Zionist Organization of America

Leadership & Staff

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David Kadosh

• Executive Director, West Coast

Debra Benjamin

• ZOA Compliance

Stuart Pavilack

• Executive Director, Pittsburgh

Alan Jay

• Executive Director, New Jersey

Sharon Whisler

• Executive Director, Florida

Jorina Pritzker

• Executive Director, Boston

Kobi Erez

• Executive Director, Michigan

Steve Feldman

• Executive Director, ZOA Greater Philadelphia

Jeff Daube

• Director, ZOA Israel

Liz Berney

• Director, Special Projects

Board Members

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Melinda Ribner

• Chair, Israel Action Committee, Florida

David Schoen American attorney specializing in federal criminal defense and civil rights law, ZOA-CLJ board member, litigator

• chairman (Oct '21→?)

Keith Wasserstrom

• Board Member, Florida

Eytan Laor

• Board Member, Florida

Steven Alembik Owner/CEO - SMA Communications - Boca Raton Florida

• Board Member, Florida

Alan Mazurek

• Vice Chair

Michael Goldblatt Zionist

• Chairman

Maurice M. Boukstein Jewish Agency’s legal counsel from the New York firm Guzik and Boukstein

• Executive (past)

Steven Goldberg National Vice Chairman of the Zionist Organization of America

• National Vice Chairman

Cherna Shovers Moskowitz Widow of Irving I. Moskowitz

• Board Member

Donors

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Sheldon Adelson Casino Magnate

• Donation · 4,533,870 USD

Klarman Family Foundation Family foundation of hedge fund manager Seth Klarman

• Donation · 1,060,000 USD ('10)

Fairbrook Foundation Mission: Provide benefit and support to the California Community Foundation. (Stated on form 990).

• Donation · 985,000 USD ('10)

MZ Foundation Myron Zimmerman's private foundation

• Donation/Grant · 330,905 USD ('14)

The Marcus Foundation Inc Home Depot right-wing co-founder Bernie Marcus foundation

• donation · 250,000 USD (Jan 1 '17→Dec 31 '17)

Ingeborg Rennert Wife

• donation · 250,000 USD (Jan 1 '17→Dec 31 '17)

Ira Leon Lennert Chairman & CEO of Renco Group, Inc. & Investor of Bernard Madoff

• donation · 250,000 USD (Jan 1 '17→Dec 31 '17)

Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco, the Peninsula, Marin and Sonoma Counties

• donation · 210,000 USD ('12)

Irving I Moskowitz Foundation

• Donation · 200,000 USD ('10)

Newton D & Rochelle F Becker Foundations and Charitable Trust

• Donation · 175,000 USD ('10)

Child Organizations

Fuel for Truth Trains and empowers individuals to effectively influence their social and professional networks on Israel's behalf

• project ('17→?)

Zionist Organization of America: Pittsburgh

• chapter

ZOA Campus ZOA's campus division - meant to combat student BDS support

• parent

ZOA Center for Law and Justice legal center focusing on promoting Jewish issues & the legal defense of Israel

• parent

ZOA West Coast The West Coast chapter of the Zionist Organization of America

• parent

Memberships

AIPAC American 501(c4) lobbying group that advocates for pro-Israel policies to the Congress and Executive Branch of the United States.

• member group

Services & Transactions

Clarion Project A nonprofit group which distributes anti-Muslim propaganda films. Formerly the Clarion Fund.

• partner ('08→?)

Miscellaneous Relationships

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Danny Danon Israel's Permanent Representative to the United Nations

• guest speaker ('10)

Mortimer Zuckerman Real estate billionaire and owner of the Daily News

• Brandeis Award recipient (past)

Simon Wiesenthal Nazi hunter

• Brandeis Award recipient (past)

Ronald S Lauder Clinique; son of Estee Lauder; MoMA trustee; former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for European and NATO policy, supporter of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

• Brandeis Award recipient (past)

Miriam Adelson Widow of Sheldon G. Adelson

• Brandeis Award recipient (past)

Joe Biden 46th President of the United States; Vice President; US Senator from Delaware

• Brandeis Award recipient

Gabriel Groisman

• supporter

Sean Spicer Former Trump spokesperson; Republican strategist

• supporter

Ron DeSantis Governor of Florida(2019-present) ; former US Representative from Florida (2013-Sept. 2018)

• supporter

Robert Shillman Founder and former chairman, Cognex

• supporter