Brenda Katten was born and educated in London, UK. She was a member of Bnei Akiva and the Federation of Zionist Youth (FZY). Professionally she worked as a Relationship and Educational Counselor in the remedial and education fields having obtained qualification from the British Association of Counselors. She and her architect husband, John, came to live in Israel in 1998.
Brenda is a past chairperson in England of: British WIZO (and is currently Honorary President); the Zionist Federation of Great Britain and Ireland; Bnai Brith Hillel Foundation. She was chairperson of the Governors one of the largest Jewish Day Schools in London.
In Israel she is currently Chairperson of ESRA – English Speaking Residents Association; Co- Chairperson of Europeans for Israel.
Her past voluntary positions in Israel include: Chairperson of Israel, Britain and the Commonwealth Association; Chairperson of World WIZO Public Affairs and NGO Department. Chairperson of World WIZO Public Relations Department and Editor of the newsletter, The Fuller Picture and Executive Member of the International Council of Women (ICW). Brenda has been a delegate for Israel at the international conferences of the United Nations’ Annual Commission on the Status of Women in New York; United Nations Conference against Racism in Durban (2001); Women Defending Peace in Geneva (2004).
Brenda has three children and eight grandchildren.
One for the album ... a group
shot at the presentations
Meira and Jack Appelbaum with their student Orit Sabahat
The one and only Ilse Gluckstadt presenting scholarships to
her five students – Ashegere Aileen, Almog Munis-Geva,
Helen Tronej, Eitan Shemi and Shlomit Simani
Pamela Sarig presenting the scholarship to
Sigal Lagassa on behalf of Maureen Lipman
Terry Shlomo presenting the
ESRA Ramat Aviv Scholarship
to Yonathan Wassa
Tarkin Adago at the
microphone telling his
aliyah story
Glenis Bertfield and Ann Levin presenting
the ESRA Raanana Scholarship to
Rivka Astaya
Evelynne Cherny presenting the
scholarship on behalf of the
Modiin branch to Rafael Geva
Dena Laufer presenting her
scholarship to
Ester Belay
Music at the
Students Build
a Community
scholarship
event was
provided by
singers and
musicians from
the ESRAsupported
Hephzibah
Volume Center
The hall at Hephzibah's community center was buzzing with ex...
An evening in the company of a maestro …. Alan Gampel with his two sons Elliot and Leo, the hosts Doreen and Alan Gainsford and Cynthia Maresky (top row) and Bess Hoffman (front row). Story and photo by Brenda Katten
It is not often that one has the opportunity of listening to...
Michael, Heidi and Maya Kirsch with Sara Wasa giving her a scholarship in memory of their mother Shirley Kirsch donated by the ESRA Tel Aviv Branch.
Photos: by Tal Zuck
Dena Laufer and Bess Hoffman give the ESRA Herzliya and ESRA Jordan Valley/Tiberias scholarship to Banchi Almiyahu
Zehava Yemana received Tel Aviv’s scholarship from Noah Margalit, in memory of Stella Capeluto
Yael Talala received the Raanana scholarship from Glenis and Lawrence Bertfield
Terry Morris, standing in for Irene Stohn and the Kirshner Fund, presents a scholarship to Sara Alemo
Jajou Zero received the Modiin scholarship from branch Co-Chair Jackie Klein
Rivka Ashtaya received the ESRA Netanya scholarship from Chairperson Barbara Kliner.
lse Gluckstadt with her students (from left) Avital Mekonen, Tarkin Adajo, Tzlil Maimon and Youkal Ezra
ESRA's Students Build a community annual Scholarship Award E...