Mittleman Jewish Community Center
A CENTER For All
Ages
MISSION
The MJCC is an inclusive and welcoming hub for a diverse community, fostering lifelong wellness and providing dynamic social and educational experiences, grounded in Jewish values and culture.
VISION
The Mittleman Jewish Community Center envisions a thriving, diverse Jewish community, and embraces a central role in welcoming all to gather, connect, learn and celebrate life.
We are pleased to present our Annual Report for the 2023-24 fiscal year. This past year was a success: We continued to implement our new strategic plan, cultivate new partnerships, and launch new initiatives. Our ability to serve our community at every stage of life is dependent upon the generous philanthropic support of our members and the extended community. We are deeply grateful to each of our donors.
A primary focus of our strategic plan is the engagement of youth and young families. We expanded our programs with new PJ Library events, after school classes, family fitness offerings, and holiday celebrations for Tu B’Shevat, Hanukkah, Shabbat, and more! We rang in the New Year with over 550 people at “New Year’s at Noon,” and hundreds of people joined us at other special family events, including Yom Ha’atzmaut, “Bounce in the Bubble,” and Drag Queen Bingo.
Membership continues to grow, and adults of all ages have enjoyed expanded recreational programs, including lacrosse and pickleball; opportunities to volunteer at the J; and a range of cultural programs, including dance workshops, concerts, film screenings, and speakers. Our cultural partners this year were comprised of White Bird Dance, Third Rail Repertory Theatre, Northwest Dance Project, Annie Bloom’s Books, Portland Chamber Music, and more.
Following the October 7 massacre, and during the on-going war, the MJCC has supported community gathering and education with in-person, hybrid, and on-line programs and resources. We are proud to be the “Town Square” of the Portland Jewish community, welcoming Jews of every affiliation and identity. We are also proud to welcome individuals who do not identify as Jewish, and we know that bringing Jews and non-Jews together to play, socialize, and learn is the most effective way to counter Jewish hate.
Membership, program, and rental revenue cover only a portion of our budget. Support from the community is critical to purchase equipment, update facilities, offer financial assistance, and launch new initiatives. We are especially grateful to our sponsors and the members of our Friends of the Center Society whose generosity inspires us. We also extend a special thanks to the members of the MJCC Legacy Society. Legacy gifts ensure that the MJCC will continue to serve our community for generations to come.
Thank you for your strong commitment to the MJCC. We look forward to a continued partnership to serve and strengthen our community.
B’Shalom, Steve Albert
Executive Director Board President
A CENTER For All Ages
KIDS | TEENS | YOUNG ADULTS |
YOUNG FAMILIES | ADULTS | SENIORS
KIDS
“My favorite part of camp is swimming!” - Vivienne, age 5
“I was nervous at first but then I made a bunch of friends.”
- Simmon, age 6
Toddlers and kids learn to play at the J with a variety of spaces and activities designed for our youngest members. Friendships are established at the indoor playground and yearround camps that foster communitybuilding and childhood development.
PROGRAMS
• Indoor Playground
• Jewish Summer Camps
• Swim Lessons/Swim Team
• Jewish Holiday Events
• PJ Library
• Drop-in Childcare
• Vacation Camps
TEENS
“I have swam at the J for the past 11 years because it is such a warm and welcoming community. I love that our coaches encourage and support the goals of every swimmer.“
- Luna, age 18
We offer teens a place outside of school to practice sports and team play, advance their knowledge of real world skills, such as lifeguarding, and focus on improving themselves physically and mentally for their future.
PROGRAMS
• Stingrays USA Swimming Team
• Lifeguard Training
• Family Fitness Classes
• Junior IGNITE
• One-on-one personal training
• Indoor Soccer
• Jewish Camp - Counselor in Training Program
YOUNG ADULTS
“ I joined the J after the pandemic and started working out on my lunch break. I have noticed improvements in my strength and endurance and finally have a grasp on how each piece of equipment works to help me reach my goals.“
- Sarah, age 27
We are an inclusive community that strives to create a safe place for all to focus on their health and wellness. Group classes build friendships and community for young adults who may be new to the area or are seasoned veterans.
