Women for Israel Independence Day Luncheon

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Wednesday April 29, 2020

11:00am-1:00pm

Dunwoody Country Club

1600 Dunwoody Club Drive, Atlanta, GA 30350

11:00 am Registration and Reception
12:00 pm Program and Lunch

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Featuring Guest Speaker

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Ethan Zohn

Ethan Zohn is a cancer survivor and passionate Israel advocate. He rose to international fame when he won the hit reality TV series Survivor: Africa, a victory he attributes to his strong Jewish values. Prior to his television career, Mr. Zohn played professional soccer in Hawaii, Cape Cod, and Zimbabwe, and co-founded Grassroot Soccer, a non-profit that combats HIV/AIDS in developing countries. Mr. Zohn has written a series of children’s books about exploring world cultures through soccer and now serves as a spokesperson for pro-Israel and cancer research organizations across the county. Ethan’s passion for life and his love of Israel will inspire each of us to strive for greatness!

Recognizing

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Rabbi Dr. Analia Bortz

For her leadership in the Atlanta Jewish community and her steadfast commitment to Jewish National Fund.

Rabbi Dr. Analia Bortz is the first ordained Latin American female rabbi who completed her rabbinical ordination in Jerusalem as a student of the Seminario Rabinico Lantioamericano Marshall T. Meyer, in 1994. Along with her husband, Rabbi Mario Karpui, Rabbi Dr. Bortz is the founder and full-time rabbi at Congregation Or Hadash of Sandy Springs. Rabbi Dr. Bortz has been the recipient of numerous awards and recognitions, including the 2018 BBC “100 Most Influential Women Award,” and was named one of the “40 Most Influential Jewish Leaders” by The Forward in 2019. She has over 30 years of experience as a pulpit spiritual leader, and as a Bioethicist, Rabbi Dr. Bortz helped created Bioethics committees in Chile and at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. 

Event Co-Chairs

Barbara Kaplan
Marlene Sukiennik

Hostess Committee

Margot Alfie ∙ Robyn Bernstein ∙ Rashelle Berry
Caryn Berzack ∙ Robin D. Brill ∙ Justine Cohen
Eugene Cohn ∙ Janis Dickman ∙ Stacy G. Fialkow
Vanessa Frank ∙ Jackie Goldstein ∙ Diane Heller
Michelle Horesh ∙ Sara Kogon ∙ Lindsay Kopecky
Sheri Labovitz ∙ Sharon Levison ∙ JoEllen Levy
Stacy Lewin ∙ Lauren Mescon ∙ Lynn Oves
Carole Salzberg ∙ Cheryl Simonoff ∙ Marsha Spector
Cyndi Sterne ∙ Helaine Sugarman ∙ Samantha Weidenbaum
Roni Wolk ∙ Ula Zusman

This complimentary event is open to women donors who have given or will pledge $360 or more in their name to JNF’s 2020 campaign, and women who are part of a 2020 family gift of $5,000 or more.

Every gift made at this event will be matched, up to $1 million, thanks to a generous donation from Roma Wittcoff.

More Information

Beth Gluck, Executive Director, Greater Atlanta
[email protected] or 404.236.8990 x851

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RSVP REQUIRED

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