Gene Berkovich, Secretary
Gene Berkovich was born and grew up in Kiev, Ukraine in a family of refuseniks and came to the US as a teenager. He was
Category: Leadership
Mark Levenson, Vice President for Financial Resource Development
Mark S. Levenson is Chair of the Real Estate Department and Chair of the Real Estate Transactions Practice Group at the law firm of Sills
Deborah Isaac, President
Deborah Isaac was elected President of The American Zionist Movement at the AZM Biennial National Assembly on June 22, 2021. She was previously a member
Martin Oliner, Vice President
Martin Oliner was born in 1947 in a German DP camp. A child of Holocaust survivors, he was the first member of his family to
Lori Lowenthal Marcus, Secretary
Lori Lowenthal Marcus is a lawyer and journalist who grew up in the Catskill Mountains and now lives in a Philly suburb. Lori and her
Naomi Yadin-Mendick, Vice President
Naomi Yadin-Mendick has been engaged in pro-Israel and Zionist activism for most of her life, dating back to chairing the Brandeis Zionist Alliance, to working
Nomi Colton-Max, Vice President
A proud Progressive Zionist, Nomi is currently the Chair of the Executive Board and Vice President of Ameinu. Nomi is a board member of the
Mindy Stein, Vice President for WZO Relations
Biennial Co-Chair, American Zionist Movement A Past National President and Chairman of The Board, Emunah of America Mindy Stein was born in Toronto, Canada. She
Michael H. Laufer, National Board Chair
Michael Laufer has served on the AZM’s Leadership Cabinet for the last four years as the representative of ARZA, the Association of Reform Zionists of
Salomon Vaz Dias, Vice President for Governance & Administration
In the eighties Salomon L. Vaz Dias started as a Dutch delegate to the World Zionist Organization (WZO) 31st Zionist Congress representing the World Union
Susan Longo, Treasurer
Susan C. Longo is CEO of Making Auditors Proficient (MAP), which provides financial reporting services to industry and CPA practices throughout the United States and
Staff
WE PROMISE DEDICATED AND PASSIONATE ZIONIST LEADERSHIP AT THE HELM OF THE MOVEMENT. LEARN ABOUT OUR OFFICERS AND STAFF WHO SERVE AS LEADERS OF THE
Dr. Marilyn Wind, Vice President for Inter-organizational Relations
Marilyn comes to the presidency of MERCAZ USA, the Zionist arm of the Conservative Movement, after a distinguished career in leadership capacities for MERCAZ USA
W. James Schiller, Treasurer
Jim has devoted his life to the Zionist movement. He is the Chairman of the Board of the Baltimore Zionist District and serves on the
Marlene Post, Vice President
Marlene E. Post served as the 21st National President of Hadassah and past President of Hadassah International. Marlene serves on the Board of the American
Alan Silberman, Esq., Vice President for WZO Relations
Alan comes to AZM with a great deal of experience in working with the WZO on issues of diaspora concerns and is currently serving on
Rabbi Paul Golomb, Vice President for Programming
Rabbi Paul Golomb is the Senior Scholar and Rabbi Emeritus of The Vassar Temple in Poughkeepsie, NY, after serving as their rabbi for fifteen years.
Dr. Francine Stein, Chair of the National Board
Dr. Francine S. Stein is active in the American Zionist movement. She has served as the chair of programming and sits on the Cabinet and
Richard D. Heideman, Past President
Richard D. Heideman is Senior Counsel of the Washington, DC law firm Heideman Nudelman & Kalik, P.C., which is committed to holding sponsors of terror
Richard D. Heideman Elected President of AZM
HEIDEMAN INTRODUCES “ZIONISM FORWARD” PROGRAM CALLING FOR A RENEWED SPEAK FOR ZIONISM AND A UNIFIED AMERICAN JEWISH VOICE IN SUPPORT OF ISRAEL New York, March