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Friedman Family (1910-1925) Courtesy of the Jewish Museum of Maryland
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T HE ASSOC I AT E D Today
Letter from the... Throughout our 90th anniversary year, we have looked back proudly at the history of THE ASSOCIATED: Jewish Community Federation of Baltimore and marveled at the role THE ASSOCIATED has played in our community for nine decades. From its founding in the 1920s when the organization met the needs of those struggling through the Great Depression to the 1980s when waves of immigrants needed help adjusting to their new homeland to today when many of our friends and neighbors are still reeling from tough economic times, THE ASSOCIATED has been here for all who seek support. This Annual Report offers a unique look back through the decades and examines the promises THE ASSOCIATED has made to our community and will continue to make for generations to come. THE ASSOCIATED is committed to meeting the urgent needs of our community with speed and compassion, while still looking ahead to a bright future for our children and grandchildren. © Stuart Zolotorow
Flipping through these pages, you will notice that fashions and trends change, but what really matters remains the same. Our Jewish community embodies the belief that we are responsible one for another and, as part of a global Jewish family, we must reach out a hand to all who need our help. These tenets mark the first 90 years of THE ASSOCIATED’s proud history and will carry our community forward to a vibrant future for generations to come. S i n c e re l y,
J i m my B e r g C h a i r o f t h e B o a rd
Bruce Sholk Chair Elect
THE ASSOCIATED’s
Mission
M a rc B. Te r r i l l President
THE ASSOCIATED: Jewish Community Federation of Baltimore works to preserve and enhance Jewish life. It addresses charitable, educational, religious, humanitarian, health, cultural and social service needs of the Jewish community, locally, nationally, in Israel and throughout the world.
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we promise
The
1920s:
“
to take care of our community in an organized, systematic way that is as successful today as it was then.
My grandfather
always said ‘give according to your means.’ He played a major role in encouraging the merger between the United Hebrew Charities and the Federated Jewish Charities. Jacob Epstein led the way in philanthropy and caring for the needy.
– Richard Lansburgh
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Chairman of THE ASSOCIATED,1993-1995, and current Board Member
Until July 1, 1990, THE ASSOCIATED Jewish Community Federation of Baltimore was called Associated Jewish Charities. This report uses the format The Associated or AJC to refer to the organization until 1990 and THE ASSOCIATED for all references after that date.
The late 19th century and early 20th century saw a new influx of Eastern European Jews who arrived in the United States fleeing oppression of the May Laws of 1892, and hopeful about the promise of a new and better life in America. These refugees came in large numbers and many of them settled in East Baltimore. The more affluent German Jews, who had arrived in Baltimore earlier in the 19th century, were wary of the Russian Jews, and although they were committed to helping their “co-religionists,” they thought of them as second class citizens. While they shared a common religion, they shared little else. The German Jewish community formed its own societies and organizations, and the Eastern European communities did the same. This trend was illustrated perfectly by the founding of the Federated Jewish Charities, by the German Jewish community known as the “Uptown Jews,” and, in 1907, the United Hebrew Charities founded by the Eastern European or “Downtown Jews.” Yet, by 1910, there were rumblings among some Jewish leaders about the necessity for the amalgamation of the two groups. Many believed that amalgamation would result in greater efficiency, less redundancy, and better representation of the whole Jewish community. It wasn’t until 1920, that The Federated Jewish Charities and the United Hebrew Charities would merge to form the Associated Jewish Charities (AJC). At the time of the merger, William Levy, a member of the United Hebrew Charities committee, announced triumphantly, “Nothing has happened in Baltimore during my life that is significant of so much that is worthwhile, that should be held as dear to us as the fact we have at last dropped
all barriers and have become one people.” In 1920, the newly formed Associated Jewish Charities initiated a joint campaign with the goal of raising $500,000. Jacob Epstein, a Russian Jew, and one of Baltimore’s most well-known and generous philanthropists, pledged to donate five percent of the $500,000. Jacob Epstein’s son, the late Sidney Lansburgh, and two grandsons, the late Sidney Lansburgh Jr., and Richard Lansburgh all followed Mr. Epstein’s example and were deeply involved with the AJC. “Giving and being aware of the needy in our community was just a part of our family life,” explained Richard Lansburgh. In 1928, Harry Greenstein became Executive Director of the Associated Jewish Charities. Mr. Greenstein’s presidency was set against the backdrop of the Great Depression. The Depression placed a tremendous strain upon the resources of the community. Yet, with the help of generous lay leaders like Jacob Epstein, who increased his gift, the AJC was able to support its community during those difficult years. The AJC had made an implicit promise to its community. The organization would care for its people in good times and in bad.
THE ASSOCIATED T I M E L I N E After H. Joseph Hyman’s resignation in 1928, Harry Greenstein became Executive Director. He would hold the position for an amazing 37 years.
The fund raising goal for the Associated Jewish Charities (AJC) is $500,000. Louis H. Levin was elected Executive Director in 1921. He served until his death in 1923.
1920
1922 The Passing Years, a play by Louis H. Levin, is presented as part of the AJC’s Annual Meeting. Its intent is to show donors the importance of caring for the needy. H. Joseph Hyman succeeded Louis Levin as Executive Director in 1924.
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1929
we promise
The
1930s:
to feed the hungry and care for the vulnerable.
“
Just as our predecessors did in the 1930s,
a visionary committee of THE ASSOCIATED recently determined that human services to our community could be enhanced by consolidating four agencies – Jewish Family Services, Jewish Vocational Service, Jewish Big Brother/Big Sister League and Jewish Addiction Services – to create Jewish Community Services in 2008. JCS supports THE ASSOCIATED’s mission of ensuring everyone in our community has access to the services they need to preserve and enhance their lives.
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– Barbara Levy Gradet, LCSW Executive Director, Jewish Community Services
The 1930s were the Depression Years, ushered in by the Wall Street crash of 1929. In an effort to meet the growing demands on the AJC agencies and services, a decision was made to streamline the structure of the community’s social service agencies. Under the auspices of the AJC, a merger occurred between Hebrew Benevolent Society, the Vocational Department of the Jewish Children’s Society and the Young Ladies’ Benevolent Society to form the Jewish Social Service Bureau (JSSB). Meetings were set between the AJC and Catholic Charities, the City Department of Public Welfare and other social agencies,
to study, coordinate and prevent the overlapping of the community’s social welfare and public health agencies. The AJC made a promise then to do its best to ensure that no Baltimore Jew would go hungry or without his or her basic needs being met. As AJC Executive Director, Harry Greenstein met regularly with key philanthropist Jacob Epstein. During one bleak breakfast, Mr. Epstein, it was reported, told Mr. Greenstein to review every case receiving help from the AJC, and wherever a few extra dollars could make the difference between bare existence and some decent standard of living, to provide the extra dollars and send the bill to him every month. There was no ceiling on the amount to be spent, and the money would be in addition to his usual gift, Mr. Epstein said. Case histories culled from the files of the Associated Jewish Charities were reported weekly in The Baltimore Jewish Times. Many were the stories of respected members of the community who had been thrown out of work, were suffering extraordinary
Jewish Education Alliance summer camp counselor Jean Baer gives a knitting lesson to Ethel Branoff (1935).
hardships, yet were reluctant to ask for help — but had been brought to the attention of the JSSB by concerned neighbors. On April 22, 1932, on a full-page of AJC news, the following story was recounted: “Mrs. Z has been a patient at Sinai Hospital three times. Several years ago, she, her husband and son could always have had private doctors, private rooms and even hospital nurses. Now, however, her husband is unemployed and her son is very much underemployed.” “During her last hospitalization, she was a patient in the wards, a free patient whose pride and sense of security had just received an awful jolt. For days she suffered, afraid she would see someone whom she had known in better days pass through the wards. After weeks of friendly visits to the patients in the ward and to her husband in his home, the AJC social worker was able to make them feel more comfortable about their situation. The patient was discharged from the hospital several days ago. A visiting nurse goes into the home every morning to give the patient bed-side care and to dress the incision which is almost healed.” As of September 1932, the JSSB reported that it had spent $24,500 more in relief that month than during the previous September. Yet Mr. Greenstein could say with pride, “So far no Jew has been denied relief.”
