Tree of Life Award Gala

Tuesday February 19, 2019
6:00pm-9:00pm
Congregation Ohev Shalom
613 Concourse Parkway South,, Maitland, FL
Honoring

Roz Fuchs
Born and raised in Orlando, Roz Fuchs
has been dedicated to the Jewish community throughout
her adult life. A Past President of the Hebrew Day School
and Jewish Federation, she has also held leadership roles
with AIPAC, Congregation Ohev Shalom, and Jewish Family
Services. As founding chair and volunteer staff of the Jerome
J. Bornstein Leadership Program, Roz mentored a generation
of leaders in the area. She has received the Byron Selber
Young Leadership Award, Harriet Ginsburg Woman of Choice
Award, Israel Bonds Freedom Award, and the Heritage
Human Service Award. An “idea person” with the skill
and determination to carry them out, she most recently
chaired the exhibition Kehillah: A History of
Jewish Life in Greater Orlando.

Thad Seymour, Jr.
Thad Seymour, Jr. serves as Vice President for
Partnerships and Chief Innovation Officer at UCF.
Throughout his career, he has held senior executive roles
with healthcare and technology companies. Thad currently
chairs the board of StarterStudio and is also an executive
committee member of the Orlando Economic Partnership.
He holds a B.A. from Dartmouth College, an M.A. and Ph.D.
from the University of Wisconsin, and an M.B.A. from the
Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.
Thad and his wife, Katie, have three grown children.
Guest Speaker

Major General Doron Almog
Founder, ALEH-Negev
IDF Major General Doron Almog is a decorated veteran and altruist who received the Israel Prize in 2016. Major General Almog founded ALEH-Negev, a state-of-the-art rehabilitative center in the Negev, one of Jewish National Fund’s key partners in making Israel more inclusive, which, when complete, will be home to over 200 adults with disabilities and serve 12,000 children and young adults with disabilities each year. While in the IDF, he led an operational task force against the terrorists who murdered the Israeli sports team during the Munich Olympics, commanded the first force to land in Entebbe airport during the 1976 rescue operation, and played a key role in the clandestine missions that rescued 6,000 Jewish Ethiopians from Refugee camps in the Sudan.
Chairs
Josh Brown
Mark Israel
More Information
Laura Abramson, Director, Orlando
[email protected], 407.804.5568.