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extremism
Every step 0f their 0pens up an0ther When extremists try to turn Jewish and Arab citizens against each other, we turn up the volume on inclusion and shared society. When fundamentalists voice hatred in the name of religion, we show that tolerance is a religious value. When ultra-nationalists work to entrench the occupation, we ensure that Israelis cannot ignore the reality on the other side of the wall. The fight against racism and exclusion is inspiring, and more importantly — it’s working. In 2016, we saw watershed moments when right-wing extremism galvanized Israelis to take a stand for democratic values. In these cases, NIF grantees were able to take advantage of the opportunities and organize for human rights and social justice. NIF’s investments ensured that they were ready for these moments.
This is how our investment in Israeli changemakers pays off.
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We cannot always predict when watershed moments will happen. But we can build a bold and innovative progressive movement that is ready for these moments, gathering momentum towards the next victory for equality and democracy. This is how we are building a better future for all Israelis.
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Rejecting Segregation in Israeli Hospitals A report by an Israeli radio station on institutional racism shocks the public. Progressive activists spring into action. They send a powerful message— and they win.
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The Moment In April 2016, Reshet Bet radio reported that hospitals all over the country were practicing segregation between Jewish and Arab women in maternity wards. Some hospitals proactively separated mothers based on ethnicity, while other hospitals did so when requested. Either way, the exposé revealed that this kind of segregation was far more common than anyone imagined.
MK Bezalel Smotrich, of the far-right Jewish Home Party, came out in support of this practice. “It’s natural that my wife wouldn’t want to lie [in a bed] next to a woman who just gave birth to a baby who might want to murder her baby twenty years from now,” he said. “Arabs are my enemies and that’s why I don’t enjoy being next to them.” Our movement was ready and was not about to let this controversy fade into the next news cycle. Instead, progressive activists used the tools they had to take advantage of the moment and put an end to this practice of segregation.
Sending a MessaGE Activists put up a billboard with the raised hands of Jewish and Arab children, calling on the head of Meir Hospital in Kfar Saba to ‘end segregation in maternity wards.’
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Israeli activists used digital tools to fight segregation in hospitals, producing graphics like the one below that divides a group of babies into “Jews” and “all the rest.”
We Responded The news of hospital segregation galvanized the members of ZAZIM – Community Action, an organization incubated and launched last year by NIF as part of our New Initiatives for Democracy (NIFD). Modeled after MoveOn.org, ZAZIM, a memberdriven online organizing community, channeled this moment into a sustained effort to end segregation in Israeli hospitals. ZAZIM’s first response to the scandal, a petition to hospital executives demanding an end to segregation policies, garnered over 2000 signatures in just a few days. Together with Physicians for Human Rights–Israel (PHR-I), ZAZIM then raised thousands of shekels, mostly
APRIL 6 APRIL 5 Reshet Bet radio reports that Israeli hospitals segregate Jews and Arabs in maternity wards and MK Bezalel Smotrich provocatively expresses support for this practice.
ZAZIM responds with a petition against hospital segregation that collects more than 2000 signatures in just a few days.
in small donations from concerned Israelis, for a series of billboards near offending hospitals with the message “stop the segregation in maternity wards.” One of these billboards, outside of Meir Hospital in Kfar Saba, came under fire from the municipality because it “offended public sensitivities.” When local authorities took down the billboard, the media firestorm and criticism only grew stronger.
The pressure from ZAZIM members was unrelenting, and ultimately, it worked. A few weeks later, a court ruling forced the hospital to meet with the campaign’s organizers to discuss steps to prevent segregation. As a result, PHR-I was invited to run antiracism trainings for hospital staff.
tIMELINE MAY 1 ZAZIM and PHR-I put up an antisegregation billboard outside of Meir Hospital, which the Kfar Saba municipality removes because it is “offensive.”
We Were Ready Since NIF’s inception, our work to combat discrimination and bridge gaps between Jews and Arabs has been vital to protecting Israel’s democracy. But with a rising tide of racism and extremism, we responded with NIFD and the creation of a new platform for Israelis to take action together, one that could leverage the right moment to make a lasting impact. ZAZIM was designed to mobilize in response to moments like this one. Using online organizing tactics, this platform is able to connect thousands of Israelis and bring the important work of combating racism
and other issues in the progressive consensus, to the critical mass of people who can and should make a difference. Ordinary Israelis participate in creative campaigns— and even determine what those campaigns will be about in the first place. When this shocking practice was revealed, ZAZIM was there to channel the outrage over segregation in maternity wards into real pressure that the hospitals could not ignore. ZAZIM turned up the volume on shared society when it was needed most, amplifying the voices in favor of Jewish-Arab equality. NIF’s investment ensured that the moment would not go to waste.
JULY 10 A court order
compels Meir Hospital to meet with
ZAZIM and PHR-I to
discuss steps to prevent
segregation, leading to
anti-racism
trainings for
hospital staff.
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Following the reports of segregation, Tag Meir/Light Tag Forum led Jewish-Arab solidarity visits to hospitals across Israel.
Tag Meir/Light Tag Forum, an NIF grantee known for its anti-racism vigils and solidarity visits to victims of hate crimes, successfully pressured the Israeli government to prioritize addressing “Price Tag” violence. The Forum’s efforts led to the government formally recognizing a Palestinian Israeli woman as a terror victim after she was attacked by soccer hooligans in Jerusalem. With Shatil’s assistance, Tag Meir organized a special Knesset session dedicated to addressing Price Tag attacks. The Israeli authorities are finally taking these hate crimes seriously, and the result has been a dramatic drop in Price Tag violence against Palestinians and other minorities. NIF grantee Sikkuy published a groundbreaking report that found that, despite constituting 20% of Israel’s population, Arab citizens represented only 2% of all interviewees in the Hebrewlanguage electronic media. Armed with this information, Sikkuy successfully pressured media outlets to include Arab experts in their programs. This effort paid off when a follow-up study, published several months later, found that the number of Arab experts on Hebrewlanguage radio and TV shows had increased by 50%.
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RAISINg Standing Up for Inclusion at Jerusalem Pride How do Israelis respond to hateful rhetoric? With historic turnout. The Jerusalem March for Pride and Tolerance draws its largest crowd ever, including a strong showing from the religious community.
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1 The Moment In July 2016, Yigal Levinstein, a prominent rabbi and head of a state-funded pre-military academy, criticized LGBTQ inclusion in the military, calling LGBTQ people “deviants.” These hateful comments came just days after it was revealed that IDF Chief Rabbi Eyal Karim had said that LGBTQ people were “sick or disabled.” Later that month, the mayor of Jerusalem yielded to extremist pressure and announced that he would not attend the city’s Pride March.
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Just days before Jerusalem Pride, people were faced with a stark choice: let hateful rhetoric go unchallenged or stand up for inclusion. Israelis from a range of backgrounds—secular, religious, and everything in between— came to Jerusalem in droves to make a statement about the kind of society they want to live in: diverse, inclusive, and one that has room for everyone. These progressive values, powerfully displayed at this watershed moment, did not develop in a vacuum. Rather, they were the result of decades of investment in educators, advocates, and community leaders who have developed their own authentic moderate voices and are promoting democratic values in their communities.
Thousands marched at Jerusalem Pride, including religious Israelis with signs that read “the supportive religious community” and “I too studied in a religious academy.”
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tIMELINE JULY 30 2015 JULY 11-13 16-year-old Shira Banki is 2016 murdered by a Jewish religious extremist at Jerusalem March for Pride and Tolerance.
JULY 20 The mayor of Jerusalem announces that he will not attend the upcoming Pride March.
JULY 21 A record-breaking 25,000 people attend Jerusalem Pride, taking
a stand for inclusion, tolerance, and democratic values.
Homophobic comments by Rabbi Yigal Levinstein and IDF Chief Rabbi Eyal Karim, calling LGBTQ people “deviants” and “sick,” are made public.
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We Responded In cities like Tel Aviv or New York, pride parades are raucous celebrations. But in culturally conservative Jerusalem, the parade is a sober march for civil rights and tolerance. Jerusalem Pride is about LGBTQ rights and so much more – the character of Israel’s democracy, equality for all citizens, and respect for diversity. That is an agenda that large numbers of Israelis can get behind. One year after Shira Banki was murdered by a religious extremist at Jerusalem Pride, the response from
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the Israeli grassroots could not have been clearer. Over 25,000 people attended the march, shattering the previous record of 5,000. Close to 1 million more participated from afar through NIF’s Facebook live-stream.
3 We Were Ready Defending liberal democracy cannot be the job of the secular left alone. When over 50% of Israeli Jews identify as either religious or traditional, the powerful and widespread influence of Judaism on Israeli society means that moderate religious allies are essential in our struggle for equality and social justice. That’s why NIF and Shatil support religious voices that have the credibility to promote democratic values. Progressive Orthodox activists have shifted the conversation in their community and beyond. NIF grantees like Ne’emanei Torah Va’Avodah and Bat Kol-Religious Lesbian Organization have been at the forefront of pushing the religious public’s discourse towards greater openness and tolerance. NIF also seed-funded the Jerusalem Open House for Pride and
While Israelis of all backgrounds were represented, it was impossible to ignore the large number of religious head coverings in the crowd. Thousands of religious
Israelis demonstrated that the extremists don’t speak for them. NIF grantees like Tag Meir and Ne’emanei Torah Va’Avodah, whose work promotes tolerance in Israel’s Orthodox community, held afternoon prayers at the parade, and raised a powerful voice opposing bigotry in the name of religion.
In a precedent-setting decision, the Supreme Court ordered the appointment of a female Deputy Director-General of the Rabbinic Courts, following a petition by
Tolerance in the late 1990s and has continued to support the organization since. Their decades of organizing and educating laid the foundation for this watershed moment at Jerusalem Pride. When extremists overreach, as they did leading up to Jerusalem Pride, they open up opportunities for people to stand up for their
NIF grantee Mavoi Satum and a number of other women’s rights organizations. This will be the first time that a woman has taken such a senior position in the religious establishment, and it sends an important signal that the exclusion of women is unacceptable in the public sphere. In another milestone Supreme Court ruling, state-funded mikvahs (ritual baths) must be open for non-Orthodox
beliefs. It is not a coincidence that when the lines were drawn between intolerance and empathy, members of the moderate Orthodox community were ready to take a stand. For NIF grantees working in the trenches and their supporters watching online, it was a moment years in the making.
conversions and for use by non-Orthodox Jews. This victory followed protests organized by Shatil and an appeal by two NIF grantees—the Masorti Movement and the Israel Move-ment for Progressive and Reform Judaism— against a prior ruling that had upheld a ban on non-Orthodox converts using the ritual baths. This breakthrough for religious freedom represents another limit placed on the ultra-Orthodox monopoly over religious services. 9
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Soldiers stand at a checkpoint in Hebron, where the Israeli army enforces harsh restrictions on Palestinians’ freedom of movement.
