12th Annual

Dinner at San Francisco City Hall

The New Israel Fund (NIF) works to strengthen Israel’s democracy and to promote freedom, justice and equality for all Israel’s citizens. Inspired by Israel’s Declaration of Independence and sustained by Jewish tradition, NIF has led the development of Israel’s vibrant public interest sector, providing financial and technical support to hundreds of national and community-based organizations. A philanthropic partnership of Israelis, North Americans and Europeans, NIF’s focus today is on fighting for civil and human rights, promoting religious tolerance and pluralism and closing economic and social gaps in Israeli society.

785 Market Street, 5th FloorSan Francisco, CA 94103415.543.5055 / 415.543.6066 faxsf@nif.org /www.nif.org

TO REGISTER ONLINE PLEASE VISIT:

www.nif.org/guardian

785 Market Street, 5th FloorSan Francisco, CA 94103415.543.5055 / 415.543.6066 faxsf@nif.org / www.nif.org

TO REGISTER ONLINE PLEASE VISIT:www.nif.org/guardian

Dinner Committee

Ambassador Kurtzer was sworn in as U.S. Ambassadorto Israel on July 16, 2001, after five years as Ambassador to Egypt. During his long service, Ambassador Kurtzer contributed significantly to the ongoing peace efforts between Israelis and Palestinians, and helped build strong relations between the U.S., Israel and Egypt. In acknowledgement of his illustrious diplomatic efforts, he received several prestigious awards,including the President's Distinguished Service Award and the Henrietta Szold Award by Hadassah, first awarded to Eleanor Roosevelt in 1949.

George Krevsky has been an independent theater producer and art dealer since 1978. After working for many years at JCCs in Harrisburg, Fort Worth, and Nashville, George arrived in San Francisco in 1972 to serve as Director of the Brotherhood Way Jewish Community Center. His commitment to community is demonstrated by the many boards on which he has served including: the Pacific Jewish Theater, the Oakland Art Gallery, and the San Francisco Art Dealers’ Association. For the past seven years George has been a committed member of the Regional Board of the New Israel Fund. This past summer, George went on his first New Israel Fund Study Tour, only deepening his enthusiasm about Israel and the NIF mission. He is the founder and Director of the George Krevsky Gallery, married to Doris, and the father of Shani Krevsky.

Though a native New Yorker, Seth’s active Jewish involvementreally took root in San Francisco. Today Seth is a devoted Jewish community leader serving on the board of the San FranciscoJCC and as a member of the LGBT Alliance of the Jewish Community Federation. Seth received his B.A. in Architecture from RISD in Providence and was a Ph.D candidate at Cambridge University. He was a Senior Lecturer at the California College of the Arts where he taught for four years and today he works as a licensed real estate agent with Zephyr Real Estate. Seth has been actively involved with the New Israel Fund as a New Generations Board member for the last three years. He has shown extraordinary commitment and vision, and is currently breaking new ground as Chair of the New Generations Board and as a new member of the Regional Board.

Steve and Joanne AbelGerald AbramsRabbi Camille Shira AngelEric Antebi and Marla KolmanMimi Arfin and Bob RebitzerRabbi Melanie AronBeryl and Joshua Bar-LevAlvin BaumWendy BearJeanine BeckerRabbi Allen BennettRalph and Gail BernsteinMichael Bien and Jane KahnBluer & Bluer, LLPNancy and Roger BoasDrs. Jerome and Meryl BotkinElyse and Alan BoyarPamela BurdmanDrs. Allen and Dorothy CalvinMatthew and Lisa ChanoffRabbis Micah and Karen CitrinJeffrey CohnGary Cohn and Holly Brock-CohnAdele K. CorvinAdina DanzigRabbi Lavey DerbyMaurice EdelsteinRobert A. EfroymsonDavid S. FankushenLawrence Ferlinghetti Rabbi Jack FrankelLeah Frei and Dan KolkowitzRabbi Stacy FriedmanDr. Anita Friedman and Igor TartakovskyDavid Friedman and Paulette MeyerElizabeth Friedman Branoff and Steven BranoffJonathan Fuchs and Steven GlomstadDeborah GasiorekMichael D. GeschwindAndrew and Shana Goldberg Deborah GoldmanJane Gottesman and Geoffrey BiddleDr. and Mrs. Robert GottliebAlbert Huerta, Ph.D.Grace Hughes and John LevinsohnMax Isaacman and Joyce GlickRabbi Margie JacobsRabbi Eitan JuliusHelga JustmanRabbi Yoel Kahn and Dan BellmMaurice KanbarLeslie Kane and Manuel FishmanLeslie S. KatzWendy and Howard KlecknerBenita KlineSusan and Felix KolbHannah KranzbergDoris KrevskyHilary Kushins and Scott HerscherRabbi Lawrence KushnerEllen LefkowitzJack Levine

