deener
Rabbis Ayelet S. Cohen & Marc Margolius
Joel Deitz & Barbara Berko
Gale Mondry & Bruce Cohen
Jay & Phyllis Denbo
Drs. Harvey & Roberta Cohen Jonathan & Victoria Cohen Julie Shapiro & Shelly F. Cohen Stephanie Cohen Steven Cohen & Elsie Stern
Nancy Dickenson Suzanne & Robert Diller Ruth Donig-White & Robert White Daniel Drake Rabbi Ellen & Dr. James Dreyfus Joy & George Dryfoos Charitable Fund
Stuart Cohen & Susan Hartman
Ruth Ann & Jeffrey Dubb
Tamara Cohen & Gwynn Kessler
Jerry Dunietz & Laurie Minsk
Marcia Cohn Spiegel
Harriett M. Eckstein
Or Zarua Fund of the Jewish Community Foundation of the East Bay
Susan & Lewis Edelheit
Roberta Cohn Adina Hoffman & Peter Cole
James Dubey
Michael & Ruth (z”l) Edidin Tom & Ellen Ehrlich Lotti N. Eichhorn
Jack Eiferman & Fern Fisher Ruth Eisenberg & Letitia Gomez
Nathan A. Fox Meryl Frank & Steven Gabel
Stanley Eisenberg
Diane & Charles L. Frankel
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Martha Whitman & Larry Frankel
Al & Naomi Eisman
Noam Frankel & Laura Sova
Will & Ann Eisner Family Foundation, Inc. Rabbi David & Rabbi Jacqueline Koch Ellenson Barbara Ellison Rosenblit & Ish Rosenblit The Elovitz Family Jeremy Elster Clement & Caroline Erbmann
Barbara & Herb Franklin Dr. Morrie & Carol Fred Anne Freedman Mark Freeland & Sara Hsu Barry & Fradle Freidenreich Ernest Fried & Laura Barbanel
Deborah Falik
David Weil & Rachel Friedberg
Dr. David S. Fankushen
Benjamin M. Friedman
Lois & Irving Blum Foundation
Dale Friedman & Joan Bradus
Dror & Millet Feitelson
Diana Friedman
Rabbi & Mrs. Edward Feld
Elizabeth & Glen Friedman
James & Sara Feldman
Howard Friedman & Sherry Leibowitz
Jerome Feldman Harriet & Michael Finck Fine Sisters Fund Robert Fine & Nina Cortell Elaine & Melvin Finkelstein David Firestone Quentin & Gail Fisher Barry & Lee FisherRosenberg Harriet & Albert Fishlow David Fishman & Mindy Seidlin Leora Fishman Michael Flamm & Jennifer McNally Martin & Helen Tager Flusberg Deborah & Marc Fogel Eva Fogelman, Ph.D.
At the Israeli-Palestinian Memorial Day ceremony in New York, NIF supporters gathered to sing, reflect, and renew our community’s call to end the conflict in a just and peaceful way.
