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Volume XXVI | Number 1 | October 2013

President’s Message

JMOF-FIU Leadership

The fall has arrived and with it comes another exciting season for the museum.

FIU classes kicked off, bringing in a new group of young minds alongside adult learners, for courses on religion and the Holocaust, using JMOF-FIU’s artifacts and exhibits as resources. The annual student writing contest is underway, introducing multicultural themes of Growers, Grocers & Gefilte Fish to students all across the state. After more than two years of research and sorting through thousands of photographs and artifacts, we have selected the gems for this exhibit, for a very nostalgic look at the people responsible for the foods we love.

In November, Graphic Details will grace our walls and undoubtedly move you with its uncensored honesty about being a Jewish woman in the man’s world of comics.

As the first museum in the U.S. to display a selection of the Hans Sachs posters, JMOF-FIU continues to receive accolades and press for the show. Several experts will convene at the museum during the week of Art Basel to talk about the subject of Nazi looted art and restitution.

Of course our flurry of public programs keeps going: from music performances to films and walking food tours, there’s quite literally something going on each week. Don’t forget to clip out the program guide from this issue, so you won’t miss anything!

We look forward to your continued participation in and support of all our activities.

OFFICERS President of the Board Elliot N. Stone, Miami

Sincerely, Elliot N. Stone President of the Board

Table of Contents President’s Message ......................................................................................2 JMOF-FIU celebrates 18 years .......................................................................3 Growers, Grocers & Gefilte Fish .....................................................................4 K-12 Education Programs...............................................................................5 Happenings.....................................................................................................6 Cover Story .....................................................................................................8 Keys to the Collection ...................................................................................10 FIU Academic Offerings.................................................................................11 Museum Programs & Events.........................................................................12 JMOF-FIU Supporters ...................................................................................14 Membership ..................................................................................................18 Volunteers and Heritage Society ...................................................................24 Museum Information .....................................................................................26 Memorials and Tributes .................................................................................27

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Vice Presidents Isabel Bernfeld Anderson, Miami Beach Kenneth M. Bloom, Pinecrest Paul Drucker, Boca Raton Murray H. Dubbin, Miami Leslie Jay Gross, Miami Alan J. Levy, Fort Lauderdale Louis Schneider, Miami Treasurer David Adler, Miami Beach Board of Directors Ellie Aibel, Coral Gables Elaine Bloom, Miami Beach Helene S. Dubbin, Miami Mel Frumkes, Miami Frances Gaynor, Pinecrest Judy Gilbert-Gould, Miami Ira D. Giller, Miami Beach Norman Levine, North Miami Beach Gwen Margolis, Coconut Grove Michael D. Orovitz, Bay Harbor Islands MariLyn Potash, North Miami Beach Gerald K. Schwartz, Miami Beach Leonard A. Wien, Miami Beach Linda B. Zilber, Bay Harbor Islands PAST PRESIDENTS W. James Orovitz (deceased) – MOSAIC Founding President Maynard Abrams (deceased) Helene Herskowitz, Delray Beach Sandra Angel Malamud, Sarasota Norman M. Giller (deceased) – Museum Founding President Norman Levine, North Miami Beach Helene S. Dubbin, Miami Ira D. Giller, Miami Beach Leonard A. Wien, Miami Beach Linda B. Zilber, Bay Harbor Islands ADVISORY COUNCIL Harold Aibel, Coral Gables Sheldon Anderson, Miami Jerry Blank, Sun Valley, Idaho Betty Cooper, Miami Beach Michael Dribin, Miami Beach Samuel J. Dubbin, Miami Harvey J. Feld, Tampa George Feldenkreis, Miami

Mikki & Morris Futernick, Coconut Grove Jeffrey Gilbert, Miami Beach Jane & Jerrold Goodman, Miami Beach Sonya Rabin Greenfield, Miami Nicki Englander Grossman, Hollywood Daniel F. Herz, Plantation Lewis M. Kanner, Coral Gables Betsy Kaplan, Miami Judge Gerald Kogan, Miami Gabriela Landau, Asheville, North Carolina Jack H. Levine, Miami Morris D. Levitt, Coconut Grove Saundra D. Lieber, Aventura Norman Lipoff, Miami Hannah Lipton, Aventura Hazel M. Mack, Jacksonville Julian Meitin, Orlando Bess Myerson, Santa Monica, California Avis Lee Neiman, Miami Jonathan Nelson, North Miami Norma Jean Ober Stone, Coral Gables Joseph W. Pallot, Miami Doris C. Rosenblatt, Tampa Lloyd L. Ruskin, Miami Beach Lina Zargar Samimy, Coral Gables Gloria G. Scharlin, Coral Gables Shirlee Segall Schiller, Miami Beach Norman Schwartz, North Miami Beach Teddi B. Segal, Hendersonville, NC Tamra Sheffman, Miami Beach Gary P. Simon, Miami Marilyn K. Solomon, Coconut Grove Jean Soman, Miami Stanley G. Tate, Bay Harbor Islands Jackie & Bob Traurig, Coconut Grove Linda Widrich Weitz, Miami Beach Pauline Winick, Miami Beach Sharyn Wittner, St. Petersburg EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Jo Ann Arnowitz FOUNDING EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Marcia Jo Zerivitz