Courtesy of the Jewish Museum of Maryland
THE ASSOCIATED TI M E L I N E A typical day at the Jewish Education Alliance (JEA) in 1930 contains offerings as diverse as sports, debate and drama for children and “Aesthetics of Dress,” and “Decorating and Furnishing of Small Apartments,” for acculturating adults.
1930
Kristallnacht – “The Night of Broken Glass” takes place in Germany and Jews intensify their efforts to flee Germany. The Baltimore branch of HIAS (Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society) helps many of the refugees settle in Baltimore.
1933 Adolf Hitler comes to power and German Jews begin to leave Germany. Around 3,000 German Jews will settle in Baltimore between 1933 and 1945, with the help of individual Baltimoreans and the services of the AJC.
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1938
we promise
The
1940s:
to never remain silent to the persecution of our Jewish brothers and sisters around the world.
“
The Baltimore Jewish Council
was created in direct response to anti-Semitism at home, triggered by Hitler’s onslaught against the Jews. While acts against Jews have declined, it is the efforts of the Council, under the auspices of THE ASSOCIATED, that have allowed us, over the decades, to educate and encourage acceptance by those with little understanding of Jews and Judaism. In speaking for Baltimore’s organized Jewish community on social, political and humanitarian issues that may affect them, the Council promotes tolerance and brotherhood among culturally disparate ethnic and religious groups. – Arthur C. Abramson, Ph.D. Executive Director, Baltimore Jewish Council
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Monument Street, headed by Harry Greenstein and utilized the same fundraising mechanisms and leadership as the AJC, the JWF conducted a separate campaign, alternating years with the AJC to avoid direct competition. When conditions worsened in Europe, the AJC deferred to the JWF campaign. Funds raised by the JWF were Jewish Welfare Board volunteers pack up Passover boxes (1940s). distributed among Courtesy of the Jewish Museum of Maryland the United Jewish Appeal, the Refugee After the economic despair of the 1930s, Adjustment Committee, the American Jewish the community entered into the war years of Congress, the American Jewish Committee, the 1940s, when news of the persecution of and the Baltimore Jewish Council, which was Jews in Europe poured into the community. created in 1939 to combat the rising tide of As part of a promise made to care for the anti-Semitism in this country. global Jewish family, Baltimore responded to pleas for help for the victims of the Holocaust Baltimore was one of only a handful of communities that conducted separate by creating the Jewish Welfare Fund (JWF), campaigns. By 1949, when the Associated which was a group of national and overseas agencies dedicated to helping European Jewry Jewish Charities could no longer balance its budget, a maintenance campaign – AJC’s as they fled for their lives and sought asylum first fundraising effort in three years – in the United States, Israel and other was launched. countries throughout the world. Although
THE ASSOCIATED and BJC continue to keep the promises made to survivors of the Holocaust since the 1940s: We shall never forget. Each year, Holocaust survivors are recognized and the victims a re memorialized at a community-wide observance of Yom HaShoah. Programs throughout the year educate the Jewish and general communities about those whose lives were ended, destroyed or forever changed by the atrocities perpetrated by the Nazis against Jews and other minority groups. In the middle of 1940s, the campaign chairman, Milton Gundersheimer, turned to women in the community to organize a Women’s Division, which would be responsible for handling solicitations in the small trades category and donors listed as Mr. and Mrs. in the general campaign. This new division would lay the ground work for the Women’s Department which recently evolved into the Associated Women to reflect the growing impact of women as donors, volunteers and leaders throughout THE ASSOCIATED system.
it was housed in the AJC Building on
Beginning in 1945 and extending through 1974, 21 East Baltimore congregations disbanded, merged with other congregations or moved to the northwest suburbs, marking the start of the northern migration of the Jewish community.
1945
G-Day, the Associated Women’s Division’s Day of Giving is launched. More than 1,200 women go door-to-door collecting money for Israel. G-Day is replaced by phone-a-thons in 1963.
1947 A group of Baltimore Zionists, headed by Mose Speert, obtain the S.S. President Warfield for a secret mission. The ship picks up Holocaust survivors in France and sails the immigrants toward Palestine.
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1949
ounding of Israel May 1948 brought a sense of euphoria and elation to Jews worldwide as the State of Israel declared its independence. “I remember thinking, we are home free! We have a country,” said Baltimore’s Sue Glick Liebman, who was a young girl at the time.
North African Jewish family at an American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee Hospital in Marseille, France, where all children were receiving medical care. Marseille was the major stop for North African Jews on the road to Israel in 1949. Courtesy of The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee
Mrs. Liebman, whose mother and father worked tirelessly to bring their extended family – all Holocaust survivors – to Israel and the States, recalled her mother’s immediate recognition that it was a Jewish-American obligation to support Israel.
As the Jewish state steadied itself, Baltimoreans did not lose sight of its importance, said Mrs. Liebman. Locals – including The Associated – made a promise to support Israel through good and difficult times. In 1967, Mrs. Liebman recalled, when the Six-Day War broke out, The Associated initiated a spur-of-the-moment rally for the Jewish state, calling on Jews to donate money to help Israel.
“My mother would worry even then,” she said. “Were the Israelis going to be able to sustain a growing country while they were essentially at war?”
“People were in this room just pledging big bucks to send over and I was so proud of that,” said Mrs. Liebman.
Her mother worked closely with the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society (HIAS) to help her own family and pave the way for many others. Mrs. Liebman recalled the local effort to help the fledgling state, people raising funds and contributing on many different levels and through a multitude of venues.
Over the years, The Associated has enjoyed many sister city relationships with Israeli communities. The first was with a small neighborhood in Jerusalem. The second was with the southern Israeli town of Kiryat Gat. In the 1980s, a partnership relationship, led by Baltimore’s Jane Schapiro and Mrs. Liebman, was formed with the town of Karmiel.
Pauline Goldberg, who worked as a social worker for then Jewish Family Services for 30 years, was one of those workers. In 1951, she boarded a cargo boat to serve as a social worker in Israel and to help new immigrants acclimate. It was a paid position – but in shekels – funded by the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee. From abroad, she would hear stories of the interest and excitement about Israel in Baltimore. She noted that the majority of the synagogues were running Israel Bond campaigns and that there was a tremendous sense of local Jewish pride.
Today, thousands of Baltimoreans have been affected by the Baltimore - Ashkelon Partnership. Launched in 2003, the Partnership provides Baltimore residents a wonderful opportunity to bond with our brothers and sisters overseas on issues of shared concern, with the goal of strengthening relations among Jews in Israel and the Diaspora.
