Board of Directors
All board members perform their duties voluntarily
Yahel Shachar
Chair
Yahel was born in 1962 and lives in Kiryat Ono. He has over 25 years of experience in business management in leading, international companies, and currently serves as a director in several companies. He has acted as chair since 2012, and sees this voluntary task as a mandatory contribution to society.
Amos van Raalte
Treasurer
Amos was born in 1950, and lives in Haifa. He is a social worker, a Rotary volunteer, and has served as treasurer at the Elah Center since 2002.
Amiram Klein
Secretary
Amiram was born in 1960, and lives in Netanya. He is an accountant and a Lt. Col. in the military reserves. He has owned an independent accounting firm for three decades, serves as chair of the Netanya-Hadera branch of the Israel Chamber of Accountants, and is active in other institutions within the Chamber. Has performed a number of board functions at Elah Center since 2015.
Sarit Tromp - Sandormirski
Vice Chair
Sarit was born in 1961 and lives in Kfar Saba. She is retired from a career in education, and has been a board member of the Elah Center since 2007. As an educator and the daughter of Holocaust survivors, she sees importance and supreme value in caring for Holocaust survivors and commemorating the Holocaust.
Mary Ben Sinai
Board Member
Mary was born in the Netherlands in 1939, immigrated to Israel in 1961, and lives in Ramat Hasharon. She retired from a career in international companies for scientific equipment. She has been a board member of Elah since 2001, and served as secretary until 2022.
Dov Krumer
Board Member
Dov was born in 1952, lives in Givaton, and is an accountant with many years of experience in senior financial management positions in large public and private companies. He served for seventeen years as CFO and deputy CEO of Mifal HaPais, the Israeli Lottery. He's currently a consultant and lender to companies. He has joined the board of the Elah Center in 2023.
Audit Committee Members
CPA Avi Omessi
Avi lives in Zichron Ya'akov and is CPA partner at Schwartz, Lerner, Duvshani & Co in Haifa.
CPA Eli Cohen
Eli lives in Haifa and is CPA at Schwartz, Lerner, Duvshani & Co in Haifa.
Haim Turgeman
from RSM Shiff Hazenfratz & Co consulting, auditing and risk management in Tel Aviv.
Our Team
Benny Lazer
CEO
Bennie was born in the Netherlands in 1960, immigrated to Israel at the age of 20, served in the Golani unit of IDF, and has three sons. He has a BBA and MBA degree, works at the Elah Center since 1992; and serves as CEO since 2002. By virtue of his position and out of aspiration for maximum efficiency in the organization, he takes care of financial stability through project development and initiation while maintaining sensitivity towards the needs of our clients in the decision-making process.
b.leezer@elah.org.il
Rona Ackerman
Vice President of External Relations and Business Development
MSW and Psychotherapist
rona@elah.org.il
Eran Nasri
Chief Operating Officer
eran@elah.org.il
Dalit Ashuri
Manager of the Regional Therapeutic Institute - North Manager of the Assistance Program for Families who have Experienced Sudden Loss
BSW, MPH
dalit@elah.org.il
Reut Goldschmidt Galili
Manager of the Regional Therapeutic Institute - Sharon
MSW and Group Facilitator
reut@elah.org.il
David Elmaalem
Director of the National Reference Center
david@elah.org.il
Goony Perry
Manager of the Regional Therapeutic Institute - Center
Gerontologist MA
goony@elah.org.il
Ido Maliach
Manager of the Regional Therapeutic Institute - Jerusalem
MSW
ido@elah.org.il
Natalie Gelbman Gershon
Manager of the Regional Therapeutic Institute - South
MSW and Psychotherapist
natali@elah.org.il
Nariman Dibbini
Manager of the Regional Therapeutic Institute - Kfar Kana Manager of the Assistance Program for Families who have Experienced Sudden Loss in the Arab Community
MSW and Group Facilitator
nariman@elah.org.il
David Elmaalem
Manager of the National Referral Center
david@elah.org.il
Ayellet Pomerantz
Personnel Manager
MA Social Organizational Psychology
yogevayellet@elah.org.il
Nicolette Chanien
Resource Development Manager
n.chanien@elah.org.il
Leontine Veerman
Content Manager - Dutch
leontine@elah.org.il
Adi Reshef
Content Manager - Hebrew
adireshef@elah.org.il
Raya Haller
Digital and external relations coordinator
raya@elah.org.il
Yaela Cohen
Director of the Dutch community
yaela.cohen@elah.org.il

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