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SDEROT AND GAZA BORDER REGION CONTACTS

Medical professionals
International emergency medical services
Municipality officials and local residents
   Ashdod
   Ashkelon
   Be'ersheva
   Netivot
   Sderot
      Sderot residents
      English-speaking
      Russian-speaking
      French-speaking
      Principals and teachers
      Schools in Sderot
Sha'ar HaNegev Regional Council
Eshkol Regional Council
Community leaders and social service organizations
Other workers in the area
Residents from Gaza Border Region
   Nir Am
   Nir Oz
   Alumim
   Be'eri
Other spokespeople

Medical professionals

Inbar Guter
Affiliation: Spokesperson, Soroka Medical Center in Be'er Sheva
Tel.: 972-050-626-3063

Yehuda Shushan
Affiliation: Spokesman, Magen David Adom Director, Negev (southern) region
Tel.: 972-052-464-3729 (cell – Lavni, Shai)

Yerucham Mandola
Affiliation: Spokesman, Magen David Adom
Tel.: 972-052-256-9955
E-mail: dover@mdais.co.il

Jaqueline Brown
Affiliation: Magen David Adom International Relations Division
(for the latest updates on number of injured and casualties)
E-mail: jacquelineb@mdais.co.il

Dr. Emeil Chai
Affiliation: Deputy Director, Barzilai Hospital in Ashkelon
Tel.: 972-08-674-5600

Yoni Yagodovsky (E)
Affiliation: Director, International Department, Magen David Adom
Tel.: 972-052-890-2888

General Nurse
Head Nurse of Barzilai Hospital in Ashkelon
Tel.: 972-057-767-8800

Leah Malul
Affiliation: Spokesperson for Barzilai Hospital in Ashkelon; Barzilai Hospital currently treating Palestinians injured in Gaza and Qassam rocket attack victim
Tel.: 972-08-674-5766; 972-057-767-8766 (cell)

Einav Shimon
Affiliation: Spokeswoman, Israel Ministry of Health
Tel.: 972-2-670-5056
E-mail: dover@moh.health.gov.il
Web site: www.health.gov.il/english

Dr. Hanita Zimrin
Affiliation: President, ELI: Israel Association for Child Protection
Tel.: 972-050-420-6246 (cell)
E-mail: Zimrin@eli.org.il
Web site: www.eliusa.org (English)

Tali Lavanon
Affiliation: Director, Israel Trauma Coalition
Tel.: 972-2-586-6385
E-mail: taly.levanon@itc-office.org.il

International emergency medical services

Bernard Barrett
Affiliation: Jerusalem Representative, International Committee of the Red Cross
Tel.: 972-02-582-8845

Municipality officials and local residents

Ashdod

Daniel ben Abu
Affiliation: Resident (English/French)
Tel.: 972-052-399-5654

Naor Galili
Affiliation: Ashdod Municipal Employee (English)
Tel. 972-054-426-2667 (cell)

Roxana Oserov
Affiliation: Resident (speaks Russian)
Tel.: 972-054-397-6048

Alon and Orit ben Zaken
Affiliation: Residents (English)
Tel.: 972-054-498-9966 (cell)

Tali Sharvit
Affiliation: Residents (English)
Tel.: 972-050-629-2267

Ashkelon

Spokesperon for Ashkelon Municipality
Tel.: 972-054-990-8385 (cell)

Miriyam Alon
Affiliation: Resident (French, Polish)
Tel.: 972-054-555-1451

Beverly Jamil
Affiliation: Resident (English)
Tel.: 972-052-541-0878 (cell)

Pnina Nedivi
Affiliation: Resident (Romanian)
Tel.: 972-057-766-4464

Dorit Shalom
Affiliation: Resident (English)
Tel.: 972-054-990-8217 (cell)

Dr. Armoni Michael
Affiliation: Resident (German-speaking)
E-mail: armoni@barzi.health.gov.il

