Jewish National Fund-USA invites you to OUR
LEONARD LITWIN NEW YORK CITY REAL ESTATE
TREE OF LIFE ®
AWARD GALA
Presenting Sponsor

Glenwood Logo
Honoring
Shimon Shkury
President & Founder, Ariel Property Advisors
Tree of Life® Award Honoree


Michelle Kleger
Managing Director, Business Development, Kensington Vanguard National Land Services
Gregory A. Davis Leadership Award Recipient
Tuesday, September 15, 2026
6:00 pm
Upper East Side, Manhattan
Address Provided One Week Prior to Event
Ticket Pricing
General Admission • $1,800
Young Professionals Admission (22 - 35) • $600








RSVP Required
Dietary Laws Observed
Business Attire
More information:
Sarah Azizi, Tristate Director, Manhattan
sazizi@jnf.org • 212.879.9305 x505
Honoring

SHIMON SHKURY
President & Founder, Ariel Property Advisors
Shimon Shkury is a longtime supporter of Jewish National Fund-USA and the president and founder of Ariel Property Advisors, where he oversees all investment sales, capital services, and research initiatives. He was previously a partner at Massey Knakal Realty Services, now Cushman & Wakefield. Shkury has been featured in publications such as The Real Deal, The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, and many others.

MICHELLE KLEGER
Managing Director, Business Development, Kensington Vanguard National Land Services
Michelle Kleger is a Managing Director of Business Development at Kensington Vanguard National Land Services and a member of Jewish National Fund-USA’s Real Estate Board. She is the Co-founder of Girl Gang CRE, a women’s real estate networking group with a community of over 3,500 women across the United States.
Guest Speaker
Talia Tzour Avner
Chief Israel Officer, Jewish National Fund-USA
Event Chairs
Laurent Morali, Kushner
Glen Weiss, Vornado Realty Trust
Ofer Yardeni, Stonehenge NYC
Honorary Chairs
David R. Greenbaum, Vornado Realty Trust
Jeffrey E. Levine, Douglaston Development
THANK YOU TO OUR DINNER COMMITTEE

Arthur Adler & Ralston W. Turbeville, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
Daniel T. Altman & Craig L. Price, Belkin, Burden & Goldman LLP
Norman Bobrow, Norman Bobrow & Company Inc.
Michael T. Cohen, Colliers International
Jeffrey J. Feil, Feil Organization
Robert J. Ivanhoe, Greenberg Traurig LLP
Gary Jacob, Glenwood
Jeffrey E. Levine, Jed Resnick & Michael Kessler, Douglaston Development
Josh Kuriloff & Bruce Mosler, Cushman & Wakefield
Jonathan L. Mechanic & Robert J. Sorin, Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson
Ezra Dyckman & Lary S. Wolf, Roberts & Holland LLP
Dinner Committee in formation
Sponsors in formation
Jewish national fund-USA Leadership
Ronald S. Lauder, Chair Emeritus
Jeffrey E. Levine, Chair Emeritus
Dr. Sol Lizerbram, Chair
Deb Lust Zaluda, President
Russell F. Robinson, Chief Executive Officer
Michelle Bernstein, President, New York Board of Directors
Rachel Firestone, President, JNFuture New York Board
Eric Stark, National Campaign Director, Northeast
Michael Feinman, Executive Director, Greater New York
Sarah Azizi, Tristate Director, Manhattan
Ashley Emrani, Director, Long Island
Howard Ingram, Associate Executive Director, Long Island
Jessica Kamens, Director, Professional Affinity Groups, New York City
Genevieve Rossi, Young Leadership Fundraiser, Tristate
Allison Zinbarg Nagelberg, Director Planned Giving Northeast