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Joshua Weiss

Besides the conception of the Matmonim Foundation, Joshua Weiss is the Founder and former CEO of a national roadside assistance firm which serviced the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico. Josh invented Pre-Paid Roadside Assistance Cards, a patented product that was sold in over 7,000 retail locations including Rite Aid, Staples, Advance Auto Parts and many others. Josh also secured contracts with CNN and Wal-Mart. Josh is currently the CEO of Strike2Win, an online auction site he founded which enables retail companies to utilize auction software directly on the retail company’s website. Josh lives in Linden, NJ with his wife Eliana and two children Daniella and Moshe Eliyahu. Josh is currently the Executive Vice President of the Orthodox synagogue in Linden, NJ called Anshe Chesed.

Josh’s passions lie buried with the secrets and treasures of ancient Jewish history. Josh periodically goes on archaeological digs and treasure hunting adventures in the middle east. Josh founded the Matmonim Foundation to help young Jews connect Jewish history to our modern State of Israel, to help strengthen Jewish identity and our bond with Israel.

 

Julie Weiss

Julie Weiss has been involved in education for almost all of her adult life. She currently holds a Masters of Sciences degree in Jewish Education from the Azrieli School of Education of Yeshiva University. She is also a Doctorate Candidate in Jewish Education from the Azrieli School of Education. Julie also served as a Teacher’s Assistant in the Masters program, specializing in the field of Curriculum Development and Methodology.

From 1982 until 1999, she was the Educational and Administrative Director of Gan Miriam, an early childhood day care center located in Riverdale, NY. Her responsibilities there ranged from teacher recruiting, hiring and training to the intricacies of budget planning, curriculum and methodology development and their application in the classroom setting.

For 10 years she taught Holocaust studies at Westchester Day School in Mamaroneck, NY. There she also served as the Early Childhood Director from 1997 through 1998. Julie has the benefit of a broad background in various fields. From August 1973 until January 1975 she was Secretary to the Treasurer of the NY Branch of Israeli Aircraft Industries. Before that, she was the Director of the Statistics Laboratory at Bar-Ilan University, in Israel.

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