Exposing the Price of the Occupation A shooting caught on video sparks fierce debate on the army’s rules of engagement. On the eve of the 50th anniversary of the Six-Day War and the start of the occupation, new voices are changing the paradigm that deems Israel’s security and Palestinian rights irreconcilable.
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The Moment In March 2016, a Palestinian approached a checkpoint in Hebron and attacked an Israeli soldier with a knife. After the terrorist was injured and lying on the ground—no longer posing a threat—another soldier on the scene shot and killed him. The soldier was arrested, sparking a national conversation on morality, the rule of law, and the costs of the occupation. For several months, this story, along with the moral and legal debate it created, dominated the national news. Progressive Israelis pointed to the shooting
in Hebron as proof of the occupation’s ethical toll and the harmful impact of military rule. Far-right politicians defended the shooting and harshly criticized the IDF for enforcing the rule of law. This trial indirectly led to the ousting of former Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon, who publicly supported putting the soldier on trial for criminal conduct. This case was not an isolated incident. What set it apart, however, was that the shooting was caught on video at a time when NIF grantees were actively challenging hawkish ideas about the occupation and Israel’s security. Human rights activists and national security experts were ready when this tragic moment came.
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While a physical wall may separate Israel from parts of the West Bank, NIF grantees work to ensure that it is not enough to hide the reality of occupation from the Israeli public.
We Responded In recent years, some have concluded that the Israeli public has “moved on” from the occupation. Ordinary Israelis no longer care about what happens in the West Bank, according to these claims. The conflict can simply be managed, they assert, and the way to keep Israelis safe is by force. But the events of the last year prove otherwise. The intense and vigorous debate over the Hebron shooting— along with the far-right government’s efforts to silence human rights organizations—made it clear that the occupation matters to both its defenders and its critics. Exposing
the toll of the occupation and bringing new moderate perspectives on Israel’s most pressing security issues is as critical as ever.
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MARCH 24 A Palestinian attacks an Israeli soldier at a checkpoint in Hebron, and after he is subdued and immobilized on the ground, another soldier shoots and kills him.
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NIF grantees were there every step of the way in response to this watershed moment. B’Tselem released the video of the Hebron shooting to the public, and when the video went viral, progressive activists leveraged the opportunity. New voices from the security establishment used their credibility to challenge the myth that the occupation makes Israel safer, and to defend the rule of law. Against the backdrop of this controversy, their arguments took on a new power and urgency. This moment shaped the public discourse on the future of Israel’s control of the West Bank, and activists were there to document, advocate, and impact the way that Israelis think about the occupation.
NIF grantee B’Tselem releases the video of the Hebron shooting, which goes viral. The soldier is arrested by the IDF.
APRIL 18 An indictment is filed against the soldier, sparking a national conversation on the IDF’s rules of engagement that includes highranking security officials.
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MAY–NOVEMBER The top news story is the aftermath of
the Hebron shooting,
MARCH 24
NIF Grantee B’Tselem has been providing its volunteers with cameras since 2007, recording scores human rights abuses in the West Bank since then.
which progressive
activists leverage to magnify the debate about the costs of
the nearly 50-yearold occupation.
The role of human rights organizations is to hold up a mirror to society and ask, “is this what we want to be?” Confronting the occupation demands exposing what those in power would rather keep hidden and asking difficult questions about morality and security. While this makes opposing the occupation unpopular at times, it is crucial for the survival of Israel’s democracy. NIF grantees like B’Tselem, Breaking the Silence, and Yesh Din monitor the brutal realities of life in the West Bank, documenting human rights violations against Palestinians. While too many crimes are not fully investigated or prosecuted, Israel’s human rights community ensured that the shooting in Hebron could
not be covered up. NIF’s support of groups reclaiming the national security discourse, like NIFD grantees Mitvim and the Peace and Security Association, complements this crucial work by exposing how the occupation harms Israel’s security. All these factors came together to create this moment, by launching a national debate on the price of the occupation. As the occupation turns 50, our strategy to advance a long-term moral and political solution is clear. Human rights defenders will continue to challenge the policies of occupation—land appropriation, restrictions on movement, and violence—in the courts, in the media, and in the public square. This is how the fight against the occupation will persist.
After initially awarding 20,000 shekels to NIF grantee Breaking the Silence, an organization of IDF veterans who testify about the harsh reality of the occupation, BenGurion University revoked the prize due to pressure from far-right groups. That’s when NIF stepped in. In just two days, we raised over $25,000 from grassroots donors to support Breaking the Silence. Thanks to your help, NIF sent a powerful message that human rights organizations have our support and will not be silenced by extremists. After more than ten years of litigation and pushback from the Israeli government, the illegal West Bank outpost of Amona, built on private Palestinian land in 1995 was finally evacuated. Yesh Din, a longstanding NIF grantee, represented the Palestinian landowners and led the legal fight through several Supreme Court petitions.
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NIFD UPDATE Think-and-do tanks. Online
mobilization and local grassroots organizing. Watchdog groups for the media and the government. Constituency-building outside of the progressive left. These
putting 0ut fires
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were some of the initial components of NIF's New Initiatives for Democracy (NIFD), which took a two-
Wildfires consume northern Israel, but fail to divide Jewish and Arab residents. In November 2016, a wave of wildfires broke out in northern Israel, destroying hundreds of homes and leaving their residents homeless. Ultra-nationalist politicians were quick to scapegoat Israel’s Arab minority and claim that the fires were caused by arson. But in the end, evidence for the supposed mass wave of arson and incitement never materialized. Many Israelis saw through the stunt for what it was—a shameless attempt to provoke tension for political gain. Instead of giving in to mistrust, many Jewish and Arab citizens responded with generosity and solidarity. Arabs and Jews across the country opened their homes to those displaced by the blazes. When a synagogue in Haifa suffered damage from the fires, Arab-Israeli timber suppliers donated materials and labor to repair the building. Alumni of Shatil’s anti-racism training programs spoke out against incitement,
pronged approach to rebuilding a movement: developing infrastructure that can turn up the volume for the entire field of progressive activism, while building coalitions with other groups that share our values. NIFD continues to grow and evolve. In 2016, we launched two newly incubated projects,
while other alumni who worked in local government were able to maintain a cooperative atmosphere under pressure. Israelis from all backgrounds, along with Palestinian neighbors, came together to put out the fires and care for one another. Strong relationships make moments like these possible, and that’s exactly what NIF has built for decades by bringing Jewish and Arab citizens together in a shared struggle for equality and civil rights. “Jews and Arabs refuse to be enemies” is not just a slogan—it’s NIF’s work to prevent the deterioration of JewishArab ties during times of crisis and remain focused on building a shared society and a shared future. That’s why cynical attempts to divide Israelis will ultimately fail.
Extremism, like wildfires, can be a destructive force. But it can also create opportunities to promote an inclusive future and take steps to make that vision a reality. In these moments, Jews and Arabs can put out fires together and recommit to democratic values, equality, and social justice.
ZAZIM–Community Action and The Whistle–Independent and
Pictures from an NIF-funded photography exhibit showcased images of loss and hope from the wildfires in northern Israel.
Accurate Media for Israel, as independent organizations, and we are continuing to evaluate and reassess our partnerships and theories of change every step of the way. As wildfires raged in northern Israel, Arabs and Jews worked together to put out the blazes.
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New Israel Fund Statement of Financial Position
Statement of Activities and Change in Net Assets
As of December 31, 2016 with summarized financial information for 2015
For the year ended December 31, 2016 with summarized financial information for 2015
ASSETS
2016 2015
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents
$5,380,638
$9,267,349
UNRESTRICTED
9,072,690 9,055,126
Contributions
Pledges receivable, current portion, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $69,400 and $85,139 in 2016 and 2015, respectively
3,305,631
3,154,212
81,767
126,072
Other revenue
112,444
37,458
17,953,170
21,640,217
Furniture and equipment
2,496,997
2,295,642
Leasehold improvements
222,642
189,458
Prepaid expenses
Total current assets
FURNITURE, EQUIPMENT AND LEASEHOLD IMPROVEMENTS
Less: Accumulated depreciation and amortization
Net furniture, equipment and leasehold improvements
2,719,639
2,485,100
(2,093,685)
(1,881,202)
625,954
603,898
57,971
77,939
OTHER ASSETS
Pledges receivable, net of current portion Deposits
137,211 123,580
Total other assets
195,182
201,519
TOTAL ASSETS
$18,774,306
$22,445,634
LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS
2016
2015
$1,828,418
$2,004,654
3,917,356
3,958,421
Annuity payable, current portion
15,352
19,251
Deferred rent abatement
31,633
—
5,792,759
5,982,326
231,869
217,505
Deferred rent abatement, net of current portion
98,877
98,194
Annuity payable
33,654
49,006
364,400
364,705
6,157,159
6,347,031
Unrestricted, undesignated
4,239,173
7,102,851
Unrestricted, board designated
3,212,499
2,808,785
Total unrestricted
7,451,672
9,911,636
Temporarily restricted
3,075,562
4,077,989
Permanently restricted
2,089,913
2,108,978
Grants payable
Total current liabilities
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Accrued severance
Total long-term liabilities
Total liabilities
TOTAL
Special events
$24,774,057 $1,709,393
— $26,483,450 $32,502,670
489,285 — — 489,285 442,585 92,210 — — 92,210 117,528
Net assets released from donor restrictions
2,783,845
(2,783,845)
—
28,139,397
(1,074,452)
— 27,064,945 33,062,783
TOTAL REVENUE
—
—
EXPENSES PROGRAM SERVICES
Grants
13,541,427 — — 13,541,427 13,851,614
Shatil
4,429,977 — — 4,429,977 4,854,874
Other Programs
4,261,563 — — 4,261,563 4,248,073
Total program services
22,232,967
—
—
22,232,967
22,954,561
Management and general
4,606,072
—
—
4,606,072
4,587,026
Fundraising
3,946,869 — — 3,946,869 3,435,053
SUPPORTING SERVICES
Total supporting services
8,552,941
—
—
TOTAL EXPENSES
30,785,908
—
— 30,785,908 30,976,640
8,552,941
8,022,079
Change in net assets before other items
(2,646,511)
(1,074,452)
167,482 19,065
—
(3,720,963)
2,086,143
72,025
—
239,507
68,626
—
(19,065)
—
—
186,547
72,025
(19,065)
239,507
68,626
(2,459,964)
(1,002,427)
(19,065)
(3,481,456)
2,154,769
OTHER ITEMS
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
TEMPORARILY PERMANENTLY RESTRICTED RESTRICTED TOTAL
REVENUE
Investments
Accounts receivable
NET ASSETS
Total net assets
12,617,147
16,098,603
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS
$18,774,306
$22,445,634
The statement of financial position of the New Israel Fund as of December 31st 2016 and 2015 and related statements of activities and changes in net assets for the years there ended are unaudited. For full financial statements, please visit nif.org/about/financials.