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we promise
The
1950s:
“
The Associated is more than just a fundraising agency; more than
a central planning organization; more than a group of health and welfare agencies; more than the sum total of Jewish philanthropy in Baltimore. The Associated symbolizes unity in the community.
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– Harry Greenstein
Executive Director of The Associated 1928-1965
to show pride in being Jewish.
The 1950s marked a time of cooperation and understanding between Baltimore’s German and Russian Jewish communities, which had come together to bridge the gaps between the two and ultimately work to streamline the outdated organizations both communities utilized. Baltimore’s Jewish population left East Baltimore, once the heart of the Jewish community, and created new lives for their families in suburban neighborhoods in Upper Park Heights, Pikesville, Reisterstown and beyond. Providing recreational opportunities for families in the suburbs was a priority for Associated leadership. Existing organizations – the Jewish Educational Alliance (JEA) and the Young Men’sYoung Women’s Hebrew Association (YM-YWHA) – were not fully meeting the needs of the community and change was needed. In 1950, the JEA, the YM-YWHA and Camp Woodlands, the Associated’s overnight camp in Catonsville for underprivileged children, were merged into the Jewish Community Center, which was committed to serving the social and recreational needs of the entire community, from the very young to the very old. Louis J. Fox, the first president of the JCC, recalled that “it took 100 meetings by actual count to convince the officers and the boards of the three agencies of the importance of the merger, and to reconcile them to the hard fact that
there would be fewer slots for officers and board members.” The old JEA closed its doors in 1952 leaving behind a nostalgic generation of Baltimoreans who spent much of their free time at the JEA’s longtime home at 1216 East Baltimore Street. The merger of the three organizations to form the JCC was emblematic of the philosophy governing The Associated in the 1950s. Associated agencies were not just for the sick and the needy in the community. In addition to meeting those urgent needs, The Associated was also committed to providing opportunities for Jews to explore their Jewish identity in social and recreational settings. After the war years, in which The Associated’s annual campaign was frequently subverted by emergency campaigns for European Jews fleeing their homes to avoid Nazi persecution, a decision was made in the 1950s to mount a combined campaign to address pressing needs at home while still serving the needs of immigrants from Europe and the burgeoning Jewish state.
Children play Chinese checkers at Camp Milldale (1955-1956).
THE ASSOCIATED T I M E L I N E The combined totals of the campaigns for the AJC and the Jewish Welfare Fund is $3,382,000.
1950
Courtesy of the Jewish Museum of Maryland
By the end of the decade, Baltimore’s Jewish population is estimated at 80,000. The long anticipated new Sinai Hospital building opens.
1954 The Associated Women’s Division leads its first mission to Israel. Two years later the Women’s Division becomes a year-round part of The Associated. Previously, it only functioned during the annual campaign season.
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1959
we promise
The
1960s:
to reach out beyond our community to care for others who might need support and assistance.
“
I was five months into my job as PR director
of The Associated in April 1968 when the riots broke out in Baltimore in the aftermath of Dr. King’s assassination. A rumor spread that Jewish shopkeepers were targeted with burning and looting. The staff of the Baltimore Jewish Council consisted only of Leon Sachs, the executive director, and a secretary. I offered to help, and we surveyed every store, Jewish and non-Jewish, in the impacted area. We found Jewish-owned stores were treated exactly the same as others on their block. We also identified elderly Jews who lived in the riot-torn areas and were afraid to leave their homes. Jewish Family Services staff and volunteers delivered food to them and attended to any other needs.
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– Martin Waxman, Associated Professional, 1967-1992
In 1965, Robert Hiller took over the directorship of the Associated Jewish Charities from the beloved Harry Greenstein. One of his primary goals was to make the AJC more inclusive – more reflective of the entire community, not only the affluent and influential. To this end, Mr. Hiller introduced the structure of the Social Planning and Budgeting Committees, seven standing committees that dealt with seven different areas of concern. Approximately 500 to 600 people from a cross-section of the Jewish community sat on those committees, radically altering the process of study, planning, and decision-making within The Associated. In 1967, The Associated launched its first Community Study, one of the first such studies in the country. The study looked at various demographic trends including Jewish population growth, age, gender, education and occupation. One of the study’s more important findings was the number of elderly people residing in the Jewish community. The finding prompted the initiation of another study on the needs of the aged. In response to the study’s findings, The Associated created an entirely new series of programs and services for the elderly. In the coming decades, the study would provide the impetus for the formation of CHAI (Comprehensive Housing
Assistance Inc.) to provide housing for the Jewish elderly, and to maintain the Park Heights neighborhood for Jews of all ages. Since the first Community Study in 1969, THE ASSOCIATED has also commissioned studies in 1986, 1999 and 2010 to assess the most pressing needs and most common trends in the community. This important information gathering lays the groundwork for critical decisions on allocation of financial and human resources. The community studies ensure that THE ASSOCIATED keeps its promises to the Jewish community and connects to the realities of the broader community. The 1960s also saw the unfortunate deterioration of East Baltimore – where so many Jewish immigrants in the late 1800s and early 1900s had settled, raised families, built businesses and lived amicably among people of different ethnicities and races. Jews with financial means moved from the neighborhood mainly to the northwest suburbs, although some Jewish-run businesses still remained in the city. In 1968, two days after the
assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., mass rioting broke out in Baltimore City. Stores in East Baltimore as well as elsewhere in the city sustained serious damage. Some store-owners repaired and rebuilt, but many felt the neighborhood could not recover. Urban blight and ill-fated urban renewal projects destroyed the neighborhood’s image for decades to come.
Smelkinson’s Dairy, 1017 East Lombard Street, burns during the April 1968 riots. Courtesy of Special Collections, University of Maryland Libraries
THE ASSOCIATED TI M E L I N E The Jewish Historical Society of Maryland is formed with the goal of acquiring, renovating and maintaining the Lloyd Street Synagogue.
1960
The Six Day War breaks out on June 5, and The Associated quickly raises $4 million from the Baltimore community for the Israel Emergency Campaign.
1965 After Harry Greenstein retired in 1965, Robert Hiller assumed the position of Executive Director.
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1967
we promise
The
1970s:
to teach our Jewish heritage.
“
When my brother
Chip announced that he was going back to Israel to help however he could during the Yom Kippur War, I could see how conflicted Dad was. He clearly understood what Chip was doing, but he was scared at the implications of his going back to Israel, assuming he could even get into the country. What I remember most is how visible Dad’s concern was; I could see it clearly on his face.
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– Bob Manekin, recalling his late father, Bernard Manekin, 1974 Campaign Chair, after the outbreak of Israel’s Yom Kippur War on October 6, 1973.
and Teachers Training School by absorbing it into The Associated family. In 1954, The Associated’s Board of Education was serving 6,000 youngsters through its 24 affiliated Hebrew and Sunday Schools. The Associated marked Jewish education to be “as essential to our children’s future as their secular The primary goals of the 1972 Keep the Promise Campaign were substantially education,” as increasing support to the people of Israel, upgrading assistance for the Jewish poor in Baltimore and finding innovative approaches to Jewish education and identity. indicated in annual reports throughout the Jewish education was revived as an 1970s. Under the auspices of The Associated’s important priority for The Associated in the Jewish Education and Group Work Services, late 1970s. In the 1980 Annual Report, then bold decisions were made to: a) increase Associated President, LeRoy E. Hoffberger, salaries and bonuses for Jewish educators stated that one of the major achievements who took part in professional development of the decade was The Associated’s programs, b) dedicate a new Hillel House on commitment to assist all systems of Jewish education – day schools, synagogue-sponsored the University of Maryland, College Park Campus, c) create the Jacob and Hilda programs, unaffiliated programs, as well as Blaustein Fund for the Enrichment of the Associated’s own educational agencies, Jewish Education, and d) establish the the Board of Jewish Education, Baltimore Louis L. Kaplan Chair for Jewish Studies Hebrew College and the Jewish at the University of Maryland, College Park. Community Center. These steps were but a few which set the In 1928, The Associated worked to revive foundation for ramped up community the struggling Baltimore Hebrew College
The newly and legally merged Associated Jewish Charities and Welfare Fund’s Annual Campaign raises $4,481, 000.
