12th Annual Golf Classic
Monday, April 4, 2022
Israel Cancer Association’s (USA) 12th Annual Golf Classic took place on Monday, April 4, 2022, at the exclusive St. Andrews Country Club, in Boca Raton. ICA USA had over 120 players, who gathered for this tournament which included lunch, silent auction, and awards dinner. The event drew many from St. Andrews Country Club and around Palm Beach County as well as from many places like New York City and Washington D.C. Those that did not play golf came for cocktails and dinner and the awards ceremony.
The Chairmen heading up this event were St. Andrews resident, Dr. Steve Melman and his wife Phyllis, Nancy and Peter Brown of Palm Beach, and Ross Berman of Boca Raton. Many residents sponsored the event or played in the tournament. A good time was had by all.
Paul Clivio, head of golf at St. Andrews said, “We welcomed this wonderful organization for their first year. Their tournament was fun, well organized, and for a great cause. We loved having Israel Cancer Association USA here at the club and look forward to having them here for many years to come”.
This wonderful day and evening helped raise over $500,000!! The energy and dedication of the friends of Israel Cancer Association USA have financially benefitted brilliant cancer scientists working on specific cancer discovery research projects in Israel. Over eighteen fellowship grants were funded making possible renowned landmark research, treatments, and cures at a fraction of the research cost necessary in other countries, including the United States. See St. Andrew’s July Newsletter review of the event here.
Israel Cancer Association USA remains as committed and dedicated to raising money and growing awareness about the nonprofit’s mission to fund and drive landmark scientific cancer research in Israel.
Photo credit to Jake from Spotlight Magazine
2020 Sunday Supper
With Special Guest & Speaker, Amy Robach
Sunday, March 1, 2020
The Breakers, Palm Beach
Photography by Christopher Fay
11th Annual Golf Classic
The Science of Golf and Cancer Research
Monday, February 3, 2020
Boca Rio Golf Club, Boca Raton
Photography by Jake Packard
10th Annual Golf Classic
Come fly with us!
Monday, April 8, 2019
At Boca Rio Golf Club, Boca Raton
Photography by Carlos Aristizabal
Sunday Polo and Brunch
Benefiting Israel Cancer Association USA
Sunday, March 10, 2019
This is a fabulous event, with food fit for a gourmand,
plus not-to-be-missed exclusive live sporting entertainment.
ICA USA’s Hope and Heroes Luncheon and Fashion Show
“Join us on the Runway”
January 31, 2019, Palm Beach, Florida – at the Four Seasons Resort
Co-chaired by Patsy Spero and Pamela Higer-Polani, Esq.. Honorary Chair: Gail Worth. Grand Chair: Iris Apfel.
Photography by Christopher Fay
ICA USA’s 9th Annual Golf Classic
“Around Israel in 18 Holes”
April 9, 2018
Boca Raton Florida
Beverly Floersheimer, Dan Floersheimer, Nancy Brown, Peter Brown
Phyllis Liss and Dr. Steven Melman
Dianne Meckler and Wilma S. Mooney
ICA USA’s Annual Hope & Heroes Luncheon
“Drawing on Experience”
March 11, 2018
at Eau Palm Beach on
Nancy Brown, Gigi & Graciano Duarte, Phyllis Liss
Ronald & Nancy Coleman
Dianne & Peter Meckler
Dr. John Merey, Dr. Daisy Merey, Alec Merey
Nancy & Peter Brown
Joan Goldberg & Alan Brainerd
Greg Hauptner, Penny Payne, Lexye Aversa & Mike Caruso
Gia & Arthur E. Benjamin
Adam & Peter Brown, Bruce Koppel & David Brown
Bruce Koppel, Carol & Dr Stuart Bender
Sandra Rosen, Helen Bix & Gladys Jacobson
Barbara Macklowe & Delayne Gold
Harvey Poppel, Graciano Duarte & Gil Mintz
Larry & Diane Dunst
Phyllis Liss, Harriet Shavitz & Judi Schuman
Rob Minkoff, Dr. John & Alec Merey
Bruce Adler, Dr. Steven Melman, Bruce Youngman & Marjorie Goldner
Lexye Aversa, Rob Minkoff, Dr. Steven Melman & Phyllis Liss
Ron Schneinberg, Barry & Donna Slotnick, Stacy Schneinberg
Lexye Aversa, Rob Minkoff, Julie Gordon & Crystal Kung Minkoff
Rob & Crystal Kung Minkoff
Deena & Seymour Freeman
Peter Brown, Cedrick Dawson, Conor Badilo & Greg Hauptner
Rob Minkoff
Vivian Ivry, Jacqueline Wilner & Clare Levine
Helen Bix, Gladys Jacobson & Hadar Mehl
Israel Cancer Association USA 8th Annual Golf Classic
Thank you for teeing off with ICA USA at our 8th Annual Golf Classic! On Monday, February 13, 2017, 77 golfers gathered at Boca Grove Country Club for a fun-filled day on the beautiful and challenging course. Our guests drove, chipped and putted in support of Israel Cancer Association USA.