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2016 2015
Investment income Transfer of assets
TOTAL OTHER ITEMS
Change in net assets
Net assets at beginning of year
9,911,636
4,077,989
2,108,978
16,098,603
13,943,834
NET ASSETS AT END OF YEAR
$7,451,672
$3,075,562
$2,089,913
$12,617,147
$16,098,603
GRANTS TO ISRAELI NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS
Program and Support Services Expenditures
$13,541,427
SHATIL
$4,429,977
PROGRAM EXPENSES
$4,261,563
FUNDRAISING
$3,946,869
MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL
$4,606,072
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Ken Klothen
Judith & Robert Appelbaum
Ellen & Ellis (z”l) Harris
Dr. Ellen Borenfreund, Ph.D.
Jonathan Klein
Daniel Price
Eric R. Alterman
Frank Vogl Albert Vorspan
Eve Biskind Klothen
Ralph Alpert
Daniel Harris & Jane Buttars
Jan Kallish
Alon Piltz
Sara Klein
Anonymous (17)
Deborah Blank
Leslie M. Kimerling
Marcie Zelikow
In Memoriam
NIF Legacy Society
Lois Gunther
Sara L. Cannon
Jacques de Haller
Michel Abitbol
The following individuals have generously provided for the future of the New Israel Fund by naming NIF the beneficiary of a will, life insurance policy, or retirement plan, or by establishing a charitable gift annuity or trust.
Deborah Bussel
Isabel P. Dunst
Fred Zemans
Roberta Elliott Wantman
Dina Zisserman-Brodsky
Barbara Fairman
Neta Ziv
Sylvia F. Fischer Glenn R. Fleischman
John A. Franken Henry N. Friedel Sonia P. Fuentes Sanford & Linda Gallanter Mary E. Gamson Gerald Gerash Leonore B. Gerstein Ghita D. Ginberg Zelia K. Goldberg Joshua N. Goldberg Marjory Goldman
Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum
Arthur Peck Doris Pfeffer Dan M. Pulcrano Laurayne Ratner A. David & Esther Redding Leon Reinharth Irwin J. Robinson William Rosen Marcus M. Rosenblum Molly Rosenthal Lori Roth Gale Anita Rotman Jane Rubin David M. Saperstein
In 2016 NIF received bequests from the following generous donors, may their memories be a blessing.
Maureen Hack, M.D. Robert Henigson
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 & Moshe Ayalon Memorial Fund
Linda B. Miller Endowment Fund
Rosalyn Amdur Baker Endowment Fund
Raquel Newman Fund for Professional Development
Murray Koppelman
Lela & Gerard Sarnat
Robin Kosberg
Hanna Schepps
Edith S. Coliver Human Rights Fund
Senator Elliot Schewel & Rosel Schewel
Gerald Cromer Paths of Peace Fund
Mark Schleisner & Vivien Hoexter
The Mitchell & Esther Fisher Law Fellowship
Debra R. Schoenberg
Gallanter Family Philanthropic Fund
Hannah L. Kranzberg Linda & Frank Kurtz Alyse Laemmle Henry A. Landsberger, z”l William E. Leavitt Allen Leboff Ruth Lederman Jan Abby Liff Stanley & Evelyn Lipkin Martin Lowenstein & Inbar Telem Caroline & Brian Lurie Ruth B. Lurie Mitra Makbuleh, Ph.D. Judy Mann Roberta & Bernard Marcus Daniel & Noémi P. Mattis The Purple Lady/ Barbara J. Meislin Fund Linda B. Miller Theodore & Marylyn Miller
Mildred A. Schwartz Harold Shames Joanne Shapiro David & Lea Soifer Ellen Soren Beda Hilde Staniulis Anita Steiner Steve Teichner Bruce Temkin Sandy (z”l) & Bob Temkin Steven Tulkin & Sydney Kapchan Elizabeth Vorenberg Paul & Dorothy Wachter Benjamin Ward
Stephen S. Winter Pearl & Joseph Yarkin
Anne P. Mintz
Gail Bates Yessne & Peter Yessne
Jamie Natelson Raquel H. Newman
The Pomegranate B Fund Radov Family Philanthropic Fund
The A. Hiatt Fund
The Hirsch & Braine Raskin Endowment for Youth and Education
Richard Israel Social Justice Fellowship Fund
Esther Leah Ritz Endowment
Toby & Nathan Jelinski Fund
Elizabeth Seelig Fund
Kahal Foundation Special Fund
Wendy Weiker-Gordon Memorial Fund
Karsten Family Philanthropic Fund
Marianne Wolman Family Endowment Fund
Naomi Kies Endowment Fund
Rudolph & Sarah Wyner Fund
Clara Spitzer Lauder (Tanaka) Fund
Yaffa London Yaari Scholarship Fund
Miriam Fligelman Levy Cross-Cultural Prize
Ginia D. Wexler
Patricia A. Miller
Leila Mustachi
Rita & Herbert Z. Gold Fund
Josephine Bay Paul Endowment for the Center for Law and the Child
Kayla M. Weiner, Ph.D.
Shirley G. Miller
Harriet Mouchly-Weiss & Charles Weiss
Arthur & Dorothy Stone
Jacques & Laura Zakin Margot & Paul Zimmerman Janet Zobel
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Anonymous (9) Kathryn Ames Foundation, Inc. The Jacob & Hilda Blaustein Foundation Dobkin Family Foundation Dorot Foundation Paul & Joanne Egerman Eldman Family Trust Lois & Richard England Family Foundation The Everett Foundation Estate of Lotte Fields The Fine & Greenwald Foundation Fohs Foundation Phyllis K. Friedman Sanford & Linda Gallanter William & Serra Goldman Sally Gottesman
Jonna Gaberman & Bruce Wintman
Leo Model Foundation, Inc.
Carole & Saul Zabar
Benjamin & Rachel Geballe
Anita Navon
$50,000– $99,999
Robert Arnow The Molly Blank Fund of the Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation Naomi & Nehemiah Cohen Foundation The Moses Feldman Family Foundation Franklin M. Fisher & Ellen Paradise Fisher Foundation For Middle East Peace Anne Germanacos
Joel & Julia Greenblatt
Mimi & Peter Haas Fund
Lisa & Joshua Greer Stephen Gunther & Linda Essakow
Caroline & Brian Lurie Estate of Dolly & Richard Maass Lisa & Yaron MinskyPrimus Moriah Fund, Inc. The Morningstar Foundation Libby & Leo Nevas Family Foundation, Inc. New Israel Fund Australia Foundation New Israel Fund of Canada New Israel Fund Switzerland New Israel Fund United Kingdom OM Foundation Ltd Debra F. Pell Estate of Françoise Rothman Sylvia Sabel & Joel Rubinstein Estate of Arthur & Dorothy Stone Laszlo N. Tauber Family Foundation Bonnie & Marty Tenenbaum Union Square Fund, Inc.
Frances E. Goldman John & Marcia Goldman Foundation
Izhar Armony & Naomit Armony-Erel
Stella & Charles Guttman Foundation
The Lopatin Family Foundation
Joseph & Leelah Gitler
The Louis & Anne Abrons Foundation
Jane Gottesman & Geoffrey Biddle
Hiatt Family
Judith Gelman & Steven Salop
Anonymous (5)
Lois & Richard Gunther
Estate of Maureen Hack, MD
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Drs. Carol & Terry Winograd
Walter & Elise Haas Fund The Irving Harris Foundation Robert & Phyllis Henigson Living Trust Joan & Irwin Jacobs Jewish Women’s Foundation of the Greater Palm Beaches The Lee & Luis Lainer Family Foundation Amy Mandel & Katina Rodis Yaffa & Paul Maritz Joseph & Harvey Meyerhoff Family Charitable Funds Middle East Partnership Initiative Open Society Foundations Bonnie Orlin Estate of Gerald B. Rosenstein Estate of Norman Rothfeld Segal Family Foundation Sidney & Lillian Topol Agnes Varis Irrevocable Trust
The Guardian of Democracy dinner is NIF’s largest event in the Bay Area, bringing together nearly 500 people, including more than 100 members of NIF’s New Generations community. Alfred R. Bader Beller Moses Family Foundation
The Morton K. & Jane Blaustein Foundation The Cannon Family Foundation Ilana d’Ancona Estate of Shirley Kaufman Daleski Barbara & Maurice Deane Dan & Alisa Doctoroff Mitzvah Fund of New Mexico Robert & Marjorie Feder Fischman Family (Steve, Nancy, Laura, Ben & Wendy) Fox Family Foundation Claude P.J. Ghez, M.D. Lisa & Douglas Goldman Fund Thomas C. Green John & Kathryn Greenberg Diane Asseo Griliches The Victor & Lorraine Honig Fund of the Common Counsel Foundation Marvin Israelow Daniel & Anne Marie Kahneman Jane & Gerald Katcher Eve Biskind Klothen & Kenneth Klothen Jim & Catherine Koshland
Louis & Helen Padnos Foundation Stacy & Keith Palagye Kathleen Peratis Robert Pindyck & Nurit Eini-Pindyck Bill Resnick & Michael J. Stubbs Elaine Reuben Nancy & Miles Rubin Gaia Fund Frederick Schaffer & Barbara Schatz Daniel & Sheila Segal Shepard Broad Foundation Gavin Simms & Sarah Gray Olive Bridge Fund Talma & Yossi Vardi
$10,000– $24,999 Anonymous (12) Walter & Alice Abrams Family Fund Sheldon Alster Am Kolel Jewish Renewal Community Ronald M. Ansin Madeleine & David Arnow Aronson Foundation, Inc.
