Joseph Gitler

Joseph Gitler is an American who is known as the founder of Leket Israel.

Biography
Gitler grew up in New York. He got married and later moved to Israel in 1999–2000. In 2003, after seeing a lot of food wasted in Israel, Gitler founded Leket Israel, which became "Israel's largest food rescue organization." He has been often honored for "his work for the benefit of Israel’s needy." In 2014, he received the Nefesh B’Nefesh Bonei Zion Prize for Community and Non Profit.