1971
emphasis on Jewish education both formal and informal. The promise to provide a Jewish education to our children has not waivered since the 1970s. THE ASSOCIATED, in conjunction with the Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation, committed $16 million to local day schools between 2007 and 2012 through a matching grant program so that those who cannot afford a day school education can have access. This grant program is in addition to core allocations to schools provided through THE ASSOCIATED’s financial resources. Roughly 6,000 Jewish students are benefiting from THE ASSOCIATED’s commitment to advancing Jewish knowledge. In 2009, THE ASSOCIATED was instrumental in securing an agreement between Towson University and Baltimore Hebrew University (now Baltimore Hebrew Institute, BHI), to ensure the longevity of high-level Jewish Studies degrees in the area. This year, THE ASSOCIATED culminated a series of Learning Commissions, which determined to focus on innovative family Jewish education programs, on more individualized/consumer-focused educational offerings, as well as high-level non-degree courses through BHI.
Stephen Solender succeeds Bob Hiller as Executive Vice President as The Associated Jewish Charities and Welfare Fund in 1979.
1978 Zanvyl Krieger establishes first Supporting Foundation at The Associated.
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1979
we promise
The
1980s:
“
not to forget about the suffering of Jews around the globe.
The 1980s were marked by the rapid immigration of Jews from the Soviet Union to Baltimore, which culminated in Operation Exodus in 1989. During the 1980s, according to Dr. Rafael Chikvashvili, who founded the Jewish Union of Russian Immigrants, a division of the Baltimore Jewish Council, as many as 400-500 Jewish Russians would arrive in Baltimore each year. Dr. Chikvashvili, a young, Russian academic at the time, quickly became involved with The Associated upon his arrival in Baltimore. He was recognized as a potential young leader. He became a spokesperson for Russian Jewry and the resettlement of those Jews in Baltimore. He joined the board of then Jewish Family Services ( JFS) and assisted The Associated in raising the critical funds required to attend to the needs of our brothers and sisters from the Soviet Union. “One of our main goals was to encourage the community to support the Russian immigrants and to recognize that even as we helped them, JFS would continue to help the general Jewish community,” recalled Dr. Chikvashvili, who chaired JFS’ Resettlement Committee from 1980 to 1984. JFS and The Associated offered new immigrants subsidies for their first three months in Baltimore. They provided English courses, helped with job placement, and assisted them in culturally and socially acclimating to their new community. The 1980s were also marked by The Associated’s commitment to continue its important work by adhering to “Federated” model whereby The Associated tended to the resource development and deployment of resources
Twenty five years ago,
many doubted whether Jewish neighborhoods would continue to exist much longer in Baltimore City. But, with the help of The Associated, the Baltimore City government and numerous other stakeholders, Northwest Baltimore is one of the strongest, most vibrant Baltimore communities, where families raise children, seniors thrive in a supportive environment, and diverse populations work together for the betterment of the area.
– Ken Gelula, Executive Director, CHAI
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and the beneficiary agencies provided the necessary services. In 1987, under the direction of CEO Darrell D. Friedman, The Associated leaders appointed a Strategic Planning Committee to operate as a working arm of The Associated’s Executive Committee. The resulting report, “Building a Stronger Community: Toward the Year 2000,” was a landmark document that received national acclaim. It took 18 months to prepare, involved more than 120 people, and clearly underscored the fact that community needs were too inter-connected to be considered separately, but demanded centralization in planning for Associated agencies, prioritizing needs, and budgeting. The Campaign, Planning and Finance Departments were overhauled. The Communications Department became the completely revamped Marketing Department. A Facilities Manager was appointed to monitor the physical well-being of all Associated buildings, and The Associated Mission was carefully spelled out: “THE ASSOCIATED: Jewish Community Federation of Baltimore works to preserve and enhance Jewish life. It addresses charitable, educational, religious, humanitarian, health, cultural and social service needs of the Jewish community, locally, nationally, in Israel and throughout the world.” This mission became THE ASSOCIATED’s promise, a promise it continues to keep today.
THE ASSOCIATED TI M E L I N E Shoshana S. Cardin becomes first woman president of The Associated. She is the first woman to head a major Jewish federation. She appoints Calman J. Zamoiski, Jr., to spearhead a $100 million endowment development program.
1983
The Associated’s Annual Campaign raises $20,081,451. The Endowment program reaches $196 million; unrestricted endowment is $9 million.
1986 Darrell D. Friedman became Chief Executive Officer of The Associated, a post he held until 2003.
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1988
Russian Immigration and Operation Exodus
From top to bottom: a) Soviet immigrants aided by HIAS reunite with family in U.S. b) Boris Slutzki greeting his granddaughter while her mother, Reta Fishlovich, looks on, 1979. Mr. Slutzki arrived in the U.S. in 1975 from Russia. c) New Americans arrive in the U.S. from the former Soviet Union.
Dr. Rafael Chikvashvili described the Baltimore community as “tremendously supportive” of Soviet immigration. He said it did not matter if folks were rich or poor, observant or non-observant, they were willing to help, to contribute to the cause. Today, there are roughly 10,000 Soviet Jews living in Baltimore.
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we promise
The
1990s:
to live openly and incorporate our Jewish values into all aspects of our lives.
