the tel aviv foundation

Dr. meggie navon

U.S. Operations Director

Tel Aviv Foundation
Tel: 972-3-521-8115        
Fax: 972-3-527-9589
Email: navonfam@zahav.net.il

Dr. Meggie Navon is the U.S. Operations Director for the Tel Aviv Foundation since 2002.  Her responsibilities include all matters related to the activities, development and operations of the Tel Aviv Foundation in the U.S.

Meggie was born in Israel to a Holocaust survivor father and to an Irgun activist ("Etzel") mother.  She retired as Head of the Neuro-Developmental Department in an Early Childhood Treatment Clinic and a Professor at the Tel Aviv University School of Medicine.

During the early eighties, Mrs. Navon was one of the founders of - The Israeli Forum – (The Israeli Young Leadership) whose main objective was "to establish a direct line of communications between Israelis and Jews in the Diaspora". In 1985, Mrs. Navon founded a new project - which later became the largest project in the country of social absorption - known by the name "REUT", meaning Friendship.

The REUT project was based on the adoption of a New Olim family by an Israeli family, soldiers without any family in Israel and youth from Russia and Yugoslavia which are spending weekends and holidays at Israeli families' homes. The project to-date has evolved more than 35,000 families all over Israel.

Meggie spent two years in the Jewish Community Federation of Cleveland, Ohio, serving as the Community Shlicha, an experience which thoroughly enhanced her knowledge, understanding and feeling towards the Jewish everyday life in the Gola (not to undermine the acquaintance with the fine weather conditions there...).

In 2002, Ron Huldai the Mayor of Tel Aviv –Jaffa recruited Meggie to help in fulfilling his vision to improve the quality of life for the residents of Tel Aviv and all the daily commuters to the city.

Meggie lives in Ra'anana, is married to Yoav, is a mother of three and has one grandson.