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Presidents Dinner 2022

Cathy Gardner | February 27, 2022
Presidents Dinner 2022

The Presidents Dinner is back! The Jewish Federation of Greater Dayton is pleased to present the 2022 Presidents Dinner at the newly renovated Dayton Arcade. This year’s keynote speaker is Noa Tishby, an Israeli-American actress, producer, writer and activist Tickets are now available!

General admission tickets are $100, with a special admission price for young adults age 35 and under of $50. Tickets include a delicious kosher dinner catered by Bernstein’s Fine Catering and includes an open bar.


Ticket sales for Presidents Dinner are now closed –  please contact Melanie Gomez at mgomez@jfgd.net for more information


Keynote Speaker – Noa Tishby

Noa Tishby ISRAEL A SIMPLE GUIDE cover imageNoa Tishby is an Israeli-American actress, producer, writer, and activist. A Tel Aviv native, Tishby served in the Israeli army before landing a starring role on the nation’s highest-rated prime time drama, Ramat Aviv Gimmel.

After becoming a household name and appearing in numerous TV shows, films, theater productions and fashion campaigns, Tishby moved to Los Angeles where she sold the Israeli TV show In Treatment to HBO which made history as the first Israeli TV show to become an American series. Tishby earned a Peabody Award and Emmy and Golden Globe nominations for her work on the show.

She is the founder of “Act for Israel,” Israel’s first online advocacy organization and is the author of Israel: A Simple Guide to the Most Misunderstood Country on Earth.

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