K. Bruce Friedman
Barbara & Richard Garrett Anna Gatmon & Leon Segal
Debbie J. Goldman Karla A. Goldman Natalie & Stephen Goldman
Alice H. Henkin
Eric Geller
Judith N. Herr
Lane & Joanna Gerber
Debra E. Goldstein
Dorien Grunbaum
Avi & Rachel Gereboff
Helen Goldstein
Gay & Carl Grunfeld
Robert Gerwin & Ruth Assal
Jeffrey Goldstein
Boaz Gurdin & Jyoti Uppuluri
David and Lucille Gildin Foundation Penina & Myron (z”l) Glazer Marek Glezerman Arthur I. Glick
Susan Goldstein & Andy Kivel Lirona Kadosh & Ethan Goldstine Enoch Gordis, M.D. Matthew Gore
Bernard & Rochelle Goffe
Rabbi Judy Shanks & James Gracer
Wendy J. Frosh
Candice Gold
Mary L. Gray
Leo & Rhea Fay Fruhman Foundation
Avram & Carol Goldberg
Arthur & Kathy (z”l) Green
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Clifford Hendler & Deborah Neipris Hendler
Marc Gross & Susan Ochshorn
Gary & Joan Glickstein
Barry & Joan Gaberman
Ellen Grobman Judyth Groner
Stanley Friedman & Shira Scheindlin
Dr. Jonathan Fuchs & Dr. Larry Rand
Steven & Bonnie Heller
Phyllis Teicher Goldman & Alvin Goldman
Nancy L. Gefen
Mel Gottlieb & Annette Gottlieb
Rabbi Stacy & Frank Friedman
Rabbi Suzanne Griffel & Dr. Saul Weiner
Harold Goldberg & Alisa Israel Goldberg Lee Jason Goldberg Nancy Goldberg Richard L. Goldberg Steven Goldberg & Sandee Blechman Steven Goldberg Theodore & Carol Goldberg Harry Goldin & Jane Kaplan Amy Goldman & Joel Brill
Barry Green & Jennifer Altshuler
The Louis and Beth Guttman Philanthropic Fund Peter & Ginnie Haas Peter & Lee Haas Frederic Haber & Jill Jacobs Philip & Judith Hahn Mr. & Mrs. Jerry M. Hamovit Joel Handelman & Sarah Wolff Vida & Jeff Harband Helen Harkaspi
Jerry & Pamela Green
Anat Harlap
Stephanie Green & Zeke Vanderhoek
Earl Harris Fifteen Year Charitable Lead Annuity Trust
Sherri Greenbach & David Goldstein Arthur N. Greenberg Peter Greenberg Linda & Richard Greene Liz Greenstein Robert Greenstein Win & Jerry Greenwald
Frederick Hertz Sandra D. Hess Howard Hiatt Donald Hindley Inge S. Hoffmann Rabbi Lauren & Ari Holtzblatt Howard Horowitz & Alisse Waterston Jill Horowitz & Jonathan Kaufman Sylvia Horwitz & Dov Weitman Joanne Hovis & Andrew Afflerbach Arthur Hurwitz HWS Enterprises Trust Toby R. Hyman Eran Ilan Martin H Tannenbaum & Alex Ingersoll Mark & Susan Irvings
Michael Harris & Elizabeth Foster
Stephanie Ives & Yehuda Kurtzer
Peter & Sheri Harris
Haim Izraeli
Robert & Carol Hausman
Rabbi Howard Jaffe
Abraham Havivi & Deborah Schmidt
Robert & Ellen Jasper
Shai Held & Rachel Forester Held
Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia
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Dr. Robert & Yael Lenkinski
Judith B. Bass & Jack Levy
Ellen Livingston & Jason Brown
Bruce & Diane Lercher
John F. Levy
Aviva & Noam Lockshin
Eva & Arthur Landy
Jane & Ron Lerner
Joan B. Loeb
Arthur Kreiger & Rebecca Benson
Eugene M. Lang Foundation
Michael Lerner
Joseph F. Levy & MaryEllen Stewart
Doris & George Krevsky
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Samuel & Marilyn Krimm
Suzanne & David Larsen
Marvin & Gerry Kraus
Becky & David Landis
Bill & Lisa Kelly
Rabbi Harold J. Kravitz & Dr. Cynthia F. Reich
Dorothy & Brian Landsberg
Herbert & Rose Kelman
Bernard E. Kreger
Abby Kenigsberg
Khajak & Maryam Keledjian
Eric Koenig
Suzanne Lerner Alan & Jean Lettofsky
Randall Kahn & Henry Hofilena
Byron & Madalene Kesner
Tamar & Jeremy Kaim Doniger
Ellen & Jack Kessler
Susan G. Krinsky
Elizabeth & Scott Lassar
Professor Steven & Rabbi Marion Lev-Cohen
Harry & Doraline (z”l) Kesten
Kenneth Krug & Andrea Scharf
Gary & Laura Lauder
David & Cathy Levenson
Anne Kiehl Friedman
William Kunin and Helen Lewis
Stuart Laurence
Jill & Aaron Levin
Stacy Lawson & Steven Sarkowsky
Evelyn Levin
