
Board of Directors
Jeremiah Lubasch, MD – President: Born in Argentina, Dr. Lubasch studied medicine at the University of Buenos Aires. In 1977 he came on Aliyah and today lives in Haifa with his wife. They have 6 children and 7 grandchildren. Dr. Lubasch served in the navy and was promoted to rank of major. In 1989 he founded the Haifa Center for Children with Learning Disabilities. For close to 30 years he directed the Center – today called Arugot, on a voluntary basis, while running his medical practice at the same time.
Board of Directors
Daniel Hofner, Secretary
Eli Hartman, Treasurer
Elimelech Knepelmacher
Audit Committee
Nathan Cohen
Alex Weis
Association Members
Jeremiah Lubasch – President
Jacob Vizel, Director
Eli Knepelmacher
Nathan Cohen
Eli Hartman
Daniel Hofner
Pnina Berkowitz CEO; a partner in the vision of establishing the center pnina@arugot.org
Efrat Demri Deputy CEO efratd@arugot.org
Rivki Kaufman Director Assessment & Therapy Center rivki@Arugot.org
Naomi Adler Bookkeeping naomi@arugot.org
Ruth Kaniel Director Public Relations & Resource Development ruthie@arugot.org
Ita Shulman Office Manager office@arugot.org
Hindi Cooperman Health Services Liaison hindi@arugot.org
Oshrat Alon Secretary oshrat@arugot.org
Shoshi Segal Executive Secretary shoshi@arugot.org
Blimi Greenbaum Director Day Care Center maonarugot@gmail.com
Rachel Chenya Director Preschool Network Racheli@arugot.org
Mirit Levy Supervision and ABA specialist mirit@arugot.org
Chaya Rosenzweig Secretary ganim@arugot.org
Assessment and Therapy Center
Dr. Gail Suskin – Coordinator of Therapy Staff, including students, Dance/Movement Therapist, Snoezelen Room and Trauma Specialist.
Emotional Therapists
Avia Ohana – Staff Supervision
Bosmat Plotnik – CBT Coaching
Riki Evron – Clinical Social Worker
Orke Sharon – Play Therapist
Hila Tal-Hornik – Animal Assisted Therapist
Asaf Koren – Music Therapist
Milena Gorgeiv – Drama Therapist
Eitan Kiubotro – Psychodrama Therapist
Lihi Elkayam – Art Therapist
Efrat Heimer – Art Therapist
Ronit Marom Barkov – Bibliotherapist
Miri Shpond – Art Therapist
Banita Primo – Movement Therapist
Na’ama Ayun – CBT Therapist
Na’ama Gruber – Bibliotherapist
Tzofiya Elimelech – Art Therapist
Efrat Heimer – Art Therapist
Yosef Yitzchak Pagot – Clinical Social Worker
Angela Levin – CBT Therapist
Moshe Kolkar – Social Worker
Keren Gal Garbois – Movement Therapist
Rivka David – Psychodrama Therapist
Remedial Teachers Leah Avritcher
Paramedical Staff
Speech Therapists – Luda Verozoshchev, Odeya Chanya, Ester Reuveni, Noa Danieli, Nati Meshi
Occupational Therapists – Revital Givon, Ztipi Elboim, Orli Demri, Ztipi Klein, Sheffi Deutsch
Preschool Teachers
Tobi Hartman, Dvori Marmorstein, Sara Blumenthal, Rivki Yisraeli, Shifri Braun
Psychologists
Yael Galon