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Leket Israel: closing the gap between waste and want
6/3/2012 10:38:00 AM
Leket Israel: closing the gap between...
THE JEWISH STAR - May 31, 2012. In an exclusive interview with Joseph Gitler, Founder and Chairman of Leket Israel, The Jewish Star's Malka Eisenberg writes about the country’s largest food bank and food rescue network. As part of Mr. Gitler's recent trip to NY, Gitler spoke at Beth Sholom and Young Israel of Lawrence Cedarhurst to raise awareness and funds for Leket Israel, an organization t...

Reframing the Dialogue
2/5/2012 9:20:00 AM
Reframing the Dialogue
THE NJ JEWISH STANDARD - Feb. 3, 2012. Yeshiva University students on an 8-day experiential education program called Tzedek & Tzedaka, recently participated in gleaning with Leket Israel and met with the organization's founder Joseph Gitler (a Teaneck NJ native). The students learned from Mr. Gitler that tens of thousands of impoverished Jewish and Arab Israelis depend on non-governmental org...

Israel Trip Explores Judaism and Social Justice
2/2/2012 12:23:00 PM
Israel Trip Explores Judaism and Soci...
NEW JERSEY JEWISH NEWS - Feb. 1, 2012. Forty college students recently spent part of their semester break exploring Jewish social justice in Israel as part of an experiential education program offered by Yeshiva University. Leket Israel, working to combat the paradox of food waste in the face of widespread poverty and hunger, was an important stop for the students as they explored and involved...

Teaneck Man Honored for Helping the Hungry
11/10/2011 2:25:00 PM
Teaneck Man Honored for Helping the H...
FORDHAM UNIVERISTY NEWSROOM - Nov. 10, 2011. Joseph Gitler, a Teaneck, New Jersey native and graduate of Fordham University School of Law, accepted the 2011 Presidential Citation for Volunteerism from Israeli President, Shimon Peres, on behalf of Leket Israel this past summer. An article by the Jewish Standard, reprinted by Fordham University, describes Joseph's motivation and the steps that ...

Staving off Hunger - Repairing the World
11/9/2011 9:39:00 AM
Staving off Hunger - Repairing the World
YU ALUMNI NEWS - Nov. 9, 2011. In a personal interview, Joseph Gitler describes his journey to Israel after finishing his law degree and offers details of his creation of Leket Israel - now the country's national food bank and largest food rescue organization established in an amazing 8 year's time.

Mrs. Laurie Kleinmann - Heller - At-Large Board Member
10/6/2011 1:06:00 PM
Mrs. Laurie Kleinmann - Heller - At-L...
Since 1975, Laurie Kleinmann - Heller has been actively involved in the funding,organizational development and social services areas of Jewish communal work in the US and Israel. Laurie holds a BA from Yeshiva University and a MSW from Hunter College. In 1999 she founded Laurie Heller and Associates, a consulting firm for Israeli non-profit organizations and American based foundations.

Teaneck man honored for helping the hungry
7/29/2011 2:03:00 PM
Teaneck man honored for helping the h...
NJ JEWISH STANDARD - July 29, 2011. Joseph Gitler speaks with the Jewish Standard about the Presidential Citation for Volunteerism recently bestowed on Leket Israel -- Israel's National Food Bank established by Mr. Gitler. The award, Joseph explains, is an affirmation of the organization’s important work in serving the needy throughout Israel.

Joseph Gitler on ''Who's on Furst?''
6/23/2011 6:42:00 PM
Joseph Gitler on ''Who's on Furst?''
YU NEWS - June 2, 2011. Joseph Gitler, President and Founder of Leket Israel, offers an exclusive radio interview on Yeshiva University's ''Who’s on Furst?” broadcast.

Presentense Summer Institute Skillbuilders
3/1/2011 12:47:00 PM
Presentense Summer Institute Skillbui...
Presentense Summer Institute Skillbuilders. Joseph Gitler (Leket Israel Founder) is a graduate of Yeshiva University and Fordham University law school. After making aliyah in 2000, he worked for three years as director of international sales and development for a family software business. He founded Leket Israel in 2003 after witnessing significant food wastage in Israel at a time of rising pov...

Mr. Joseph Gitler - Chairman and Founder
12/22/2010 12:13:00 PM
Mr. Joseph Gitler - Chairman and Founder
Joseph is a graduate of Yeshiva University and Fordham University Law School. After making aliyah in 2000, he worked for 3 years as Director of Int'l Sales & Development for a family software business. He founded Leket Israel in 2003 after witnessing significant food wastage in Israel at a time of rising poverty. Joseph's vision and steady hand have led the organization from a simple, one-m...



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