Ruth Yashin
Affiliation: Resident
Tel.: 972-08-673-2142; 972-08-673-7370; 972-052-480-2574 (cell)

Ilana Ben-Hari
Affiliation: Resident
Tel.: 972-08-673-3332; 972-054-491-5820 (cell)
E-mail: Ilbarhay@hotmail.coms

Georgianne Cohen
Affiliation: Resident (French-speaking)
Tel.: 972-08-671-2348; 972-052-433-8645 (cell)

Sara Mincowitz
Affiliation: Resident (French- and English-speaking)
Tel.: 972-08-673-5552; 972-050-972-2700 (cell)

Leon Lipsikiss
Affiliation: Resident (Spanish-speaking)
Tel.: 972-08-673-0583; 972-054-425-0595 (cell)
E-mail: leon@concept-rx.co.il

Miryam Goldwater
Affiliation: Resident (French- and English-speaking)
Tel.: 972-08-673-0654; 972-052-590-9523 (cell)
E-mail: Migold29@hotmail.com

Ornat Morano
Affiliation: Resident (Italian- and English-speaking)
Tel.: 972-08-671-2702; 972-052-396-2499 (cell)
E-mail: morad@netvision.net.il

Michel Orlinsky
Affiliation: Resident (French-, Dutch- and English-speaking)
Tel.: 972-08-678-2456; 972-052-678-2456 (cell)
E-mail: kinor39@hotmail.com

Bracha Teodoro
Affiliation: Resident
Tel.: 972-08-673-2702; 972-050-623-0614 (cell)
E-mail: bracha@theodorou.org

Sozi Eingelstienv
Affiliation: Resident (German-speaking)
Tel.: 972-08-671-4179; 972-054-456-1635 (cell)
E-mail: sukobi@smile.net.il

Ilana Shemla Lalum
Affiliation: Resident
Tel.: 972-08-684-2260; 972-054-251-7172 (cell)
E-mail: ilanashemla@gmail.com

Shimon Shahal
Affiliation: Resident (French-speaking)
Tel.: 972-052-270-4727 (cell)

Haim Wizman
Affiliation: Resident (French-speaking)
Tel.: 972-054-990-8922 (cell)
haiim_v_@walla.com

Nicole Rosenberg
Affiliation: Resident
Tel.: 972-08-672-5397; 972-052-229-4346 (cell)
E-mail: rose4@attglobal.net

David Volfson
Affiliation: Resident
Tel.: 972-054-990-8615 (cell)
E-mail: david-w@ashkelon.muni.il

Dr. R. Viskoper
Affiliation: Resident (Dutch- and English- speaking)
Tel.: 972-08-673-2681; 972-052-243-4109 (cell)
E-mail: reuvenv@barzi.health.gov.il

Eli Dayan
Affiliation: Resident
Tel.: 972-050-533-8045 (cell)
E-mail: elidaYAN2001@yahoo.co.il

Yosefi, Ofir & Sagiv Shalom
Affiliation: Resident
Tel.: 972-08-678-0271; 972-050-766-2111 (cell)
E-mail: stasher@ashkelon.muni.il

Agi Kaufman
Affiliation: Resident (Hungarian- and English-speaking)
Tel.: 972-08-673-3677; 972-050-573-6310 (cell)
E-mail: avidarag@zahav.net.il

Alex Kaufman
Affiliation: Resident (Hungarian- and English-speaking)
Tel.: 972-08-673-3677; 972-050-766-3786 (cell)
E-mail: avidarag@zahav.net.il

Miryam Alon
Affiliation: Resident (French- and Polish-speaking)
Tel.: 972-054-555-1451
E-mail: reli@roimagic.com

Hila Anchelzon
Affiliation: Resident
Tel.: 972-08-673-4679; 972-052-833-3758 (cell)
E-mail: Hila81@gmail.com

Tzafrir Akav
Affiliation: Resident
Tel.: 972-050-818-2288 (cell)
E-mail: TzafrirAkav@Gmail.com