Sally Weiskopf Bock Gesher Family Foundation Ossi & Paul Burger Beth Burnam The Bydale Foundation Dennis & Jane Carlton Champaign-Urbana Jewish Federation Cogan Family Foundation
Joseph & Eda Pell
Carol & Allen Gown
The Estate of Carol S. Plaut
Hadassah Foundation
Independent Charities of America Dr. Sherry Israel Rabbi Richard J. Jacobs & Ms. Susan K. Freedman Dr. Morton & Merle Kane Paige Kaneb Charles & Joann Kaplan Michael & Donna Kaplowitz Family Steven & Priscilla Kersten
Jonathan Cohen & Eleanor Friedman
Paul & Susanne Kester
Marshall & Shirley Cohen
Harry Kramer Memorial Fund
Coliver Family Congregation Rodeph Sholom The Nathan Cummings Foundation Implementation Allies Ilana DeBare & Sam Schuchat Edmund P. DeLaCour, Ph.D. Roger Dreyfus & Elizabeth DreyfusBraasch Isabel P. Dunst Concepción & Irwin Federman Susan Feit & Eitan Stern Feldman Foundation TX Alan & Betty Feldman Sybil Fields
Peter & Lucy Ascoli
Firedoll Foundation
Peter J. Barrer
Forrest & Miriam (z”l) Foss
Landau Family Foundation
Richard & Eileen Bazelon
Anonymous (14)
Peachy & Mark (z”l) Levy Jan Abby Liff
David M. Becker & Leslie C. Seeman
The Estate of Martin & Ruth B. Fox
Melissa A. Berman & Richard Klotz
Mary & Stanley Friedman
David & Barbara Lipman
David & Rita Gottlieb
Peter J. Silverman & Janet Heettner
$25,000– $49,999 Samuel I Adler Family Supporting Foundation
Lisa Messinger & Rabbi Aaron Panken
Peter Bokor & Jeannie Blaustein
MWC/ACW LLC
Michael Bien & Jane Kahn
Opportunity Fund
Mark & Janet Gottesman
Key Foundation
Diane & Norman Bernstein Foundation
Fowey Light Fund, Inc.
Rabbi Suzanne & Andy Offit
Robert & Doris Gordon
Terry E. Grant
All Voices Welcome Fund
Susan Bay Nimoy
Richard C. Goodwin
Mindy Berman & Andrew Sumberg
The Purple Lady/ Barbara J. Meislin Fund
Raquel H. Newman
The Vivian & Paul Olum Foundation
The Longhill Charitable Foundation, Inc.
Judith & Michael Berman
Louis Newman & Rabbi Amy Eilberg
Roz Klein
Barbara N. Kravitz Lizbeth & George Krupp The Louis J. Kuriansky Foundation Linda & Frank Kurtz Harry & Sadie Lasky Foundation
Andrew Franklin Pleatman Marc B. Porter Prior Family Foundation Jeffrey Rappin & Penny Brown Rappin Elsbeth Reisen & Mark Dyen David Roberts & Sue Fischlowitz Tobey H. Roland Rothman Family Foundation Samuel Rubin Foundation Bettylu & Paul Saltzman The Barn Road Foundation
Charles & M. R. Shapiro Foundation, Inc. Ben & Norma Shapiro Joan Blum Shayne Michael J. Skloff
Lianna Levine Reisner & Elnatan Reisner Ted Live Helen & Louis Lowenstein Walter S. Mander Foundation Dr. Marcia Kramer Mayer MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger Ilse Melamid
Karen Sloss Susan & James Snider Bruce, Steven, Gerald & Diane Solomon Fund Elaine Galinson & Herbert Solomon Fund of the Jewish Community Foundation of San Diego Jeffrey Solomon & Audrey Weiner The Sam Spiegel Foundation Jim & Debby Stein Sharpe Henry Steiner Arthur & Edith Stern Family Foundation Robert Stillman & Janet Surkin
Marvin Hoffman & Rosellen Brown
Joshua Levin & Debra Fried Levin
Hadas & Doron Davidov
Inge S. Hoffmann
Roger & Chagit Deitz
Harry Hutzler
Cynthia & Sanford Levinson
Renee & Michael Dernburg
HWS Enterprises Trust
Economic Policy Institute Peter Edelman
Paul & Dorothy Wachter
Marcy Eisenberg
George S. Warburg
Stanley Eisenberg
The Chrysalis Fund
Roberta Elliott Wantman
John Weinstein & Heidi Stewart
Fabrangen Tzedakah Collective
Amos & Ruth Wilnai Foundation
Leroy & Edna Mae Fadem
Otto & Marianne Wolman Foundation
Jerome & Nancy Falk
Gail Bates Yessne & Peter Yessne
$5,000– $9,999 Anonymous (33)
Elias Feuer & Ethel Rubinstein Sandra F. Fisher
Thomas & Ann Friedman Robert & Janine Frier The Generations Fund Estate of Gloria L. Goldberg Judith F. Goldberg Alexander Goldenberg Lynne Silbert
Nan Bases
The Marvin Naiman & Margery Goldman Family Foundation
Alvin H. Baum, Jr.
Robert & Ruth Goldston
William & Debbie Becker
Betty B. Golomb
Ruth Belzer
Nadine Joseph & Neil Goteiner
Froma & Andrew Benerofe Sandra J. Berbeco Julie & Jeffrey Bercow Nancy Bernstein & Robert Schoen The Wexler Beron Family Foundation Eric Berzon & Danielle Ruymaker Ernest & Rita Bogen Sue & Benjamin Boley Stephanie & Alex Borns-Weil Alan Cohen & Robert Bank David Cohen & Ellen Goodman Barbara Cohn Natembea Foundation Yehudah B. Cohn Congregation Emanu-El
Madelyn Mallory & Mark Bresnik M.D. Daniel & Lenore Mass Steven Matthews & Rebecca Stein
Jewish Women’s Fund of Atlanta
Rabbi Rachel Mikva & Mark Rosenberg
Leslie Kane & M. Manuel Fishman
The Mills Family Charitable Foundation
Kaplan Family Foundation
Morris Family Fund
Emile Karafiol
David E. Nachman & Amy Schulman Judy W. & Jay A. Nadel Jeffrey Newman
Ziva Freiman Katz
Alpern Family Foundation
Noah & Tamara Arnow
Carlos D. Malamud
Jewish Women’s Foundation Endowment Fund
Stuart Katz
David Friedman & Paulette Meyer
Deena Aranoff & Adam Berman
Phil & Carol Lyons
Simon & Marie Jaglom Foundation, Inc.
Tom & Myrna Frankel
Susan Adelman & Claudio Llanos
Ameinu: Our People, Inc.
Lois & Irving Blum Foundation
Institute of International Education
Lois Frank
David Friedman & Tirzah Firestone Friedman
Amcha For Tsedakah
Andrew & Sara Litt
Martin Indyk
Kates Diamond Family Foundation
William & Susan Abrams
B&D Foundation
The Seiger Family Foundation
Michael & Rhoda Danziger
Emily & Frank Vogl
Shelley Levine & Larry Schwartz
Legacy Heritage Programming IV LLC
Winter Cove Foundation
Middle Road Foundation (Elizabeth R. & Michael A. Varet)
Dorothy Rose Ascherman
Alan Sieroty
The Leiter Family Foundation
Karen Tucker & Jerry Avorn
Stanley & Kay Schlozman
Susan Morse-Lebow
The Lehman-Stamm Family Fund
Thomases Family Endowment of the Youngstown Area Jewish Federation
Rabbi Judy Shanks & James Gracer Greater Miami Hillel Foundation, Inc. Barry Green & Jennifer Altshuler Alexander Greenbaum Steven Greenberg & Avra Goldman Brenda Gruss & Daniel Hirsch Evelyn & Walter Haas, Jr. Fund James & Marlene Henerson Herst Family Foundation of the Jewish Community Endowment Fund Juliane M. Heyman Anita Hirsh Pamela & Steve Hirsh
Five gifts of
$10,000
allowed a human rights lawyer to work full-time on behalf of the most needy in Israel.
Ezra Jack Keats Foundation Dennis & Barbara Kessler Susan L. & James D. Klau Linda G. Klein Charitable Lead Trust Sara & Jonathan Klein Lauren Kogod & David Smiley Leslie S. Kogod Kenneth & Naomi Koltun-Fromm J. Hannah Kranzberg Louis Krupp Edward Labaton Gordon Lafer Elliot (z”l) & Frances Lehman Rabbi Marion & Professor Steven Lev Cohen David Levin The Renaissance Foundation, Irving Levin & Stephanie Fowler
John & Kayla Niles Fred & Gilda Nobel Foundation Ilana Nossel & Jordan Kolar Arthur Peck Justin Pollack & Suzanne Reisman Ruth & Stephen Pollak The Honorable Stuart & Lee Pollak Dr. Norman Postone & Lisa Fruchtman Daniel C. & Lisa R. Price Suzanne & Harvey Prince Jill J. Prosky & James R. Posner, PosnerWallace Foundation Varda Rabin Robert Rebitzer Eugene & Libby Renkin Ellen Rifkin Robert S. Rifkind Marlin Risinger, III & Lori Ellen Fields
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2016 DONORS
$100,000+
Shai & Judy Robkin Rockefeller Brothers Fund Thelma S Rodbell Charitable Foundation June & Marvin Rogul Aaron Roland & Annelise Goldberg Susan Romer & Donald Ungar Rosen Bien Galvan & Grunfeld LLP Lyle & Gloria Rosenzweig
Deborah Shapira & Barry Stern
Marcie & Howard Zelikow
Joan & James Shapiro Foundation
Robert & Edith Zinn
Karina A. Litvack
$2,500– $4,999
Gay Sigel & Howard Epstein
Leona Kern
Jane & Norman Moscowitz
Rabbi Stacy & Frank Friedman
Carol & Seth Alberts
Samuel P. Sporn
Liora Alschuler
Janice Gepner & Eric Newman
The Edwin & Roslyn Srebnik Family Trust
Gary Angel & Sharman Spector-Angel
Joelle Steefel
Arthur Applbaum & Sally Rubin
Aryeh & Betsy Stein Abbe & Peter Steinglass Hazel S. Stix
Rabbis Justus Baird & Julie Roth Meredith & Andrew Ball Frank K. Bamberger Barry & Elizabeth Bar-El David Bassein
Four gifts of
$5,000
made it possible for ZAZIM to do digital organizing in Arabic.
