OUR TEAM
Operation Benjamin is comprised of a group of extraordinary leaders, dedicated volunteers, and a small group of staff professionals, dedicated to correcting mistakes that have been made in marking the graves of America’s fallen Jewish heroes. We are pleased to involve professionals from a variety of fields, all of whose expertise are crucial to the success of our mission.
Board of Directors
RABBI DR. JACOB J. SCHACTER
Diplomatic Liaison
STEPHEN LAMAR
Secretary-Treasurer
Chair, OB Committee on Operations and Administration
LIEUTENANT GENERAL
HOWARD BROMBERG (RET)
Chair, the Committee on DoD relations
DAVID J. BUTLER
Chair, OB’s Committee on Policies and Strategies
RABBI DR. DAVID ELLENSON
Chair, OB’s Fallen Hero Family Outreach Committee
PETER FABER
Chair OB’s Missions Committee
NATHAN J. LINDENBAUM
DEBBIE MOED
LIZ STEINLAUF
Advisory Board
RABBI JOHN FRANKEN
ELLIS CORETS
Mr. Corets, devoted friend of Operation Benjamin, passed away on November 10th, 2021
RABBI AKIVA MALES
GLENN MARCUS
RABBI IRVING A. ELSON, CAPT, USN (RET)
MIKE YASENCHAK
MERLE FELD
Professional Staff
SHALOM LAMM
Chief Historian
RACHEL S. SILVERMAN
Senior Genealogist
VALENTYN KLYUCHNIKOV
Vice President/Financial Records
LIORA COHEN
Preferred Travel Professional
OB Mission Team
YVONNE THORBURN
Administrator/Strategic Business Coordinator
LEORA WEISS
Social Media Manager
LEE BLUMENTHAL
Country Manager, Philippines
PENINAH KAPLANSKY
UX/UI Designer
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ROSS M. WALLENSTEIN
Media Relations