Monday, September 12, 2022
6PM ET
The Plaza hotel, new york city
ImpactIsrael Annual Gala 2022
Join us in honoring
Harriet and George Blank &
Amanda and Michael Salzhauer
with the:
Tikkun Ha'Lev Award
Chairs: Susan & Mark Claster
Creating a stronger, more united Israel by transforming at-risk youth through the power of education
About the Honorees
The Tikkun Ha'Lev Award is presented to those whose devotion to at-risk youth in Israel has been remarkable and transformational.
Harriet and George Blank
Harriet and George were both born in Europe. Harriet immigrated to the United States just prior to the Holocaust, while George arrived after. They met in high school and were married shortly upon graduating college. After serving in the US Army, they moved to New Jersey, where George joined Johnson & Johnson and Harriet became a CPA, working in Public Accounting. In 1979, they started their own company, The Med-Tech Group, an international medical products design and manufacturing company.
Harriet is a past president of the Sisterhood at Temple Sholom, past president of the SSB Jewish Community Center in Bridgewater NJ, and former board and executive committee member of the JCC Association. She co-founded the women’s philanthropy of the Jewish Federation of SHWC, and was the treasurer of its Hebrew Free Loan Society. She and George have served on the board of directors of ImpactIsrael, which they have supported since 1990. He is past president of the Temple Sholom and Shari T’filah synagogues, past president of the Jewish Federation of SHW Counties; a member of the national council of AIPAC, and serves on the national leadership of the Conference of Presidents.
Harriet and George were co-chairs of a scholarship endowment campaign for several Hebrew Day Schools, as well as the Bronx Community College. In 2017, George became Chairman of ImpactIsrael. He currently serves as the Immediate Past Chair.
Harriet and George are parents to Howard, married to Sandra Moed, and Leslie married to Josh Ostrin. They are blessed with eight grandchildren, four married-in grandchildren, and five great grandchildren.
Amanda and Michael Salzhauer
Amanda and Michael are long term ImpactIsrael supporters and active members of the Jewish community. They are both graduates of Dartmouth College and met while fundraising to build the permanent Hillel house at their alma mater.
As an accomplished social worker in clinical and private practice settings, Amanda is the co-author of The Kindness Advantage: Cultivating Compassionate and Connected Children. She currently serves as co-president of the board of Riverdale Neighborhood House, secretary of the Horace Mann School board, and as a member of the board of advisors of the Dartmouth Center for Social Impact. Amanda is also a volunteer court-appointed special advocate for youth in foster care with CASA-NYC. She holds a master’s degree in social work from NYU
Michael first visited Yemin Orde Youth Village circa 1986. He was amazed by what he saw and felt it was bashert that its new American Friends organization — now ImpactIsrael — had just been formed by his friend and former Dartmouth rugby teammate Bob Goldman. He soon joined its board and over the years has served in various capacities, including treasurer and endowment committee chair.
Michael’s other community and philanthropic involvements have included serving as president and chairman of the Jewish Center of the Hamptons, chairman of the Chinatown Business Improvement District, chair of an Israel Bonds division, vice chair of Van Cortlandt Park Conservancy, head agent - Dartmouth Class of 1984, and on the board of UJA-Federation of NY. Professionally, Michael is the principal of his family’s investment office, Benjamin Partners.
Amanda and Michael live in the Bronx with their three daughters and two dogs.