PROGRAMS
• Cardio Kickboxing
• Personal Training and Coaching
• Drop-in Sports
• Holiday + Cultural Events
• Volunteer Opportunities
• Employment Opportunities
YOUNG FAMILIES
“The Drop-in childcare gives me enough time to work out, relax in the hot tub, and even play racquetball with my husband for date night. I know Finn is loved and cared for at the J, he even gets excited and signs ‘gym!’ when we get to the parking lot.“
- Lauren, age 37
At the J we invest in young families and are committed to offering something for parents and their young children, be it through PJ Library events, family fitness classes or providing child care options during workout sessions.
PROGRAMS
• Jewish Holiday + Cultural Programs
• Personal Training + Coaching
• Yoga, Pilates, Zumba
• Barbell Strength
• Family Fitness Classes
• Drop-in Sports
• PJ Library
ADULTS
“I’ve been playing basketball at the JCC for 45 years and it always brings me such joy. It brings such a vibrancy to the J and besides the outstanding exercise and workout I get, it’s been a great source to meet new people and build friendships for life.“
- Sudsy, age 62
The J is not only a facility with workout equipment and pools; it is also a meeting place for friends and family. Groups meet to play a variety of sports in the gym and Sportsplex. Group classes and games and Arts and Culture events are excellent activities to engage with other members.
PROGRAMS
• Physical Therapy
• Massage
• Pilates, Zumba, Ai Chi
• Aquarobics
• Arts + Cultural Events
• Soccer Leagues
• Basketball
• Pickleball
SENIORS
“ I joined the MJCC primarily to use the pool almost twenty years ago. Since joining, I have had both knees replaced and a left foot reconstruction. I would not be as fit and functional as I am without regular water aerobics classes three times a week.“
- Chris, age 64
Amenities such as the warm pool, hot tubs, sauna and steam room, coupled with classes and personal training aimed at improving mobility and physical well being, make the J an accessible resource for our older members.
PROGRAMS
• Physical Therapy
• Chair Yoga
• Senior Strength and Balance
• Dance for Parkinsons
• Arthritis Exercise
• Warm Pool
• Arts + Cultural Events
FINANCIALS
In 2023-24, 86% of MJCC revenue came from membership, program fees, and rental revenue.
Expenses
AT A GLANCE 2023-24
OUR DONORS
$100,000 & above
Jewish Federation of Greater Portland
$20,000-$99,999
Friendly Rosenthal Fund of OJCF
OCF Joseph E. Weston Public Foundation
$5,000-$19,999
Ellie and Dan Albert
Anonymous A Fund of OJCF
Anonymous A Senior Program Fund of OJCF
Energy Trust of Oregon
Harold Grinspoon Foundation
Renée Holzman
JCC Association of North America
Robert and Rita Philip Family Fund of OJCF
Sarah (Richter) Ritchie Fund of Oregon Community Foundation
Gayle Schnitzer Romain Fund of OJCF
Diane and David Rosencrantz
Harold and Arlene Schnitzer Family Fund of OJCF / Jordan Schnitzer
Leonard and Lois Schnitzer Charitable Supporting Foundation of OJCF
Richard Weil
Deborah Yaeger and John Emshwiller
Jason E Zidell Foundation
Jay and Diane Zidell Charitable Foundation
$1,800-$4,999
Anonymous (2)
John and Carol Arnsberg Family Endowment Fund of OJCF
Ben-Zaken Family Giving Fund
Max Birnbach Charity Fund of OJCF
Gerry Birnbach
Jack Birnbach
Henry and Gerel Blauer Family Fund of OJCF
Janis Blauer-Chima
Karen Blauer
Shemaya Blauer
Gregg Coodley
Sara and Fred Harwin
Holzman Foundation, Inc.
The Ellen M. and Peter M. Klein Foundation Inc.