Rachel Kalikow & David de Graaf Linda & Thomas Kalinowski Mordechai Kamel & Sara Weinberger Sheila B. Kamerman Grace Kamins Murray (z”l) & Norma Kane Arlene Kanter & Steven Kepnes William & Phyllis Kantor Jerome A. and Deena L. Kaplan Family Foundation
Rabbi Jason & Devora Kimelman-Block Faye Kimerling Stephen & Susan Kippur Stefi Kirschner & Gilbert Schneider Adina Sue Kleiman Idit Klein & Jordan Namerow Rabbi Jason Klein Jonathan Klein & Amy Schottenfels Karen Wilk Klein
Kaplan Family Foundation
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Sara R. Klein
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Stephen Klein
Daniel Kaplan & Fay Bomberg Norman M. Kaplan, M.D. Paula E. Kaplan Stephen & Rachel Kaplan Stuart M. Kaplan
Arnold & Victoria Kupetz David & Lucy KurtzerEllenbogen Rabbi Lawrence & Karen Kushner Jed Kwartler & Carol Barash Patrick Lacefield & Dinah Leventhal
William E. Leavitt
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Allen Leboff
Rachel Levin
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Jacqueline & Howard Levine
Norman Lefstein
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Kenneth & Lucy Lehman
Kim Muth & Alex Levinson
Dr. Barbara Lafer
Jonathan & Shelah Lehrer-Graiwer
Ruth & Peter Laibson
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Jesse & Dani Lainer-Vos
The Leiter Family Foundation
Susanne & Bruce Landau Betsy Miller Landis
Libby Lenkinski & Isak Devries
Judith Levitan Arielle Levites & Craig Cohen David Levy & Ellen Cutler Frederic M. Levy Herbert L. Levy
Naomi & Azriel Levy Bruce & Claudia Voss Lewenstein David C. Lewis, M.D. Rabbi Sheldon & Lorri Lewis Rabbi Steven Lewis Rabbi Noa Kushner & Rabbi Michael Lezak Lee Lichter Eliezer Lifshitz Marc Lipsitch & Meira Levinson Channing T. Lipson, M.D. Steven & Judith Lipson Alan & Sharon Lipworth Paula & Barry Litt, Joseph & Jacqueline Kirshbaum Memorial Fund of the Liberty Hill Foundation Stuart Litwin & Laura Baskes Litwin
Rabbi Lori Koffman Janet L. Kolodner
The opening night of “Lighting the Way” in Boston, a photo exhibit showcasing powerful moments from NIF grantee Tag Meir’s activism against hate crimes. The exhibit was the work of Global Activism Fellow Sophie Hearne.
Aryeh & Leah Meir
Richard & Helen Lynn Phil & Carol Lyons Gregory & Jennifer Lyss Bernard Lytton, M.D. Dagny Maidman & Molly Wood Michael & Anita Malina Michelle Malis Gerald & Madeline Malovany Charles & Rachel Manekin Judy Mann Michael & Maxine Mantell Mara Berman & Michael Maze
Diamondston Foundation Laura & David Margolis Judith & Michael Margulies
Patricia Konstam
Larry & Gladys Marks
Emily M. Koplik
Paulina K. Marks
D’vorah I. Kost
Sara J. Marks
Nathan & Mary Lynn Kotz
Melanie Mason
Kehilat Chaverim
Jill Kowal
Tracey Keij-Denton & Eelco Keij
Daniel Kramer & Judith Mogul
Rabbi J. Rolando Matalon & Talia Hatzor
Richard Kazis & Jill Medvedow
Diane & Ray McPhail
Rabbi Michael J. Luckens
Elizabeth L. Marks & Paul A. Taylor
Sidney & Helen Katz
Mazur Family Foundation
Arlene Alpert & Dr. David Mehlman
Ashira Konigsburg & Tim Bernard
Marisa Katz & David Scanavino
Daniel & Karen Mayers
Inbar Telem & Martin Lowenstein
Yehoshua Kolodny
Richard Kass & Elaine Soffer
Willy & Susan Mautner
Emily & Bernard Mehlman Family Fund
Adele & Sidney Margulies
Joshua Karlin-Resnick
Daniel & Noémi P. Mattis
Roger M. Low
Marvin Marcus
Daniel & Lisa Klerman
Persis Knobbe
Matthew Louchheim
Roy Marantz & Rochelle Henner
Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum & Randi Weingarten Jonathan Kligler & Ellen Jahoda
Gerald & Selma Lotenberg
