Libby Lenkinski
Founder and President
Libby Lenkinski (she/her) is the founding President of Albi and serves as Vice President for Public Engagement at the New Israel Fund, where she has led all aspects of NIF’s public efforts in the United States for the last decade – including communications, digital, programs, events, leadership, community partnerships and engagement, New Generations and fellowships. Prior to joining NIF, Libby lived and worked in the Israeli non-profit field for almost a decade. Libby currently serves on the board of American Friends of the Batsheva Dance Company and Heeb Magazine, and is on the Advisory Committee for the Inter-Agency Task Force on Israeli Arab Issues, Ayin Press, Schlepp Labs, and Diaspora Alliance. Libby is based in NYC and travels to Israel-Palestine frequently.
Isaac Kates Rose
Senior Producer, Partnerships
Isaac (he/him) is proud to join the ALBI team. He has previously consulted for the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, co-authoring a report on the relevance of reparative strategies to their Israel-Palestine work, and how reparations could inform social change strategy in the land. Isaac lived in Jerusalem from 2013-2021, first finding a footing there thanks to two progressive Jewish foundations, through the New Israel Fund Shatil Social Justice Fellowship and the Dorot Fellowship, respectively; and as a member of All That's Left, a diasporic anti-occupation collective. He was part of the Center for Jewish Nonviolence through 2020, supporting the leadership of Palestinian partners in their struggle and helping to steward coalitional coresistance efforts for international Jewish solidarity. After leaving Jerusalem together with his partner at the end of 2021, Isaac has been slowly learning about life in NYC. As the third of six children, Isaac learned lots about giving; as an artist’s son, he inherited a couple creative genes; and as a maker of music, movies, and movements, he is beyond grateful to bring the cultural work of Palestinians and Israelis to the broadest audience, so that their visions inspire and energize the co-creation of a just society.
Yael Yakirevich
Senior Producer, Film & Impact Programs
Yael (she/her) has been involved for several years in the intersection of cinema and social impact, firmly believing in the ability of culture to change worldviews, behaviors, and lives. Yael is a graduate with honors of the Sam Spiegel School of Film and Television and holds a Bachelor's degree with excellence in Sociology and Anthropology from Tel Aviv University. Following her studies, she gained experience in editing, directing and production until she found her way to Gesher Multicultural Film Fund. There, she accumulated extensive experience in creating collaborative initiatives within the Israeli film and television industry, working alongside creators from all social spectrums in Israel, and managing projects in the realm of social cinema. These days she is learning impact production and Ashtanga yoga- the first in order to influence the world and the second in order to influence herself. Born and raised in Jerusalem, she currently lives with her husband and two children in Beit Yehoshua.
