2024 ANNUAL MEETING:
UJA FEDERATION OF GREATER TORONTO
UJA Federation of Greater Toronto’s Annual Meeting is taking place on Thursday, December 5, 2024 at 7:00 PM, at the Leah Posluns Theatre.
In keeping with our dedication to the highest standard of accountability, transparency, and effective corporate governance, the Annual Meeting provides an opportunity for a number of important items:
• To receive the report of the Directors and the financial statements of the previous fiscal year;
• To elect the Directors, Chair, and Vice-Chair; and
• To appoint the Public Accountant for the upcoming fiscal year.
We will also hear from Mark Wilf, Owner & President of the NFL’s Minnesota Vikings and Chairman of the Board of Governors of The Jewish Agency for Israel, a core UJA partner. Hear Mark’s unique insights on Jewish leadership in the wake of October 7th, and Toronto's special role as a leader in the Diaspora.
ELECTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, CHAIR AND VICE-CHAIR
The Board of Directors, the Chair and the Vice-Chair will be elected by the Council at the 2024 Annual Meeting. No nominations can be made from the floor during the Annual Meeting.
Nominees for Chair and Vice-Chair:
Nominated for Chair of the Board is Ken Tanenbaum and Vice-Chair of the Board is Sarena Koschitzky.
Nominees for the Board of Directors include:
For a two-year term:
Harry Goldgut, Sarena Koschitzky Jeff Silver, Jeremy Pertman, Jeffrey Rosenthal, Ken Tanenbaum, Nelly Zagdanski
Additional information in relation to the composition of the Board:
Continuing their two-year term:
Adam Bekhor, Jennifer Brodlieb, Steve Diamond, Jack Frieberg, Dahra Granovsky, Ian Kessler, Ariel Koschitzky, Glenys Lindenberg, Gabrielle Mandowsky, Daniel Resnick, Errol Tenenbaum
NOMINEES FOR INDIVIDUAL COUNCIL MEMBERS
Prior to the Annual Meeting, Community Individuals shall meet for the purpose of electing half of the number of Individual Council Members from among the qualified candidates duly nominated.
The following are to be elected for a two-year term 2024-2026 as Individual Council Members:
Toby Abramsky, Sandra Brown, Eric Carmona, Michael Diamond, Jonathan Diamond, David Dulberg, Tina Erlich, Orly Frieberg, Matthew Getzler, Abe Glowinsky, Lorne Goldstein, David Goodman, Bonnie Goodman-Bloom, Darren Gottlieb, Sara Gottlieb, Rachael Grad, Miray Granovsky, Carol Grubert, Steven Kelman, Debbie Kimel, Daniel Korobkin, Alex Krawczyk, Menachem Kuhl, Simone Levine, Norman Levine, David Lubek, Harley Mintz, Melissa Muskat, Kelly Ostro, Elliott Peranson, Morris Perlis, Jeremy Pertman, Romy Pilarski, Wendy Posluns, Aviva Pratzer, Jill Reitman, Joel Reitman, Jordan Robins, Jeffrey Rosenthal, Alan Sandler, Brian Schachter, Lori Shapiro, Laurie Sheff, Michael Sherman, Randy Shiff, Shira Silverstein, Karen Simpson Radomski, Joshua Singer, Beth Singer, Daniel Sonshine, Leanne Spier, Alexandra Spinner, Susan Steinberg, Arthur Stern, Darren Sukonick, Ken Tanenbaum, David Weinberg, Nelly Zagdanksi.
The following individuals serve as the 2023-2025 as Individual Council Members:
Leonard Abramsky, Keren Abu, Elena Aleinikov, Stephen Altbaum, Leah Baruch, Adam Bekhor, Harvey Blankenstein, Jennifer Brodlieb, Mark Caplan, Sharon Cohen, Laurie Davis, Gary Diamond, Sheldon Disenhouse, Jack Frieberg, Linda Frum, Marty Goldberg, Dahra Granovsky, David Granovsky, Irving Granovsky, Moshe Greengarten, Joe Heale, Neil Hershcovitch, Alison Himel, Roslyn Houser, Adam Hummel, Shanitha Kachan, Jenna Kellner Izraelski, Ian Kessler, Warren Kimel, Adir Koschitzky, Ariel Koschitzky, Sarena Koschitzky, Bruce Leboff, Ron Levi, Glenys Lindenberg, David Matlow, Leanne Matlow, Gabi Mandowsky, Berry Meyerowitz, Henry Morton, Sarah Perlis, Evan Pilz, Keith Ray, Rochelle Reichert, Daniel Resnick, Leslie Richmond, Ariella Rohringer, Brahm Rosen, Harry Rosenbaum, Carmela Serebryany, Ralph Shedletsky, Eileen Silver, Jeff Silver, Errol Tenenbaum, Richard Venn, Dodi Weill, Aryella Weisz, Sara Zagdanski, Rosanne Zarnett.
The following individuals serve as the 2024-2025 as Group Council Members:
Rabbi Michael Dolgin (Reform Rabbis of Greater Toronto), Ed Elkin (Toronto Board of Rabbis), Micky Fraterman (First Narayever Congregation), Rabbi Seth Goren (Hillel Ontario), Rabbi Jennifer Gorman (Toronto Board of Rabbis), Sheila Neuburger (National Council of Jewish Women of Canada, Toronto Section), Sharon Platt (Beth Sholom Synagogue), Amy Platt (Beth Sholom Synagogue), Tama Soble (First Narayever Congregation), Jay Solomon (Hillel Ontario) Rabbi Yael Splansky (Reform Rabbis of Greater Toronto), Patty Niles (National Council of Jewish Women of Canada, Toronto Section), Bonnie Wells (National Council of Jewish Women of Canada, Toronto Section), LeahZilnik (Bialik Hebrew Day School).
To be considered for election as an Individual Council Member, and to receive a copy of the financial statements, please contact Jaime Reich at jreich@ujafed.org. The financial Statement will be available on November 14, 2024.
Dated at Toronto the October 23, 2024 BY ORDER OF THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD