Fred Schlomka

Fred Schlomka has had a career in the business world and non-profit organizations on both sides of the Atlantic. He established Green Olive Tours in 2007 and became Managing Partner of the Green Olive Collective in 2013.

Fred’s family originated in Palestine and he was born and raised in Scotland. After living in the USA for many years, his passion for peace and justice in Israel and Palestine led him to move there permanently with his family in 2000. After several years as Operations Manager at The Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions, he founded Mosaic Communities, for which he was was granted a Fellowship from the New York based Echoing Green Foundation. Fred is an active member of their global network of changemakers.

Fred also spent over 20 years in the USA where he developed several businesses including American Caribbean Builders which worked with FEMA in Florida after Hurricane Andrew, American Repairs & Maintenance which serviced hundreds of fast food stores on the eastern seaboard, Amazing Husband Handyman Services which has since been franchised, and a record company, Maxemilian Productions. His US non-profit experience includes the establishment of a food cooperative, a chamber ensemble, and a Co-Housing organization.

Fred’s articles on the Israeli economy, politics, real estate & land issues, have been widely published, and he frequently travels abroad for speaking tours and lectures. He has taught a course in business development at the American International School in Israel, is an organic gardener, an avid cyclist and juggler. Fred holds a 3rd degree black belt in Shotokan Karate (san-dan ITKF) and is former board member of the Traditional Karate Federation of Israel. He has two children, one grandchild, and divides his time between Israel/Palestine, Scotland and the USA.

Fred often goes on cycling adventures to remote parts of the planet, while managing the organisation via phone and laptop. During the summer of 2015, Fred and his wife cycled a tandem over 4,000 kilometres through Europe and Turkey. More recently he cycled most of the Mississippi River and teh Gaza border region during the terrible events of 2023/24

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