by Lauren Zilberman | Jan 16, 2026 | NIF, Shared Society and Combatting Racism
Dear friends, I was planning to write to you to introduce myself—to say how honored I am to be stepping into the role of Acting CEO of the New Israel Fund while Daniel takes his well-earned sabbatical. I am tremendously excited by this opportunity, but there...
by Lauren Zilberman | Jan 16, 2026 | News, NIF
The New Israel Fund of Canada welcomes the incoming Vice President for Public Engagement of the New Israel Fund, Idit Klein. Klein, who has served as President and CEO of Keshet in the United States for nearly a quarter century, officially began her tenure in December...
by Lauren Zilberman | Dec 12, 2025 | News, NIF
By: Daniel Sokatch, NIF International CEO In a few weeks, starting in January, I will begin a year-long sabbatical. NIF is one of a growing number of non-profit organizations that understand that meaningful time away is a key to professional longevity and performance,...
by Lauren Zilberman | Dec 12, 2025 | Action Alert, Human and Civil Rights, News, NIF
In late October, two American activists—volunteers with an NIF partner organization, Achvat Amim—were detained, deported from Israel, and handed a 10-year entry ban. They had been traveling through the West Bank to work alongside Palestinian farmers, who every year...
by Lauren Zilberman | Dec 12, 2025 | News, NIF, Social and Economic Justice
NIF is proud to announce that Riki Kohan Benlulu, one of the most prominent leaders of the struggle for public housing in Israel, has been awarded a special Lifetime Achievement honor as part of NIF’s 2025 “Truth to Power” Award. The Truth to Power Award is granted...
by Lauren Zilberman | Nov 21, 2025 | Featured, Human and Civil Rights, NIF, Shared Society and Combatting Racism
By: Daniel Sokatch, NIF International CEO Earlier this week, Zak Witus, NIF’s director of young leadership, was detained in Ben Gurion airport on his way back from Israel. He had been leading a group of Jewish young people, participants in the NIF’s Global Activism...
