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
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
Blimi Greenbaum, Director Day Care Center maonarugot@gmail.com
Nechama Hoch, Director of Preschool Network nhganim@gmail.com
Mirit Levy, Supervision and ABA specialist mirit@arugot.org
Shoshi Segal, Secretary ganim@arugot.org
Assessment and Therapy Center
Dr. Gail Suskin – Coordinator of Therapeutic Staff, including students, Dance/Movement Therapist, Snoezelen Room and Trauma Specialist.
Emotional Therapists
Aliza Karvan – Clinical Supervisor
Avia Ohana – Movement Therapist
Hodaya Vagner – Art Therapist
Avital Kranz – Movement Therapist
Bosmat Plotnik – CBT Coaching
Riki Evron – Clinical Social Worker
Shmuel Wiener – Animal Assisted Therapist
David Wolf, MA – Social Worker
Tamar Arbel – Movement Therapist
Gili Keren – Art Therapist
Eitan Kiubotro – Psychodrama
Elad Hamu – Music Therapist
Lihi Elkayam – Art Therapist
Kelly Yehudah – Art Therapist
Ronit Marom Barkov – Bibliotherapist
Adi Laufer – Bibliotherapist
Mike Rotem – Social Worker
Remedial Teachers Leah Avritcher
Paramedical Staff
Speech Therapists – Luda Verozoshchev, Raya Havlin, Ester Reuveni, Dana Lipcan, Perl Matte
Occupational Therapists – Revital Givon, Ztipi Elboim, Orli Demri, Ztipi Klein, Sheffi Deutsch, Ariella Neuman
Preschool Teachers
Tobi Hartman, Dvori Marmorstein, Sara Blumenthal, Rivki Yisraeli, Shifri Braun
Psychologist
Roni Eren