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Kol Israel Leadership

As mentioned, Kol Israel is one of the General Zionist factions in the World Zionist Congress – World Confederation of United Zionists (CUZ). Below are the members of the Kol Israel team who carry the faction forward through their work in our partner organizations and representation in the National Institutions.

Members of the Board – World Confederation of United Zionists

David Yaari

Chairman

David Yaari

David is the Chairman of the World Confederation of the United Zionists and Kol Israel – General Zionists. He is also the Founding Director General of the Arizona Israel Trade and Investment Office. David holds an MBA in Finance and Marketing from New York University’s Stern School of Business. David served as a gunner in the Tank corps of the IDF and worked in Washington for Senator Dan Coats from Indiana. David currently serves as a Director on the Boards of Keren Keyemet LeYisrael (KKL)/Jewish National Fund, Israel’s Society for International Development, and Israel’s Nature and Heritage Foundation- Israel’s National Parks Service הקרן לרשות הטבע והגנים. David and his wife Sivan, founder of Innovation: Africa, live in Herzliya with their three children, Aaron, Emily, and Adam.

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Larry Stern

Treasurer

Jesse Sultanik

Secretary

Jesse Sultanik

Jesse Sultanik is a former chairperson of the World Confederation of United Zionists, a current member of its Board of Directors, and is currently a Director of Business Development at Argus Cyber Security, a leading provider of cybersecurity software and services for the automotive industry. Jesse is an expert in connected mobility and related regulations and standards. A former founder of an Israeli Hi-Tech firm, Jesse holds an MBA from Bar-Ilan University and a BA from the University of Colorado at Boulder.

Shula Bahat

Shula Bahat

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Rabbi Randy Brown

Adela Cojab

Adela Cojab

Ran Fuchs

Ran Fuchs

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Marlene Post

Zoya Raynes

Zoya Raynes

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Scott Richman

Rabbi Leor Sinai

Leor Sinai

Leor Sinai is a global thought leader in the field of Education Diplomacy, a Legacy Heritage Foundation Fellow, and a Doctoral Candidate in the field of Education Leadership and currently serves as the Senior Director of Israel Education at RootOne – an ambitious new initiative of The Jewish Education Project that aims to help bring tens of thousands of N. American Jewish teens to Israel on immersive summer teen trips. Sinai has traveled around the world on speaking tours, building bridges, and motivating influential actors toward advancing global Jewish – Israel relations. In 2009 he received his Rabbinic Ordination and master’s degree at the Jewish Theological Seminary (JTS). Originally from New York, Sinai made Aliyah with his family in 2011.

Sarri Singer


Sarri Singer

Sarri Singer is the Founder and Director of Strength to Strength (www.stosglobal.org), which focuses on bringing together victims of terrorism together from around the world and assisting with long-term psychological needs. Sarri has addressed audiences throughout the United States, Canada, Europe, South America and Israel and continues to share her unique insight into the ongoing struggle for victims of terror in Israel and around the world.

Israel Leadership Team

David Yaari

Chairman

David Yaari

David is the Chairman of the World Confederation of the United Zionists and Kol Israel – General Zionists. He is also the Founding Director General of the Arizona Israel Trade and Investment Office. David holds an MBA in Finance and Marketing from New York University’s Stern School of Business. David served as a gunner in the Tank corps of the IDF and worked in Washington for Senator Dan Coats from Indiana. David currently serves as a Director on the Boards of Keren Keyemet LeYisrael (KKL)/Jewish National Fund, Israel’s Society for International Development, and Israel’s Nature and Heritage Foundation- Israel’s National Parks Service הקרן לרשות הטבע והגנים. David and his wife Sivan, founder of Innovation: Africa, live in Herzliya with their three children, Aaron, Emily, and Adam.

