User's Guide to Israel Office of The Jewish Federations of North America

Executive Office

Rebecca Caspi, Director General Israel Office, Jewish Federations of North America
Senior VP Israel & Overseas
Rebecca.Caspi@JewishFederations.org
Tel: 02-620-2002

Avril Golan, Executive Assistant
Avril.Golan@JewishFederations.org
Tel: 02-620-2003

Communications
The Communications Department is responsible for all of the Israel and Overseas unit's marketing and communications efforts. The Department, which works closely with the MarComm Department at The Jewish Federations of North America headquarters in New York, coordinates all media relations, materials, content, reporting and other marketing activities, and manages the Israel and Overseas content on our website http://www.jewishfederations.org

Dani Wassner, Director of Communications
Dani.Wassner@JewishFederations.org
Tel: 02-620-2068

Suzanne Selengut, Communications Associate
Suzanne.Selengut@JewishFederations.org
Tel: 02-620-2628

Finance & Administration
The Finance and Administration Department provides services including financial functions, legal and insurance support, Information Technology (IT), human resources, logistics and more, both internally to Jewish Federations of North America employees and externally to Israel-based Federation staff. Services are provided on a routine basis and the Department also responds to ad hoc requests from Federations.

In addition, Yossi Rosner-Wachs (CPA, MBA), serves as Finance Director of the Ethiopian National Project (ENP) – a special partnership of the Federation movement, JAFI, JDC, Keren Hayesod, the Government of Israel and the Ethiopian Israeli community itself.
 
Yossi Rosner-Wachs, Deputy Director General, Finance and Administration
Yossi.Rosner-Wachs@JewishFederations.org
Tel: 02-620-4309

Michel Eitan, Information Technology Manager
Michel.Eitan@JewishFederations.org
Tel: 02-620-2057

Aviva Berg, Bookkeeper
Aviva.Berg@JewishFederations.org
Tel: 02-620-2046

Naama Moshkovitz, Senior Bookkeeper, Office Manager
Naama.Moshkovitz@JewishFederations.org
Tel: 02-620-2468

Missions
The Jewish Federations of North America Missions Department, based in New York and managed by Caila Bitran, is responsible for developing, marketing and implementing campaign-centered missions. Serving 157 member Federations and 400 independent Jewish communities across North America, the Missions Department partners with federations to develop integrated campaign/missions strategies, leveraging the proven effect of missions on increased giving, leadership, and community involvement.

David Magen, Senior Missions Consultant, Israel Office
David.Magen@JewishFederations.org 
Tel: 02-620-2011

Andrea Katz, Missions Consultant
Andrea.Katz@JewishFederations.org
Tel: 02-620-2063

Larry Tishkoff, Missions Consultant
Larry.Tishkoff@JewishFederations.org
Tel: 02-620-2005

Program and Planning
The Program and Planning Department convenes federations around overseas issues of joint concern, facilitating shared learning and, coalitional action.

In addition, the Department supplies content and context to a wide range of Jewish Federations initiatives, and provides strategic planning, monitoring and oversight of emergency relief programs in Israel.

Local Federation professionals working through The Jewish Federations of North America participate in a community of practice in which they receive professional coaching, support and enrichment.

Lee Perlman, Director, Program and Planning
Lee.Perlman@JewishFederations.org 
Tel: 02-620-2019

Naomi Orensten, Program and Planning Associate
Naomi.Orensten@JewishFederations.org 
Tel: 02-620-4026

Sigal Arieli, Director,
Ashkelon-Baltimore Partnership
Sigal.Arieli@JewishFederations.org 
Tel: 02-620-2043

Maia Hoffman, Director of Missions and Israel Projects
Baltimore Federation
Mhoffman@associated.org
Tel: 054-207-6422

Karen Katzman, Director, Israel Office
Jewish Federation of Greater Washington 
Karen.Katzman@JewishFederations.org
Tel: 02-620-2015

Marcie Lang, Israel Representative
UJF of Greater Pittsburgh
Marcie.Lang@JewishFederations.org
Tel: 050-533-1169

Ofer Lichtig, Director, Israel Office
UJA Federation Northern New Jersey
Jewish Federation of Greater Kansas City
Ofer.Lichtig@JewishFederations.org 
Tel: 02-620-4291

Tehila Nachalon, Director, Israel Office
Jewish Federation of Central New Jersey
Tehila.Nachalon@JewishFederations.org 
Tel: 02-620-2522

Yael Shapira,  Federation Liaison
Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta
Jewish Federation of St. Louis
Yael.Shapira@JewishFederations.org 
Tel: 02-620-2043

UIA Israel
The United Israel Appeal (UIA) is responsible for handling and overseeing all of the funds transferred to Israel from the United States through the Federation movement.   All beneficiaries of the system must meet stringent IRS conditions and it is the responsibility of UIA to ensure that those conditions are met.  In addition, as Internal Revenue Service (IRS) rulings received by UIA relating to physical projects require ownership by UIA of the projects, UIA is responsible to donors for monitoring maintenance, ensuring proper usage, adequate signage and legal status of the properties. 

Barbara Promislow, Director UIA Israel
Barbara.Promislow@JewishFederations.org 
Tel: 02-620-2045

Elisheva Cycowicz, Financial Resource Coordinator
Elisheva.Cycowicz@JewishFederations.org
Tel: 02-620-2919

Judah Douglen, Director, Properties and Assets
Judah.Doughlen@JewishFederations.org
Tel: 02-620-2047

Keren Levy, Grant Coordinator
Keren.Levy@JewishFederations.org
Tel: 02-620-2885

Shimrit Shur, Grant Associate
Shimrit.Shur@JewishFederations.org
Tel: 02-620-2042

VIP & Speakers Bureau
The VIP Department provides tailor-made services to major donors visiting Israel, including guided visits, hotel reservations, transportation and airport services.

The VIP team also provides logistical support to Federation and The Jewish Federations of North America leadership participating in the Jewish Agency Board (JAFI) of Governors meetings three times a year, and the JAFI Assembly.

In addition, the VIP Department handles premier Federation missions, including the Campaign Chairs and Director’s Mission, the Prime Minister’s Mission, the King David Society Mission and the President’s Mission.

Working in partnership with the Speaker’s Bureau at Jewish Federations Headquarters, this Department searches for, recruits and trains Israeli speakers for speaking tours to North American Jewish Federations, and for national events.

Ronit Dotan, Director, VIP Department and Speakers Bureau 
Ronit.Dotan@JewishFederations.org
Tel: 02-620-2016

Efrat Mandel, Donor Relations Manager
Efrat.Mandel@JewishFederations.org
Tel: 02-620-2006

Tanya Malev, Donor Relations Coordinator
Tanya.Malev@JewishFederations.org
Tel: 02-620-2007

The Israel Office of The Jewish Federations of North America is located in the main building of the Jewish Agency:

1 Ibn Gvirol St.
P. O. Box 7171
Jerusalem, 91071
Israel

General inquiries may be sent to: Israel_Overseas@JewishFederations.org

Tel: 02-620-2020
Fax: 02-620-2048
www.jewishfederations.org