Larry GarberExecutive Director

Eliezer Ya’ariDirector in Israel

Peter EdelmanPresident

Jonathan CohenEleanor FriedmanFounders

Gary SokolRegional Board President

Seth SkolnickChair, New Generations Board

New Israel Fund San Francisco Staff:

Steven RothmanRegional Director

Rachel CanarAssociate Director

Orli BeinNew Generations Director

Pamela BrownDevelopment Assistant

Seth Skolnick

George Krevsky

Daniel Kurtzer James LeventhalRabbi Moshe LevinShira LevineRabbi Michael Lezak and Rabbi Noa KusherJerome Carl LipkinJeremy LiztMartin Lowenstein and Inbar TelemSteven LurieRabbi Brian LurieRafael MandelmanAbigail MelamedRobin MencherHoward MetzenbergHoward MindellRabbi Sydney Mintz and Deborah NewbrunRichard Nagler and Sheila SosnowPeggy NathanJackie and Howard NemerovskiDan NewmanDavid Orleans and Arianna Gallup-OrleansDavid PatchenBill and Margaret PayneRabbi Stephen PearceNehemiah and Tia PersoffStuart and Lee PollakMiche PriceVarda and Irving RabinRabbi Lawrence RafaelBruce ReingoldJonathan and Hillary ReinisMorton G. RivoMichelle RoosDiane and Don RosenbergDavid L. RosenhanHonorable David and Phyllis RothmanSteven Rothman and Kathleen TierneyJohn F. RothmannMatthew RothschildPeter Rukin and Sharon DjemalAdene Sacks and Joseph HellersteinLee Sankowich and Deborah TaylorGerry and Lela SarnatDavid SaxeLynn and Paul SedwayLynn Newhouse SegalRita SemelRabbi Judy Shanks and

Dr. James GracerDr. and Mrs. James ShapiroLarissa SiegelMimi SilbertRabbi Suzanne Singer Richard SinkoffEmily SkolnickPeter L. SteinVera and Harold Stein, Jr.Michael Steinman and Rabbi Dorothy Richman Paul SunshineRoselyne SwigLaura TalmusIngrid Tauber and Frank TaforoBonnie and Marty TenenbaumJeffrey M. TockmanDr. Paul and Dorothy WachterSarah Wall Memorial FundSusan and Felix WarburgMarilyn and Ray WeisbergAdam Weisberg and Rachel BrodieDiane Jordan Wexler and Bruce BeronCarol and Terry WinogradRabbi Peretz Wolf-PrusanSusan and Robert WolfeSeymour Zoger, M.D.

Honorary CommitteeSenator Dianne FeinsteinSenator Barbara BoxerCongressperson Nancy PelosiCongressperson Tom LantosState Senator Carol MigdenState Senator Jackie SpeierAssemblyperson Mark LenoMayor Gavin NewsomMayor Jerry BrownPres. Bd. of Sups. Aaron PeskinSupervisor Alioto-PierSupervisor Chris DalySupervisor Bevan DuftySupervisor Sean ElsberndSupervisor Fiona MaSupervisor Sophie MaxwellSupervisor Gerardo SandovalDistrict Attorney Kamala HarrisPublic Defender Jeff AdachiCity Attorney Dennis HerreraPres. Coll. Bd. Natalie Berg

HONORING

George KrevskyGuardian of Democracy Award

Seth Skolnick New Generations Leadership Award

KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Daniel KurtzerAmbassador to Israel 2001-2005

12th Annual

Dinner at San Francisco City Hall

Thursday May 18, 20066 p.m. Cocktails /7 p.m. Dinner

San Francisco City Hall Dietary Laws Observed

DINNER CHAIRS

Nancy and Larry Goldberg, Hilary Kushins, Rafael Mandelman, Alex and Leslie Meyerovich, Raquel H. Newman

THE NEW ISRAEL FUND

12th Annual

Dinner at San Francisco City Hall

The New Israel Fund (NIF) works to strengthen Israel’s democracy and to promote freedom, justice and equality for all Israel’s citizens. Inspired by Israel’s Declaration of Independence and sustained by Jewish tradition, NIF has led the development of Israel’s vibrant public interest sector, providing financial and technical support to hundreds of national and community-based organizations. A philanthropic partnership of Israelis, North Americans and Europeans, NIF’s focus today is on fighting for civil and human rights, promoting religious tolerance and pluralism and closing economic and social gaps in Israeli society.