Fleur Hassan-Nahoum

Secretary-General, WCUZ

Fleur Hassan Nahoum

Fleur is the Secretary-General of Kol Israel. Before joining politics, Fleur worked in the Jewish nonprofit world and helmed her own communications consulting business. She served as Deputy Mayor of Jerusalem and was responsible for foreign relations, economic development, and tourism. She co-founded the UAE-Israel Business Council and the Gulf Israel Women’s Forum and recently joined the Misgav Institute for National Security and Zionist trategy as a senior fellow and sits on the international advisory council.

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Avi Bledi

Olga Deutsch

Olga Deutsch

Olga Israel serves as vice president of the Israeli applied research institute, NGO Monitor. Olga brings extensive experience in international politics and Europe-Israel relations and is an expert in advocacy and building effective strategies to address attempts to delegitimize Israel, BDS, and modern antisemitism.

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Nadia Iermakov

Rabbi Leor Sinai

Leor Sinai

Leor Sinai is a global thought leader in the field of Education Diplomacy, a Legacy Heritage Foundation Fellow, and a Doctoral Candidate in the field of Education Leadership and currently serves as the Senior Director of Israel Education at RootOne – an ambitious new initiative of The Jewish Education Project that aims to help bring tens of thousands of N. American Jewish teens to Israel on immersive summer teen trips. Sinai has traveled around the world on speaking tours, building bridges, and motivating influential actors toward advancing global Jewish – Israel relations. In 2009 he received his Rabbinic Ordination and master’s degree at the Jewish Theological Seminary (JTS). Originally from New York, Sinai made Aliyah with his family in 2011.

Global Network

Canada

Our affiliate in Canada is currently under development. In partnership with StandWithUs, we support 14 high school interns and 23 fellows across university campuses.

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Country: Chile

Sharon Kornbluth

Country: Denmark

Max Meyer

We organize 25 Israel education events each year, in addition to celebrating Israeli holidays. We also host an annual trip to Israel for ten top students. Currently, we are exploring the expansion of our activities to five universities.

Country: Germany

Fredrich Thul

We have hundreds of active members and host one major Zionist event each year in Berlin, Frankfurt, Munich, Hamburg, and Düsseldorf. We are also exploring conferences and events in collaboration with StandWithUs and neighboring countries.

Nachshon Rodrigues-Pereira

Country: Netherlands

Nachshon Rodrigues-Pereira

Country: New Zealand

Rob Berg

Activities are held for Yom HaShoah, HaZikaron, HaAtzmaut, and Chanukah. A series of Zoom lectures has begun, featuring Confederation representatives. There is also programming for madrichim of Habonim and Bnei Akiva. We are exploring expansion into universities and broadening our programming.

Russia

We collaborate with partners to organize holiday events. We are exploring opportunities to engage in Hebrew, Jewish studies, and history classes. Additionally, we host a series of Zoom events to provide education on Israel and Zionism.

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Country: Uganda

Avram Mukibii

Country: United Kingdom

Zak Wagman

The Federation of Zionist Youth offers bi-monthly meetings and summer camps for ages 11–15, along with programs such as the ‘Israel Tour’ and the nine-month ‘Year Course’ in Israel with Young Judea. Participants may also receive subsidies for the March of the Living.

Older teens engage in a two-year leadership program, lead summer trips, and participate in initiatives like Diller Teens. Additional offerings include monthly campus sessions on Israel and alumni seminars focused on leadership development.

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Country: Ukraine

Nadia Iermakov

Chile

Sharon Kornbluth

Denmark

Max Meyer

Germany

Fredrich Thul

Netherlands

Nachshon Rodrigues-Pereira

New Zealand

Rob Berg

Uganda

Avram Mukibii

Ukraine

Nadia Iermakov

As mentioned, Kol Israel is one of the General Zionist factions in the World Zionist Congress – World Confederation of United Zionists (CUZ). Below are the members of the Kol Israel team who carry the faction forward through their work in our partner organizations and representation in the National Institutions.