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Joseph A. Meis Kenneth & Vera Meislin Eli Menaker Alan C. Mendelson Gerald & Sherry Merfish Kobi Metzer Ken Meyer & Kathy Reich Nancy Meyer & Marc Weiss Gail S. Meyers & Andy Hall Philip Meyers Israela & Rabbi Michael Meyerstein Joy Midman Ariela Migdal Paul R. Milgrom & Eva Meyersson Milgrom Rabbi Shira Milgrom & Prof. David Elcott I. William & Diane Millen Gerri & Larry (z”l) Miller Joseph Miller & Susan Wise Miller Marla Miller & David Kremer Mor Miller Shirley G. Miller Shirlyn Miller Andrea Miller-Keller William Mindlin Ruth Minka Glenda & David Minkin Rabbi Joshua & Betsy Minkin
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Orlee Rabin & David Shlachter
Ann Rosewater
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Elizabeth Waksman & Darren Orbach
Maryann Rabovsky & Daniel Rabovsky
Leora Mirvish
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Jonathan I. Mishkin Robert & Dale Mnookin
Elissa & William Oshinsky
Burckhard Mohr
Jeremiah & Alicia Ostriker
Elaine & Ronald Morris
Bruce & Nicole Paisner
James Morris & Robin Appel
Joel Palefsky
Rabbis Steven & Susie Moskowitz Kenneth & Anne Moss
Curt & Susan Parnes Richard & Martha Pastcan
Ellen & Michael Mundell
David Paul & Katherine Schultz
Alfred Munzer & Joel Wind
Marilyn Paul & David Stroh
Ronit Muszkatblit & Yonatan Israel
Allan & Jane Paulson
N. James & Ellen Myerberg
Janet Penn
Bart Myers Judy Ravin Dalia & Lance Nagel Marcia & Aaron Naveh Kenneth & Janice Neiman Nelco Foundation Inc. David Nerenberg & Elyse Wechterman Carol & Saul Nesselroth Jan Neuenschwander Myra & Bruce Newman David & Marcia Nimmer Nimrod Novik Mark & Laura Nussbaum Solomon Bernard Nussbaum & Nancy Kuhn Rabbi Janet I. Offel & Michael R. Nebenzahl Manuel Olswang The Vivian & Paul Olum Foundation
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NIF board member Amal Elsana Alh’jooj speaks to NIF supporters at Hebrew Union College–Jewish Institute of Religion in Los Angeles at the Elissa Froman Memorial Lecture, an annual event presented in partnership with several rabbinical schools.
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Mark & Isabel Schiffer
The Schreck Family Foundation Dee Dee Schurman
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The Shapiro Foundation
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Gary & Dana Shapiro Joan & James Shapiro Foundation Greg Sharenow & Julie Gersten
Jan Silverstein Sandra Simon Daniel & Maxine Singer
Leonard & Lois Sharzer
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Corey & Amichai Shdaimah
Julie Sissman & Phil Richter
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Sarah R. Sheridan P.A.
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Steven Sheriff & Michele Alperin Reuben & Leona Shevitz Audrey Shiffman & Peter Langmaid Charles Shimooka Elaine R. Shizgal Cohen Hannah P. Shostack Susan & Y. Judd Shoval Ariella Sidelsky & Dr. Roy Alcalay Karina A. Litvack
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Michael & Bryna Sweedler Eran Tadmor Sheila & Steven (z”l) Taube Dr. Ingrid D. Tauber & Frank Taforo Dr. Anna Newman Taylor Rayla G. Temin, in memory of Howard M. Temin Clergy of Temple Beth Sholom of Miami Beach Temple Beth Tefilah Temple Emanuel of Beverly Hills William Terry, M.D. & Honora Kaplan Gregory & Rachel Tertes David & Betsy Teutsch Susan Thal Matthew & Jean (z”l) Thomases
Milton and Miriam Waldbaum Family Foundation Robert Waldinger & Jennifer Stone Andrea & Arthur Waldstein The Sarah Wall Memorial Trust
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Rudolph & Sara Wyner Prize Fund at the Boston Foundation, established by their children, Elizabeth Wyner Mark and Justin L. Wyner
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Legacy Giving The following individuals have generously provided
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Ellen & Ellis (z”l) Harris
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Legacy gifts committed by generous NIF donors.
