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Adv. Molho specializes in business and corporate law; he also practices in the fields of telecommunications, entertainment and in intellectual property, where he handled the major precedent-setting litigation concerning copyright in the Dead Sea Scrolls. His clients range from large corporations and institutions to individual businessmen and from foreign governments to public bodies.

In addition to having authored a range of academic articles on diverse legal subjects (such as securities law, computer law and telecommunications law), Adv. Molho serves in various public capacities, including Honorary Consul General of Austria in Jerusalem, Chairman of the Board of the Israel Museum, and is a founding member of the Board of the Jewish People Policy Planning Institute since its inception.

During Benjamin Netanyahu’s first period as Prime Minister (1996-1999), Adv. Molho – acting on a voluntary basis – fulfilled various special assignments on behalf of the Prime Minister at his personal request. These included acting as the Prime Minister’s personal envoy and as chief negotiator on behalf of the Government of Israel to the leadership of the Palestinian Authority and its former Chairman, Yassir Arafat.

The Israeli Bar (Tel Aviv District) magazine named Adv. Molho “Lawyer of the Year”, for 2008.

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In January 2019, Amira was appointed as the first-ever female CEO and Director General of The Jewish Agency.

Amira holds an M.A. in Business Management. Additionally, she held a two-year fellowship at Jerusalem’s Mandel Educational Leadership Institute. There, her major research area was “social impact investing,” an innovative financial vehicle for addressing pressing challenges in society. Amira lives in Mazkeret Batya and is the mother of three children. She is also a member of the Keshet Community, an urban group of religious and secular Jews who run a joint educational program in the spirit of pluralism and shared community life. She has served Keshet for 15 years, since its formation, in various capacities, and is a former member of its executive board.

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Mr. Baklor worked for 28 years for the Maryland Cup Corporation, a Fortune 500 company, and was vice president for 15 years of a consulting company specializing in mergers and acquisitions.

Mr. Baklor is married to Arlene Kaufman, a longtime supporter and leader of both the Jewish Federations of North America and the Jewish Agency for Israel.

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Previously, Mr. Goldstein was a leading partner at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, one of the nation’s most respected law firms. He joined the firm in 1983 and became a partner in 1992, representing many of the world’s largest financial institutions and corporations in significant litigations.

Long active in the Jewish community, Mr. Goldstein served in a number of senior lay positions within UJA-Federation, most recently as vice chair with broad oversight of UJA-Federation’s work in Israel and the former Soviet Union. He was also a member of UJA-Federation’s Executive Committee and served as chair of its Lawyers Division, Commission on Jewish Identity and Renewal, and Global Strategy Task Force.

Also involved in Jewish communal life beyond UJA-Federation, Mr. Goldstein served as a member of the board of governors of the Jewish Agency for Israel; a founding board member of Yeshiva University’s Azrieli Graduate School of Jewish Education; chair of the board of Manhattan Day School; a board member of the New York Legal Assistance Group (NYLAG), a UJA-Federation beneficiary agency; president of the Beth Din of America; a board member of the Ramaz School; and an honorary board member of DOROT, also a UJA-Federation beneficiary agency.

Mr. Goldstein is a recipient of the 2013 Torch of Learning Award from American Friends of The Hebrew University, was selected by his peers for The Best Lawyers in America in regulatory enforcement and securities litigation, and was named by Benchmark Litigation as a Local Litigation Star for New York.

Born in Brooklyn, Mr. Goldstein graduated from Columbia College, magna cum laude, and Cornell Law School, magna cum laude. He was a participant in the Wexner Heritage Program. He lives in Manhattan with his wife, Tamar, and their four children.

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