The document announces an upcoming event to honor Steve Abel with the Guardian of Democracy Award for his work with the New Israel Fund (NIF) over the past several years. NIF is committed to social justice, equality, and democratic values in Israel. Steve Abel has been actively involved with NIF since 2002, organizing several annual fundraising dinners. The event will feature special guest speaker Ilana Dayan, an acclaimed Israeli journalist.

1. Guardian of
14th Annual Democracy The New Israel Fund (NIF) is the leading organization committed
Thursday, June 19, 2008 to democratic change within Israel. For twenty-nine years,
6:00 PM Cocktails / 7:00 PM Dinner NIF has fought for social justice and equality for all Israelis.
Julia Morgan Ballroom at the Merchants Exchange We believe that Israel can live up to its founders’ vision
of a state that ensures complete equality of social and
465 California Street, 15th floor (at Montgomery Street)
political rights to all its inhabitants, without regard to religion,
Dietary Laws Observed race or gender.
Honoring Widely credited with building Israel’s progressive civil society from
Steve Abel, Guardian of Democracy Award scratch, we have provided more than $200 million to more than 800
Robin Mencher, New Generations Leadership Award cutting-edge organizations since our inception. What’s more, through
our action arm, SHATIL, we mentor, train and lead Israeli civil society
Special Guest Speaker
in an ongoing struggle to empower the underprivileged.
Ilana Dayan
Israel’s premier investigative journalist
NEW ISRAEL FUND SAN FRANCISCO STAFF:
Steven Rothman Orli Bein
Dinner Chairs
Regional and Associate and
Candice Gold, Hilary Kushins, Lee Pollak, Diane Rosenberg
Leadership Gifts Director New Generations Director Thursday, June 19, 2008
Guardian of
Dinner Committee
14th Annual
Joanne Abel, Susan and Greg Abel, Howard Brodke, David Coltoff and Becky Buckwald Marina Javor
Debra Perrin Coltoff, Matthew Dimond, Abby Friedman, Associate Director Development Associate
Susan and Bill Heller, Doris and George Krevsky, Elroy and Dee Kursh,
Ellen Lefkowitz, Betty Ann Polse, Linda Popofsky,
Joan and Russell Pratt, Michael Simon, Alexandra Wall and Paul Bosky New Israel Fund
Democracy
785 Market Street, Suite 510 San Francisco, CA 94103 Dinner at the Julia Morgan Ballroom
To register online, please visit: 415.543.5055 (phone) 415.543.6066 (fax) sf@nif.org www.nif.org
www.nif.org/guardian at the Merchants Exchange in San Francisco

2. GUARDIAN OF DEMOCRACY AWARD HONORARY DINNER COMMITTEE
Ilana Dayan
Fran and Hillel Abel Martin Lowenstein and Inbar Telem
Ilana Dayan is Israel’s foremost television and radio Fred Altshuler and Julia Cheever Rabbis Janet and Sheldon Marder
journalist. She is the anchor of Uvda (Fact), one of Steve Abel Eileen Auerbach and Lawrence Burgheimer Barbara J. Meislin / Purple Lady Fund
the most important programs in the history of Israeli Alvin Baum Sherry Morse and John Maccabee
Steve Abel has been a uniquely productive member
television. Often called Israel’s 60 Minutes, it has Ann and Irwin Bear Dan Newman
of the New Israel Fund (NIF) Regional Board since
Jeanine Becker Martha and Richard Pastcan
covered all of the critical issues facing Israeli society, 2002, and active in Jewish affairs for over 40 years. Ralph and Gail Bernstein Linda Polse
and has made Dayan a household name. She also A native San Franciscan and East Bay resident since Rachel and David Biale Linda and Larry Popofsky
recently launched a second interview program for 1965, he has been involved with the Jewish Community Michael Bien and Jane Kahn
Rabbi Oren Postrel
Israel’s Channel 2, and hosts a popular weekly news program called As of this Federation of the Greater East Bay, the Contra Costa Elizabeth Friedman Branoff and
Rabbi Larry Raphael, Congregation
Morning for Israel Defence Forces (IDF) radio. Jewish Community Center, and especially the Steven Branoff
Sherith Israel
Reutlinger Community for Jewish Living. Steve was first introduced to the Meryl Brod
Andrea Resnick
Marvis and Howard Brodke
At the end of the first Lebanon War, Dayan was the first female soldier to become New Israel Fund in September 2000, when he traveled to Israel on an NIF Susan W. and Carl W. Robertson
Pamela Burdman
a news correspondent for IDF radio, and was the first woman anchor of the Study Tour. What was, at first, a pretext to visit Israel again, became a focus David Rosenhan
Rabbis Micah and Karen Citrin
television interview program New Evening, at age 23. She has a law degree from for Steve to direct his time and energy. He has demonstrated true leadership Adi Cohen Raine Rude
Tel Aviv University, interned at the Supreme Court of Israel, and earned a doctorate in guiding the last three Guardian of Democracy dinners, and is dearly Janice Corran Peter Rukin and Sharon Djemal
committed to NIF’s principles, ideas, and programs, and the influence they Sandra Curtis The San Francisco Foundation
from Yale Law School. While in the United States, she was a contributor to Yediot
have on making Israel the best that it can be. Diane and Richard Einstein Gerry and Lela Sarnat
Aharonot, Israel’s most popular newspaper.
Dr. David S. Fankushen David Saxe
Irwin and Concepcion S. Federman Lynn and Paul Sedway
Sandy and Dan Feldman Rita R. Semel
NEW GENERATIONS LEADERSHIP AWARD Leah Frei and Dan Kolkowitz Connie and James Shapiro
Dr. Jonathan D. Fuchs and Steven Glomstad Larissa Siegel
Michael D. Geschwind Richard Sinkoff
Robin Mencher Rabbi George Gittleman Seth Skolnick
Nancy Goldberg Gary B. Sokol and Paul Blanc
Robin Mencher gives the New Israel Fund a powerful
Marcia and John Goldman Joelle Steefel
voice among emerging Jewish leaders. This is Robin’s
Jane Gottesman and Geoffrey Biddle Vera and Harold S. Stein, Jr.
fifth year serving on the board of New Generations, Evelyn and Walter Haas, Jr. Fund
Judge Edward Stern (Ret.)
NIF’s young adult leadership group. She is also Scott Herscher
Ingrid Tauber and Frank Taforo
completing her second year as a representative on Grace Hughes and John Levinsohn
Susan and Paul Teicholz
NIF’s Regional Board. Raised in a progressive Jewish Robert and Ellen Jasper
Bonnie and Marty Tenenbaum
household in Southern California, Robin grew up committed to the Linda and Thomas Kalinowsky
Sydney Kapchan and Steven Tulkin
principle of Tikkun Olam, and has always connected Judaism with social Leslie Kane and Manuel Fishman
Dorothy and Paul Wachter
Rebecca Katz
justice and action. She was first introduced to the New Israel Fund Murry and Marilyn Waldman
Wendy and Howard Kleckner
during her junior year at Hebrew University. When she later returned Asher Kotz and Robyn Lieberman Mark Warnick
Children from the
to Jerusalem for a second year of study, Robin volunteered for NIF Hannah Kranzberg Marilyn and Ray Weisberg
Bedouin town of Lakiya
grantee Nisan: Young Women Leaders, which builds the leadership Linda Kurtz Harmony Williams
participate in a grassroots
skills and self-esteem of Arab and Jewish Israeli young women. At Nisan, Marvin Langsam Drs. Carol and Terry Winograd
public initiative to tackle
Robin helped develop the organization’s administrative infrastructure Madeleine Lansky Susan and Robert Wolfe
local environmental
and curriculum for its after school youth development program. Adele and Mark Lieberman Vincent Worms
problems.
Jeremy Lizt Alan and Monica Zimmerman