“
When we hosted our first JCC Maccabi ® Games in 1992, we experienced the
beginning of a wonderful community building tradition here at the JCC. Close to 1,000 Jewish families from all over Baltimore came together to host more than 2,000 Jewish teens from around the world. In addition, another 2,000 volunteers provided leadership and assistance to help make the Games a memorable and meaningful success. – Buddy Sapolsky Executive Director, Jewish Community Center
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Athletes and spectators gathered for a rousing opening ceremony which marked the start of the JCC Maccabi Games in Baltimore in August 1992. Courtesy of The Baltimore Jewish Times
THE ASSOCIATED kicked off the 1990s with a new name. On July 1, 1990, The Associated Jewish Charities and Welfare Fund became THE ASSOCIATED: Jewish Community Federation of Baltimore, 60 years after Aaron Straus, community leader and philanthropist, first suggested dropping the word Charities from the organization’s name. Preserving and strengthening Jewish identity at home and abroad were priorities for THE ASSOCIATED and new programs reflected that concern. Young Jews were encouraged to show pride in their Jewish identity through their involvement in the Jewish Community Center Maccabi Games, which came to Baltimore for the first time in 1992. Over 14,000 spectators filled the arena to watch teen athletes from 60 North American and
eight foreign Jewish communities kick off a week of competition and social activities with all the pomp and circumstance usually reserved for the Olympics. Since Maccabi’s early days, Baltimore has kept its promise to inspire future generations to take pride in their Jewish identity and incorporate Jewish values into all aspects of their lives, including their recreation. A five-time host city, Baltimore is renowned as a Maccabi pioneer, hosting the first JCC Maccabi Artsfest, a week-long program of master classes, performances and exhibitions for Jewish artists and musicians, in 2006, and the first combined JCC Maccabi Games and Artsfest this summer. Helping to forge a strong Jewish identity was also a motivating factor in the work THE ASSOCIATED began in the early 1990s in Odessa, our community’s sister city in the former Soviet Union. Fran Kanterman, a member of the Israel and Overseas Committee who has been involved with THE ASSOCIATED’s work in Odessa since its inception through the Baltimore Jewish Council, remembers the early days of trips to the former Soviet Union. She was one of a handful of layleaders and professionals who traveled to Odessa to help the city’s older residents reconnect with their Judaism and enable young
Odessans to discover their Jewish heritage, ensuring a strong future for the community. “There were huge needs in Odessa and there were things we could do to get our community involved in Odessa,” said Ms. Kanterman. “It was also a way for Jews in Baltimore to gain an understanding of the part we play in caring for world Jewry.” Ms. Kanterman has traveled to Odessa four times and feels especially gratified that she has been able to keep THE ASSOCIATED’s promise to care for Jews around the globe. “I have seen Odessa progress from a small town in Soviet Russia to a bustling city in Europe and the same thing has happened to the Jewish community,” she said. “Odessa had incredible Jewish history, but after the wars, there was nothing left of it. To be part of the experience of helping the Jewish people of Odessa rediscover their lives as Jews has been an incredible experience.”
The participants of a mission from Baltimore to Odessa presented the local Jewish community center with a chuppah canopy as a gift from the Baltimore Jewish community.
THE ASSOCIATED TI M E L I N E The Steven Kaufman AIDS Outreach Program is formed to educate community members about dangers of risky behaviors.
1991
Courtesy of Fran Kanterman
THE ASSOCIATED launches a community study which reveals that the Baltimore metro area’s Jewish population has reached 91,400.
1998 The Jewish Historical Society and Heritage Center become known as the Jewish Museum of Maryland, an agency of THE ASSOCIATED.
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1999
we promise
The
2000s:
to be relevant.
“
The implementation phase of the Visioning Process successfully brought all interested
parties – lay and professional, agency and federation – together to plan for the future of our community. The success of that model has led us to a new structure for ongoing planning – one based on transparency, flexibility, research and a balance between short-term responsiveness and long-range vision.
”
– Michael Saxon Chair, Community Planning & Allocations, 2008-2010
Coming off the results of the 1999 Greater Baltimore Jewish Community Study, in 2006, THE ASSOCIATED convened a Visioning Task Force, a group of thoughtful and creative Jewish leaders drawn from the ranks of THE ASSOCIATED’s agencies, our major supporters and our emerging generation of leadership, to undertake a thorough, wide-ranging analysis of emerging trends in our community and to make recommendations for appropriate responses. While identifying our community’s emerging needs and seeking more efficient use of our resources, the Visioning Task Force relied on careful research and study and was guided by THE ASSOCIATED’s traditional mission and values. The community vision remains almost the same today as it was 90 years ago: Our continuing vision is of our people living and working together to experience the power and joy of Jewish life as active participants in a vibrant and vital community. We will realize our vision when we have a sustainable community that exhibits excellence in each of the following four areas: • A caring community that supports its most vulnerable members and extends a compassionate hand to those in need. • An involved community that welcomes Jews of every age and offers them many ways to connect to their Jewish identity.
• A learning community that encourages lifelong study through formal and informal educational opportunities. • A community that seeks social justice through commitment to the Jewish ideals of tikkun olam (repair the world) and gemilut chasadim (acts of loving kindness). The first challenge for the Visioning Task Force was determining the most efficient service delivery system. The outcome of this “out of the box” thinking was the consolidation of our social services agencies, saving THE ASSOCIATED system $1 million annually and making it easier for clients to access help in a coordinated, holistic matter. The Task Force’s second challenge was assessing the community’s emerging needs and how best to meet them. It identified three main areas in which THE ASSOCIATED could and should have greater impact: poverty among seniors and children; an aging population as the Baby Boom generation reaches retirement; and increasing incidence of risky teen behavior. The Visioning Task Force also called on the community to encourage Jewish identity and affiliation. As a result of the Visioning Process, programs were implemented to better meet the needs of our elderly. Additionally,
investments were made in initiatives aimed at engaging Jewish teens and young adults in the Jewish community, keeping them away from risky behavior. Since the completion of the Visioning Process, said Michael Saxon, Chair of THE ASSOCIATED’s Community Planning & Allocations Executive Committee, there has been a paradigm shift in the way THE ASSOCIATED does business. The extent of the analysis from concept to “end user” would make any business person proud. “As the last two years have shown, we are able to re-prioritize as needed in order to respond quickly and effectively to rising challenges and opportunities in our community,” said Mr. Saxon. “This is the system working at its best.”
THE ASSOCIATED’s Annual Campaign raises $30.8 million in a year when many philanthropic organizations are unable to stay afloat. THE ASSOCIATED was acknowledged for being the only large city Federation in North America whose campaign increased.
Endowment program tops $423 million; unrestricted endowments top $30 million.
2003 2000
Lawns signs connecting synagogues, day schools and agencies to THE ASSOCIATED can be seen throughout the community, from Reisterstown to Baltimore City.
Marc B. Terrill assumes the Presidency of THE ASSOCIATED.
2009 The Jewish Museum of Maryland, Dr. Deb Weiner Ph.D., and Naomi Kellman’s book, The Associated Story, were consulted for the information in this timeline.
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THE ASSOCIATED
today
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THE ASSOCIATED
tomorrow As we close our 90th year, we look to the future with optimism and hope. Together, we as a community are only limited by our imagination. Collectively, we make the extraordinary happen. We can see the light at the end of the deepest economic downturn since the Great Depression. We have supported one another. It is because of the tradition of philanthropy and tzedakah upon which our community is built. As we move to our centennial, however, there are deep realities that our community will need to confront. We live in an era of unprecedented economic, political and social vulnerabilities. As Jews, we are assimilated today even more than 10 years ago, and certainly more than 25 years ago. With that opportunity for equality comes the challenge that, for the new generation, the value of Jewish identity, of being a part of the Jewish community, is not obvious or necessarily accepted. For most of the last 90 years, we have not had to explain why it is important to be Jewish. Today, we must demonstrate value and compelling points of access. The good news is that we have pilot projects that we have been testing this decade to prepare for the shift. These are projects that espouse the significance of Jewish community and Jewish values. For the parent who is trying to reinvent him or herself, to forge a new or stronger Jewish connection, we have help and we have answers. For Jewish teens who are trying to figure out how their Jewish identity fits into their lives and what it will mean to be a Jewish adult, we have opportunities for them to explore. For the elder who is trying to bring meaning and reflection, to break away from isolation, we have aid and a network. During the past decade, while we focused on urgent issues of economic vulnerability and physical well-being, we never forgot the power of our 3,000-year-old Jewish tradition to bring value and meaning into the life of every individual and family.
