Executive Director
Debbie Kardon is the Executive Director of Action for Post-Soviet Jewry. Debbie has degrees from Syracuse University and Hebrew Union College in Social Work and Jewish Education. Debbie started her career as a professional in the Jewish community in college, teaching part-time at a local Congregation. After graduating Debbie worked for many years with homeless and at-risk teens, always balancing this work by continuing to work part-time in the Jewish community. After taking time to focus on raising her three children, Debbie returned to the full-time workforce in leadership roles within Jewish non-profits. As a change agent and organizational leader Debbie has worked to establish new innovative programs, successfully securing funding and spearheading their design and implementation. Debbie loves Israel, yoga, teaching about the Holocaust, and spending time with her now-adult children.
Professional Staff
Marina Javits, Program Associate
Элла Гончарова, Ukraine Program Director
APSJ's Partners in Ukraine
Yakov (Yan) Sidelkovsky, Boston Ambassador, Israel and Global Jewish Citizenship, Combined Jewish Philanthropies
Zelig Brez, Executive Director, The Dnipro Jewish Community
18 Community Care Coordinators
APSJ's Partners in Eastern Europe
BOBRUISK, BELARUS
Faina P. Polei, Community Care Coordinator
KISHINEV, MOLDOVA
Rabbi Yoseph Abelsky, Community Care Coordinator
VILNIUS, LITHUANIA
Rabbi Sholom Krinsky, Community Care Coordinator
TARUSA, RUSSIA
Dr. Maxim Osipov, Tarusa Hospital-Medical Supplies
Board of Directors
Barbara Karchmer, President
Carol Clingan, Vice President
Robert Gordon, Treasurer
Barbara Anatolev, Clerk
Robert Gordon, Founder Emeritus
Judy Patkin Executive Director Emerita
Zale Anis
Mila Bronstein
Sergey Broude
Evgenia Doktor
Tatyana Goldwyn
Melinda Harrison
Shirley Hurwitz
Boris Katz
Ery Magasanik
Board Meetings 2022-23
Dates are TBD