Tova Dorfman
Tova Dorfman is an Israeli-American communal leader who is currently the president of the World Zionist Organization. She is the first woman to hold this position.
Early life
Born in Jaffa, Israel, Dorfman grew up in Oak Park, Michigan, and studied at the University of California.Career
After making Aliyah in 1984, Dorfman started working at Melitz - the Center for Jewish Zionist Education in Jerusalem. Following this, she directed the Israel and Overseas Dept of the Jewish Federation of Metro Detroit. Currently, Dorfman is the CEO of the Steinhardt Family Foundation.Community leadership
In 2021 Dorfman was elected Deputy Chair of the World Zionist Organization as well as chair of the Department for Israel and Holocaust Commemoration Worldwide. In January 2023, Dorfman was elected President of the World Zionist Organization. She also served as chairman of the Herzl Center, associate chairman of the Foundations Forum in Israel, and managed the Israel and Foreign Department of the Jewish Federation of Detroit.Dorfman was a founding member of Yesh Atid.Dorfman has written for a number of publications such as Times of Israel, JNS, Jerusalem Post, Hadassah Magazine.