POWERHOUSE:
Gold Medal Paralympian, Entrepreneur, Mother, Israeli Force of Nature
Hosted by Atlanta
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Thursday, February 11, 2021
1:00 pm (ET) / 10:00 am (PT)
Zoom
Join
Jewish National Fund's Women for Israel to meet one of today’s most
inspirational Israeli women. Keren Leibovitch is a world class swimmer:
three-time world champion, five-time European champion, holder of three world
records, and eight-time Paralympic medal winner, including four golds. Join us as Jewish National
Fund opens a window to her extraordinary worlds of athleticism, motherhood, and
entrepreneurship to help others with disabilities overcome adversity.
This complimentary event is part of the Women for Israel: Continuing the Journey series open to all donors who have contributed $360+ to the 2021 Women’s campaign.
Thanks to the generosity of the Bookbinder Family Foundation and the Fineberg Foundation, all gifts made to our work with special needs and disabilities during the month of February will be matched.*
* up to $1 million
Featured Guest Speaker

Keren Leibovitch
Gold Medal Paralympian and Entrepreneur
Keren Leibovitch is a gold-medal winning Paralympic athlete. During her service in the Israel Defense Forces, she broke her back and was paralyzed from the waist down. After two major back surgeries and three years in the hospital, the only sport she could compete in was swimming. Leibovitch swam in the 2000 Sydney Paralympics where she set world records in the 100-meter backstroke, 100-meter freestyle and 50-meter freestyle events. Leibovitch competed again in the 2004 and 2008 Paralympics, earning one more gold medal, two silver and a bronze. Remarkably, due in-part to her training regiment, Leibovich learned to walk again. Today, she owns a Pilates studio catering to individuals with and without disabilities.
Moderated By
Teddi Sanford
Peabody Award Winner
In Keren’s honor, we will be raising money for Jewish National Fund's Partner Program in Israel, LOTEM-Making Nature Accessible. Our goal is to raise $50,000 to support the critical in-service training, which trains professionals on how best to integrate those with special needs into Israeli society.
Event Chairs
Jackie Goldstein
Cheryl Morrison
Event Ambassadors
Ilene Adler ∙ Caryn Berzack ∙ Laurie Besmertnik ∙ Justine Cohen ∙ Delilah Cohen ∙ Dorian Denburg
Romi Elkounovitch ∙ Vanessa Frank ∙ Diane Heller ∙ Michelle Horesh ∙ Barbara Kaplan ∙ Laurie Landy
Sharon Levison ∙ Barbara Lincoln ∙ Mira Liniado ∙ Lynne Merriam ∙ Nina Paul ∙ Aviva Postelnik
Laura Schilling ∙ Cheryl Simonoff ∙ Helaine Sugarman ∙ Marlene Sukiennik ∙ Roni Wolk
More Information
Beth Gluck, Executive Director, Greater Atlanta
[email protected] or 404.236.8990 x851
For additional upcoming Women for Israel events, visit jnf.org/ondemand