HOST COMMITTEE
Dr. Pamela Becker
Dr. Earl and Shirley Feiwell
Milton and Susan Legome
James and Jenny Levy
Joni Segal and Jay Myers
Elana and Jeffrey Samson
Noel and Janet SchachnerÂ
Kerri and Danny Sonenshine
Allyson and Coby Sonenshine
Marc Stewart
DETAILS
5:30 p.m. VIP Reception
6:30 p.m. Cocktails, dinner*, and keynote speaker
With a special musical performance
*Kosher dinner available by request. Please contact Elana Michael in advance to reserve.
EVENT CHAIRS
Dr. Jonathan and Flora Ahdoot
PROGRAM
Special Guest Yossi Cohen
Former Director of the Mossad & Head of SoftBank Investment Advisers, Israel
Yossi Cohen led Israel’s Mossad from 2016 to 2021, overseeing critical operations, including the Iranian nuclear archive seizure and negotiations behind the Abraham Accords. A recipient of the Israel Defense Prize and the CIA’s George J. Tenet Award, Cohen also served as Israel’s National Security Advisor. Today, he heads SoftBank Investment Advisers in Israel. Cohen was born into a religious family in Jerusalem. He and his wife Aya are blessed with four children and eight grandchildren.
Featuring Tomer Addadi
Tomer Addadi and his talented team of musicians from around the globe will bring our Gala to life. Tomer is a multiple-award-winning composer, conductor, musical director, pianist and producer. He has collaborated with superstars such as Andrea Bocelli, Michael Buble, and Il Volo. Tomer has conducted for The Israeli Philharmonic Orchestra as well as Symphonies around the world. Since 2010, he has been recognized for being the composer of multiple #1 hit songs in Israel, including a song selected to represent Israel in the prestigious Eurovision Song Contest.
With a performance by Omer Shaish
Omer Shaish is an Israeli-born, international singer and actor. His theater credits include the Radio City Christmas Spectacular (Radio City, NYC), The VocaPeople (New World Stages, NYC), the US National Tour of Seussical, and the Israeli National Premiers of Chicago and Spring Awakening. Omer has performed as a vocalist in prestigious venues such as Lincoln Center, Radio City, ICC Center in Jerusalem, Toronto Center Of the Arts, and Auditorio Nacional in Mexico City. He also performed as a soloist at the Celebrity Fight Night (Florence, Italy), featuring Andrea Bocelli, George Clooney and Lionel Richie. Since 2015, Omer has been touring the world as a lead singer in the classical vocal trio Kol Esperanza, as well as his self-produced show My Broadway Shpiel. In 2022, he portrayed the role of Ilmarinen in the Kalevala Broadway concept album alongside Ramin Karimloo and Julia Murney.
FOR MORE INFORMATION
Please contact Elana Michael at emichael@afmda.org or 619.489.0329.