Kick off the New Year and celebrate the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia’s 125th anniversary at our signature Main Event.

Together, we’ll commemorate our collective impact, honor our dedicated leadership and recognize the members of our Legacy Society.  

Main Event Co-Chairs:

Sara and Adam Laver
&
Judy and Jerry Novick

TUESDAY, SEPT. 16

Hilton Philadelphia City Avenue

6 p.m. Cocktail Reception
7 p.m. Program

RSVP by Sunday, Sept. 14

$118 per person | $72 for NextGen (age 40 and under)

Dan Senor is co-author of The New York Times bestseller “The Genius of Israel: The Surprising Resilience of a Divided Nation in a Turbulent World,” as well as The New York Times bestseller “Start-Up Nation: The Story of Israel’s Economic Miracle,” which has been translated into more than 30 languages. He is also the host of the “Call me Back” podcast.

Jewish Federation Board of Directors

Effective as of Sept. 1, 2025

Main Event Co-Chairs

 Sara and Adam Laver

Judy and Jerry Novick

Board Co-Chairs

Mark Fishman

Michele S. Levin 

Immediate Past Board Chair

Michael P. Markman

President & CEO

Michael Balaban

Senior Vice Chair & Secretary

Richard J. Green

Treasurer

Andrew L. Cherry

Campaign Co-Chairs

George J. Danneman

Holly Nelson

Community Impact Committee Chair 

Julie Savitch

Governance & Nominations Chair

Michael Heller

Jewish Community Foundation Co-Chairs

Karen Kramer

Susanna Lachs Adler

At-Large Members

Caren Barnet

Dan Berger

Harris L. Devor

Mindy Fortin

David G. Gold

Amir Goldman 

Jonathan S. Goldman

Cristy B. Hollin

Marjorie Honickman

Adam E. Laver

Jason A. Morgan

Tony Schneider 

Susan G. Schwartz

Danielle M. Weiss

Past Board Chairs

     (*of blessed memory)

Bennett L. Aaron

Andrea B. Adelman

David J. Adelman

Leonard Barrack

*Michael R. Belman

Alan E. Casnoff

*Sylvan M. Cohen

*Hon. Abraham L. Freedman

*Morris A. Kravitz

Susanna Lachs Adler

Michael Markman

*Frank L. Newburger, Jr.

Bernard Newman

Gail S. Norry

*Edward H. Rosen

*Ronald Rubin

Sherrie R. Savett

Miriam A. Schneirov

*Theodore H. Seidenberg

*Philip S. Seltzer

Beryl D. Simonson

*Joseph Smukler

*I. Jerome Stern

*Hon. Nochem S. Winnet

*Edwin Wolf, 2nd

Jewish Federation Executive Leadership

President & CEO

Michael Balaban

Chief Planned Giving Officer

Jennifer Brier, Esq.

Senior Chief of Finance & Operations

Livi DiCaro

Chief Marketing Officer

Rebecca Etter

Chief Human Resources Officer

Melissa Gabillon

Chief of JCRC

Jason Holtzman

Senior Chief of External Affairs

Jeffrey Lasday

Chief Strategy & Impact Officer

Dr. Kelly Romirowsky

Chief Development Officer

Sarah B. Solomon

Questions?

Call 215.832.0534 or email events@jewishphilly.org