3. NEW ISRAEL FUND
Thursday, June 19, 2008
Julia Morgan Ballroom
Guardian of
at the Merchants Exchange
14th Annual
465 California Street, San Francisco
Democracy Featuring Ilana Dayan
Honoring Steve Abel and
Robin Mencher
Please list my name(s) as follows:
Sponsorship opportunities for the Guardian of Democracy Dinner:
$20,000 SPONSOR
Two tables of ten tickets Full-page ad in the Tribute Journal
$10,000 GUARDIAN
One table of ten tickets Full-page ad in the Tribute Journal
$5,000 CHAMPION
One table of ten tickets Half-page ad in the Tribute Journal
$3,500 DEFENDER
One table of ten tickets Quarter-page ad in the Tribute Journal
$1,000 PATRON
Two tickets Quarter-page ad in the Tribute Journal
$250 Individual Ticket
Contributors of $1,000 or more are invited to an exclusive pre-reception
with the speaker and honorees, and acknowledged in the Tribute Journal
(unless otherwise specified).
Payment information on reverse.

4. To register online, please visit www.nif.org/guardian.
Please accept my contribution of $ by
Check Visa Mastercard Amex
Card # Exp.
Cardholder's Name
Address
Telephone Email
Yes, I would like to receive the weekly NIF e-newsletter.
If you are purchasing multiple tickets or hosting a table, please indicate
the full names of your guests. You may also use this space to list your
seating preferences.
Number of vegetarian meals requested
Please make checks payable to the New Israel Fund.
For more detailed information, please call 415.543.5055
or email sf@nif.org.
Return this form to:
785 Market Street, Suite 510, San Francisco, CA 94103
Reservations will be held at the door.
NIF is a charitable organization, registered in the United States, Canada, and Great
Britain. All contributions in excess of $100 per ticket are tax deductible.

5. TRIBUTE JOURNAL
Send a greeting to the honorees by purchasing an ad in the
Tribute Journal (particularly if you cannot attend).
FULL PAGE $2,500
HALF PAGE $1,000
QUARTER PAGE $500
The deadline for the Tribute Journal is May 22, 2008.
All ads will be designed in-house, unless otherwise requested.
For ad specifications, please call 415.543.5055.
Ad text:
Payment information on reverse.

6. To purchase an ad online, please visit www.nif.org/guardian.
Please accept my contribution of $ by
Check Visa Mastercard Amex
Card # Exp.
Cardholder’s Name
Address
Telephone Email
Yes, I would like to receive the weekly NIF e-newsletter.
Please make checks payable to the New Israel Fund.
For more detailed information, please call 415.543.5055
or email sf@nif.org.
Return this form to:
785 Market Street, Suite 510, San Francisco, CA 94103
NIF is a charitable organization, registered in the United States, Canada, and Great
Britain. Contributions to NIF are tax deductible to the extent permitted by law in the
United States.

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