OUR TEAM
Joseph Dakar
President
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1948 - born in Walbrzych to parents who originated from Lublin
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1950 - immigrated to Israel. Studied Law at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem and became a lawyer at 1975
Practiced law for 35 years
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Served for 19 years as the Chairman of the Lubliner Organization in Israel
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Serving as the President of the Israel - Poland Chamber of Commerce since 2019
Jacob Gurman-Schatz
Vice President
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Born 1974 in Lund, Sweden by Polish-Jewish parents who immigrated to Sweden in 1968
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Holds an L.L.M (Masters of Law) from the University of Lund, Sweden
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Made aliya in 2004
Vast experience of working in various Sales and Business Development roles in the Israeli High Tech industry
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Serving as Vice President of the Israel-Poland Chamber of Commerce since 2022
Sophia Braun
Director
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Studied Chemistry at Wroclaw University 1965-68
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Immigrated to Israel March 1968
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M.Sc. Organic Chemistry – Hebrew University of Jerusalem 1972
M.Ed – Faculty of Librarianship and Information 2000
Worked at the Library of Life Science and Medicine Tel Aviv University (1996-2014)
Owner of three patents (US and Israel)
Life Achievement Award 2009 - First Products from Dead Sea (worldwide)
Serving as Director of the Israel-Poland Chamber of Commerce since 2016
Ryszard Kulczyk
Vice President
Economist, graduate of the College of Real Estate Management in Warsaw.
Has extensive experience in the largest financial and insurance corporations. Founder and President of the Management Board of commercial real estate and financial intermediation companies.
Founder and president of the management board of Grupa NDF as well as numerous commercial real estate brokerage companies.
Vice President of the Israeli Polish Chamber of Commerce and part of the Management Board at PolChambers - Polish Chambers of Commerce abroad.