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Department of State

New Jersey-Israel Commission

The Hon. Tahesha Way, Secretary of State
New Jersey-Israel Commission

Members

The mission of the New Jersey-Israel Commission is to foster economic, scientific, educational and cultural ties with the State of Israel, one of New Jersey's most important trading partners.

Co-Chairs
Karin Elkis
Mark Levenson

Senate Representatives
Senator James Beach
Senator Linda R. Greenstein
Senator Robert W. Singer
Senator Michael L. Testa Jr.

Assembly Representatives
Assemblyman Gary S. Schaer


Public Members & Members by Committee

Business and Trade
Michael Feldstein, Chair
Tal Shuster, Vice-Chair
Mr. Yoram Behiri
Mr. Yoram Elgrabli
Mr. Michael Feldstein
Mr. Abe Halberstam
Mr. Nathan Herzog
Mr. Howard Joffe
Mr. Elias Mattar
Mr. Pinakin Pathak
Mr. Michael Pock
Deputy Mayor Jason Ravitz
Ms. Lori Sackler
Ms. Tal Shuster
Mr. Daniel Straus
Mayor Michael Wildes
Mr. Ralph Zucker

 

Culture and Community Engagement
Allison Nagelberg, Chair
Michael Cohen, Vice-Chair
Ms. Miri Ben-Ari
Rabbi Yosef Carlebach
Rabbi Menachem Carlebach
Mr. Michael Cohen
Ms. Jennifer Davis-Toth
Mr. Harris Laufer
Mrs. Sharon Levine Corzine
Ms. Allison Nagelberg
Mr. Jason Shames
Ms. Sarri Singer
Mr. Roy Tanzman
Mr. Jacob Toporek
Ms. Audrey Wilf

 

Education
Prof. Gary Minkoff, Chair
Calvin Souder, Vice-Chair
Dr. Vivian Fuhrman
Ms. Ginger Gold Schnitzer
Prof. Janice Harrington Knopf
Ms. Nina Kampler
Ambassador Daniel Kurtzer
Prof. Gary Minkoff
Ms. Alise Panitch
Dr. Harriet Sepinwall
Mr. Harry Silver
Mr. Calvin Souder
Ms. Debra Tantleff
Council Member Lisa Wisotsky

 

Technology, Innovation, and Science
Ido Zairi, Chair
Wendy Lazarus, Vice-Chair
Mr. Bruce Brafman
Mr. Dror Futter
Ms. Wendy Lazarus
Mr. Ari Rabban
Mr. Norman Rokeach
Mr. Joel Strauss
Mr. Ido Zairi
County Commissioner Tracy Zur

 

Executive
Karin Elkis, Co-Chair
Mark Levenson, Co-Chair
Ms. Ginger Gold Schnitzer
Mr. Michael Pock
Mr. Harry Silver
Mr. Roy Tanzman
County Commissioner Tracy Zur

 


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