Marc Abels
Affiliation: Resident
Tel.: 972-08-673-8111; 972-052-257-0131 (cell)
E-mail: marcgal1@netvision.net.il

Rachel
Affiliation: Resident (French-speaking)
Tel.: 972-050-538-6608

Daniel Dorot
Affiliation: Resident (French-, German- and English-speaking)
Tel.: 972-08-673-2220; 972-052-450-3587 (cell)
E-mail: Danidagon-inn@barak.net.il

Sigal Arieli
Affiliation: Resident
Tel.: 972-08-671-0308; 972-052-613-0704 (cell)
E-mail: Arielis1@netvision.net.il

Yuval Avni
Affiliation: Resident
Tel.: 972-08-6737883; 972-052-276-7537 (cell)
E-mail: yuvala3@walla.com

Ilana Shafir
Affiliation: Resident (German-, Serbian-, Croat and English-speaking)
Tel.: 972-08-673-2879; 972-052-363-5001 (cell)
E-mail: artilana@012.net.il

Beverly Jamil
Affiliation: Resident
Tel.: 972-08-671-4201; 972-052-541-0878 (cell)
E-mail: beverley@mona.co.il

Ifat Ofri
Affiliation: Resident
Tel.: 972-077-915-0025; 972-052-643-0428 (cell)
E-mail: yifatpaz37@walla.com

Tal Dimry
Affiliation: Resident (Spanish-speaking)
Tel.: 972-08-675-2538; 972-052-644-4075 (cell)
E-mail: talu123@gmail.com

Hilel Reshef
Affiliation: Resident
Tel.: 972-08-673-3780; 972-050-760-1891 (cell)
E-mail: marin_nm@netvision.net.il

Dori Taback-Hazan
Affiliation: Resident (English mother tongue)
Tel.: 972-08-671-2483; 972-052-852-6378 (cell)
E-mail: dorihaim@netvision.net.il

Dr. Tamar Hener
Affiliation: Resident
Tel.: 972-08-673-2526; 972-050-575-5602 (cell)
E-mail: beni64@zahav.net.il

Marlin Asraf
Affiliation: Resident (French-speaking)
Tel.: 972-054-209-2940 (cell)

Dorit Amar
Affiliation: Resident
Tel.: 972-08-684-5791; 972-054-813-2206 (cell); 972-054-813-2204 (cell)
E-mail: Dorit1160@walla.com.il

Maxine Dorot
Affiliation: Resident
E-mail: mook@macam.ac.il

Iris Levovits
Affiliation: Resident
Tel.: 972-08-679-2376; 972-054-990-8376 (cell)
E-mail: iris_l@ashkelon.muni.il

Pnina Nedivi
Affiliation: Resident (Romanian-speaking)
Tel.: 972-08-673-4987; 972-057-766-4464 (cell)
E-mail: oved2609@zahav.net.il

Dr. Alan Marcus
Affiliation: Resident
Tel.: 972-08-679-2396; 972-054-990-8396 (cell)
E-mail: alan@ashkelon.muni.il

Gregory Mazin
Affiliation: Resident (Russian-speaking)
Tel.: 972-054-990-8698 (cell)
E-mail: Gregory@ashkelon.muni.il

Yosi Partok
Affiliation: Resident (Arabic- and English-speaking)
Tel.: 972-054-542-4950 (cell)
E-mail: yossi1006@walla.co.il

Lahav Saban
Affiliation: Resident
Tel.: 972-077-662-3210; 972-054-230-0389 (cell)
E-mail: Lahavs10@walla.com

Avarmoitz Yeduith
Affiliation: Resident
Tel.: 972-08-674-4334; 972-052-482-3342 (cell)
E-mail: yehudit@barzi.health.gov.il

Michal Ben Shoshan
Affiliation: Resident
Tel.: 972-08-676-2422; 972-050-224-4996 (cell)
E-mail: Michal_d@ashkelon.muni.il