Whether you golfed with us or not, we hope you’ll enjoy these photos from the day. Proceeds benefit Cancer Research Fellowship Grants that support groundbreaking Cancer Research conducted by Scientists at leading hospitals, institutions and universities throughout Israel.
Israel Cancer Association USA Annual Luncheon
Israel Cancer Association USA (ICA USA) held its Annual Hope & Heroes Luncheon at Eau Palm Beach on January 23, 2017, honoring the legacy of Raoul Wallenberg as recounted by Keynote Speakers & Broadway Award Winning Playwrights Laurence Holzman and Felicia Needleman, creators of “Wallenberg”, a new musical drama.
Phyllis Liss & Elysa Kupferberg
Peter & Nancy Brown
Nancy Brown & Heddy Koppel
Graciano & Gigi Duarte
Harvey & Lee Poppel
Frank Orenstein & Gail Worth
Peter Brown & Joan Genser
Lauren Lebowitz & Steve Melman & Marilyn Hurewitz
Claire Levine & Caren Copening
Celia Jacobs with Heddy & Bruce Koppel
Dianne Meckler & Wilma Mooney
Bruce Koppel & Celia Jacobs
Dawn Assenzio & Robin Ganzert
Claire Levine & Lexye Aversa
Cameron Neth, Ari Rifkin, Tova Leidesdorf & Richard Gaff
Lexye Aversa & Nikki Levin
The Honorable Dave Aronberg & Lexye Aversa
Lexye Aversa & Elayne Flamm
Peter Brown & Iris Apfel
Bob Spiegel & Jan Willinger
Laurence Holzman, Lexye Aversa & Felicia Needleman
Felicia Needleman, Tova Leidesdorf, Laurence Holzman & Lexye Aversa
Elayne Flamm & Julie Gordon
Elizabeth Giles & Arthur Benjamin
Iris Apfel & Sharon Apple
Bruce Koppel
Peter Brown
Heddy & Bruce Koppel
Seated: Linda Toch, Joan Goldberg, Jules Toch. Standing: Michael Goldberg, Jeryl Goldberg, Heddy Schiff Koppel, Bruce Koppel, Carole Bender, Dr. Stuart Bender
Seated: Linda Markowitz, Adele Zeller, Michael, Lester. Standing: Sherry Koenig, Bernie Koenig, Liz Lester, Regina Edelstein, Dennis Klein, Myrna Holzman, Marilyn Kaufman, Bernie Holzman, Noel Zeller
Wallenberg Speakers & Musical Presentation
Bret Carr, Lauren Lebowitz, Darren Cohen, Lexye Aversa, Laurence Holzman & Felicia Needleman
Countess Tatania Kurbatov (seated), Angelique Kurbatov & Ilya Boguslavsky
7th Annual ICA USA Golf Classic 
Local Residents come out Swinging for Israeli Cancer Researchers April 11, 2016, Boca Raton FL- More than 90 enthusiastic golfers from Palm Beach County joined together for the Israel Cancer Association USA (ICA USA) 7th Annual Golf Classic held at the Boca Grove Golf and Tennis Club, in Boca Raton. Co-chaired by Boca Raton’s Steve Melman and Phyllis Liss, the day-long fundraiser was filled with a myriad of fun events for participants, including lunch, dinner, awards, a Chinese Raffle, and a live auction of golf carts.
