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Prof. David Harel, Chairperson
Prof. Asher Cohen
Prof. Simcha Emanuel
Prof. Manuel Trachtenberg
Yon Feder
David (Dudu) Amitai
Michal Geula
Yigal Ben Shalom
Prof. Haviva Pedaya
Board of Directors
Sallai Meridor, Chairman of the board
David Baruch
Annette Hochstein
Zvi Yochman, CPA
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Shlomit Perry
Prof. Vered Noam
Rabbi Yuval Cherlow
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Ido Nehushtan
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Yaakov Danon, Chairperson
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Collections Development Committee
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Finance Committee
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Human Resources Committee
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Technology and Digital Strategy Committee
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David Makovsky, President
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Heather Reisman
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