Priscilla and Tony Kostiner
Ellen Lippman and Steve “Rosy”
Rosenberg
Elizabeth Menashe
Ralph Miller
OnPoint Community Credit Union
Madelle and Stan Rosenfeld
Bunny and Jerry Sadis
Lois Schnitzer
ShedRain Corporation
Mara and Robert Shlachter
Jerry and Helen Stern Grandchildren’s Fund of OJCF
Alexander Hess
Harrison Hess
Anna Kodesch
Binyamin Singer
Jonathan Singer
Robert P. Weil Fund of OJCF
Dana Hunt
Sharon Weil
Marlene Weil-Perez
Carolyn and Gary Weinstein
$500-$1,799
Anonymous
The Michael Adler and Molly Newcomer Family Fund
Steve Albert and Janie Goldenberg
Jerome Barde
Baron/Gilbert Fund of The Oregon Community Foundation
Sandra S. and William M. Bennett, MD
Karla and Barry Benson
Stanley and Judith Blauer Family Fund of OJCF
Christopher Dotson
Michael and Chris Feves Family Fund of OJCF
Marilyn Q. Forse Endowment I of OJCF
Josh and Amy Frankel Family Fund of OJCF
Beth and John Germain
Lesley and Bob Glasgow
Jonathan Glass and Sarah Kahn Glass Family Fund of OJCF
The Harad Family
Sue Hickey and Sheldon Klapper
Jan Jewett and Rick Nitti
Michelle and Josh Kashinsky
Laurie Kilbourn and Ron Cobb
Karli Kondo
Joanne and Jerry Kryszek
Anna and Peter Lyman
Lora and Jim Meyer Family Fund of OJCF
We are incredibly grateful to each and every community member and organization that supports the Mittleman Jewish Community Center. The donors who gave during the 2023-2024 fiscal year helped us to continue to offer quality programs to our community.
Nike, Inc.
Jeff, Anne, Josh and Sol Nudelman
Benjamin Zvi Olds & Nadine A. Gartner Donor Advised Fund
Melanie and Jay Rathe
Martine Roberts-Pillon and Jim Pillon
Diane and David Rosencrantz
Jonathan Singer
$250-$499
Steve Arnsberg
We are grateful to the Jewish Federation of Greater Portland's Women's Giving Circle for supporting free self-defense workshops for women and teen girls at the MJCC in 2023-24.
Sarah and Marc Blattner
Cameron and Dick Davis
Laurie Dawson-Bodner
Kathryn Ditmore
The Drucker Family
Anna Epstein and Nate Smith
Jen and Howard Feldman
Glick-Kaplan Family Fund of OJCF
Haglund Kelley LLP
Merrill and Perry Hendin
Karla Neupert Hockley and John Hockley
Lucy E. Kivel
Shari Levinson and Marshal Spector
RaiseRight
Laurie and Bert Rogoway
Eric and Tiffany Rosenfeld Fund of OJCF
Eve and Alan Rosenfeld
Rosemarie Rosenfeld
Meredith Rudof and Dan Weiss
Ellen Singer and Eamon Molloy
Linda and Gary Singer
Helen Stern
Vivian and Howard Wasserteil
Sallie Weissinger and Bart McMullan, Jr.
$100-$249
Anonymous (3)
Curtis D. Frye
Beverly Ickes
Steven Jacobson
The Lake Family
Sandra Lewis and James Rosenbaum
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Loutzenhiser
Andrea Manchester
Beth and Jonas Merrill
J. Ross
Christina Scarzello
Sarah Sowers
Betty Jean and Brandon Wentworth
Under $100
Anonymous (3)
Carolyn Bruce
Julianna and Daniel Burlingame
Barbara and Barry Caplan
Congregation Shaarie Torah
Barbara Durkheimer and Gary Larsen
The Fischer Family
Nigel Freedman
Ian Gadberry
Sandra Goetz
Bonni Goldberg and Geo Kendall
The Goranson Family
Naomi and Sam Harwin
Robert Heims
Nadia Izakson and Ben Turner
Saul Korin
Debbie and Michael Kovsky
Barbara and Stuart Lang
Diana Lindemann
Anne Meadows
Fred Meyer
Lana and Alan Miller
Liz and Brett Phillips
Deborah Popper
Portland General Electric Co.
