Jewish National Fund‑USA invites you to OUR
TREE OF LIFE ®
AWARD GALA
Honoring
CHEF MICHAEL SOLOMONOV
&
STEVEN COOK
Co-Owners, CookNSolo Restaurants 
Tree of Life® Honorees

Thursday, March 27, 2025
6:00 pm
Center City, Philadelphia
Address Provided Prior to the Event
Ticket Pricing
General Admission • $500
JNFuture* • $180
*Donors aged 22 – 40 who made a gift of $360+ to the yearly campaign


RSVP Required
Dietary Laws Observed
Sponsorship Opportunities Available
A Message From Our Honorees

CHEF MICHAEL SOLOMONOV
&
STEVEN COOK
Co-Owners, CookNSolo Restaurants
Chef Michael Solomonov and Steven Cook are co-owners of the trailblazing Philadelphia-based hospitality group, CookNSolo Restaurants. Their flagship restaurant, Zahav, is recognized in the U.S. and around the world, for celebrating the multitudes within Israeli cuisine.

Together, Solomonov and Cook have been awarded three James Beard Foundation Awards.
Event Chair
Steven H. Collis
EVENT COMMITTEE CO-CHAIRS
Lori & Steven Dabrow • Anna & Michael Boni
EVENT COMMITTEE
Hallee & David Adelman • Andi & Scott Barsky
Sheldon Bender • Dane Berkowitz • Tracy & Jeff Brown • Marc Brownstein
Wendy & Richard Cohen • Maxine & Matthew Comisky • Valerie & Jason Dabrow
Jackie & Dale Danilewitz • Paula & Adam Fein • Jodi & Jared Gordon
Andrea & Richard Gottlieb • Lauren & Michael Heller • Melissa & Chad Holtzman
Robin & Steven Katz • Roberta & Robert Kitchenoff • Nina & Ken Kitnick
Beth & Brad Krouse • Sara & Adam Laver • Rachel Sharabani & Jon Liss
Jay B. Minkoff • Susan & Jeffrey Schwartz • Lisa Kramer & Michael Stein
Debbie Cohen Stein & Steven Stein • Tammy & Michael Steinberg
Ellen Holtzman & Joseph Wolfson • Shira & Daniel Yoshor
IN FORMATION
THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS
ZAHAV
Erin & Steven H. Collis • Lori & Steven Dabrow • Paula & Adam Fein
Richard Green • Max & Bella Stein Charitable Trust
LASER WOLF
Tracy & Jeff Brown • The Solomonov and Cook Families
JAFFA BAR
Jackie & Dale Danilewitz • Abby & Marvin Kline
K’FAR
Anna & Michael Boni • Anonymous • Jon Liss
Rachel & Jeremy Goldberg • Rhonda & Steven Kalchman

GOLDIE
Hallee & David Adelman • Anonymous • Becker, Cohen, Gordon & Hirsch Families
Dane Berkowitz • Bonnie & Mitchell Benson • Blank Rome • The Bronstein Foundation
Sid & Sandy Brown Foundation • Borowsky Family Foundation • Amy & Marc Brownstein
Nancy & Daniel Carpey • Cerity Partners • Clarke & Cohen • Valerie & Jason Dabrow
Arnie Galman • Naomi Vilko & Sidney Goldfarb • Andrea & Richard Gottlieb and Family
Melissa & Chad Holtzman • Rhena & Steven Kelsen • Roberta & Robert Kitchenoff
Brad & Beth Krouse • Jeanette Lerman-Neubauer & Joe Neubauer • Parkway Corporation
Jay B. Minkoff • Susan & Jeffrey Schwartz
Audrey & Arthur Pollin • Tracey & Shanin Specter
Debbie Cohen Stein & Steven Stein • Shira & Daniel Yoshor
FEDERAL DONUTS
Sheldon Bender • Andi & Scott Barsky • Barbara & Mickey Black • Citizens
Carolyn & Mitchell Davis • Debbie & Larry Dion • Jill & Mark Fishman • Stacey & Amir Goldman
The Robin & Steven Katz Family and Joshua M. Katz Memorial Fund • Nina & Ken Kitnick
Karen & Bill Kramer • Sara & Adam Laver • Helene & Sam Lizerbram
Charles R. Monahan, Jr. • Lori & Shawn Orenstein • Michelle Portnoff & Scott Schley
Nataliya Rymer & Josh Cohen • Emily & Justin Schneider
Denise & Sam Silvers • Steinberg Family
Soom Foods • Zitelman Family Foundation
sponsors in formation
Jewish national fund-USA Leadership
Ronald S. Lauder & Jeffrey E. Levine, Chairs Emeriti
Dr. Sol Lizerbram, Chairman
Deb Lust Zaluda, President
Russell F. Robinson, Chief Executive Officer
Marina Furman, Executive Director, National Major Donor Advancement
Samantha van Adelsberg, Director, Eastern PA
Asya Zlatina, Senior Campaign Executive, Eastern PA and Southern NJ
Allison Zinbarg Nagelberg Esq., Director, Planned Giving Northeast
Jenny Sved, Senior Campaign Executive, JNFuture Philadelphia