Dr. Tikva Aharoni
Affiliation: Resident
Tel.: 972-08-671-8004; 972-050-881-9778 (cell)

Be’ersheva

Yochai Biton
Affiliation: Resident (French, English)
Tel.: 972-050-252-2012 (cell)

Rinat Moreli
Affiliation: Student, Ben Gurion University (English)
Tel.: 972-052-550-3796 (cell)

Amit Reingold
Affiliation: Head of Be’ersheva Emergency Situation Room
Tel.: 972-057-795-5727 (cell)

Rozette Shitrit
Affiliation: Resident (French)
Tel.: 972-050-777-6855 (cell)

Assaf Vais
Affiliation: Engineer (English)
Tel.: 972-052-600-3932 (cell)

Netivot

Yechiel Zohar
Affiliation: Mayor, city of Netivot
Tel.: 972-08-993-8701; 972-08-993-8701; 972-08-993-8700

Benny Cohen
Affiliation: Spokesperson, city of Netivot
Tel.: 972-08-993-8766; 972-054-667-7266 (cell)

Erez Kidhar
Affiliation: Head of security, city of Netivot
(Languages: English and Spanish)
Tel.: 972-054-667-7861 (cell)

Sderot

Elena Biryukova
Affiliation: Sderot City Council (Russian-speaking)
Tel.: 972-08-662-0208; 972-054-694-4149 (cell)

Gal Sima
Affiliation: Spokeswoman, Sderot municipality
Tel.: 972-08-662-0206; 972-050-525-4040 (cell)

Shalom Halevi
Affiliation: Assistant to Sderot Mayor
Tel.: 972-08-662-0242

Yoram Martziano
Affiliation: Police Liaison Office
Tel.: 972-08-662-0404; 972-050-545-9427 (cell)
Fax: 972-08-662-0410

Sderot residents

Ofra Dahari
Affiliation: Arabic Speaker (intermediate level)
Tel.: 972-054-813-5082

Mari Ochana
Affiliation: Mother of Yael Shushan, child injured by Qassam
Tel.: 972-08-689-9034

Meir & Yehudit Dahan
Affiliation: Husband evacuated to the hospital due to Qassam
Tel.: 972-08-689-9074; 972-050-882-2973/ 4 (cell)

English-speaking

Shareel Ben-David
Affiliation: Filipino resident of Sderot;
home hit by Qassam on May 16, 2007, while at home with children
Tel.: 972-054-628-6006 (cell)

Odelia Ben-Porat
Affiliation: Sderot resident
Tel.: 972-050-672-8204 (cell)

Batya Edry
Affiliation: Sderot resident
Tel.: 972-054-5444-1375 (cell)

Eliyahu Edry
Affiliation: Sderot resident
Tel.: 972-054-5444-1376 (cell)

Shoshana Edry
Affiliation: 12-year-old Sderot resident (has parent's consent)
Tel.: 972-08-689-2112

Mechi Fendel
Affiliation: Sderot resident
Tel.: 972-050-741-1670 (cell)

Noama Hassiboss
Affiliation: Sderot resident
Tel.: 972-050-288-9983 (cell)

Yael Kfir
Affiliation: 12-year-old Sderot resident (has parent's consent)
Tel.: 972-054-621-0021

David Landau
Affiliation: Sderot resident
Tel.: 972-052-604-6931 (cell)

Ofer Liberman
Affiliation: Kibbutz Nir-Am resident (located near northern Gaza border)
Tel.: 972-050-566-6700 (cell)

Hannah Malool
Affiliation: Sderot resident
Tel.: 972-050-631-6950 (cell)

David Mamo
Affiliation: Sderot resident (French speaker)
Tel.: 972-08-661-0481; 972-052-665-4330 (cell)

Adina Mestelbaum
Affiliation: Sderot resident
Tel.: 972-077-932-2221; 972-050-412-4467 (cell)

Atara Orbach
Affiliation: Sderot resident
Tel.: 972-08-661-2869; 972-052-311-5496 (cell)