Shoshanna Pro-Richards
Manuel Rodriguez
Ilene Safyan
Kate Stone and Peter Braun
Julia Waco and Bill Brenner
Amy and Aaron Waugh
In-Kind
Jenny Long
This list reflects only new gifts to operations. It does not account for previous pledges or pledge payments. We have made our best effort to ensure the accuracy of this list.
If you find an error, or if you would like information about making a taxdeductible donation, contact Bess Butterworth, Development, Events and Community Programs Manager, at 503.452.3427 or bbutterworth@oregonjcc.org.
MJCC LEGACY SOCIETY
The MJCC Legacy Society recognizes those who have made the extraordinary commitment of including the MJCC in their estate plan with a gift through a bequest, trust, life insurance policy or other planned gift. The commitment does not require a completed gift, but is merely an expression of intent to include support for the MJCC as a part of your legacy. We gratefully acknowledge all of the members of the MJCC Legacy Society. If you would like more information about how to include the MJCC in your estate plan, please contact Steve Albert, the MJCC’s Executive Director, at 503.535.3592 or salbert@ oregonjcc.org.
Anonymous (2)
Bruce Abrams
Steve Albert and Janie Goldenberg
John and Carol Arnsberg
Richard Barker and Kelly Portnoff-Barker
Stacy Barna
Barry and Karla Benson
Amy and Doug Blauer
Gerel Blauer z”l
Stephen and Pamela Butler
Milton Carl z”l
Glen Coblens and Mia Birk
Edith Dorsen
Becky and Greg Ewer
Howard and Jen Feldman
Nadine Gartner and Benjamin Olds
John and Beth Germain
Robert E. Glasgow and Lesley G. Glasgow
Jonathan and Sarah Glass
Bernard Goldhammer z”l
Nancy J. Green z”l
Merrill and Perry Hendin
Lisa Katon and Noah Kressel
Sheldon Klapper and Sue Hickey
Eric and Anna Kodesch
Eric and Robin Kornblit
Tony and Priscilla Kostiner
Stacey Lebenzon
Jordana and Ryan Levenick
Howard and Wendy Liebreich
Gail Mandel and Steven Klein
Ralph and Sandy z”l Miller
Jeanne Newmark
Jeff and Anne Nudelman
Sue Perkel
Robert and Rita Philip
James E. Richman
Bert and Laurie Rogoway
Gayle and Paul Romain
Steve Rosenberg and Ellen Lippman
Stan and Madelle Rosenfeld
Kyle and Rebecca Rotenberg
Bunny and Jerry Sadis
Stephen and Becki Saltzman
Faye Gordon Samuels
Andrea Sanchez and Benjamin Drucker
Lois and Leonard z”l Schnitzer
Sandra Schnitzer
Gary and Linda Singer
Jonathan Singer
Les z”l and Martha Soltesz
Tom Stern
Menachem M. Teiblum z”l
Kenneth and Jennifer Zeidman
Jason Zidell
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS (2024-25)
Nadine Gartner, President
Jason Zidell, Immediate Past President
John Emshwiller, Vice President of Facilities
David Solondz, Vice President of Strategy
Richard Barker, Treasurer
Naomi Harwin, Secretary
Barry Benson
Eric Brickenstein
Nicole Frisch
Marni Glick
Arielle Goranson
Martha Izenson
Michelle Kashinsky
Karli Kondo
Rick Nitti
Arnon Peleg
Danelle Romain
Nate Smith
Tamar Wyte-Lake
LEADERSHIP STAFF
Steve Albert, Executive Director
Beth Germain, Chief Financial Officer
Jenny Robinett, Assistant Executive Director
Miriam Stroud, Human Resources Director
Becky Ewer, Marketing + Creative Director
Bess Butterworth, Development Events + Community Programs Manager
PROGRAM MANAGERS
Jennie Condon, Aquatics Program
Holden Regnier, Youth Programs
Hillary Shifrin, Wellness Programs + Engagement
Bethany West, Rentals + Events
The Mittleman Jewish Community Center is a proud beneficiary of the Jewish Federation of Greater Portland and is proud of our partnership with them in strengthening our local Jewish community and greater Portland community.
Mittleman Jewish Community Center 6651 SW Capitol Hwy., Portland, OR 97219
503.244.0111 | oregonjcc.org