Ruth Harrison
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Sheldon Hearst
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Isabel P. Dunst
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Theodore & Marylyn Miller
Senator Elliot Schewel & Rosel Schewel (z”l)
Ralph Alpert
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Judith & Robert Appelbaum Peter & Lucy Ascoli Diane & Jean-Loup Baer Judith Bank Wendy Bear
for the future of the New
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Israel Fund by naming
Howard & Dorothy Berger
NIF the beneficiary of a will, life insurance policy, retirement plan or by establishing a charitable gift annuity or trust.
Joan I. Berger David W. Berkowitz Adam M. Birnbaum Deborah Blank Dr. Ellen Borenfreund, Ph.D. (z”l)
Barbara & William (z”l) Fairman Sybil A. Fields Mark & Lucy Rose Fischer
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Barbara F. Cole
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Ellen Soren Beda
Amnon & Mary Goldworth
Jennifer Spitzer
Earl Harris
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Shirley & Irving Leos
Anita Steiner
Kris Martin
Harold & Shirley Strom
David Oliensis
Ben Murane & Naomi Kramer
Barry Nobel Henry Olshin Rachel Oriel Berg, Ph.D.
John A. Franken
Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum
Henry N. Friedel
Robin Kosberg
Dr. Richard & Martha Pastcan
Sonia P. Fuentes
Linda & Frank Kurtz
Allan & Jane Paulson
Jeffrey Gaynes
Alyse Laemmle
Doris Pfeffer
Steve Teichner
Rose L. Shure & Sidney N. Shure
Bruce Temkin
Merle Stern
Sandy (z”l) & Bob Temkin
Dorothy M. & Arthur H. Stone Elizabeth W. Vorenberg
Gerald Gerash
William E. Leavitt
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Leonore B. Gerstein
Allen Leboff
Stuart & Lee Pollak
Steven Tulkin & Sydney Kapchan
Martin & Geraldine Brownstein
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Gary Libman & Gail Tapley-Libman
A. David & Esther Redding
Barbara A. Turner
Martin Lowenstein & Inbar Telem
Leon Reinharth
Natalie Caplin Claudia I. Chaves Robert E. Cohen
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Serra Falk Goldman & William (z”l) Goldman
Melissa E. Crow
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Shulamit Decktor
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Ruth B. Lurie Mitra Makbuleh, Ph.D. Judy Mann Roberta & Bernard (z”l) Marcus Gayle & Jerry Marger Daniel & Noémi P. Mattis Linda B. Miller
In 2018, NIF received bequests from the following generous donors, may their memories be a blessing.
Debra R. Schoenberg
Laura S. Brown, Ph.D.
Norman L. Cantor
In Memoriam
Sue Reinhold Irwin J. Robinson Marcus M. Rosenblum Molly Rosenthal Lori Roth Gale Anita Rotman Jane Rubin David M. Saperstein Lela & Gerard Sarnat
Paul & Dorothy Wachter Bettyruth Walter, Ph.D. Benjamin Ward Raymond L. Weisberg, M.D. Stephen S. Winter Jacques & Laura Zakin Margot & Paul Zimmerman Janet Zobel
Endowment Funds NIF is grateful to many individuals and foundations for establishing endowments, family endowments, memorial funds, and field-of-interest funds. These funds honor or memorialize individuals whose lives and values are reflected in the work of the New Israel Fund. Tzippora and Moshe Ayalon Memorial Fund Rosalyn Amdur Baker Endowment Fund Edith S. Coliver Human Rights Fund Gerald Cromer Paths of Peace Fund Mitchell and Esther Fisher Law Fellowship Gallanter Family Philanthropic Fund Rita and Herbert Z. Gold Fund A. Hiatt Fund Richard Israel Social Justice Fellowship Fund Toby and Nathan Jelinski Fund Kahal Foundation Special Fund Karsten Family Philanthropic Fund Naomi Kies Endowment Fund Clara Spitzer Lauder (Tanaka) Fund Miriam Fligelman Levy Cross-Cultural Prize Linda B. Miller Endowment Fund
Raquel Newman Fund for Professional Development Josephine Bay Paul Endowment for the Center for Law and the Child The Pomegranate B Fund
In honor of the 40th anniversary of the founding of the New Israel Fund, in 2019 we are launching a special Legacy Giving Campaign with the goal of raising $40 million. These funds will empower NIF to pursue its mission of strengthening democracy and equality in Israel by building up NIF’s endowment, thereby providing greater financial stability over the long term. We hope you will join us.