Also Recognizing
Karen Sallerson — Former Executive Director —for 14 Years of dedicated Service to ImpactIsrael
Karen Sallerson — Former Executive Director — for 14 Years of dedicated Service to ImpactIsrael
Our Generous Sponsors
as of September 8
Tikkun Ha'Lev
Amy & Robert Arogeti
Kathy & Michael Azeez
Harriet & George Blank
Linda & Michael Frieze
Paula Gottesman
Yadira & Todd Patkin
Dr. Nancy Reichman & Charlie Gwirtsman
Tikkun Olam
Susan & Mark Claster
Donna & David Frieze
Beth & Bill Landman
Amanda & Michael Salzhauer
Helen Marie Stern Fund
The Janey Fund
Platinum
Judy & Steve Kaye
Gold
Tamar & Ken Frieze
Dena & Vic Hammel
Marilyn & Dale Okonow
The Percy Fund
Daryl & Steven Roth
Rachel & Eric Schwartz
Paula & Mark Solomon
Silver
Shannon & David Amar
Barbara & Allen Applbaum
Elisabeth & Blair Axel
Erica Leigh Bloom & Michael Bloom
Bonham Ventures and Bonham Properties
Muriel & Bert Brodsky
The Cordish Family
Linda & Jeff Solomon - Cowen and Company
Edith Everett
Karen Falk & Michael Goldman
Susan & Stewart Fisher
Abby Friedman & Harry Heiman
Shirley Glass Charitable Lead Trust
Lauren & Jim Grien
Kim & Jeff Hirschfeld
Lauren & Jason Lazar
Julie & Howard Levine
Seth Merrin
Jessica & Chuck Myers
The Attilio and Beverly Petrocelli-Foundation
Jane & John Scarpa
Christine Olsen and Rob Small
Arlene & Bernard Potter
Talee & Harvey Potter
Linda & Avichai Rosen
Joanie & Lewis Shubin
Mindy & Paul Smolevitz
TM Capital Corp
Veritable, LP
Bronze
Anne & Stuart Angowitz
Anonymous
Sandra & Howard Blank
Donna & Edward Chernoff
Jane Cornell
Lisa & Alan Engel
Estreich & Company
Janet Farber
Ronne & Donald Hess
Helene & Donald Hirschfeld
Alice & Jacob Klein
Adam K. Levin
M&T Bank
Sondra & David Mack
Stan & Esther Morris
Leslie & Josh Ostrin
Fawn & Brian Rich
Susan & Henry Salzhauer
Marilyn Shubin
The Marion and Norman Tanzman-Charitable Foundation
Sapphire
Dr. Dale Atkins & Mr. Robert Rosen
Marcy Bass & Scott Fisher
The Boyar Family
Renee & Tom Brodie
Judy & Nick Bunzl
Laureine & David Greenbaum
Tehila & Nadav Kidron
Judith B. Bass & Jack Levy
Caroline & Marcelo Messer
Rabbi Shira Milgrom & Dr. David Elcott
Debbie & Sam Moed
Marnie & Leon Moed
Ted and Harriette Perlman & The Perlman-Family Foundation
Elisa & Jeffrey Port
Russell Rabito and Margaret Beal, UBS/CORAL Investment Partners
Sally & Bruce Rogers
Samuel W. Rosenblatt
Lisa & Steven Rosenfeld
Linda & Harold Rosenson
Sarah and David Schwarz
Barbara & Arthur Sheer
Leigh & Robert Shubin
Sherry & Doron Steger
Chai
Anonymous
Jeremy Barnett
Corey & Nikki Bialow
Ann Dobrejcer & Rabbi Michael Paley
Jeanette & Alfred Elsner
Dena & Morey Goldberg
Eve & Marc Karstaedt
Roni & Robert Lemle
Michele Ohayon & David Lonner
Millie & Larry Magid
Carole & Mort Olshan
Afton & Michael Rosenfeld
Karen & Ron Sallerson
Ellie & Barry Shrage
Paul Silberberg
Debbie & Rich Silverstein
Laurie & Stuart Wilkins
Toni Young
Friend
Barry & Lilia Bloom
Page & Paul Bondor
Lawrence Britvan
Nancy & Howard Brown
Susan & Alan Bushell
Richard S. Butwin: Butwin Insurance-Group
Congregation Ahavas Achim Rabbi-Discretionary Account
The Colony Group
Paula Joffe & Rob Davidson
Margy-Ruth & Perry Davis
Amy Dordek & Steve Dolinsky
Ilene Farber
Charlotte Finklea
Barbara Goldman & Samuel Eitan Aviel
Bob Goldman
Cany & Richard Goldstein and Karyn & Bruce Greewald
Anne & Shelly Golombeck
Lynne & Jonathan Greer
Sharon & Sinclair Haberman & Family
Elizabeth Karcher & Arthur Cohen
Judy and Ken Kloner
Kobre & Kim
Lori Lesser
The Jewish Center: Rabbi Yosie Levine and Mark Segall, President
Hillary & Jeffrey Liber
Gretchen & John Mannix
Sally Mendelsohn and David Lowenfeld & Yvette Lowenthal
Diane & Edwin Murray
Ilene H. Rosen
Barbara & Jeffrey Rosenberg
The Board & Staff of Jewish Federation of Somerset, Hunterdon & Warren Counties, NJ
Alison Rosenfeld
Jodi & Robert Rosenthal
Sam Sallerson
Lori Kagan Schwarz & Herman Schwarz
Debbie & Bennett Schwartz
Lauren & Steven Schwartz
Julie & Steve Shifman
Dr. Marjorie & Mr. Jonathan Slass
Karen & Spencer Smul
Richard Steinberg
Sharon Stern
Sandy Tabatznik
Dr. Howard Tepper
Michal & Mordechai Wiesler
Lynn Zises & Douglas Krugman
Our Host for the Evening
We are pleased to announce Richard Kind as the host for the 2022 ImpactIsrael Annual Gala.
