JNF USA

JNF USA or JNF US was founded in 1926 as the US branch of the Jewish National Fund, and became established as the largest financial contributor to the Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael - Jewish National Fund among its international affiliates.

People

Board of Directors (2012)

• Ronald S. Lauder - Chairman of the Board
• Stanley M. Chesley - President
• Russell F. Robinson - Chief Executive Officer
• Alan Dabrow - First Vice President
• Michael G. Lederman - Treasurer
• Theodore L. Banks - Assistant Treasurer
• Geraldine Shatz - Secretary
• Laureine Greenbaum - Assistant Secretary

Vice Presidents

• Dr. Melinda Wolf - Administration
• Jeffrey E. Levine – Building Modernization Committee
• Marc Kelman - Campaign
• Dr. Sol Lizerbram - College Activists
• Scott H. Gendell - Community Relations
• Jeffrey Davis - Corporate Sponsorships
• Robert B. Levine - Education
• Joseph Hess - Government Relations
• Michael Wechsler - Investments
• Charles S. Fax - Israel Action
• Issac Blachor - Israel Relations
• Leonard L. Kleinman, Esq. - Land of Promise Foundation
• Robert M. Wigoda - Legal Committee
• Bud Levin - Marketing
• Scott N. Schreiber - Missions
• Dr. Morton Mower – JNF Parsons Water Fund
• David Frank – Planned Giving
• Terry L. Katz – Women’s Campaign
• Andrew Klein – Zones
• Bruce K. Gould – Zones

Assistant Vice Presidents

• Alan Abramson - Administration
• Bill Miller - Campaign
• Joseph Wolfson - College Activists
• Kenneth Segel - Community Relations
• Evelyn Spritz - Education
• Myron Stayman - Israel Relations
• Rita Salfeld - Land of Promise
• Todd Starr - Missions
• Ed Blank - JNF Parsons Water Fund
• Robert Dubin - Planned Giving
• Louise Dabrow - Women's Campaign

Advisors to the President

• Susan Weikers Balaban
• Jerome Belson
• Jacqueline C. Cahn
• Shoshana S. Cardin
• Samuel P. Delug
• Dede Feinberg
• Tony B. Gelbart
• David Greenbaum
• Benjamin Jablonski - JNFuture Representative
• Toby Mower
• Todd G. Patkin
• Edward Paul – Chair, Committee on the Environment
• Ruth Popkin - Honorary Director
• Marlene E. Post
• Jay L. Schottenstein - Honorary Director
• Dr. Stephen S. Wolnek

Committee Chairs

• Fred S. Zeidman - Audit Committee
• Michael H. Jacobson - KKL International Marketing Committee
• Edward Paul – Committee on the Environment

Contact

• Website: http://www.jnf.org/