Jewish National Fund Appoints Regional Director for Southern United States

Jewish National Fund
Monday, 16 October 2000

October 16, 2000– New York, NY – Jewish National Fund (JNF) announced today the appointment of Lee Pearlman of Atlanta as the Regional Director for JNF's Southern Region. The Southern Region is comprised of the following states: Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas.

As JNF's Southern Regional Director, Pearlman plans to serve as an advocate for ecological betterment of the land of Israel within his region. He will be looking at fund raising initiatives that will benefit the land of Israel, particularly in the area of water. "Israel is in the midst of water crisis right now and I plan on doing everything I can to help raise the necessary funds from my region to help alleviate the situation abroad," says Pearlman.

Pearlman has extensive experience in fundraising, having spent 5 years with a professional firm that focused on higher education in addition to serving as a fundraiser for Jewish Education.

A native of North Miami Beach, Florida, Mr. Pearlman is a graduate of Florida State University. Prior to coming to JNF, Pearlman served as National Account manager for a large Atlanta based chemical company, Niagara National Corporation.

Pearlman, who lives in Atlanta with his wife, Jennifer and son, Binyomin, was inspired to become a part of Jewish National Fund after nearly a year of living and studying in Israel. "I am committed to helping the people of Israel," says Pearlman. "In my new position with JNF, I will be able to educate my constituency regarding the ecological issues facing Israel today and encourage them to take part in helping to resolve some of them. We can build water recycling centers and reservoirs; we can clean polluted rivers and streams; we can pursue our ambitious environmental education plans in Israeli and U.S. schools and continue to turn the desert green. All of this is possible and is happening right now through JNF," he adds.

Lee Pearlman will be operating out of JNF's Atlanta office, and can be reached at 770-993-6236 or lpearlman@jnf.org.

Founded in 1901, Jewish National Fund is a national non-profit organization. JNF is the caretaker of the land of Israel, on behalf of its owners – Jewish people everywhere. The organization has planted over 210 million trees, built over 100 dams and reservoirs, developed over 250,000 acres of land, and created 400 parks throughout Israel. For more information on JNF or to plant trees in Israel, call 800-542-TREE (8733) or visit the JNF Web site.

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