Our Team

Jerry Wartski is a real estate investor and an active participant in the Jewish philanthropic community. Born in Poland, Mr. Wartski began his life in the shadow of the Holocaust, losing his mother and father to Adolf Hitler (Y'S) and his evil followers. After being liberated with his brother by American forces, the surviving Wartskis emigrated to the United States. Mr. Wartski is a strong supporter of the Jewish State and frequently engages in Holocaust commemoration. He married shortly after his arrival in America and has two sons.

Dr. Stephen Soloway, of Vineland, NJ, is a rheumatologist affiliated with the Inspira Health Network. He started the Arthritis and Rheumatology Associates of South Jersey in 1993, birthing a world-class practice of its kind. Appointed by President Donald Trump to the President's Council on Sports, Fitness, and Nutrition, Dr. Soloway is a leader in his field, having sat on numerous boards and panels in the pharmacological industry. He has also been a member of advisory panels of major companies involved in arthritis or osteoporosis research. Soloway is passionate about Israel and her people.

Dr. Frager is a physician in New York. He received his medical degree from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and has been in practice for more than 40 years. He is one of the most notable and well-connected lay leaders of the Orthodox Jewish Community in New York. Dr. Frager is a significant supporter of Israel’s new cities and towns in Judea and Samaria. He has also spent his life working for a unified and flourishing Jerusalem. He is the organizer of the popular annual Israel Day Concert in Central Park and arranges cutting-edge fact-finding missions to Israel.

Rabbi David Katz lives in Brooklyn, NY and is a graduate of Yeshiva Torah Vodaas. He also attended Yeshiva Bais HaTalmud, where he studied Talmud and halacha. A descendant of Holocaust survivors who were prominent rabbis and renown European congregation leaders, Rabbi Katz networks regularly with rabbis and communal leaders across America and in Israel. Rabbi Katz, a vocal opponent of anti-Semitic activity, is known for his involvement in chessed, community work for Jewish people around the world, and for his advocacy on behalf of the State of Israel.

Farley Weiss is the past President of The National Council of Young Israel and an intellectual property attorney for the law firm of Weiss & Moy. His writings have been published in The Jerusalem Post, Times of Israel, Hamodia, The Forward, and The Arizona Republic. He was prominently thanked by Jonathan Pollard for his efforts to get him released from prison. Farley Weiss helped nudge US Congress to pursue Palestinian Arab terrorists who had murdered Americans. He was involved with the staff of Senator Kyl's office when the Kyle originated The Jerusalem Embassy Act of 1995. Former Israeli MK Uzi Landau credited Farley's idea to launch a campaign with the slogan "Vote Yes Get Peres." The slogan assisted the success of Uzi Landau's opposition in the Likud referendum on Disengagement. Additionally, Mr. Weiss is familiar with the Israeli judiciary, having clerked for former Deputy President of Israel's Supreme Court of Justice, Menachem Elon.

Mr. Stanley Sved is the former president of the Young Israel of Elkins Park and the Young Israel of the Main Line, and former regional vice president of the National Council of Young Israel. Mr. Sved is a son of Holocaust Survivor who was born in Chust.

Jonathan Burkan: Jonathan Burkan has worked in the financial services industry for over 20 years. Prior to joining Morgan Stanley Wealth Management, he worked at UBS and Merrill Lynch. While at Merrill Lynch, he was chosen to run the Financial Advisor program for their largest office in the country. On March 2019, Jonathan received a presidential appointment to serve on the United States Holocaust Memorial Council (Board of Trustees) in Washington, DC, for a 5 year term. In addition to his appointment to the board, Jonathan is a member of the Museum’s Audit Committee. He has also served on the board of the Harriet Tubman Charter School in the South Bronx, where he was the chairman of the Audit Committee. Jonathan is a member of the University Club of New York, where he also served on the Audit Committee. In addition, he served as a past-president of his condo board. Jonathan received his MBA in Finance from Vanderbilt University and BA in Government from Skidmore College. He lives in Westchester with his family and is involved in several different Jewish philanthropic organizations. He served as the dinner co-chair for the 2018 and 2019 National Young Israel Gala. Jonathan has appeared on Fox Business News and has been quoted in The Wall Street Journal and the Financial Times.