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. For many years he was involved with the Haifa-Boston Connection and served on the Haifa Council for Volunteerism.
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
Nechama Hoch Director Day Care Center maonarugot@gmail.com
Margalit Leibowitz Director of Preschool Network pr3@arugot.org
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
Micki Schwartz – Animal Assisted Therapist & Educational Counselor
Chaya Handelsman – Psychodrama Therapist
Avia Ohana – Movement Therapist
Hodaya Vagner – Art Therapist
Avital Kranz – Movement Therapist
Bosmat Plotnik – CBT Coaching
Chani Reizner – Psychodrama Therapist
Riki Evron – Clinical Social Worker
Shmuel Wiener – Animal Assisted Therapist
Esti Baum – Art Therapist
Einat Green – Art Therapist
Orit Har Shefer – Movement Therapist
Rachel Tedbredowitz – Psychodrama Therapist
David Wolf, MA – Social Worker
Tamar Arbel – Movement Therapist
Hodaya Levy – Psychodrama Therapist
Gili Keren – Emotional Therapist
Remedial Teachers Leah Avritcher
Paramedical Staff
Speech Therapists – Luda Verozoshchev, Raya Havlin, Ester Reuveni, Dana Lipcan
Occupational Therapists – Orit Gaspar, Revital Givon, Ztipi Elboim, Orli Demri, Ztipi Klein
Preschool Teachers
Tobi Hartman, Leah Rosenberg, Sara Blumenthal, Rivki Yisraeli, Shifri Braun
Psychologist
Roni Eren