A founding member of the Kehillah, Henry is back on the Board as Secretary. Born in Tokaj, Hungary, he came to this country at age 9 with his family. Henry has been on the faculty of the UNC Department of Computer Science since 1978…

Ziggy was born in Poland and grew up in Denmark. After high school, he moved to Israel where he eventually met Michele. Ziggy has been living in Chapel Hill for almost 20 years and has been a Kehillah member for more than a decade. He is VP for Broadband Strategy at a company providing consulting…

Howard moved to Durham in 2000. He retired as a research fellow at DuPont Company in 2016. Shortly after moving to North Carolina, Lois and Howard joined the Kehillah. Very quickly Howard joined the Board of the Kehillah. Howard has been treasurer, administrative vice president, and served four years as President. Howard was instrumental in…

Lily Farel was born and raised in Chapel Hill and was a member of the first graduating class of East Chapel Hill High School. After 20 years away, she returned with a husband, a daughter, and a license to practice law. Lily and her family have been members of the Kehillah since 2017, and she…

Joel Tepper was born in Brooklyn, NY and grew up in southeastern Massachusetts.  He came to Chapel Hill for a job at UNC School of Medicine where he is still employed very part time.  He and his wife Laurie and his two daughters became members of the Kehillah at almost the very beginning, and has…

Donna was born and raised in Greensboro, NC and has been a member of Kehillah since its inception. She is a lawyer working with small businesses. Prior to law school, she was a newspaper reporter. She loves reading, cooking and tries her best to get 10 minutes of exercise daily….