The Jewish Humanitarian Foundation International has partnered with the Ashdod Emergency Medical Center and acts as its fundraising arm in the United States and the United Kingdom. The co-directors of JHFI are Mr. Mendel Zilberberg and Mr. Jeff Ballabon. The Jewish Humanitarian Foundation International (JHFI) transcends the political, cultural and religious divides affecting Jewish people and all humankind by joining together in working on the simple and pure task of easing the pain and suffering of innocents. JHFI galvanizes peoples and communities, with a focus on the Land of Israel, to help fellow man. "

Mendel Zilberberg founder and co-director, Jewish Humanitarian Foundation International Mendel Zilberberg is the World Agudath Israel Organization Director of International Affairs and Representative to the United Nations. He is the founder and owner of Mendel Zilberberg and Associates law firm and the founder and owner of the Brookwood Title Agency. Mr. Zilberberg is a Director of the Park Avenue Bank as well as founder and principal owner of KSF Capital.

Jeff Ballabon co-director, Jewish Humanitarian Foundation International Jeff Ballabon is the founder of Ballabon Group LLC, a strategic public affairs and communications firm. He is a graduate of Yeshiva University and the Yale Law School. Jeff was Legislative Counsel to Senator John Danforth (R-MO) and Republican Counsel to the Consumer Affairs and Product Safety Subcommittee of the United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Jeff has held numerous leadership positions in influential public policy organizations, among them the Federalist Society, the American Legislative Exchange Council and the Ronald Reagan Legacy Project. During George W. Bush’s administration, he has served on the President’s Council on the 21st Century Workforce as well as on the Distinguished Executive Review Board for the Presidential Rank Review Program. Jeff was named by the Forward one of the “50 Most Influential” Jews in America and designated one of the “Yale 300” distinguished Jewish alumni on the occasion of the university’s tercentennial. During the 108th Congress, he was awarded a Certificate of Distinguished Service from the United States Senate.