Harry & Lore Bauer Wendy Bear David Berger BFK Foundation Hannah (z’’l) & Ernst Biberstein Gay Block/The Shlenker Block Philanthropic Fund Joseph L. Bower
Noreen Gordon Sablotsky Family Foundation
Morse Family Foundation
Gary B. Sokol
Irl Barg & Janet Walkow
William & Alice Russell-Shapiro
Sally Karasov & Jonathan Katz
William & Madeline Selden
Jeffrey Gaynes
Jerry V. Sternberg
Toby & Robert Rubin
Renata & Jack Schwebel
Robert & Dale Mnookin
Steve & Joanne Abel
Seymour & Sylvia Rothchild Family 2004 Charitable Foundation
Hagai Rottenberg
Ruth Minka
Sally B. Kaplan
Daniel & Rosele Frishwasser
Eugene & Marilyn Stein
Jennie Rothschild
Helen Kaplan
Haley Lieberman & Rabbi Michael S. Friedman
Anonymous (21)
Daniel Sokatch & Dana Reinhardt
Jocelyn Ross & Ben Blumenfeld
Phyllis & David Rothman
Barbara Freedman
The Henry & Marilyn Taub Foundation Charles & Miriam Tawil Arthur Telegen & Abigail Ostow Temple Beth Avodah Tikkun Fund
Dr. David & Mrs. Ellen Braun Richard & Barbara Braun Naomi Brenner & Ari Berger
Jack Z. Gilad & Douglas D. Hauer Dennis & Nancy Gilbert David Glaser & Leslie Ann Elton Marian & Arthur Glasgow Harold Goldberg & Alisa Israel Goldberg Nathalie & Emanuel Goldberg Advised Fund of Jewish Federation of Greater Rochester Victor J. Goldberg & Patricia A. Waldeck Bruce N. Goldberger & Esther Sperber Jerome & Linda Golden Natalie & Stephen Goldman Meredith J. Goldsmith Lynda M. Goldstein Thomas J. Goldstein Peter J. Gollon Jeffrey & Beth Green David & Rennie Greenfield
Elisa J. Harvitt
Laura S. Brown, Ph.D.
Willard J. Hertz
Uncle Mike Foundation
Rabbi Gustav & Sheila Buchdahl
Michal & Jack Hillman Linda Lurie Hirsch
Steven J. Samuel
Monique Weil
Pamela Burdman
Norman L. Sandfield Charitable Fund of the Dallas Jewish Community Foundation
Austin Wertheimer & Caryl Goodman
Amy L. Cahn
Dale & Stephen Hoffman
Whizin Philanthropic Fund
Norman L. Cantor The Silver Tie Fund
Howard Horowitz & Alisse Waterston
Senator Elliot Schewel & Rosel Schewel Avner & Rina Schneur Debra R. Schoenberg
Drs. Steven & Sybil Wolin Paula Wolk M.D. Stanley Wulf & Linda Press Wulf
Hon. Minna Buck
Peter & Barbara Cohen Saul & Miriam Cohen Compton Foundation Dr. & Mrs. Dan Costin James & Sonia Cummings Mark Davidow Reuben & Rivka Dori
Stephen & Patty Segal
Rudolph & Sara Wyner Prize Fund at the Boston Foundation, established by their children, Elizabeth Wyner Mark & Justin L. Wyner
Richard & Betty Seid
Allan & Ray Ellen Yarkin
Lisa Erdberg & Dennis Gibbons
David Shainok
Youngstown Area Jewish Federation
Carl (z”l) & Leonore Foorman
Myron & Linda Schonfeld David Schorr
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Maris & Jesse Krasnow Charles & Naomie Kremer Linda & Jake Kriger Clifford & Robin Kulwin Pnina Lahav Becky & David Landis Evely Laser Shlensky Judith Lasker & Barry Siegel Elizabeth & Scott Lassar Richard Lavenstein Serene Lazar David H. Lee Carol A. Leif Terry & Margaret Lenzner Irwin & Rachel Levin Rich & Kathleen Levin
Kenneth Douglas Foundation Michelle Engelmann
Jon & Idit Isaacsohn The Howard G. & Samita B. Jacobs Foundation Adam Jacobson & Beth Levine Valerie & Thierry Jahan Peter & Karen Jakes Juel M. Janis Elana Caplan Jassy & Andrew Jassy Barbara & Clive Kabatznik Jan Kallish Rabbi Jeremy & Rabbi Amy Kalmanofsky Alan & Carol Kaplan
David Myers & Nomi Stolzenberg Jack Needleman Jane Newman & Amy Lange Sharee & Murray Newman Don & Shari Ornstein Estelle Nachimoff Padawer Margery A. Kaye & William R. Padnos Marilyn Paul & David Stroh The Joseph Perlman Family Foundation Felice & Daniel Perlmutter Ronald Poretz Arleen & Aaron Priest Queens Gate Foundation Roy R. Raizen & Family Dorothy L. Raizman Alan & Nancy Raznick Sue Reinhold & Deborah Newbrun
Robert & Bonita Levin
David Reisen & Ann Peck Reisen
Toby & Jerry Levine
Shai & Rotem Reshef
Bernard & Lory Levinger
Paul Resnick & Joan Karlin
Jennifer Lewis & Marc Bernstein
Steven Hochstadt & Stephen Sass
Suzanne Schecter
Arieh Konigl & Alice Roston
Herbert Harris
Renee & Harold Brook
Frances A. Wolgin
Robert & Joan Klivans
Joan & William Brodsky
Jean & Adolph Weil, Jr. Family Fund
Fain Malsky Charitable Foundation
Miriam Klevan & Steven Meier
John Lewin
Janet Traub
Brenda A. Wolfson
Rabbi Emma KippleyOgman & Benj Kamm
Ted & Dru Greenwood
David Salem & Laurie Aloisio
Lela & Gerard Sarnat
Ellen & Jack Kessler
Paul Resnick & Caroline Richardson Marjorie & Stephen Richards
Ellen Semonoff Abby Sher Mara & Robert Shlachter Lauren Moskovitz & Scott Sholder Silicon Valley Community Foundation Sandra & Charles Simon Peter & Amy Sloane Steven Slutsky Naomi Sobel & Rabbi Becky Silverstein Adele H. Steinberg Rabbi Ariel Stone & Dr. Joseph Thaler Thomas H. & Donna M. Stone Strear Family Foundation Sylvia Weider-Amber Family Foundation The Joseph & Anna Gartner Foundation
Karen Abravanel & Jonathan Yaeger
Michelle Dardashti
Bernard & Raquel Agranoff
Charles & Jonis Davis Joel Deitz & Barbara Berko
Henry & Rachel Alcalay Debra & John Aleinikoff
Jay & Phyllis Denbo
E. Davies Allan Mr. & Mrs. Myer M. Alperin Joan Alpert Ralph Alpert The Altman-Aronow Charitable Foundation Anita Altman & Gil Kulick David & Linda Altshuler Fred H. Altshuler & Julia W. Cheever
Michael Appel & Ruth Kraut
Cecille Wasserman
Richard Dale & Dorit Harverd
Sari K. Agatston
Sanford Antignas
Mary Ann & David Wark
Diana Cutler
Rabbi Rachel Adler PhD
Diane Troderman
Michael & Judith Walzer
Charles & Ada Beth Cutler
S. James & Mary Adelstein
Gary & Evelyn Trachten
Ron & Marilyn Walter
Larry Cuban in memory of Barbara Cuban
Rabbi David Adelson & Ms. Lynn C. Harris
Jeffrey Thomases
Mark Tushnet
George P. Croog
Mara & Stephane Acel-Green
Beulah & Ezra Amsterdam
David & Bonita Turner
Rabbi Rachel B. Cowan
Ruby Apsler Joanna Arch Walter & Diane Ariker Dan Arnon & Tao Kai Lam
In January, NIF’s International Council and regional leaders from across the country convened for two leadership summits in New York and San Francisco to discuss their local organizing and fundraising strategies. Ruth R. Been Howard Belfer & Laurie Leventhal-Belfer Rabbi Haim Dov & Lynn Beliak Ami & Mark Belsky Gadi BenMark B. Richard & Mary Benioff Richard Bennett & Deborah Gaffin
Esther Berkow
Mark L. Braunstein
Gale Mondry & Bruce Cohen
Leonard M. Wasserman
Mark & Judith Aronchick
William Berley
Robert & Catherine Breit
Alan Weiner & Nancy Maizels
Howard I. Aronson
Norma & Rabbi Donald R. Berlin
Martin I. & Shirley B. Bresler
Jim & Diane Berliner
David Bressler & Susan Adler-Bressler
Victoria Riskin & David W. Rintels
Naida S. Wharton Foundation
Jeffrey & Arella Axelrod
Max Yaffe
Maia Azubel
Ralph & Gail Bernstein
Roger Low
A.J. Robinson & Nicole Ellerine
Victor Daniel Azubel
Dana Beyer
Michael & Maxine Mantell
Nathan Rome & Bonnie Alpert
B’nai Israel Jewish Center
David & Rachel Biale
Gayle & Jerry Marger
Sidney & Esther Rosen Memorial Fund
$1,000– $2,499
Suzanne Marks Mazur Family Foundation Arlene Alpert & Dr. David Mehlman Peter Melnick Beth Sieroty Meltzer Howard Metzenberg Dale S. Miller Vicki F. Miller & Warren Zinn William Mindlin
Rabbis Jennie & David Rosenn Linda A. Rosenthal Laura Saunders Louis & Barbara Savrin Jim & Emily Scheinman Debby Appel & Gene Schneyer Leonard & Celia Schuchman
Ruth & Henry Aaron Eliot C. Abbott David Abel Bradley Abelow & Carolyn Murray Jesse & Amy Abraham Steven & Valerie Abrahams Joel & Robin Abrams Ronald & Marie Abrams Sonia S. Abrams Cantor Nancy Abramson & Mitch Glenn
Lawrence Bailis & Susan Shevitz JoAnne & Michael Bander Harvey & Sonya Barsha Bartenura Foundation Jacob Baskin Sarah J. Bassin Howell Baum & Madelyn Siegel Barbara Beck Ornah Becker & Marc Robbins Ronald Becker
Michael J. Churgin
Annebelle Cohen
Laurie J. Wasserman
Anonymous (57)
Phyllis Chovitz & Daniel Gainsburg
Alan & Teri Cohen
Rabbi Melanie Aron & Professor Michael Dine
Michael & Charlotte Baer
Joshua Chover
Sheila & Edward Braun
Mark R. & Pamela Berman
The Joseph & Evelyn Rosenblatt Charitable Fund
Rabbi Jill Borodin & Cary Atlas
Alexandre J. Chorin
Mikhal Bouganim
Eileen Auerbach & Lawrence Burgheimer
The Returning Wealth Philanthropic Fund
Jeffrey Bornstein & Veronica Sanchez
David Chodirker & Shira Deener
Mark Berger
Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence Weisberg
Amnon Lotan
Robert L. Book
Bonnie & Mervin Cherrin
Marc & Elizabeth Berger
Dorothy Richman & Michael Steinman
Susan Liss & Rabbi Fred Reiner
The Milford & Lee Bohm Charitable Foundation
Zehava Chen-Levy & Eyal Levy
Marjorie & Barry S. Berg
Bennett Ashley & Ruth Weinreb
Dr. Russell M. Linden
Ellen Bogolub & Neil Friedman
The Chasin Family
Boston New Generations Pop-Up Giving Circle
Judith A. Benstein, M.D.
