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Carlos Benaim

ISEF Chairman Carlos Benaim's fascinating life journey, from the Moroccan port city of Tangier to developing the world's most iconic fragrances, is profiled in two major Israeli publications this summer.

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National Leadership Conference – 500 ISEF Scholars Converge in Beer Sheva

ISEF scholar Yaron Samimi from Netivot writes:

To everyone at ISEF – thanks for a weekend full of meaning and purpose. I got so much out of this conference, becoming better informed and strengthening friendships. Now more than ever, I understand the true significance of the ISEF family.

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Leadership

INTERNATIONAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Chairman:                 Carlos Benaim
President:                 Nina Weiner
Treasurer/CFO:        Joseph Rose
Secretary:                 Richard Rothberg
Emeritus Chairmen:   Sonny Gindi, Norman Belmonte
Emeritus Members:    David Braka, Prof. David Menashri


Norman Belmonte     Josef Najar
Darel M. Benaim     Albert Nasser
Lisa Sasson Chetrit     Jacques Nasser
Abraham E. Cohen     Judy Rosenberg
Yvonne Cohen     Mayer Rosenzweig
David Dangoor     Daniel Roubeni
Samuel Elia     Sami Shamoon z”l
Simon Elias     Robert Shasha
Roysi Erbes     Katrin Yaghoubi Sosnick
Enrique Feldman z”l     Walter Weiner
Harvey Krueger     Judy Wolff
Ezra Marcos

BOARD COMMITTEE CHAIRS
Strategic Planning:       Carlos Benaim
Student Affairs:            Dr. Darel M. Benaim
Finance/Investment:     Robert Shasha,Walter Weiner

WOMEN’S DIVISION CHAIRS
Yvonne Cohen, Judy Wolff

YOUNG PROFESSIONALS CHAIRS
Joshua Benaim, Jack Gindi, Artmis Youssefnia

NEXT GENERATION CHAIRS

Lisa Chetrit Keren Shemel
Fortunee Dushey Suzy Kamali-Sokol
Emma Mahfar Katrin Yaghoubi Sosnick
Alexandra Roubeni

PROFESSIONAL STAFF, NEW YORK
Executive Director: Janice G. Stolar
Director of Development: Ofira Yaish
Director, Communications/Grants: Nancy Wellins
Manager, Business Operations: Anita Schnee
Development Coordinator: Adi Helfer

LEADERSHIP IN ISRAEL

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Chair:  Prof. Ilan Hammel,
Head of the Faculty Graduate School,
Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University

Ms. Ilana Elbaz-Bar, Esq. Mr. Avi Manoach
Mr. Guy Busi Ms. Sigal Weidman
Ms. Gila Klein Dr. Aviva Zeltzer-Zubida
Mr. Yossi Lahav

ACADEMIC ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Honorary Chair:
Ambassador Gabriela Shalev
Former UN Ambassador; President, Ono College
Chair:
Prof. Amnon Rubenstein
Former Minister of Education; Professor, IDC Herzliya

Prof. Menahem Ben-Sasson
President, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Prof. Ilan Hammel
Professor, Tel Aviv University; Chair, ISEF Executive 
Prof. Moshe Many
Former President, Tel Aviv University; Vice-Chair, Teva Pharmaceuticals
Prof. Ze’ev Tadmor
Former President, Technion–Israel Institute of Technology

PROFESSIONAL STAFF, TEL AVIV
Executive Director:     Zion Regev
Deputy Director, Resource Development: Hila Marmos
Director, Alumni/Ph.D. Program: Anat Nehemia-Lavee


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Lily and Edmund Safra

ISEF was founded in 1977 by Edmond J. Safra z"l, Lily Safra and Nina Weiner.

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International Fellow Dr. Itsik Francis (above left, with former ISEF Chair Norman Belmonte) shared this, from two new ISEF supporters:

"They said they had never seen a foundation that behaves like a family. with such warm feeling. Perhaps we should change ISEF to 'International Sephardic Education Family'?”

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