Esther Leah Ritz Endowment
Founders Circle Founders Circle members made early, significant commitments to NIF’s 40th Anniversary Legacy Giving Campaign. Anonymous (5)
Judy & Sheldon Greene
Debra F. Pell
Alvin Baum
Lois & Richard Gunther
Kathleen Peratis
Rose L. Shure and Sidney N. Shure Endowment Fund
Michael Bien & Jane Kahn (z”l)
Sabina Harris (z”l)
June A. Rogul
Hadass Kaufmann
Françoise Rothman (z”l)
Wendy WeikerGordon Memorial Fund
Susie Coliver
Murray Koppelman
Sylvia Sabel & Joel Rubinstein
Marianne Wolman Family Endowment Fund Rudolph and Sarah Wyner Fund Yaffa London Yaari Scholarship Fund
a different way to support the growth of democracy and social justice in Israel. The 40th Anniversary Legacy Giving Campaign is the way to ensure Israel the country we need it to be.”
Elizabeth Seelig Fund
Josephine Weiner Fund for Social Justice
years ago in the hope of giving birth to
NIF will continue working to make
Radov Family Philanthropic Fund Hirsch and Braine Raskin Endowment for Youth and Education
“NIF was our first child —conceived 40
Sandra Coliver Ilana d’Ancona (z”l) Drs. Isser Dubinsky & Antoinette Wertman Roberta Elliott Gidion Eshet Sybil and Rabbi Harvey (z”l) Fields Eleanor Friedman & Jonathan Cohen Sanford & Linda Gallanter Joan Garson & David Baskin
Hannah L. Kranzberg Joan A. Kuriansky Dr. Barbara and Sy (z”l) Landau Rachel & Dr. Alon Liel Jan Abby Liff
Talia Sasson Daniel & Sheila Segal The Rose L. Shure & Sidney N. Shure Endowment Fund
Ted Live
Daniel Sokatch & Dana Reinhardt
Caroline & Rabbi Brian Lurie
Kayla M. Weiner, Ph.D.
The Purple Lady/ Barbara J. Meislin Fund
Ruth Wolf (z”l)
David Myers & Nomi Stolzenberg Raquel H. Newman
Sharon Weintraub Peter Yessne & Gail Bates Yessne
Ellie Friedman & Jonathan Cohen, NIF Founders
Your legacy starts now. For questions, further information, or to let us know that you have included NIF in your estate plans, please contact Becky Buckwald, Director of Planned Giving, at becky@nif.org or 415.543.5055. Or visit
nif.org/legacygiving
The New Israel Fund The New Israel Fund (NIF) protects and advances liberal democracy in Israel. We believe that Israel can live up to its founders’ vision of a state that ensures complete equality of social and political rights to all its inhabitants, without regard to religion, race, gender, or national identity. Widely credited with building Israel’s progressive civil society from scratch, we have provided over $300 million to more than 900 cutting-edge organizations since our inception.
Shatil Shatil is the New Israel Fund’s Initiative for Social Change. Shatil provides NIF grantees and other social change organizations with hands-on assistance, including training, resources, and workshops on various aspects of non-profit management. Today, NIF/Shatil is a leading advocate for democratic values, builds coalitions, empowers activists, and often takes the initiative in setting the public agenda.