Sanford & Karen Weiner
Rabbi Noa Kushner & Rabbi Michael Lezak
Stanley & Roberta Bogen
Mara Berman
Peter Bickel & Nancy Bickel Marsha & Brian Bilzin Richard & Elaine Binder Joseph & Joan Birman Madeline & Alan Blinder Rabbi Bernard & Bailey Bloom Jordan & Judy Bloom Steven & Karen Bloomberg
Meryl Brod Marvin & Lois Broder Broms Family Foundation Shifra Bronznick Rabbi Sharon Brous & David Light Katherine Browning Melissa D. Burgess Marcia Burnam Mark Burstein & David Calle Bradley Burston & Varda Spiegel Burton & Shulamith Caine
Seymour S. Bluestone
Maria Cancian & Charles Kalish
Lauren Blum
Ronald & Libi Cape
James Blume & Kathryn Frank
Rabbi Angela Buchdahl
Shirley Bob
Rabbi Kenneth Chasen & Allison Lee
Richard Claman & Elizabeth Clark
Jonathan & Victoria Cohen Stephanie & Charles Cohen
Nathaniel Deutsch Nancy Dickenson Jeanne Dinkelspiel Ruth Donig-White & Robert White Gayle Donsky & Morton Stein Daniel Drake Joy & George Dryfoos Charitable Fund Harriett M. Eckstein Rabbi Judith Edelstein & James Meier Michael & Ruth Edidin Sandy Edwards & Gary Levin Audrey & David Egger Charitable Fund at the Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Mercer Tom & Ellen Ehrlich Jack Eiferman & Fern Fisher Avraham & Emily Eisbruch Jenny Eisenberg Ruth Eisenberg
Stephen B. Cohen
Al & Naomi Eisman
Steven Cohen & Mary Akerson
Will & Ann Eisner Family Foundation, Inc.
Steven Cohen & Elsie Stern
Michael Ellenberg
Marcia Cohn Spiegel Barry & Debbie Cohn Jonathan Cohn Roberta Cohn Adina Hoffman & Peter Cole Congregation Beth Israel
Rabbi David & Rabbi Jacqueline Koch Ellenson The Elovitz Family Alan & Shulamit Elsner Clement & Caroline Erbmann Lee & Esther Erman Regina L. Espenshade
Congregation Kol Shofar
Aharon Eviatar
Congregation Sherith Israel
Robert M. Factor
Ben N. Teitel Charitable Trust, Gerald Cook, Trustee Lawrence Cooley & Marina Fanning Ellen B. Corenswet
Deborah Falik Dr. David S. Fankushen Leonard & Stephanie Farber Leslee & Wayne Feinstein
Stephan Cotton
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2016 DONORS
$5,000–$9,999 continued
Liat & Dror Feitelson Feldman Family Charitable Fund Michael D. Felsen Joel & Jessica Fields Barry & Karen Fierst Harriet & Michael Finck
Elizabeth & Glen Friedman Howard Friedman & Sherry Leibowitz Lauri Friedman Robert & Rochelle Friedman Rabbi Dara Frimmer Joseph & Maya Froomkin
Myra K Levenson Helen Goldstein Rabbi Lisa L. Goldstein & Igal Harmelin Moria Sandy & Jorge Goldstein Susan Goldstein & Andy Kivel Abner & Roslyn Goldstine
Kathryn Haslanger & Gordon Berlin
Jewish Federation of San Diego County
Tracey Keij-Denton & Eelco Keij
Barbara Hasten
Jonathan Joseph & Paula Casson Joseph
Bill & Lisa Kelly
Robert & Carol Hausman Abraham Havivi & Deborah Schmidt Shai Held & Rachel Forester Held William H. Helfand
Daniel & Katherine Kaberon Olivier Kahn Beatrice & Robert Kahn Tamar & Jeremy Kaim Doniger
Herbert & Rose Kelman Jennifer & Doron Kenter Byron & Madalene Kesner
Doris & George Krevsky
Lee Lichter
Samuel & Marilyn Krimm
Robyn Lieberman
Susan G. Krinsky
Jeffrey & Anna Lieblich
Joseph A. Kruger
Paulette Light & Jeff Rake
David & Lucy KurtzerEllenbogen Jed Kwartler & Carol Barash
Bennett & Rebecca Lindenbaum
Adina Sue Kleiman
Patrick Lacefield & Dinah Leventhal
Manfred & Annabel Lindenbaum
Clifford Klein & Linda Reisz
John Antignas & Rabbi Susan Laemmle
Marc Lipsitch & Meira Levinson
Karen Wilk Klein
Dr. Barbara Lafer
Kenneth Klein & Harriet Bograd
Ruth & Peter Laibson
Alan Gordon Lipson & Judith D. Harris
Harry & Doraline (z”l) Kesten
Wendy J. Frosh
Lirona Kadosh & Ethan Goldstine
Dr. Jonathan D. Fuchs
Matthew Gore
Steven & Bonnie Heller
Richard M. Fuchs
Jennifer & Eric Gorovitz
Robert A. Helman
Abigail & Stephen Fisher
Dr. Victor R. Fuchs
David Fisher & Pearl Beck
Jonathan A. Funk
Samuel & Judith Gorovitz
Clifford Hendler & Deborah Neipris Hendler
Tamara Gottstein
Alice H. Henkin
Isaac K. Fisher
Barry & Joan Gaberman Betsy & Richard Gaberman
Richard & Mary Gray
Alice Herman
Arthur & Kathy Green
Judith N. Herr
Jerry & Pamela Green
Frederick Hertz
Murray Kane & Norma Kane, z”l
Stephanie Green & Zeke Vanderhoek
Sandra D. Hess
Alan H. Kanner
Howard Hiatt
William & Phyllis Kantor
Merle Hilliard Charitable Trust
Daniel Kaplan & Kay Richman
Rabbi Joanna Samuels & Jeremy Hockenstein
Howard P. Kaplan
Rabbi Stephanie Kolin & Jocelyn Berger
Paula E. Kaplan
Janet L. Kolodner
Morelle Lasky Levine
Stephen & Rachel Kaplan
Patricia Konstam
Elliott & Phyllis Lasser
Mary Kostman
Gary & Laura Lauder
Jill Kowal
Stuart Laurence
Susan & David Kraemer
Dr. Joel L. Lebowitz
Ruben Kraiem & Elizabeth Leiman
Aviva & David Lee-Parritz
Robert Fine & Nina Cortell Jesse & Roberta Fink David Firestone
Renee B. Fisher Foundation Harriet & Albert Fishlow Leora Fishman Michael Flamm & Jennifer McNally Samuel Fleischacker & Amy Reichert Martin & Helen Tager Flusberg Deborah & Marc Fogel Nathan A. Fox Carl & Blossom Fraiman Richard & Phyllis Franco Aaron & Julia Frank Diane & Charles L. Frankel Rabbi Joshua Frankel & Rachel Berger Noam Frankel & Laura Sova Barbara & Herb Franklin Dr. Morrie & Carol Fred Steven & Marion Fredman Marc D. Freed Anne Freedman Henry & Helen Freedman Jacqueline L. Freedman Lynn P. Freedman & David S. Frankel Barry & Fradle Freidenreich Peter Frey & Carrie Shapiro Morris F. Friedell
Andrew Gabor & R. Iris Bahar Barbara Gaffin & Douglas Cahn Lorraine Gallard & Richard H. Levy Miriam Galston Elizabeth Carty & Ernest Galvan Terry Gamble Boyer Elkan & S. Zelda Gamzu William Ganong & Marilyn Newman Diane Gardsbane Jared Garelick & Ellen Kramarow Barbara & Richard Garrett
Sheldon & Judy Greene GreenKar Tzedakah Fund Liz Greenstein Robert Greenstein Win & Jerry Greenwald Suzanne Griffel & Saul Weiner
Estate of Sidney Hollander Jr. Larry Horwitz & Naomi Pinchuk Sylvia Horwitz William D. Hower
Sheila B. Kamerman Grace Kamins
Warren Kaplan David Karnovsky & Sue Kaplan
Grace A. Hughes
Richard Kass & Elaine Soffer
Arthur Hurwitz
William & Judith Kates
Toby R. Hyman
Mandy Katz & Jonathan Massey
Paul & Michelle Grobman
Stephanie Ives & Yehuda Kurtzer
Norman I. Gelman
James Grodd & Debbie Roberts
Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh
Dr. & Mrs. Sidney W. Katz
Rabbi Arthur & Laurie Gross-Schaefer
The Jewish Federation of Nashville & Middle Tennessee
Rabbi Elie Kaunfer & Lisa Exler
Jerilyn Gelt Lane & Joanna Gerber Michael D. Geschwind Rochelle & Eli Ginsburg
Martin & Audrey Grossman
Myron & Penina Glazer
Liz & Steve Gruber
Dr. Linda Gochfeld Charitable Fund of the Princeton Area Community Foundation
Rosalyn Gruen
Candice Gold
Ronald & Amy Guttman
Alfred & Joan Goldberg
Frederic Haber & Jill Jacobs
Avram & Carol Goldberg Nancy Goldberg Harry Goldin & Jane Kaplan
Irle Goldman & Janet Yassen
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Linda & Richard Greene
Mordechai Kamel & Sara Weinberger
Jay Geller & Lowell Gallagher
Friedman Family Foundation
Diana Friedman
Peter Greenberg
Linda & Thomas Kalinowski
Mark & Susan Irvings
Amy Goldman & Joel Brill
Rabbi Dayle Friedman & David Ferleger
Arthur N. Greenberg
Rachel Kalikow & David de Graaf
Natasha Grigg
Elizabeth Friedman Branoff & Steven Branoff
Benjamin M. Friedman
Sherri Greenbach & David Goldstein
Michael & Juliet Helft
Debbie J. Goldman
Dr. Carl & Gay Grunfeld Werner Gundersheimer
Janet R. Halbert The Ada G. & Stanley I. Halbreich Foundation Joel Handelman & Sarah Wolff Daniel Handler & Lisa M. Brown Helen Harkaspi
Phyllis & Alvin Goldman
Earl Harris Fifteen Year Charitable Lead Annuity Trust
Robert & Rebecca Goldman
Michael Harris & Elizabeth Foster
Karla A. Goldman
Rabbi Marc Katz Rebecca Katz
William I. Lightfoot
Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum Morton & Carla Klevan Persis Knobbe Jerry & Sharon Knoppow Richard Koch & Lynn Rothman
Daniel Kramer & Judith Mogul Robin M. Kramer Marvin & Gerry Kraus Rabbi Harold J. Kravitz & Dr. Cynthia F. Reich Arthur Kreiger & Rebecca Benson Ruth S. Kremen
NIF is committed to investing in those who represent us and our work in communities across the country. That’s why NIF’s East Coast leadership summit brought together regional leaders from Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., Atlanta, and Miami.