Hope & Heroes Luncheon
Israel Cancer Association USA (ICA USA) held its Annual Luncheon at Club Colette on February 22nd. Lunch Co-Chair and ICA USA Board member, Gail Worth, welcomed the distinguished guests, and Rabbi Moshe Scheiner of Palm Beach Synagogue offered his blessings. Designer and Fashion Icon Iris Apfel engaged the audience with a narrative of her fascinating life. Luncheon Co-Chair and ICA USA Executive Vice President, Arthur E. Benjamin, accompanied by his service dog, Bandit, elaborated on the correlation between human and canine cancers and the important role of canine friends in helping cancer patients through their treatments. Special thanks to Advisory Chair Ari Rifkin for her continued support of ICA USA. Photo credit to Capehart Photography
Peter Brown, Iris Afel and Nancy Brown
Gail Worth and Arthur E. Benjamin
Carole Crysler and Cheryl Abrams-Shaller
Tova Leidesdorf and Ari Rifkin
Joanie Vogel
Jay and Sally Ann Nisberg
Karen Swanson and-Toby Muss
Arlette Gordon and Robin Saltzman
Dinie and Rabbi Moshe Scheiner
Lorraine Hall and Frederick Krueger
Patrick DeSantis and Julie Gordon
Johanna Klausen and-Nettie Effron
Marsha Bronfman and-Steve Lindsay
Janet Levy and Donna Dodson
Suzi Goldsmith and Ania Scheller
Lee and Harvey L. Poppel
Sue Chieco and Leeda Allen
Bandit Benjamin and Arthur E. Benjamin
Gina Franano and Barbara Katz
Nancy DeMatteis and Daniella Ortiz
Susan and George Cohon
Boca Residents Come Together to Support Israeli Cancer Researchers
February 11, 2016, Boca Raton, FL — Dr. Steven Melman and Phyllis Liss chaired the Fourth Annual Boca Grove Fellowship Project cocktail reception at the Boca Grove home of Sharon and Charles Trauring for 80 guests, funding 2016 grants for cancer research studies in Israel. Guests viewed a brief presentation by Dr. Joseph Purita from Stem Cell Centers of America. Following the presentation, entertainment was provided by Avi Hoffman. The money raised will fund a 2016 fellowship for an Israeli scientist’s two-year cancer research project. Last year’s Boca Grove event funded two fellowships: $22,000 for a fellowship to distinguished Israeli cancer researcher Prof. Ehud Razin at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, focused on the role a certain protein plays in melanoma, and $22,000 for a fellowship to Prof. Elena Voronov at Ben Gurion University of the Negev, focused on the link between inflammatory bowel disease and colon cancer. Photo credit to Davide De Pas Pictures
Sonny and Rita Judson, Diane and Larry Feldman
Phyllis Liss and Dr. Steven Melman
David and Ann Feinstein, Shirely and Alan Solomon
Brenda Blustein and Sonny Bernstein
Phyllis Liss, Gigi Duarte, and Harriet Shavitz
Caryl Hirsch and Jay Feingold
Jordon and Leslie Ross, Ellen Hahn, and Robert Krakow
Sydelle and Michael Lazar
Mel Lazar, Marvin Gruber, Dr. Steven Melman
Gigi and Graciano Duarte
Mark Matthews, Marion and Marvin Greyber
Dr. Joseph Purita, Kathy and Alan Broudie
Sharon and Charles Trauring
Arlene Cohen and Susan Boren
An Elegant Evening of Socializing and Science
ICA USA celebrated Israeli Scientist Dr. Tomer Kalisky and Mrs. Lois Pope’s generosity in donating two fellowships to ICA USA (one of which was for Dr. Kalisky’s research on pediatric kidney cancer) with an intimate dinner at Mrs. Pope’s private residence January 19, 2016. Mrs. Pope’s commitment has helped our distinguished scientists dedicate their lives to making the world healthier for future generations. Photo credit to Capehart Photography
Peter Brown, Celia Jacobs and Dr. Tomer Kalisky
Cameron Neth, Ari Rifkin, Peggy and Lew Wheeler
Ellen and Larry Sosnow
Gail Worth and Arthur E. Benjamin
Ellis J. Parker and Celia Jacobs
Drs. John and Daisy Merey
Dr. Stephanie Flicker and Joan Wilcox
Deena and Seymour Freeman
Dr. Tomer Kalisky mingling with guests
Irvin and Robin Saltzman
Sharon and Roy Apple
Philip and Carol Mehler
Peter and Dianne Meckler
Paulette and Ron Koch
Nancy Brown, Claire Levine, and Peter Brown
Jan Willinger and Bob Spiegel
Maude Cook and Patrick DeSantis
Bruce Youngman and Marg Goldner
Julie Gordon and Patrick DeSantis
Helaine and Howard Resnick
Harold and Elaine Friedland
Esther and David Simon