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We piloted programs such as PJ Library, Birthright Israel and Senior Friendly Neighborhoods. PJ Library, for example, is about more than receiving free books for young families to explore their Judaism. It is about bringing the Jewish community directly to our young families, about our telling them, “We are here for you.” It is about our asking them, “How can we help you?” Again, as an illustration, PJ Library is not currently available to everyone. But as we look to the future, we hope to make it available to every young Jewish family. We will find ways to better integrate this type of offering and education into our Jewish Community Centers, our Center for Jewish Education and our synagogue partners. We have also collaborated on programs like Jewish Camperships and THE ASSOCIATED/Weinberg Foundation Day School Initiative. These programs have reflected positively on who we are and about possibilities. We have been major funding partners of Birthright Israel which provides college aged individuals an opportunity to connect with Israel and their Jewish heritage. As we move forward, we must grow the human and financial resources needed to extend the reach of these, and yet to be dreamt of, cutting-edge programs so that all members of our community are equipped to use their Jewish identity and values to enrich their lives. We will need leadership – both professional and volunteer – to actively engage in the forums to generate new and bold ideas. We will need people of all ages and backgrounds to participate. We are up for the challenge. As we look ahead to 2020, to our centennial, we look with a confidence that THE ASSOCIATED is positioned to keep the promises for decades to come.
Allocations* Local Baltimore Board of Rabbis
50,000
Jewish Community Center of Greater Baltimore
3,319,382
Jewish Community Services
5,989,299
Baltimore Hebrew Institute (BHI) at Towson University 640,000
Jewish Education Enhancement Projects
110,509
Baltimore Jewish Council
Jewish Federation of Howard County
382,000
857,490
Center for Jewish Education
Jewish Legal Services
1,140,480
3,952
CHAI: Comprehensive Housing Assistance, Inc.
327,350
Jewish Museum of Maryland
236,145
CHAI Senior Housing
188,252
Jewish Volunteer Connection
103,600
Levindale Northwest Senior Shuttle
CHANA: Counseling, Helpline and Aid Network for Abused Women
98,200
Community Fund for Israel Experiences
118,156
Council on Jewish Day School Education
2,100,000
Darrell D. Friedman Institute for Professional Development at the Weinberg Center
75,000
47,000
Maryland/Israel Development Center
150,000
Meals on Wheels
120,000
Pearlstone Conference and Retreat Center
165,883
PJ Library
130,000
Program of Incentives for Jewish Educators
142,645
Edward A. Myerberg Senior Center
100,000
Scholarship Fund for New Immigrants
Financial Assistance
800,000
Senior Friendly Neighborhoods
409,000
SHEMESH
100,000
Hebrew Burial and Social Services Society Hebrew Free Loan Association
1,000
Teen Giving Initiative
20,140
Hillel of Greater Baltimore
822,840
Weinberg Day School Match
Hillel-University of Maryland College Park
192,230
Total Local Allocations
Jewish Cemetery Association
7,000 1,000,000 $19,974,553
7,000
Overseas American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee
20,000
National 1,500,000
American Jewish Committee
50,000
Baltimore/Ashkelon Partnership
475,000
Association of Jewish Family and Children’s Agencies
Birthright Israel
246,000
Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society (National HIAS)
27,650
Directed JDC/JAFI Allocations
Hillel: The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life
82,950
Educational and Tutorial Assistance to
Jewish Communal Service Association
2,500
Jewish Community Centers Association
82,581
Jewish Council for Public Affairs
42,397
Jewish Educational Services of North America
49,033
Ethiopians-Israelis in Ashkelon
Teen Volunteerism in Israel
300,000 50,000
Vocational Training for
Teens at Risk, Ashkelon
70,000
Social Services for Disadvantaged
Youth, Ashkelon
60,000
Jewish Federations of North America
2,581
870,000
Jewish Telegraphic Agency
33,917
National Conference on Soviet Jewry
19,908
Jewish Identity Building in Ashkelon
105,000
National Foundation for Jewish Culture
27,650
Hunger Relief in FSU
300,000
National Funding Council Dues
10,000
Jewish Renewal in Odessa
235,000
Total National Allocations
Leadership Development in Odessa
$1,301,167
40,000
Social Services for Disadvantaged
Youth, Odessa
Hillel Israel Scholarships Local Israel Educational and Engagement Programs Jewish Agency for Israel JAFI Israeli Counselors at JCC Camps Odessa Partnership Total Overseas Allocations
50,000 25,000 100,000 3,830,000 20,000 200,000 $7,606,000
* As of July 1, 2010
The Community Planning and Allocations Executive Committee provides oversight towards the distribution of funds in support of community needs and priorities. Within this process, lay and professional leadership meet extensively with our local and overseas beneficiary agencies to identify the evolving and growing needs of our Jewish community, to evaluate the impact of our system’s services and programs, and to review ongoing issues that have policy and fiscal implications. During the course of the entire Community Planning and Allocations process, more than 200 lay and professional leaders are engaged in thoughtful deliberations to ensure our community’s precious and limited resources are being maximized.
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THE ASSOCIATED Leadership THE ASSOCIATED BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2009/2010 OFFICERS
Jimmy Berg Chair Bruce Sholk Chair-Elect J.M. Schapiro Chair, Administration Sandy Shapiro Chair, Annual Campaign Alyson L. Friedman Chair,Women’s Campaign Glenn Weinberg Chair,The Center for Funds & Foundations Michael Saxon Chair, Community Planning and Allocations Ellen A. Macks Chair, Legacy & Endowment Jody Berg Chair, Marketing Kathy Fried Chair, Marketing Laura Black President THE ASSOCIATED Women Mark D. Neumann Secretary Bruce S. Hoffberger Treasurer Marc B. Terrill President LIFE DIRECTORS
Shoshana S. Cardin Suzanne F. Cohen Genine Macks Fidler Benjamin K. Greenwald Willard Hackerman Barbara L. Himmelrich Samuel K. Himmelrich, Sr. LeRoy E. Hoffberger Jonathan W. Kolker Benjamin D. Kuntz Richard M. Lansburgh Carole Sibel Calman J. Zamoiski, Jr. BOARD MEMBERS
