Friends of the Israel Museum

Established in 1965, the Israel Museum today is a world-class cultural institution and is the only encyclopedic museum for art and archaeology in this part of the world.
This amazing success story can be attributed to an ever-growing network of International Friends who support our activities in a number of ways. We invite you to join the Museum family and to help us maintain our growth and development by contributing in any of the following categories listed in WaysYou Can Help.

Ways You Can Help

INTERNATIONAL MEMBERS contribute $1,000 annually. Their names appear in the Israel Museum Journal and on the Donor Wall for the corresponding year. Members receive invitations to the annual International Council and to events of their local Friends organization, plus a membership card entitling free entry to the Museum.

INTERNATIONAL PATRONS contribute $3,000 annually. Their names appear in the Israel Museum Journal and on the Donor Wall for the corresponding year. Patrons receive Museum publications, invitations to the annual International Council and international events around the world, and an International Art Pass entitling free entry to several American and European museums.

GUARDIANS contribute $7,500 to sponsor a week in honor of the person or occasion of their choice. Their contribution subsidizes entrance fees for children, students, soldiers, disabled persons, and senior citizens. Guardians' names are published in connection with the sponsored week. Guardians receive all benefits of Patrons as well as a specially mounted replica of a 2,000 year old Jerusalem key.

All annual gifts of $2,000 upwards not earmarked for the categories above are recorded as Donor contributions. Donors are listed in the Israel Museum Journal and on the Donor Wall for the corresponding year, and Donors are invited to all events of their local Friends'organization.

Cumulative gifts over a period of time totaling $100,000 and up are recognized in three special categories with contributor names permanently inscribed on their specific category wall of the Museum's Donor Court. Contributors in these categories receive all donor benefits and their names are published in each edition of the Israel Museum Journal and all other supporter lists.

SPONSORS are those donors who contribute cumulative gifts of $100,000-$250,000.

BENEFACTORS are those donors who contribute cumulative gifts of
$250,000 - $1,000,000.

FOUNDERS represent the highest category to be reached in the Israel Museum. They contribute cumulative gifts of $1,000,000 upwards.

If you are interested in pursuing possible avenues of involvement, please contact imintrel@imj.org.il and we will be in touch with you shortly.

The Friends Organizations of the Israel Museum, listed below, would be happy to hear from you. Through these elite organizations, you can support the Israel Museum close to home.

Local residents can obtain information about membership or becoming a friend of the Museum by contacting: The Association of Israeli Friends of the Israel Museum (Shoharim) The Israel Museum POB 71117 91710 Jerusalem Tel. 02 6708815 Fax: 02 5631833 International residents can obtain information about membership or becoming a friend of the Museum by contacting: USA American Friends of the Israel Museum - East Coast 500 Fifth Avenue, Suite 2540 New York, NY 10110 Tel: 212 997 5611 Fax: 212 997 5536 mail@afimnyc.org American Friends of the Israel Museum - West Coast American Friends of the Israel Museum c/o Susan Gordon 315 S. Beverly Drive, Suite 214 Beverly Hills, CA 90212 Tel. 310-557-1061 Fax. 310-557-1062 imj@afimwest.org Argentina Argentinean Friends of the Israel Museum c/o Sarita Kaplan 3672 Ave. de Libertador Buenos Aires Tel: 00 54 1 774 2414 Fax:00 54 1 774 0395 Australia Australian Friends of the Israel Museum Dr Gene Sherman and Brian Sherman AM c/o Sherman Galleries 16-20 Goodhope Street, Paddington, NSW 2021 Australia Tel: 61 2 9331 1112 Fax: 61 2 9331 1051 awhelan@shermangalleries.com.au Benelux Benelux Friends of the Israel Museum Herman Tob, President Markgravestraat 10 B 2000 Antwerpen Belgium Tel: 32 3 23 18 200 Fax: 32 3 22 50 430 herman@tob.be Brazil Associação Amigos Brasileiros do Israel Museum C/O Evelyn and Ivoncy Ioschpe Peixoto Gomide 1323 Sao Paolo SP iebi@uol.com.br CANADA Canadian Friends of the Israel Museum 262 Warren Road Toronto, Ontario M4V 2S8 Tel. (416) 482-3234 Fax: (416) 482-8269 weisen@sympatico.ca FRANCE French Friends of the Israel Museum 37 rue Pergolèse 75116 Paris Tel et Fax 01.47.23.58.28 afmijeru@wanadoo.fr GERMANY Association of Friends of the Israel Museum in Germany c/o Jurgen Seidel Halenseestrasse 1 10711 Berlin Tel. 030 891 9770 Fax: 030 891 9887 ITALY AMIG - Amici del Museo d’Israele Gerusalemme Via Serbelloni, 13 20122 Milano Italia Tel: (+0039) 0276001525 Fax: (+0039) 0276001440 amigitalia@tin.it MEXICO Mexican Friends of the Israel Museum (c/o Eduardo Bross-Tatz, President, Av. Bosques de Tabachines #48 PH1 11700 Mexico DF Mexico SPAIN Spanish Friends of the Israel Museum Spanish Friends of the Israel Museum c/o Ayala, 13. 1 interior 28001 Madrid Tel: 34 91 435 3997 Fax: 34 91 577 0432 asesami@mixmail.com asesami@msn.com South Africa South Africa - Cape Town Friends of the Israel Museum C/O Nina and Mike Kovensky 3 Gloucester Ave, Bishops Court Cape Town, 7708 Fax:021 797 8396 ninah@iafrica.com SWITZERLAND Schweizer Freunde der Vereinigung der Freunde des Israel Museums (Zurich) c/o Dr. David Jeselsohn Bahnhofstrasse 18 6300 Zug Tel. +41 41 710 24 55 Fax +41 41 711 51 24 E-Mail: gutamo@gutamo.ch Swiss Friends of the Israel Museum in the Swiss Romande c/o Mme. Danielle Witzthum 112 route de Florissant 1206 Geneve T el: 22-346 1477 Fax: 22-346 2787 UK British Friends of the Art Museums of Israel WIZO House, Suite3, 105-107 Gloucester Place London W1U 6BY Tel. 44 207 935 3954 Fax: 44 207 224 0744 bfami@btconnect.com