Who We Are
Our Mission
Measurably improve the health of marginalized people living in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories via community-based intervention.






Our Vision
We aim to improve the capacity and the effectiveness of the community groups that we fund. Long term, we hope for the day that some of the leaders of the groups we have funded might be tomorrow’s political leaders.
Meet Our Board
- Benjamin A. Gitterman, M.D., FAAP
Pediatrician with special interests in health care delivery for underserved children and children’s environmental health.
- Candida Quinn
Immigration and human rights attorney, with more than two decades of experience in representing the foreign-born before U.S. tribunals.
- Cathy Levine
Former Executive Director of Universal Health Care Action Network in Ohio, serving for over two decades as an advocate for consumers in health care.
- Heba Elzawahry
Heba Elzawahry is a family physician with special training in global health, and geriatrics. She has worked serving the chronically ill, homeless and uninsured communities of the greater Washington DC and Los Angeles.
- Herb Gillette
As an analyst and technical expert, Herb worked for the National Security Agency and then became Project Manager for private companies contracting with various US agencies such as the FAA,
Dept. of State and NOAA; and has worked in IT, education, outreach, video management and more. - Husam El-Qoulaq
Founder and principal attorney of a Los Angeles-based boutique law firm that represents artists, entrepreneurs, and others in the entertainment and media industries.
- Karen Meadow
Consults with non-profits on budgeting and general nonprofit management issues – fundraising, planning, and computer management of fundraising and related data.
- Lewis E. Kazis, Sc.D.
Professor, Health Policy and Management, Boston University School of Public Health.
- Mark Habeeb, Ph.D.
International public affairs expert.
- Mordechai Kamel, J.D., M.D.
Retired pediatric orthopedic surgeon, now practicing public interest law medico-legal consultation.
- Norbert Goldfield, MD Founder and Executive Director
Practicing internist at a community health center, with over 30 years of experience restructuring health care systems both at a national level and in community settings as well as extensive experience working with Israelis and Palestinians.
- Paul Hassoun, M.D.
Professor, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
- Sarah Basha
Co-Founder and President of OneBlue, a Washington DC based non-profit devoted to conflict resolution for clients such as the Dept. of State and US Army.