Jesse & Dani Lainer-Vos Patsy & Benny Landa Susanne & Bruce Landau Dorothy & Brian Landsberg Eva & Arthur Landy Eugene M. Lang, z”l Ken & Nancy Larner Suzanne & David Larsen
Jonathan & Shelah Lehrer-Graiwer Hollis G. Lenderking Libby Lenkinski Dr. Robert & Yael Lenkinski Suzanne Lerner Stephen O. Lesser Alan & Jean Lettofsky David & Cathy Levenson Jill & Aaron Levin Diane Keefe & John Levin Rachel Levin & Hillel Elkins The Hyman Levine Family Foundation: L’Dor V’Dor Leonard & Beryl Levine Edward P. Levine Leslie & Marsha Levine Kim Muth & Alex Levinson Judith Levitan Aviram Levy Herbert L. Levy Paula & Joel Levy Bruce & Claudia Voss Lewenstein David C. Lewis, M.D. Rabbi Sheldon & Lorri Lewis
Channing T. Lipson, M.D. Steven & Judith Lipson Alan & Sharon Lipworth Sarah Liron & Sheldon Kahn Paula & Barry Litt, Joseph & Jacqueline Kirshbaum Memorial Fund of the Liberty Hill Foundation Ellen Livingston & Jason Brown Michael Livingston & Anne Weiss Jeremy Lizt Aviva & Noam Lockshin Garry & Sorel Loeb Andrea & Daniel London Gerald & Selma Lotenberg Peter Lovenheim Inbar Telem & Martin Lowenstein Esther & Elie Lowy Steven Lubet & Linda Lipton Marilyn Luebeck J. Zel Lurie, z”l Ross & Retha Lynch Lynchburg Jewish Community Council Richard & Helen Lynn Len & Maxine Lyons Bernard Lytton, M.D. Lois & Philip Macht Family Philanthropic Fund of THE
Roy Marantz & Rochelle Henner
N. James & Ellen Myerberg
Steve & Shelley Marcus
Maxine Myers
Diamondston Foundation
The Posel Foundation
Harold L. Rosen
Sharri S. Posen
Lorraine A. Rosen
Morey & Sondra Myers
The Isaac & Leah M. Potts Foundation, Inc.
Professor Robert E. Rosen
Sanford H. Margolin
PSN Family Charitable Trust
Russell & Joni Pratt
Diane Rosenberg
Laura & David Margolis
Marcia & Aaron Naveh
Naomi Prusky & Rabbi David Levin
Norman S. Rosenberg & Tanya George
Judith & Michael Margulies
Kenneth & Janice Neiman
Orlee Rabin & David Shlachter
Adele & Sidney Margulies
Nelco Foundation Inc.
William Rabinowitz
Barbara Ellison Rosenblit & Ish Rosenblit
Bettyrose Nelson
Maryann Rabovsky & Daniel Rabovsky
Elizabeth L. Marks & Paul A. Taylor Larry & Gladys Marks Paulina K. Marks Willy & Susan Mautner
Iris Newman
Daniel & Karen Mayers
Myra & Bruce Newman
Michael & Agnes McGaha
Diane Nissen & Jerry Gollub
The Harvey & Barbara Ratner Family Fund
Emily & Bernard Mehlman Family Fund
Christopher Noxon & Jenji Kohan
Adam Rattner
Joseph A. Meis
Lawrence & Melanie Nussdorf
Joan Meisel Thomas Meites & Lynn Frackman Juliet A. Melamid Gerald & Sherry Merfish Andrew Lachman & Ruth W. Messinger Steven J. Metalitz Ariel & Alison Meyerstein Ariela Migdal Gary & Maria Milgrom Rabbi Shira Milgrom & Prof. David Elcott Miller Family Fund of the Community Foundation of Tompkins County
Rafael Mandelman Jason & Belle Mann Judy Mann
Richard & Jill Olswanger Bernard & Renee Oppenheim Lisa Orlick-Salka & Corey Salka Eric & Kathleen Orlin Elissa & William Oshinsky Jeremiah & Alicia Ostriker P.E.F. Israel Endowment Funds
Charles & Lyndall Miller
Susan E. Parker
Gerri & Larry (z”l) Miller
Curt & Susan Parnes
Lindsay & Aaron Miller
Julia Parzen & Daniel Johnson
Shirley G. Miller & Mitchell W. Miller (z”l) Shirlyn Miller Glenda & David Minkin Rabbi Joshua & Betsy Minkin Donald Mintz
Moser Family Philanthropic Fund Rabbi Steven Moskowitz Kenneth & Anne Moss Ellen & Michael Mundell Alfred Munzer & Joel Wind Evelyn Musher Shechter Jerold & Carol Muskin A. J. Muste Memorial Institute
Kenneth Rosenthal Sheldon & Rose Rosenthal
Jack Rapaport Elizabeth Rappaport & Daniel Fife
Ann Rosewater Carol Rosofsky Ellen A. Roth PhD Bob Roth Charitable Fund
Laurayne Ratner
Two gifts of
$2,500
enabled Shatil to bring residents of public housing to the Knesset so they could advocate for their rights in person.
Beth M. Pacheco Sheryl Parker & James Grayer
Elaine & Ronald Morris
Steven J. & Barbara K. Mandel
Rabbi Janet I. Offel & Michael R. Nebenzahl
Andrea Miller-Keller
Louise D. & Morton J. Macks Family Foundation, Inc.
Laura K. Mandel
Elisa Rapaport & Michael Schoenbaum
Sara J. Marks
Leora Mirvish
Michael & Anita Malina
Jan Neuenschwander
Elden & Marjorie Rosenthal
Edward Raboy
Ernest & Eva Miriam Newbrun
ASSOCIATED
Dagny Maidman & Molly Wood
Ruth Nemzoff & Harris Berman, M.D.
Irwin & Cecilia Rosenblum
Richard & Martha Pastcan Wendy Peikes Rabbi Ephraim Pelcovits & Rachel Weber Joel Perwin Laurence & Caren Peters Benette Phillips Geoffrey P. Picket Judith Plaskow & Martha Ackelsberg William & Karen Podolsky Mark & Eileen Polasky Lana Pollack The Jean & Henry Pollak Division of the Lucile & Maurice Pollak Fund Lisa Portnoy
Lynne Reder & John Anderson
Meyer & Naomi Rothberg
David Reed & Laurie Fanger-Reed
Edward Rothfarb
Michael & Lynn Reichgott Julian & Frieda Reitman Drs. Barak & Laura Richman Elizabeth & Hershel Richman
Steven Rothman & Kathleen Tierney Dan Rothstein & Ana Karchmer Merrill & Laura Rotter Nathalie Rubens & Saul Goodman
Elisabeth L. Richter
Jerry & Bernice Rubenstein
Joseph & Naomi Skop Richter
The Rubin Family Foundation
Robert & Ellen Rinsky
Jane Rubin
Steven M. Riskin & Claudine Isaacs
Peter J. Rubinstein
Arthur & Judy Robbins
Peter Rukin & Sharon Djemal
Rachel & Richard Robbins
Dr. David & Mrs. Catharine D. Rush
Dan J. Roberts & Amanda Gellar
The Robert Russell Memorial Foundation
Jeffrey Robinson & Carol Stockton
Rebecca & David Russo
Ropes & Gray Bruce A. Rosen
Ruth Gottlieb Ryave Jonathan L. & Barbara Ryder
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2016 DONORS
$1,000–$2,499 continued
$1,000–$2,499 continued James & Margery Sabin Michael & Julie Salinger Charlotte Salomon & R. Scott Fetherston Judy Samelson Alfred & Marta Samulon Victor & Annette Sandler Claire Satlof & Jeffrey Bedrick The Sheree Savar Philanthropic Fund Judith & Richard Schachter Charles E. Scheidt
Joshua Segal & Jennifer Geetter
Aviva Panush & Mitch Silverman
Lawrence P. Seidman
Jan Silverstein
Joel & Beverley Seligson
Ernest & Eve Simon
Elisabeth Semel & James Thomson
Daniel & Maxine Singer
Rita R. Semel
Louis & Jean Sloss Mitchell & Valerie Slotnick
Vice President in North America Weston, MA
Brian Lurie
Margaret & Howard Shainberg Gail & Steve Shak
Ronda Small & Ira Wolfman
Elah Alkalay
Los Angeles, CA
Leslie Shalom Risa Shames & Neil Silverston Gary & Dana Shapiro
Seymour Smidt Malcolm & Betty Smith Richard & Greta Smolowe
Robert Socolow Eugene Sofer & Judith Bartnoff
Leonard Schley Alice & Robert Schloss Geraldine C. Schneeberg
Arleen Sorkin
Charles Taylor & Lisa Cannon Taylor
Rabbi Abigail N. Sosland Helen & Thomas Spiro Arthur Spitzer & Elisabeth K. Boas Alfred & Ruth Sporer
Paul M. Schneider Lisbeth B. Schorr & Family The Schreck Family Foundation Martha & David Schurman Jolie Schwab & David Hodes Amy Schwartz & Eric Koenig Donald & Mary Schwartz Jodi J. Schwartz Jonathan & Oriyan Schwartz Victoria Schwartz Rabbi Sid Schwarz & Sandy Perlstein Lynn & Paul Sedway
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Robert & Andrea Stanger
Greg Sharenow & Julie Gersten
Marc & Wendy Stanley
Reuben & Leona Shevitz Varda Shiffer Audrey Shiffman & Peter Langmaid Alan & Heidi Shonkoff Hannah P. Shostack Susan & Judd Shoval Edwin & Ellen Sue Shulkin Adam Shyevitch & Nicole Lamberg Ariella Sidelsky & Roy Alcalay Peter Siegel & Hope Stevens David Silberman & Claire Engers Jonathan Silberman & Debra Fields Jackie & Manny Silverman
Steven & Sheila Taube
Dr. Anna Newman Taylor
Harold (z”l) & Myra Shapiro
Steven Sheriff & Michele Alperin
James Taber & Mia Simring
Rabbi Felicia L. Sol
Miriam R. Stampfer
Rochelle E. & Jesse Shereff
Acclaimed Palestinian-Israeli singer Mira Awad (second from right) performed at NIF’s “Mobilizing for a Shared Society” concert in Boston and spoke about the importance of building a shared society in Israel.