David Yaari

Chairman, Kol Israel and CUZ

David Yaari

David is the Chairman of the World Confederation of the United Zionists and Kol Israel – General Zionists. He is also the Founding Director General of the Arizona Israel Trade and Investment Office. David holds an MBA in Finance and Marketing from New York University’s Stern School of Business. David served as a gunner in the Tank corps of the IDF and worked in Washington for Senator Dan Coats from Indiana. David currently serves as a Director on the Boards of Keren Keyemet LeYisrael (KKL)/Jewish National Fund, Israel’s Society for International Development, and Israel’s Nature and Heritage Foundation- Israel’s National Parks Service הקרן לרשות הטבע והגנים. David and his wife Sivan, founder of Innovation: Africa, live in Herzliya with their three children, Aaron, Emily, and Adam.

Nisan Cialik

Honorary Chairman, Kol Israel

Nisan Cialik

Position: Honorary Chairman, Kol Israel

Fleur Hassan-Nahoum

Secretary-General, Kol Israel,
Representative, Jewish Agency Board of Governors

Fleur Hassan Nahoum

Fleur is the Secretary-General of Kol Israel. Before joining politics, Fleur worked in the Jewish nonprofit world and helmed her own communications consulting business. She served as Deputy Mayor of Jerusalem and was responsible for foreign relations, economic development, and tourism. She co-founded the UAE-Israel Business Council and the Gulf Israel Women’s Forum and recently joined the Misgav Institute for National Security and Zionist trategy as a senior fellow and sits on the international advisory council.

Esther Renzer

Representative, Jewish Agency Board of Governors

Esther Renzer

Esther Renzer is the co-founder and international president of StandWithUs, an Israel educational organization founded in 2001, now with offices worldwide in six continents. Esther has focused her social advocacy career on seeking big-picture solutions to issues of Jewish peoplehood, Israel and environmental issues.

Gabriel Degen

Representative, Jewish Agency Board of Governors

Gabriel Degen

Position: Representative, Jewish Agency Board of Governors

Jesse Sultanik

Former chairman, CUZ

Jesse Sultanik

Jesse Sultanik is a former chairperson of the World Confederation of United Zionists, a current member of its Board of Directors, and is currently a Director of Business Development at Argus Cyber Security, a leading provider of cybersecurity software and services for the automotive industry. Jesse is an expert in connected mobility and related regulations and standards. A former founder of an Israeli Hi-Tech firm, Jesse holds an MBA from Bar-Ilan University and a BA from the University of Colorado at Boulder.

Leor Sinai

Head of the Jewish Agency subcommittee on the absorption of Youth Aliyah

Leor Sinai

Leor Sinai is a global thought leader in the field of Education Diplomacy, a Legacy Heritage Foundation Fellow, and a Doctoral Candidate in the field of Education Leadership and currently serves as the Senior Director of Israel Education at RootOne – an ambitious new initiative of The Jewish Education Project that aims to help bring tens of thousands of N. American Jewish teens to Israel on immersive summer teen trips. Sinai has traveled around the world on speaking tours, building bridges, and motivating influential actors toward advancing global Jewish – Israel relations. In 2009 he received his Rabbinic Ordination and master’s degree at the Jewish Theological Seminary (JTS). Originally from New York, Sinai made Aliyah with his family in 2011.

Olga Deutsch

Representative, Extended Zionist Executive

Olga Deutsch

Olga Israel serves as vice president of the Israeli applied research institute, NGO Monitor. Olga brings extensive experience in international politics and Europe-Israel relations and is an expert in advocacy and building effective strategies to address attempts to delegitimize Israel, BDS, and modern antisemitism.

Sarri Singer

Treasurer, CUZ

Sarri Singer

Sarri Singer is the Founder and Director of Strength to Strength (www.stosglobal.org), which focuses on bringing together victims of terrorism together from around the world and assisting with long-term psychological needs. Sarri has addressed audiences throughout the United States, Canada, Europe, South America and Israel and continues to share her unique insight into the ongoing struggle for victims of terror in Israel and around the world.

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