785 Market Street, 5th FloorSan Francisco, CA 94103415.543.5055 / 415.543.6066 faxsf@nif.org /www.nif.org

TO REGISTER ONLINE PLEASE VISIT:

www.nif.org/guardian

785 Market Street, 5th FloorSan Francisco, CA 94103415.543.5055 / 415.543.6066 faxsf@nif.org / www.nif.org

TO REGISTER ONLINE PLEASE VISIT:www.nif.org/guardian

Dinner Committee

Ambassador Kurtzer was sworn in as U.S. Ambassadorto Israel on July 16, 2001, after five years as Ambassador to Egypt. During his long service, Ambassador Kurtzer contributed significantly to the ongoing peace efforts between Israelis and Palestinians, and helped build strong relations between the U.S., Israel and Egypt. In acknowledgement of his illustrious diplomatic efforts, he received several prestigious awards,including the President's Distinguished Service Award and the Henrietta Szold Award by Hadassah, first awarded to Eleanor Roosevelt in 1949.

George Krevsky has been an independent theater producer and art dealer since 1978. After working for many years at JCCs in Harrisburg, Fort Worth, and Nashville, George arrived in San Francisco in 1972 to serve as Director of the Brotherhood Way Jewish Community Center. His commitment to community is demonstrated by the many boards on which he has served including: the Pacific Jewish Theater, the Oakland Art Gallery, and the San Francisco Art Dealers’ Association. For the past seven years George has been a committed member of the Regional Board of the New Israel Fund. This past summer, George went on his first New Israel Fund Study Tour, only deepening his enthusiasm about Israel and the NIF mission. He is the founder and Director of the George Krevsky Gallery, married to Doris, and the father of Shani Krevsky.

Though a native New Yorker, Seth’s active Jewish involvementreally took root in San Francisco. Today Seth is a devoted Jewish community leader serving on the board of the San FranciscoJCC and as a member of the LGBT Alliance of the Jewish Community Federation. Seth received his B.A. in Architecture from RISD in Providence and was a Ph.D candidate at Cambridge University. He was a Senior Lecturer at the California College of the Arts where he taught for four years and today he works as a licensed real estate agent with Zephyr Real Estate. Seth has been actively involved with the New Israel Fund as a New Generations Board member for the last three years. He has shown extraordinary commitment and vision, and is currently breaking new ground as Chair of the New Generations Board and as a new member of the Regional Board.

Steve and Joanne AbelGerald AbramsRabbi Camille Shira AngelEric Antebi and Marla KolmanMimi Arfin and Bob RebitzerRabbi Melanie AronBeryl and Joshua Bar-LevAlvin BaumWendy BearJeanine BeckerRabbi Allen BennettRalph and Gail BernsteinMichael Bien and Jane KahnBluer & Bluer, LLPNancy and Roger BoasDrs. Jerome and Meryl BotkinElyse and Alan BoyarPamela BurdmanDrs. Allen and Dorothy CalvinMatthew and Lisa ChanoffRabbis Micah and Karen CitrinJeffrey CohnGary Cohn and Holly Brock-CohnAdele K. CorvinAdina DanzigRabbi Lavey DerbyMaurice EdelsteinRobert A. EfroymsonDavid S. FankushenLawrence Ferlinghetti Rabbi Jack FrankelLeah Frei and Dan KolkowitzRabbi Stacy FriedmanDr. Anita Friedman and Igor TartakovskyDavid Friedman and Paulette MeyerElizabeth Friedman Branoff and Steven BranoffJonathan Fuchs and Steven GlomstadDeborah GasiorekMichael D. GeschwindAndrew and Shana Goldberg Deborah GoldmanJane Gottesman and Geoffrey BiddleDr. and Mrs. Robert GottliebAlbert Huerta, Ph.D.Grace Hughes and John LevinsohnMax Isaacman and Joyce GlickRabbi Margie JacobsRabbi Eitan JuliusHelga JustmanRabbi Yoel Kahn and Dan BellmMaurice KanbarLeslie Kane and Manuel FishmanLeslie S. KatzWendy and Howard KlecknerBenita KlineSusan and Felix KolbHannah KranzbergDoris KrevskyHilary Kushins and Scott HerscherRabbi Lawrence KushnerEllen LefkowitzJack Levine

