Staff
Meet the dedicated professionals at Hamilton Jewish Federation
Wendy Schneider
Hamilton Jewish News Editor
E-mail: wschneider@jewishhamilton.org
Phone: (905) 648-0605
Board of Directors 2023-2024
We are pleased to present our Board of Directors and thank them for their work and dedication.
Executive
Jason Waxman | President
Josh Rauchwerger | Vice President
Howard Eisenberg | Past President
Lorne Rochwerg | Treasurer
Jacki Levin | Secretary
Gustavo Rymberg | Chief Executive Officer
Members-at-Large
Romy Friedman
Howard Brown
Inbal Chaimovitz
Adam Norris
Rabbi Ben Shefter
Jamie Richter
Laura Wolfson
Committees
Allocations
Co-Chairs: Jacki Levin & Lorne Rochwerg
Gustavo Rymberg
Howard Eisenberg
Lorraine Cohen
Paul Roth
Sandy Morris
Adam Norris
Josh Rauchwerger
Peter Smurlick
Jewish Education
Chair: Romy Friedman
Laura Waltman
Arielle Farber
Jason Waxman
Finance
Chair: Lorne Rochwerg
Gustavo Rymberg
Jacki Levin
Ron Nusca
JWelcome Home
Chair: Laura Wolfson
Allen Rams
Baya Vertes
Benson Honig
Howard Katz
Maggie Norris
Michelle Gold
Ran Mesterman
Sigal Balshine
Tiki Levgoren
Dina Honig
Rhonda Dahan
Judy Rochwerg
JLGBTQ+
Chair: Laura Wolfson
Holocaust Education
Chair: Arlie Singer
Anna Schafer
Elaine Levine
Geraldine Katz
Gustavo Rymberg
Robin Zilberg
Romy Friedman
Samuel Birkett
Yolanda Czyzewski-Bragues
Chloe Bromhead
SNAP (Special Needs Advocacy Project)
Chair: Anita Bernstein
Bev Lasky
Carol Adler
Joy Zians
Sandy Morris
Tenny Saha
Paula Baruch
Jackie Stirling
Campaign Cabinet
David Loewith
Harvey Katz
Jay State
Lorraine Cohen
Luba Apel
Sandy Fuss
Helen Metz
Elaine Levine
Christine Nusca
Gustavo Rymberg
Judy Rochwerg
Sheryl Katz
Our Beneficiaries & Programs
For more than 80 years, the Hamilton Jewish Federation has nurtured a strong, supportive and vibrant community for generations of Jewish Hamiltonians. Our role is to bring together the financial and human resources that enable a network of non-profit agencies and programs to care for the vulnerable, invest in our youth and deepen Jewish life.
Beneficiares
Social Services
Hamilton Jewish Family Services
Beth Tikvah Foundation
Schools
Hamilton Hebrew Academy
Kehilah Heschel School
Temple Anshe Sholom School
Beth Jacob School
Hamilton Hebrew High
Programs & Services
Shuttle
Hillel McMaster
Va'ad HaKashrut
Shalom Village
Community Mikvah
Jewish Federations of Canada | CIJA | JAFI | JDC
Community Initiatives & Programs
Holocaust Education
Hamilton Jewish News
Margaret's Legacy Holocaust Learning Centre
SNAP (Special Needs Advocacy Project)
PJ Library
JLGBTQ+
JWelcome Home
Emergency/Security
Kadimah JCamp Scholarships Fund
Jewish Community Centre
Women Helping Women Initiative in partnership with YWCA
BBYO Hamilton Chapter
Over & Above Gifts
