 | Nitsana Darshan-Leitner, is the Founder and Director of Shurat HaDin (Israel Law Center), Israeli based civil rights organization and world leader in combating the terrorist organizations and the regimes that support them through lawsuits litigated in courtrooms around the world. Fighting for the rights of hundreds of terror victims, Shurat HaDin seeks to bankrupt the terror groups and grind their criminal activities to a halt - one lawsuit at a time. See the video. | ||
 | Adam Klazmer served as a lone soldier in the IDF's Nahal Infantry Brigade. Following his service, he continued his involvement with Yashar LaChayal, a charity that donates essential equipment to Israeli combat soldiers. In January of 2014, he shared with our congregation his experiences as both a soldier in the IDF and a board member of Yashar LaChayal. See the video. | ||
 | Alice Golembo, grandniece of Golda Meir, was invited to the Sisterhood paid-up membership dinner to share her reminiscences, anecdotes, and personal insights into the life of her aunt. Alice lived with Golda in Jerusalem in the Prime Minister's residence for some time and was intimately involved in the Broadway play 'Golda' both as an actress and as a consultant to the playwright. Sisterhood was pleased to invite the entire congregation to join in on their program, a thought-provoking evening of humor, warmth and inspiration. | ||
 | Don Stern a decorated World War II bombardier who flew for the 15th Air Force in Europe during the war spoke to the Men's Club on March 17, 2012 about his experiences flying combat missions. Don flew over 32 missions in a B-17 bomber for the 15th Air Force from Foggia Italy. | ||
 | Dr. Teresa Schaer spoke at a joint meeting of the Sisterhood and Men's Club in May of 2012 about "Sex As We Age". She is Board Certified in both Internal Medicine and Geriatric Medicine, and specializes in a cutting-edge approach to preventive healthcare that is integral to the Signature Health Solutions methodology. She is a frequent lecturer on topics in Geriatrics, Age Management and Medical Ethics throughout the state, and has appeared on television and radio as a medical expert on a wide range of topics. | ||
 | Daniel Mendelsohn spoke about his international bestseller The Lost: A Search for Six of Six Million. He is an award-winning critic, essayist and translator and author . Daniel began publishing reviews and essays on literary and cultural topics in 1991, and since then his work has appeared in many national publications, most frequently in The New Yorker and The New York Review of Books. He has also a frequent contributor to The New York Times Book Review, and is a Contributing Editor at Travel + Leisure. | ||
 | Rabbi Jo David of the
Jewish Appleseed Foundation, a worldwide organization bringing Judaism to those who have not
had the Jewish experience, has worked extensively with interfaith
families and, because of her experience, brings a unique prospective to
interfaith issues.
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 | Ravit Bar-Av prior to joining the Public Affairs team as Information Officer at the Consulate General of Israel in NY, she served as the Information & Public Relations Director of the Peres Center for Peace. She served as Coordinator of the Peres Center Peace Corps Partnership with UNOPS (UN Office for Projects Services), as well as Director of the IT Peace Incubator. Her initiatives included the production of PR activity tools, websites, multimedia presentations and newsletters. Ms. Bar-Av has a B.S. degree in Marketing Communications, as well as two Professional Academic Certificates in Information Management and Executive Office Management. She served in the IDF as a Lieutenant. | ||
 | Azriela Jaffe is the author of several books, her most recernt being: "Two Jews Can Still Be a Mixed Marriage". She also writes Advice from A-Z, a self-syndicated column which regularly appears in about two dozen newspapers, magazines, and websites such as Business Week. She has appeared on over 200 television and radio shows and is a highly respected motivational speaker who is a member of the National Speakers Association, and a sought-after keynoter and workshop leader for entrepreneurial and women's conferences all over the country. | ||
 | Rochelle Krich is the daughter of Holocaust survivors, Krich was born in Germany and lived in New Jersey before moving with her family to Los Angeles in 1960. With a master's degree in English from UCLA, she taught high school English for eighteen years, chairing the English department at Yeshiva University of Los Angeles High Schools, and received the Milken Families Foundation Award for Distinguished Educator of the Year and the Samuel Belkin Memorial Award for professional achievement. Past editor of the national Sisters in Crime newsletter and a former director of the National Board of Directors of the Mystery Writers of America, and a member of the American Crime Writers League. | ||
 | Charles Shai Goldstien is the Director of the New Jersey Regional Office of the Anti-Defamation League, Shai Goldstein is charged with the responsibility of promoting the National ADL's Charter to "...stop the defamation of the Jewish People ...Secure justice and fair treatment to all citizens alike." Mr. Goldstein networks and develops programs with other civil rights groups, government and community leaders, law enforcement, educators, and Jewish and non-Jewish clergy leaders to further the goals of the ADL's national charter. Mr. Goldstein is a graduate of Drew University in Madison, NJ and holds a law degree from Suffolk University Law School in Boston, MA. | ||
 | Alan Freedman has been the Director of the
National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame and Museum, since its inception in 1993 as The Long Island Jewish Sports Hall of Fame. When the hall of fame began, Alan was the Health & Phys. Ed. Director
of the Suffolk Y JCC, the home of the hall of fame. Since then, the hall of fame has expanded to become a national organization, and Alan (hasn't expanded), but has become the Assistant Executive Director of The Y, responsible for not only the hall of fame, but the day-to-day operations of the agency. Alan, who has a Master of Arts in Applied Physiology from Teacher's College, Columbia University, has been at the Y since June, 1986. He is married to Marilyn, a Tax Attorney with UBS in Weehawken, NJ and is the father of David, a teenage Maccabi basketball player and Rachel. | ||
 | Mimi Schwartz spoke to Sisterhood in lieu of one month's meeting of the Book Club. Sisterhood welcomed the Princeton author, "to discuss her recent book, Thoughts from a Queen-sized Bed. During her presentation, she spoke about what it means to be married for almost forty years, to grow up in an immigrant Jewish family, come of age in the 1950s, marry her high school sweetheart, and have her consciousness raised in the 1970s. | ||
 | Lisa Lipkin is a professional storyteller, educator, and writer whose work has appeared in The New York Times Magazine, the New Yorker, and in her monthly column for The Forward.
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