Chairman of the board

Professor Dan Amir - Professor Dan Amir, the chairman of SELAH Israel Crisis Management Center's board of directors, is a professor emeritus of mathematics at Tel-Aviv University. He served for 4 years as special dean for immigrant students, and for 4 years as the university rector. He was chairman of the board of the scientists committee of the Israel Public Council for Soviet Jewry, where he was a key initiator of the Giladi and Kamea projects for immigrant scientists. He also served as chairman of the Israel Public Council for Soviet Jewry.

Members of the board

Ilana Ben-Shahar , M.S.W. - Ilana Ben-Shahar was the national director of social work for the Israel Ministry of Health from 1996 to 2007. She recently received an award of excellence for her "years of significant contributions to the public health system and for serving as a model of a social worker carrying out her job with initiative, vision and sensitivity."

Lev Elbert - Lev Elbert, refusenik and former Prisoner of Zion in Russia, has a masters degree in construction engineering. He is the director of the Department of Construction of Power Stations for the Israel Electric Company.

Moshe Kanfi, Attorney - Moshe Kanfi served as a diplomat in Turkey on behalf of the Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs for 4 years. He was a consultant to Stef Wertheimer for business development and project initiatives from 2006 to 2007. Today he is the director for marketing and business development of the Elbit company.

Boris Krasny - Boris Krasny was a Refusenik and a key activist in the struggle for Soviet Jewry, arriving in Israel in 1972. In the years 1985 to 1988, Mr. Krasny was the president of the Golda Meir Association. He is currently the president and CEO of Policy Political Communication Management, a leading consulting firm he founded in 1988 and has served as a strategic and political adviser to Israeli prime ministers and other key public figures.

Moshe Porath, attorney - Moshe Porat served as the first legal counsel of the Israel Ministry of Finance (1948 – 1952); as Custodian of Absentee Properties (1950 – 1952); as legal counsel for the Mossad (1952 – 1964); and he has been in private practice since 1953. Among his public positions, he served as the chairman of the board of directors of the Weizmann Institute of Science for 12 years and as chairman of the board of directors of Tel-Aviv University for 8 years. He received an honorary doctorate from both these institutions.

Shlomo Shapira - Shlomo Shapira served as a pilot and commander, in active and reserve service, in the Israeli Air Force (1960-1991). Directed marketing systems of security industries overseas (1985-2004). Representative of Israel Aviation Industry in Latin America (1991-1995). Bar Ilan University graduate in Economics and International relations.

David Sorek - David Sorek was the only member of his large family to survive the Holocaust. He came to Israel as a youth and was wounded during the War of Independence. David first went to the Soviet Union in 1957. He took part in the struggle to free Soviet Jewry and helped ease their integration and absorption in Israel. He lectured throughout Israel about his personal story and the message of the Holocaust.

Alfredo Tor-paz - social worker and served as Chairman of the World Union of Jewish Students (WUJS). A consultant to the Tourism Industry overseas.

Ruth Bar-On