The Board of the Rashi Foundation has announced the appointment of Itzik Turgeman as Director General starting 15 October 2012. He will replace Elie Elalouf, who filled this position for the past 17 years, and who will continue to be involved in the activity of Rashi as consultant to the Board and help to advance special projects of strategic importance to the Foundation

Itzik joined Rashi in 2008 after a long and distinguished career in the IDF, which included initiatives to increase the number of high school graduates from the periphery in pre-army academic programs. In his role as Rashi's VP for Promotion of Excellence he took part in initiating and developing innovative programs such Future Scientists and Inventors that nurtures gifted high school students; Horizons to High Tech which leads discharged soldiers from the periphery to academic studies in science and engineering; and more.

Rashi's President Hubert Leven thanked Elie for his enormous contributiion to the Foundation, which he led during the period it became one of the most influential philanthropies in Israel, and for allowing Rashi to benefit from his experience and abilities in the coming years.