Dr. Ingrid D. Tauber & Frank Taforo
Joanne Shapiro
Corey & Amichai Shdaimah
Paul Egerman
Howard & Ann Sohn
Ann Sprayregen & Shalom Sperber
Jean Schiro-Zavela & Vance Zavela
Menachem Lorberbaum
Karen Senter
funded monthly tours of Hebron so that ordinary Israelis could learn about the harsh reality of the occupation.
Mary Beth Schiffman
Executive Director in Israel Mevaseret Zion, Israel
Michael & Kathleen Slater
$1,000
Mark & Isabel Schiffer
Itzik Danziger
Vice President in Israel Ra’anana, Israel
Rachel Liel
Michelle R. Sender
Ten gifts of
Steven & Bonni Schiff
NIF Board President Beit Zayit, Israel
Rabbi Jonathan Slater
Deborah Kaufman & Alan Snitow
Rabbi Laurence Scheindlin & Alison Mayersohn
Talia Sasson
James Steiker & Wendy Epstein
Rayla G. Temin, in memory of Howard M. Temin Bruce Temkin & Judson Morrow Bruce & Judith Tennebaum Judith Tenzer Benn Gregory & Rachel Tertes
Ruth Waddell & Eric Stockel Susan R. Stockel Marshall Stoller & Mikiko Huang Or Zarua Fund of the Jewish Community Foundation of the East Bay Walter I. Strauss
Milton & Miriam Waldbaum Family Foundation
Louise W. Wiener
Murry & Marilyn Waldman Andrea & Arthur Waldstein Jacqueline D. Waldstein The Sarah Wall Memorial Trust Dr. Bettyruth Walter Joan Warshaw
Henry Webber & Christine Jacobs
Marjorie B. Tiven
Gail Tomberg Jay & Joan Topkis Ilana Trachtman & Jonathan Friedan Abigail Rome Steven Tulkin & Sydney Kapchan
ERJ Fund of the Community Foundation for Greater New Haven
Richard & Ann Weiner The Odyssey Fund
Michael & Bryna Sweedler
Dianne & Daniel Vapnek D. Jean Veta & Mary Ann Dutton Michael & Serene Victor Milton & Judith Viorst
Rabbi Max Weiss Stephen & Rita Weisskoff Rabbi Lisa Grant & William Weitzer Janet Zwick & Daniel J. Weitzner Richard & Beatrice Wernick Westchester Reform Temple Gerald Westheimer
Stephen Gunther
Ross, CA
David N. Myers Achinoam “Noa” Nini
Tel Aviv, Israel
Treasurer Santa Monica, CA
Debra Pell
Amal Elsana Alh’jooj
Carole Segal
Beersheva, Israel
Odeh Bisharat Nazareth, Israel
Vadim Blumin
Tel Aviv, Israel
Naomi Chazan
Jerusalem, Israel
Peter Edelman
Iris Witkowsky
Washington, DC
Gregory Witter & Anne McGonigle
Franklin M. Fisher
Beit Zayit, Israel
Chicago, IL
Clive Sheldon London, England
Daniel Sokatch
Chief Executive Officer San Francisco, CA
Mary Ann Stein Bethesda, MD
Yael Sternhell
Tel Aviv, Israel
Yossi Sucary
Rabbi Peretz & Becki Wolf-Prusan
Cambridge, MA
Tel Aviv, Israel
Susan & Robert Wolfe
Sanford Gallanter
Jenna Weinberg
Fredric Woocher & Wendy Dozoretz Carl Woolf Linda Yenkin
Ruth Zalika
Jed Ariel Weiss & Ilana Braun Weiss
Jack & Margrit Vanderryn
Doug Wissoker & Alys Cohen
Norma & Arnold Zack
Dr. Jonathan W. Uhr
Joe Sultan & Sandy Chilewich
Mordechai & Barbara Winter
Sheila Weinberg & Maynard Seider
Jan I. Weiss
Michael & Marion Usher
Steven P. Willner
Denis Weil
Andrea Turner
Avi & Yael Urban
Carole F. Wilder
Josephus Youngerman & Ronnie Scharfman
Barbara C. Weisenfeld
Richard & Gail Ullman Charitable Gift Fund
Noam Wiener & Laura Appleby
Kevin & Susan Weidenbaum
Judith Tuller
Raphael van Nieuwenhoven
Emanuel Tabachnik & Debra Levis
Larry Frankel & Martha Whitman
Barry & Elsa Waxman
Peter E. Strock
Barbara Tabachnick
David Waksberg & Ellen Bob
Paul Tischler
Aaron & Ziva Tomares
Merrily & Maurice Sterns
Roger White
Walter (z”l) & Anne Tick
Jonathan Steinberg & Alice Cohen
Judge Edward Stern & Judge Maxine Chesney
Stanley Wachs
Susan Thal
Udi Toledano
Robert & Ann Stephens
Carol & Brad White
David Wasserman & Susan Ginsberg
Harold & Vera Stein
Edward Steinhouse
Deborah Waber
Secretary Kfar Mordechay, Israel
Jerusalem, Israel
B. Andrew Zelermyer & Daniel Romanow Rabbi Daniel & Louise Zemel Rabbi Irwin Zeplowitz Elaine Leitner & Steve Zieff Naomi & Michael Zigmond Jonathan F. Zimman Deborah L. Zimmer Emer. Prof. Stanley Zimmering/Brown University
San Francisco, CA
Joan Garson
Toronto, Canada
William (Bill) Goldman
San Francisco, CA
Lisa Greer
Los Angeles, CA
New York, NY
Reem Younis Nazareth, Israel
Carole Zabar New York, NY
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Margot & Paul Zimmerman
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Thank you NIF, for believing in us from the very beginning. For helping us promote religious freedom and transparency in the Knesset. Together we can make it happen. — Shira Ben-Sasson Furstenberg, Jewish Pluralism Watch/The Masorti Movement
We would like to thank NIF for supporting our efforts to uphold human rights and the rule of law, through the public campaign for the evacuation of the unauthorized outpost of Amona.
The New Israel Fund has supported us from day one and this past year has strengthened and enhanced our bond. With every challenge we face, we always know that NIF has our back and will help us overcome.
— Gilad Grossman, Yesh Din
— Yuli Novak and Avner Gvaryahu, Breaking the Silence
With your support we are working to reshape Israel's standing in the Middle East, Europe and the Mediterranean. Thank you for enabling us to promote a paradigm shift in Israeli foreign policy, enhance Israel's regional belonging, and advance Israeli-Arab peace. — Nimrod Goren, Mitvim
What gives us the power to keep going, is knowing that the New Israel Fund support is first and foremost a moral support, built on a solid partnership of shared values and a shared hope for a better future.
We are deeply indebted to NIF for its commitment to equality, democracy and shared society, and for suporting us since 1991. Your support for our project advancing the inclusion of Arab citizens in the Hebrew-language media has enabled us to substantially increase the quantity and range of Arab voices being seen and heard in the public discourse in Israel.
— Raluca Ganea, ZAZIM – Community Action
Thank you for speaking out against the occupation. — Danya Cohen and Sarit Michaeli, B’Tselem
Your support enables us to ensure that every woman who turns to us receives the best possible legal representation and emotional support in her often grueling quest for a get [religious divorce]. It allows us to keep pushing boundaries in our advocacy work in the Knesset to find a systemic solution to the problem of get refusal.
You can't wring your hands and roll up your sleeves at the same time. Supporting NIF is the only choice for those who want to participate in the building of a just Israel.
— Batya Kahana-Dror, Mavoi Satum
— Anat Hoffman, Israel Religious Action Center
Thank you for supporting our efforts to build an inclusive, socially cohesive society in Israel. — Yaniv Sagee, Givat Haviva
— Rawnak Natour and Ron Gerlitz, Sikkuy
I am sincerely grateful for two of NIF donors’ traits— courage and trust in their Israeli grantees.
I want to thank NIF for helping us create Tag Meir almost 6 years ago. Without NIF and Shatil, this amazing project would not and could not be possible. Thank you!
— Boaz Rakocz, The Whistle – Independent and Accurate Media for Israel
Your support allows us to continue to work with the courts, the Knesset, and civil society to tackle the most urgent injustices in Israel and the areas under its control. We’re so grateful to have you on board. — Sharon Abraham-Weiss, Association for Civil Rights in Israel
— Gadi Gvaryahu, Tag Meir
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