Richard Kind
Richard Kind is an accomplished stage, screen, and television actor who continues to redefine the term character actor. Richard has appeared in the Academy Award winning best picture Argo; A Serious Man, written and directed by Joel and Ethan Coen; and the hit TV shows Curb Your Enthusiasm and The Goldbergs. He was nominated for a Tony for the Broadway hit, “The Big Knife” and starred in the smash hit musical “The Producers.”
2022 ImpactIsrael Board of Directors
Chair
Robert Arogeti
Immediate Past Chair
George Blank
Lifetime Trustees
Dr. Chaim Peri
Paul Silberberg
Mark I. Solomon (Founder)
Honorary Trustees
David Cordish
victor gelb, z''l
Board Members
David Amar
Allen Applbaum
Michael Azeez
Jeremy Barnett
Erica Leigh Bloom
Mark Claster
Michelle Bond Copelin
Jonathan Cordish
David Frieze
Michael Frieze
Charlie Gwirtsman
Victor Hammel
Judy Kaye
Beth Landman
Jason Lazar
Dale Okonow
Rabbi Michael Paley
Harvey Potter
Steven Rosenfeld, M.D.
Michael Salzhauer
Eric Schwartz
Barry Shrage
Lewis Shubin
Robert Shubin
Paula Solomon
2022 ImpactIsrael Board of Directors
Chair
Robert Arogeti
Immediate Past Chair
George Blank
Lifetime Trustees
Dr. Chaim Peri
Paul Silberberg
Mark I. Solomon (Founder)
Honorary Trustees
David Cordish
victor gelb, z''l
Others
David Amar
Allen Applbaum
Michael Azeez
Jeremy Barnett
Erica Leigh Bloom
Mark Claster
Michelle Bond Copelin
Jonathan Cordish
David Frieze
Michael Frieze
Charlie Gwirtsman
Victor Hammel
Judy Kaye
Beth Landman
Jason Lazar
Dale Okonow
Rabbi Michael Paley
Harvey Potter
Steven Rosenfeld, M.D.
Michael Salzhauer
Eric Schwartz
Barry Shrage
Lewis Shubin
Robert Shubin
Paula Solomon
Together, we will elevate education and lift the lives of Israel's at-risk youth.
About ImpactIsrael
ImpactIsrael is the U.S.-based philanthropic partner of Yemin Orde Youth Village and Village Way Educational Initiatives, both located in Israel. Our mission is to transform immigrant and at-risk youth into productive members of Israeli society through value driven education and support.
About Yemin Orde Youth Village
Yemin Orde Youth Village, located on 77 acres atop Mount Carmel in northern Israel serves more than 430 at-risk and immigrant youth from around the world. Most of the children have suffered trauma in their young lives including loss, neglect, abandonment and extreme poverty. At Yemin Orde, they find a home, a family, and a future.
Jewish and Israel education is integrated into daily life at Yemin Orde in a vibrant and meaningful way. Graduates remain connected to the Village, and this lifelong support is a unique element that makes Yemin Orde a model of excellence.
The Village was named for Major General Orde Charles Wingate, an ardent supporter of the Zionist cause. “Yemin Orde” means “in the memory of Orde”.
About Village Way Educational Initiatives
In 2006, the Israeli Ministry of Education, impressed by the accomplishments of Yemin Orde, encouraged the Village to expand its innovative methodology to other at-risk populations in Israel, including secular, Ultra-Orthodox, Druze, Bedouin, and Arab Israelis. This resulted in the formation of Village Way Educational Initiatives.
This transformative program has enhanced the spiritual well-being, character development, and leadership potential of first-generation and native-born Israelis who come from poverty-stricken families and broken homes. Village Way Educational Initiatives is impacting all of Israel in many positive ways.
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