David Spengelt
Affiliation: Sderot resident
Tel.: 972-08-661-2960; 972-054-205-1984 (cell)

Mor Yehudai
Tel.: 972-052-620-9029 (cell)

Mari Ochana
Affiliation: Resident (English, French)
Tel.: 972-08-689-9034

Ofra Dahari
Affiliation: Resident (English, French)
Tel.: 972-054-813-5082 (cell)

Reshef Peretz
Affiliation: Student (English)
Tel.: 972-050-596-5625 (cell)

Kalimi Sarai
Affiliation: Resident (English)
Tel.: 972-08-661-2821

Yael Shushan
Affiliation: Resident (English)
Tel.: 972-050-396-7380 (cell)

David Spengelt
Affiliation: Resident (English)
Tel.: 972-054-205-1984 (cell)

Russian-speaking

Alexander Reiman
Affiliation: Historian and journalist
Tel.: 972-050-562-5571 (cell)
E-mail: rieman1@012.net.il

Gregory Mezin
Affiliation: Assistant to Ashkelon Municipality spokesperson
Tel.: 972-050-899-8698 (cell)

Nicol Alchazov
Affiliation: Sderot resident
Tel.: 972-054-810-0262 (cell)

Malcha Alchazov
Affiliation: Sderot resident
Tel.: 972-054-810-0263 (cell)

Elena Biryukova
Affiliation: Sderot City Council
Tel.: 972-08-662-0208

French-speaking

Lea Broch
Affiliation: Sderot resident since 1955; sister's house was hit by a Qassam rocket on May 16, 2007
Tel.: 972-054-595-5593 (cell)

Leah Levy
Affiliation: Sderot resident
Tel.: 972-052-311-5816 (cell)

Yael Ben-Yaeir
Affiliation: Sderot resident
Tel.: 972-08-661-2173; 972-052-311-4309 (cell)

Sherry Kalimi
Affiliation: Sderot resident
Tel.: 972-08-661-2821

Principals and teachers

Eli Edri
Affiliation: Principal of school in Sderot
Tel.: 972-052-607-0751

Sari Kalimi
Resident of Sderot; mother of three; special education teacher and therapist
Tel.: 972-08-661-2821

Amit Orbach
Affiliation: Principal of school in Sderot
Tel.: 972-052-311-5495

Atara Orbach
Affiliation: Mother of six and teacher in Sderot
Tel.: 972-08-661-2869; 972-054-443-5588 (cell)

Matin Ovadia
Affiliation: Principal of school in Sderot
Tel.: 972-052-607-0712 (cell)

Shusha Sido
Affiliation: Head of a Sderot kindergarten
Tel.: 972-050-683-1310 (cell)

Mutti and Rivka Spanglet
Affiliation: Parents of three and teachers at a local school in Sderot
Tel.: 972-08-684-9964; 972-052-653-2664 (cell)

Schools in Sderot

Gill
Neve Eshkol
Tel.: 972-08- 689-7079

HaRoea
Mivtza Sinai St.
Tel.: 972-08-689-7285

Maoz
Yoseftal
Tel.: 972-08- 689-7021

Religious School for Science
4 HaDekel St.
Tel.: 972-08- 661-1133

School for Science
906 KK”L st.
Tel.: 972-08-689-4317

Shikmim (religious)
10 Cicar Ha Nasi St. Sderot
Tel.: 972-08- 689-7043

Yesodi HaTora (religious)
120 Moshe Rabeno St.
Tel.: 972-08-689-1596

Sha’ar HaNegev Regional Council

Alon Schuster
Affiliation: Head of Sha'ar HaNegev Regional Council
Tel.: 972-054-675-5111 (cell)

Sigal Gozi-Appenger
Affiliation: Office Manager of Sha’ar HaNegev Regional Council
Tel.: 972-08- 680-6225

Eliahu Segel
Affiliation: General Manager of Sha'ar HaNegev Regional Council
Tel.: 972-08-689-7223; 972-054-675-5112 (cell)

