Board of Directors

2012–2013

Officers

Dorothy Tananbaum (Chair)
New York, N.Y.

Hubert Leven (Vice-Chair)
Rashi Foundation
Paris, France

Irina Nevzlin (Vice-Chair)
NADAV Fund
Tel Aviv, Israel

Daniel C. Price (Vice-Chair)
The Leo & Libby Nevis Family Foundation
Brooklyn, N.Y.

Michael J. Bohnen (Secretary)
Adelson Family Foundation
Boston, Mass.

Adam Levine (Treasurer)
Circle of Service Foundation
Northfield, Ill.

Members

Virginia Bayer
New York, N.Y.

Georgette Bennett
The Polansky Foundation
New York, N.Y.

Mem Bernstein
Avi Chai Foundation and
Keren Keshet
New York N.Y. and
Jerusalem, Israel

Angelica Berrie
Russell Berrie Foundation
Teaneck, N.J.

Elisa Spungen Bildner
Montclair, N.J.

Susan Dickman
Jewish Communal Fund
New York, N.Y.

Jim Farley
Leichtag Foundation
San Diego, Calif.

Dr. Cheryl Fishbein
New York, N.Y.

Murray Galinson
The Galinson Family Foundation
San Diego, Calif.

Amir Halevy
Tel Aviv, Israel

Beth Klarman
Klarman Family Foundation
Boston, Mass.

Noam Lautman
The Lautman Fund
Tel Aviv, Israel

Linda Mirels
Kirsh Family Foundation
New York, N.Y.

Larry Moses
The Wexner Foundation
Columbus, Ohio

Avi Naor
Oran Foundation
Savyon, Israel

Howard Rosenbloom
Ben & Esther Rosenbloom Foundation
Lutherville, Md.

Rabbi Jennie Rosenn
The Nathan Cummings Foundation
New York, N.Y.

Jay Ruderman
Ruderman Family Foundation
Rehovot, Israel

Charlene Seidle
Jewish Community Foundation of San Diego
San Diego, Calif.

Yoav Shoham
Los Altos Hills, Calif.

Benjamin R. Sillins
Robert Sillins Family Foundation
Atlanta, Ga.

Dr. Jeffrey R. Solomon
Andrea and Charles Bronfman Philanthropies
New York, N.Y.

Donn Weinberg
The Harry & Jeanette Weinberg Foundation
Owings Mills Md.

JFN Israel Cabinet

Alan Feld
Jerusalem, Israel

Amir Halevy
Tel Aviv, Israel

Noam Lautman
The Lautman Fund
Tel Aviv, Israel

Benny Levin
Ra’anana, Israel

Avi Naor
Oran Foundation
Savyon, Israel

Irina Nevzlin
NADAV Fund
Tel Aviv, Israel

Oudi Recanati
Kfar Shmaryahu, Israel

Jay Ruderman
Ruderman Family Foundation
Rehovot, Israel

Latest News & Posts

The New Science of Giving

A young Houston couple is planning to give away $4 billion—but only to projects that prove they are worth it. Can they redefine the world of philanthropy? In the Wall Street Journal, Brad Reagan profiles the approach of the Laura and John Arnold Foundation.

Philanthropists and Investors

David Werdiger, a JFN member, encourages funders to fully embrace the corporate sector's risk/reward model in their funding: smart philanthropists, like the smart investors, should make themselves aware of the options available for achieving the desired social change and invest accordingly.

מדד הגישה החיובית

"גלובס" מציג לראשונה בישראל תוצאות מחקר מקיף, שבדק עד כמה הערים בישראל נגישות לבעלי המוגבלויות החיים בהן ■ חולון היא העיר הנגישה ביותר, ראשון לציון ושוהם מיד אחריה, ובנצרת ובחיפה בעלי המוגבלויות הכי שבעי רצון ופחות מדווחים על תחושות בדידות וקושי

Ten Years On: Are Donors Different? Were They Ever?

What if donors just don’t care about nonprofit performance? Why measure? Writing in the Stanford Social Innovation Review, Timothy Ogden suggests that, for all the talk about donors caring about performance and impact, the stark reality is that there persists a false perception of reality that leads to wrong-headed theories of change and ineffective actions.

What Are Foundations For?

Writing in the Boston Review, Robert Reich explores the "peculiar institutional form of the foundation," identifying important questions about the role of plutocratic power in a democratic society.

The love story between a people and a book...

A couple of years ago, my sons, among other first graders, participated in something called chagigat hasefer, the celebration of the book.

MATCH 4 Helps Jewish Day Schools Raise Nearly $10 Million In Donor Funding

By Dan Perla

The results of MATCH 4[1] are in and the numbers are impressive. Consider the following statistics:

Eric Benhamou and Impact Investing

On March 7, at JFN's New York headquarters, we hosted member Eric Benhamou and the Israel Venture Network for a breakfast meeting to learn about ways to create sustainable social change through social enterprise and venture philanthropy.

Day 2: Hot water, hold the berries

Yesterday when I decided I was joining my husband in support of this challenge I did not realize how hard this would be. I crave vegetables and fruits and even though we are trying to keep this challenge with a balanced diet , it requires that you drink tons of water.

Day 2: Learning more

I’m just getting started with the SNAP Challenge and find myself on a tour of NYC urban agriculture. The visits we made are hopeful signs of folks trying to make a difference on issues of healthy food, social enterprise and urban living, while trying to make good food more affordable.