New England Chapter

The New England Region of FIDF was founded in 2003. It is comprised of Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine, and the eastern part of Connecticut. Our annual dinners have featured former Prime Ministers of Israel as guest speakers. Our generous donors have funded capital projects such as Sports Centers and many mobile gyms, clubs and synagogues. This year we are providing IMPACT! scholarships for 158 IDF combat veterans. Our missions to Israel have encouraged participants to make generous donations. In 2009 we focused our fundraising efforts on the Lone Soldier Program. We send an email newsletter to our members every few weeks to promote our events and opportunities for supporting our work.

New England Region | 154 Wells Avenue | Newton, MA 02459 | 617-559-3600 | newengland@FIDF.org

The New England chapter proudly sponsors capital projects through out Israel

Here are two of the projects that are currently under construction:
Wingate project
Keren project
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What We Do to Help Lone Soldiers in the IDF

Guests of the April 4th parlor meeting learned from Joshua Flaster, former soldier and Yale Graduate, of the experience of serving in the IDF as a lone soldier
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Yuli Edelstein, Israel Minister of Public Affairs and the Diaspora Meets with NE Donors

On Yom Hashoa, Sunday evening, April 11, a group of major donors of FIDF met for a dessert reception and intimate conversation with Yuli Edelstein, Israel Minister of Public Affairs and the Diaspora, at the home of Drs. Rosaline and Alan Barron. Mr. Edelstein addressed many of the stimulating and provocative questions posed by the group concerning challenges to Israel from without and from within. Read More


New England Hosts IDF Officers

During the month of April 2010, the New England chapter had the honor of meeting and hosting officers of all IDF branches and corps
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IDF Musical Ensemble Concerts- What a Week It Was!

The IDF Musical Ensemble came to Boston to share the spirit of the youth of Israel with our community through the popular and traditional songs that they perform at army bases in Israel.
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NE Chapter Participates in the National NY Gala Dinner 2010

Lieut. General Gabi Ashkenazi, Chief of the General Staff of the IDF, was the keynote speaker at the FIDF National New York Gala Dinner on Tuesday evening, March 9, at the Waldorf, Astoria
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New England Chapter Board of Directors


Jonathan Leffell - Co-chair Michael Field
Joseph Sieber - Co-chair James Gould
Julie Altman Rabbi William Hamilton
Scott Black Robert Huebscher
Irwin Chafetz William Marcus
Paul S. Cohen Jeffrey Robbins
Ted Cutler Stephen Schultz
Amos Eisenberg Arnold Slavet
Ronni Eisenberg Rabbi Barry Starr
Carol Ellman Moshe Yanai
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