Yad Izhak Ben-Zvi’s (YBZ) Public Committees

The Public Council

The Public Council’s mission is to lay down general guidelines for YBZ’s activities in keeping with the Yad Ben-Zvi Law; to initiate new plans of action; to review and discuss financial reports; to authorize the annual budget, and to discuss any other issues which fall within the framework of YBZ’s goals. The Public Council includes representatives of the government, the Knesset, the Municipality of Jerusalem, Israeli universities and public figures.

The Members of the Public Council:

Sigal Peretz -Yahalomi – Chair; Yaakov Aharoni, Prof. Tamar Alexander, Prof. Irit Amit-Cohen, Prof. Eli Assis, Adina Bar-Shalom, Prof. Yehoshua Ben-Arieh, Eitan Ben-Eliyahu, Prof. Haggai Ben-Shammai, Prof. David Cassuto, Eyal Gabbai, Dr. Simcha Getahune, Atty. Yoav Levi,  Prof. Esther Meir-Glitzenstein, Prof. Minna Rozen

The Executive Committee

The Executive Committee’s task is to discuss and reach decisions in all matters concerning YBZ and to review reports concerning YBZ’s routine activities. The Committee also appoints members of the YBZ’s various committees.

Members of the Executive Committee:

Eyal Gabbai – Chair; Prof. Yehoshua Ben-Arieh, Prof. David Cassuto

 

The Audit Committee

The Audit Committee is a permanent committee appointed by the Executive Committee which reviews the comptroller's reports presented according to a set schedule. The Audit Committee’s recommendations are presented for the approval of the Executive Committee.

The members of the Audit Committee:

Aharon Uzieli – Chair; Adina Bar-Shalom, Dov Ginachovski, Atty. Yoav Levi