Lynn Abeshouse Dr. Gary E. Applebaum Julie Applebaum Catherine Applefeld Gary Attman Robert B. Bank Charles C. Baum Dr. Emile Bendit Harriet Berg Jack Billig Laura Black Jeffrey M. Blavatt Joshua Brenner Jessica Bronfein Andrew A. Buerger Ted Busch Sheldon K. Caplis Amy Chapper Brett Cohen Howard K. Cohen Robb Cohen Annette B. Cooper Joseph A. Cooper Melissa F. Cordish John Davison Richard S. Davison Rosalee C. Davison Sarah Davison Saralyn Elkin Dr. Michael J. Elman Judith Fader Rabbi Steven M. Fink Ronnie Footlick Richard Fradkin Elaine Freeman Herbert Fried Judge Chaya Friedman Howard E. Friedman Mark J. Friedman Nancy B. Gertner Lowell R. Glazer Rabbi Menachem Goldberger Evan M. Goldman
Cassandra Gottlieb Nancy Hackerman Lois H. Halpert Rabbi Moshe Hauer Lee M. Hendler Fred Heyman Tammy Heyman Liora B. Hill Daniel Hirschhorn Sandy Hittman Linda A. Hurwitz Wendy M. Jachman Sanford Jacobson Ann H. Kahan Laurence Katz Daniel J. Klein Nancy Kohn Rabin David Kuntz Marlene B. Kuntz Herschel Langenthal Judith M. Langenthal Jon Laria Michele Lax Lainy LeBow-Sachs Douglas Lederman Suzanne Levin-Lapides Jon H. Levinson Ann Neumann Libov Caren Lichter Dr. David Liebman Janet B. Livingston Laurie R. Luskin Lynne Sherman Lyon Allison Magat Shelly Malis Richard P. Manekin Robert A. Manekin Aaron Max Jennifer L. Meyerhoff Joseph Meyerhoff II Jeffrey Miller Robin Miller Wendy Miller Searle E. Mitnick Dr. Edward L. Morris Jill Mull Patricia R. Neumann Eric Nislow Pacy Oletsky Gary Perolman Larry Plant Tamara S. Plant Pamela Platt Abba D. Poliakoff Michael Renbaum Jody L. Rosenberg Lee Rosenberg Howard Rosenbloom Terry M. Rubenstein Robert C. Russel Philip E. Sachs Lynn Sassin Annette Saxon Frederica K. Saxon Stuart Schabes Jane K. Schapiro Jeffrey H. Scherr Dara Schnee Clair Segal David Shapiro Sanford Shapiro Richard Shatzkin Lee Sherman Steven Sibel Todd Sibel Elaine Snyder Leonard Stoler David Swirnow Louis Thalheimer Harel Turkel Paul Volosov Martha Weiman Robert Wertheimer Mitchell D. Whiteman Charles S. Winner Fred Wolf III Peggy K. Wolf M. Richard Wyman William Yerman Benjamin Zager Adele Zilber Morry A. Zolet NOMINATING COMMITTEE
Genine Macks Fidler Chair
THE ASSOCIATED JEWISH COMMUNITY FEDERATION OF BALTIMORE PAST PRESIDENTS AND CHAIRS OF THE BOARD
Jacob Blaustein* Irving Blum* Shoshana S. Cardin Suzanne F. Cohen Alfred I. Coplan* Genine Macks Fidler Louis J. Fox* L. Edwin Goldman* Benjamin K. Greenwald Willard Hackerman Isaac Hamburger II* Barbara L. Himmelrich Samuel K. Himmelrich, Sr. LeRoy E. Hoffberger Albert D. Hutzler, Jr.* Albert D. Hutzler, Sr.* A. Ray Katz* J. Benjamin Katzner* Louis B. Kohn II* Jonathan W. Kolker Abraham Krieger* Benjamin D. Kuntz Richard M. Lansburgh Sidney Lansburgh, Jr.* Sidney Lansburgh, Sr.* Lester S. Levy* Bernard Manekin* Joseph Meyerhoff* Elkan R. Myers* Jack Pearlstone* Morton B. Plant* Carole Sibel Walter Sondheim, Sr.* Dr. Alvin Thalheimer* Calman J. Zamoiski, Jr. ASSOCIATED JEWISH CHARITIES OF BALTIMORE PAST PRESIDENTS
Herman Cohen* Alfred I. Coplan* Richard Davison Lee L. Dopkin* Louis J. Fox* Henry S. Frank* Jill Gansler Martin B. Kohn* Sidney Lansburgh, Sr.* Abraham Mahr* Bernard Manekin* Harvey M. Meyerhoff Joseph Meyerhoff* Elkan R. Myers* Julius Offit* Judge Rubin Oppenheimer* Walter Rothschild* Frederica K. Saxon J. M. Schapiro Jeffrey H. Scherr Dr. Albert Shapiro* M. Sigmund Shapiro Louis B. Thalheimer Robert L. Weinberg* Julius Westheimer* Calman J. Zamoiski, Jr. WOMEN’S DEPARTMENT PAST PRESIDENTS
Grace Z. Abramowitz Hilda K. Blaustein* Shoshana S. Cardin Annette B. Cooper Rosalee C. Davison Carole K. Fradkin Nancy B. Gertner Myra Gold Gloria S. Harris Barbara L. Himmelrich Amalie Katz* Sylvia W. Katzner* Clementine L. Kaufman Marlene B. Kuntz Judith M. Langenthal Naomi Z. Levin Ann Neumann Libov Helene L. Moses* Ann Kolker Pearlstone* Peggy M. Pearlstone* Tamara S. Plant Brenda Brown Rever Babette H. Rosenberg Eleanor K. Rosenberg* Jane K. Schapiro Carole Sibel
ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEES Audit Committee
Jeannie Siegel Hillel – College Park Liaison
Robert C. Russel Chair
Nancy B. Gertner Hillel – Goucher Liaison
Jill Gansler Vice Chair
Mark Greenberg Hillel – Hopkins Liaison
Cash Mobilization
Pam Platt Hillel – UMBC Liaison
Jack Billig Chair Finance Committee
Judith M. Langenthal Hillel – Towson Liaison
Bruce S. Hoffberger Chair
Jonny Lewis JCC Liaison
J.M. Schapiro Vice Chair
Saralyn Elkin JCS Liaison
Human Resources Committee Larry Caplan
Richard Shatzkin Chair
Insurance Committee
Robert M. Wertheimer Chair CAMPAIGN LEADERSHIP
Sandy Shapiro Annual Campaign Chair Debra S. Weinberg Annual Campaign Vice Chair,Top Gifts & King David Co-Chair Alyson L. Friedman Women’s Campaign Chair Laurie R. Luskin Women’s Campaign Vice Chair,Top Gifts & King David Co-Chair AFFINITIES/DIVISIONS Community Professionals
Amian Kelemer Gail Zuskin Co-Chairs Financial Services Division
Charles E. Klein Craig Lestner Co-Chairs IMPACT
Harel T. Turkel Chair Tara Brown Vice Chair Micah Damareck Campaign Chair Keynote Division
Martin Waxman Chair Lawyers Division
Arnold M. Weiner Laurence M. Katz Co-Chairs Real Estate Industry Group
David Berg David Swirnow Co-Chairs Howard County
Cary Millstein Vice President Campaign Rob Cahn Executive Vice President Campaign AGENCY BOARDS
JMM Liaison Bonnie Krosin JVC Liaison Bob Smelkinson Levindale Liaison Rob Frier MIDC Liaison Ricky Gratz Pearlstone Liaison Andrew Levine Sinai Liaison Laurence M. Katz SHEMESH Liaison EVENTS Super Sunday
Arnold Kohn CHAI Liaison Matt Lipsky CHAI Liaison Ann Neumann Libov CHANA Liaison Claire Landers DFI Liaison Amy Chapper Hebrew Free Loan Liaison
Commission on an Involved Community
Jill Max Laurie R. Luskin Co-Chairs Commission for a Socially Just Community
Rabbi Ron Shulman Sheldon Caplis Co-Chairs Committee for Israel and Overseas
Linda A. Hurwitz Chair 2010 Community Study
Michael Saxon Chair Odessa Committee
Katie Applefeld Jason Blavatt Co-Chairs LEGACY & ENDOWMENT
Charles S. Winner, Esq. Chair
Rosalee C. Davison Chair Alvin Fisher Hilda Fisher Co-Chairs
Keynote
MARKETING COMMITTEE
Daniel Hirschhorn Lainy LeBow-Sachs Co-Chairs
Jody Berg Kathy Fried Chairs
CAMPAIGN INITIATIVES
Payton Goldman Nicole Levitt Outreach Chairs
Dr. Adam L. Basner Beth Goldsmith Top Gifts Recognition Events Co-Chairs Lynn Abeshouse Todd Sibel 2020 Leadership Initiative Co-Chairs