Larry GarberExecutive Director

Eliezer Ya’ariDirector in Israel

Peter EdelmanPresident

Jonathan CohenEleanor FriedmanFounders

Gary SokolRegional Board President

Seth SkolnickChair, New Generations Board

New Israel Fund San Francisco Staff:

Steven RothmanRegional Director

Rachel CanarAssociate Director

Orli BeinNew Generations Director

Pamela BrownDevelopment Assistant

Seth Skolnick

George Krevsky

Daniel Kurtzer James LeventhalRabbi Moshe LevinShira LevineRabbi Michael Lezak and Rabbi Noa KusherJerome Carl LipkinJeremy LiztMartin Lowenstein and Inbar TelemSteven LurieRabbi Brian LurieRafael MandelmanAbigail MelamedRobin MencherHoward MetzenbergHoward MindellRabbi Sydney Mintz and Deborah NewbrunRichard Nagler and Sheila SosnowPeggy NathanJackie and Howard NemerovskiDan NewmanDavid Orleans and Arianna Gallup-OrleansDavid PatchenBill and Margaret PayneRabbi Stephen PearceNehemiah and Tia PersoffStuart and Lee PollakMiche PriceVarda and Irving RabinRabbi Lawrence RafaelBruce ReingoldJonathan and Hillary ReinisMorton G. RivoMichelle RoosDiane and Don RosenbergDavid L. RosenhanHonorable David and Phyllis RothmanSteven Rothman and Kathleen TierneyJohn F. RothmannMatthew RothschildPeter Rukin and Sharon DjemalAdene Sacks and Joseph HellersteinLee Sankowich and Deborah TaylorGerry and Lela SarnatDavid SaxeLynn and Paul SedwayLynn Newhouse SegalRita SemelRabbi Judy Shanks and

Dr. James GracerDr. and Mrs. James ShapiroLarissa SiegelMimi SilbertRabbi Suzanne Singer Richard SinkoffEmily SkolnickPeter L. SteinVera and Harold Stein, Jr.Michael Steinman and Rabbi Dorothy Richman Paul SunshineRoselyne SwigLaura TalmusIngrid Tauber and Frank TaforoBonnie and Marty TenenbaumJeffrey M. TockmanDr. Paul and Dorothy WachterSarah Wall Memorial FundSusan and Felix WarburgMarilyn and Ray WeisbergAdam Weisberg and Rachel BrodieDiane Jordan Wexler and Bruce BeronCarol and Terry WinogradRabbi Peretz Wolf-PrusanSusan and Robert WolfeSeymour Zoger, M.D.

Honorary CommitteeSenator Dianne FeinsteinSenator Barbara BoxerCongressperson Nancy PelosiCongressperson Tom LantosState Senator Carol MigdenState Senator Jackie SpeierAssemblyperson Mark LenoMayor Gavin NewsomMayor Jerry BrownPres. Bd. of Sups. Aaron PeskinSupervisor Alioto-PierSupervisor Chris DalySupervisor Bevan DuftySupervisor Sean ElsberndSupervisor Fiona MaSupervisor Sophie MaxwellSupervisor Gerardo SandovalDistrict Attorney Kamala HarrisPublic Defender Jeff AdachiCity Attorney Dennis HerreraPres. Coll. Bd. Natalie Berg

HONORING

George KrevskyGuardian of Democracy Award

Seth Skolnick New Generations Leadership Award

KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Daniel KurtzerAmbassador to Israel 2001-2005

12th Annual

Dinner at San Francisco City Hall

Thursday May 18, 20066 p.m. Cocktails /7 p.m. Dinner

San Francisco City Hall Dietary Laws Observed

DINNER CHAIRS

Nancy and Larry Goldberg, Hilary Kushins, Rafael Mandelman, Alex and Leslie Meyerovich, Raquel H. Newman

THE NEW ISRAEL FUND