Departments, Committees and Affiliates

Table of Contents

• National Library Council
• NLI USA Board Members
• Administration
• Library Departments
• Directors/Head Librarians
• Israeli Friends of the National Library

National Library Council

National Library Council
Prof. David Harel, Chairperson
Prof. Asher Cohen
Prof. Simcha Emanuel
Prof. Manuel Trachtenberg
Yon Feder
David (Dudu) Amitai
Michal Geula
Yigal Ben Shalom
Prof. Haviva Pedaya

Board of Directors

Sallai Meridor, Chairman of the board

Prof. Sarit Shalev-Eyni

Prof. Tamar Wolf-Monzon

Ido Nehushtan

Prof. Noam Nissan

Prof. Sarah Abu-Kaf

Prof. Elisheva Baumgarten

Nir Dagan

Yair Cohen

Sheikh Mohanaa Fars

Rabbi Benny Lau

Shirli Rimon Bracha

Naomi Alsheikh
Yarom Ariav

Dr.Tehila Kalagy

Audit Committee (Non-board members)

Reuven Shif
Kobi Shtainmetz
Margalit Melcer
Nava Ben-Or

Executive Committee
Sallai Meridor, Chairman
Prof. Elisheva Baumgarten
Nir Dagan
Yair Cohen
Rabbi Benny Lau
Yarom Ariav

Finance Committee
Nir Dagan, Chairman
Prof. Noam Nissan
Yarom Ariav
Dr.Tehila Kalagy

Human Resources Committee
Ido Nehushtan, Chairperson
Prof. Sarit Shalev-Eyni
Prof. Tamar Wolf-Monzon

Technology and Digital Strategy Committee
Prof. Noam Nissan, Chairperson
Naomi Alsheikh
Ido Nehushtan
Sheikh Mohanaa Fars

Collections Development Committee

Prof. Sarit Shalev-Eyni

Prof. Tamar Wolf-Monzon

Prof. Sarah Abu-Kaf

Prof. Elisheva Baumgarten

Naomi Alsheikh

Culture, education and digital content

Yair Cohen, Chairman

Rabbi Benny Lau

Sheikh Mohanaa Fars

Shirli Rimon Bracha
Dr.Tehila Kalagy

Investment Committee (Non-Member Participants)
Yoav Nardi, Chairperson
Ira Friedman
Joseph Iceland

NLI USA Board Members

Board of Directors, NLI USA

David Makovsky, President

Dr. David B. Agus

Abby Joseph Cohen

Mark Donig

Dr. Ruth L. Gottesman

Michael Jesselson

Dr. Joseph H. Levine

Moses Libitzky

Sallai Meridor

Jay Pomrenze

Tina Price

Jeanette Garretty Reinhard

Heather Reisman

Art Sandler

Seth M. Siegel

Kinney Zalesne

Israeli Friends of the National Library

We invite you to become a part of a group of partners interested in a close relationship with the National Library of Israel which is the beating cultural heart of the Jewish people and the State of Israel.

The members of this association are a philanthropic community that supports the activities of the library and enjoys a variety of benefits:

•    Gift pack

•    Invitation to exclusive events

•    A 10% discount at The Taube Family Bookshop

•    2 tickets for a guided tour of the library

•    Annual loan subscription

•    A pair of vouchers for coffee and pastry

The annual membership fees are NIS 5,000 and are recognized as a donation for tax purposes.

For more details and to join: Irit Jacobowitz, Manager- Israel External Relations and Partnerships  

054-6161216

 [email protected]