Joseph Meyerhoff II President-Elect Philip E. Sachs Vice President
Marc B. Terrill Secretary and Executive Director
Circle of Giving
Linda A. Hurwitz Spring Momentum Initiative Chair
Robert B. Bank President
Planned Giving Round Table
Evan M. Goldman Wendy Miller Co-Chairs
Rosalee C. Davison Genine Macks Fidler Pacy Oletsky Snowbird Co-Chairs
ASSOCIATED JEWISH CHARITIES OF BALTIMORE (AJC)
Lawrence M. Macks Treasurer
Kickoff
Andrew F. Conn Donor Retention Chair
Alyson L. Friedman Beth Gansky Randi Hertzberg Gina Hirschhorn Linda A. Hurwitz Michele Lax Nicole Levitt Ann Neumann Libov Laurie R. Luskin Ellen A. Macks Allison Magat Susan Mehlman Wendy Miller Patti Neumann Beth Perlman Nancy Kohn Rabin Lynn Sassin Annette G. Saxon
Ellen A. Macks Chair
Nancy B. Gertner Jennifer L. Meyerhoff Mitchell D. Whiteman Co-Chairs
Stephani Renbaum Jayme Wood PR Chairs Patricia R. Neumann E-communications Chair THE CENTER FOR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT & LEADERSHIP
Mark D. Neumann Chair Harriet Berg Co-Chair Jewish Volunteer Connection
Caren Lichter Chair
ajc Board Members
Arthur Adler Charles C. Baum Jimmy Berg Howard K. Cohen Richard S. Davisonv Alan Edelman Jill Ganslerv Jay Gouline Nancy Hackerman Fritzi K. Hallock Harry Halpert Daniel Hirschhorn Charles Jacobs Eric Levitt David Max Lawrence I. Rosenberg Robert C. Russel Frederica K. Saxonv J. Mark Schapirov Jeffrey H. Scherrv M. Sigmund Shapirov Lisa Spitulnik Mitchell D. Whiteman Richard Wyman Morry A. Zolet v
Life Director
AJC COMMITTEES Administration Committee
Philip E. Sachs Chair Lisa Spitulnik Vice Chair
THE CENTER FOR FUNDS & FOUNDATIONS
Shelly Malis Vice Chair
Glenn Weinberg Chair
Leadership Development
Investment Management Committee
Allison J. Magat Chair
Charles C. Baum Chair
Melissa Cordish Co-Chair
Howard K. Cohen Vice Chair
Board Development
Jay Gouline Vice Chair
Lee M. Hendler Vice Chair COMMUNITY PLANNING AND ALLOCATIONS EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Dan Billig Chair
Sue Kohn Agency Excellence Committee Co-Chair Robert Wertheimer UJC National Chair Young Leadership Baltimore-Ashkelon Partnership
Saralyn Elkin Dr. Jeffrey Miller Co-Chairs Baltimore Hillel Council
Searle E. Mitnick Chair Commission for a Caring Community
Fred Wolf III Allison J. Magat Co-Chairs
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Richard P. Manekin Ned Himmelrich Co-Chairs
Harry Greenstein Legacy Society
Annette G. Saxon Agency Boards Campaign Chair Michael Saxon Chair & Immediate Past Women’s Campaign Chair Robb Cohen BJC Liaison
Commission for a Learning Community
Morry A. Zolet Vice Chair Real Estate Management Committee
Evan M. Goldman Cabinet Men’s Area Chair
Lawrence I. Rosenberg Chair
Katie Applefeld Cabinet Women’s Area Chair
David Max Vice Chair
ASSOCIATED WOMEN’S EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Julie Applebaum Katie Applefeld Harriet Berg Laura Black Kelly Blavatt Kathy Fried * of blessed memory
THE ASSOCIATED Agencies and Programs* Baltimore Hebrew Institute At Towson University 410.704.7117 www.towson.edu/bhi Baltimore Jewish Council 410.542.4850 www.baltjc.org The Louise D. & Morton J. Macks Center for Jewish Education 410.735.5000 www.cjebaltimore.org CHAI: Comprehensive Housing Assistance, Inc. 410.466.1990 www.chaibaltimore.org CHANA: Counseling, Helpline and Aid Network for Abused Women 410.234.0023 www.chanabaltimore.org Council on Jewish Day School Education 410.735.5000 The Darrell D. Friedman Institute for Professional Development at the Weinberg Center 410.843.7560 www.thedfi.org Edward A. Myerberg Senior Center 410.358.6856 www.myerbergseniorcenter.org Hebrew Burial and Social Services Society 410.653.8900 Hebrew Free Loan Association 410.466.9200 Ext. 216 www.hebrewfreeloan.org
2010
Honor Roll
Levindale Hebrew Geriatric Center and Hospital** 410.466.8700 www.lifebridgehealth.org
Hillel—Goucher College 410.337.6545 www.goucher.edu/hillel Hillel—Johns Hopkins University 410.516.0333 www.hopkinshillel.org
Maryland/Israel Development Center 410.767.0681 www.marylandisrael.org
Hillel—Towson University 410.704.4671 www.towsonhillel.org
The Pearlstone Conference and Retreat Center 410.429.4400 www.pearlstonecenter.org
Hillel—University of Maryland Baltimore County 410.455.1329 www.umbchillel.org
SHEMESH 443.529.1600 Sinai Hospital of Baltimore** 410.601.9000 www.lifebridgehealth.org
Hillel—University of Maryland College Park 301.422.6200 www.hillelmd.org
National Agencies
Jewish Cemetery Association 410.727.4828 Jewish Community Center of Greater Baltimore Weinberg Park Heights 410.542.4900 Rosenbloom Owings Mills 410.356.5200 www.jcc.org Jewish Community Services 410.466.9200 www.jcsbaltimore.org Jewish Museum of Maryland 410.732.6400 www.jewishmuseummd.org Jewish Volunteer Connection 410.843.7490 www.jvcbaltimore.org
The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, Inc. 212.687.6200 www.jdc.org The Jewish Agency for Israel North America section 212.339.6005 www.jafi.org.il The Jewish Federations of North America 212.284.6500 www.jewishfederations.org
* As of July 1, 2010 ** Levindale Hebrew Geriatric Center and Hospital and Sinai Hospital are constituent partner agencies that do not receive an allocation from THE ASSOCIATED Annual Campaign.
Honor Roll,
To view the which recognizes donors of $1,000 or more, please visit www.associated.org/honorroll. If you prefer to received a printed copy, call Carolyn White at 410-369-9309 or email cwhite@associated.org.
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Front row (left to right): Marc B. Terrill, President; Bruce Sholk, Chair-Elect; Debra S. Weinberg, Incoming Chair, Annual Campaign; Jimmy Berg, Chair of the Board; Laurie R. Luskin, Incoming Chair,Women’s Campaign Back row (left to right): Jody Berg, Chair, Marketing; Kathy Fried, Chair, Marketing; Linda A. Hurwitz, Israel and Overseas Committee Chair; Incoming Chair of Resource Development; Laura Black, President,THE ASSOCIATED Women; Sandy Shapiro, Chair, Annual Campaign; Alyson L. Friedman Chair,Women’s Campaign; Glenn Weinberg, Chair,The Center for Funds and Foundations; Mark D. Neumann, Chair, Community Planning and Allocations; Robert Russel, Audit Committee Chair; J.M. Schapiro, Secretary Not pictured: Bruce S. Hoffberger, Treasurer © Stuart Zolotorow
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