Larry J. Hochberg is a nationally renowned lay leader and philanthropist who recently served as national chairman of the Friends of the Israel Defense Forces. Larry was a national director of AIPAC and held national leadership positions with UJC and UJA. He chaired the annual and Israel emergency campaigns of Chicago's Jewish United Fund and served on the Federation's executive committee. He is an international expert on Israel advocacy and is a major contributor to many organizations which support Israel. He currently serves as chairman of Friends of European Leadership Network (ELNET), which he co-founded.