Michal Shaban
Affiliation: Spokesperson of Sha'ar HaNegev Regional Council
Tel.:972-054-675-5115 (cell)

Eshkol Regional Council

Chaim Yellin
Affiliation: Head of Eshkol Regional Council
Tel.: 972-08-992-9102; 972-054-791-7222 (cell)
E-mail: mayor@eshkol-region.muni.il

Rachel Shimshoni
Affiliation: Office Manager, Eshkol Regional Council
Tel.: 972-08-992-9102
E-mail: Rachel_s@eshkol-region.muni.il

Mair Avergil
Affiliation: Secretary, Eshkol Regional Council
Tel.: 972-08-992-9141; 972-052-276-5051 (cell)
E-mail: mazkir@eshkol-region.muni.il

Ronit Minker
Affiliation:Spokesperson, Eshkol Regional Council
Tel.: 972-052-426-9969 (cell)

Community leaders and social service organizations

Yehudit Be Hay
Affiliation: Trauma expert - works for NATAL (The Israel Center for Victims of Terror and War); local resident; speaks English, Spanish and basic Arabic
Tel.: 972-052-521-7855
E-mail: judithbk@netvision.net.il

Aron Poulet
Affiliation: Head of social work services in Sderot
Tel.: 972-08-662-0273 (busy)

Tima Sagie
Affiliation: Head Psychologist
Tel.: 972-08-662-4000

Miriam Sasi
Affiliation: Head of Sderot's Education Department
Tel.: 972-08-662-4000

Raneta Shulomov
Affiliation: Russian-speaking resident and head of a social project in Sderot
Tel.: 972-054-668-9014 (cell)

Dalia Yosef
Affiliation: Heads a project that deals with community protection services
Tel.: 972-054-471-3268 (cell)

Other workers in the area

Eddy Arad
Affiliation: UIAC Youth project Coordinator (English/Spanish)
Tel.: 972-054-764-3246

Karen
Affiliation: Police Doveret Merhav Kachish
Tel.: 972-050-764-3123

Ofer Shushan
Affiliation: Home-front commander
Tel.: 972-057-815-2196
Erik (Spokesperson)
Tel.: 972-057-815-4399

Tamir Simon
Affiliation: Sapir College
Tel.: 972-08-680-2778; 972-054-675-5245 (cell)

Residents from Gaza Border Region

Nir Am

Rami Negbi
Affiliation: English and Spanish speaker
Tel.: 972-052-325-0031

Rachti and Ofer Shlomi
Affiliation: Residents
Rachti – Tel.: 972-08-680-0405
Ofer – Tel.: 052-393-4582 (cell)

Nir Oz

Oded Lifshitz
Affiliation: Resident
Tel.: 972-054-791-6934

Shlomo Margalit
Affiliation: Resident
Tel.: 972-054-791-6934

Alumim

Alumim Guesthouse
Tel.: 972-08-993-7300

Rafi Babian
Affiliation: Security Sdot Negev (Border Police)
Tel.: 972-050-558-4909

Sarah Jane
Affiliation: Resident
Tel.: 972-054-779-2769

Stanley Kaye
Affiliation: Resident
Tel.: 972-08-993-7059

Be’eri

Meir
Tel.: 972-054-791-8079 (cell)

Other spokespeople

Ilan
Affiliation: Spokesperson for Machoz Darom Israel Electric Company (IEC)
Tel.: 972-04-818-4900; 972-052-399-5566

Gil
Affiliation: IDF Erez Spokesperson
Tel.: 972-050-624-6425

Dr. Dvora Hacohen
Affiliation: Land of Israel Studies, Bar-Ilan University
Fields: Intelligence services; Mossad and GSS; Media and the security establishment; Role of the media in political extremism
Tel.: 972-02-563-6667 (home)

Zeev Safrai
Affiliation: Professor, Land of Israel Studies, Bar-Ilan University
Fields: Survivors of Terror Attacks