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JMOF-FIU celebrates 18 years For the Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU, celebrating its 18th year is an important milestone.

In Jewish culture, there’s no secret to the number 18. It represents life.

“Secular culture values round numbers like 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 50 in terms of measuring time and anniversaries,” said Oren Stier, associate professor of religious studies at FIU. “In Judaism, we have a different idea that relates to classic Jewish numerology, otherwise known as gematria.”

This system of numerology, according to Stier, allows people to extract secret meanings behind Jewish words, phrases and texts. In the case of 18, the combined numerical value of letters het ( ) and yud ( ) spell chai — life. This is why many Jewish people will give monetary gifts in multiples of 18. Symbolically, they are giving the gift of life.

For the museum, the symbolism of 18 years is about more than just its future. It’s also a time to celebrate its past.

“Since opening its doors, the museum has offered more than 600 educational and cultural public programs, while also hosting thousands of school children and countless visitors from all across the world every year,”

said Jo Ann Arnowitz, executive director of JMOF-FIU. “The museum’s space has more than doubled, and its collections have expanded significantly.”

In addition, the museum’s leadership initiated legislation for both an annual Florida Jewish History Month and Jewish American Heritage Month to celebrate the culture, traditions and contributions of the Jewish people to Florida and the nation.

During its first 18 years, the museum also earned accreditation by the American Alliance of Museums, a distinction attained by less than 5 percent of the nation’s museums. With more than 70 temporary exhibits under its belt, the museum continues to promote understanding of and tolerance for all ethnic groups, as it ushers in a new era of interdisciplinary education and research as part of the FIU family.

As the Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU looks toward the future, it continues to honor the traditions of gematria.

Anyone wishing to permanently commemorate a milestone or honor a loved one can make a donation of $1,800 to dedicate a Chai Club plaque in the museum’s lobby. To learn more about this and other support opportunities, contact the museum at 786-972-3180 or by email at info@jewishmuseum.com or visit the museum online at www.jewishmuseum.com.

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“Growers, Grocers & Gefilte Fish” Explores Nearly 200 Years of Florida Jews in the Food Industry Members Opening on Monday, October 14 at 6 p.m.

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ews in the Sunshine State are better known for serving up delicious corned beef on rye than for their work in the fields.

However you may be surprised to learn that Florida is home to the “King of Citrus,” groves three times the size of Manhattan and even sixth generation dairy farmers, all businesses owned and operated by Jews. Growers, Grocers & Gefilte Fish: A Gastronomic Look at Florida Jews in Food spans nearly 200 years of history, with artifacts, figures and photographs that will feed your memories and tempt your taste buds, including produce growers, “ma and pa” grocers, gefilte fish distributors, butchers, bakers and world renowned chefs. The members-only exhibit opening will take place on Monday, October 14 at 6 p.m. The exhibit will open to the public on Tuesday, October 15 and remain on display for approximately one year.

“This exhibit has been a long time coming,” said Executive Director Jo Ann Arnowitz. “We’ve always known that we wanted to have an exhibit on food, but there’s so much material, we could have filled three museums just on this subject! What we have now is a sampling of the growers, farmers, markets, restaurateurs, chefs, bakers and others who’ve contributed to the foods and memories we share when we think of eating either at home or at a restaurant in Florida. We also included a few of the well known ‘foodies’ today, like Michael Schwartz and Michelle Bernstein, who continue to redefine the industry both here at home and on a national scale.”

Growers, Grocers and Gefilte Fish is comprised of more than 400 photographs and 60 objects, and includes more than 250 Florida Jewish families and companies.

The exhibit has also inspired a variety of public programs, including

Select highlights include photographs and artifacts from the following Floridian Jewish businesses or individuals: • Dr. Philip Phillips (Orlando): Named the “King of Citrus,” Phillips was the world’s largest citrus producer in the early 1900s. Phillips developed the revolutionary process of flashpasteurizing, enabling him to can juice without altering the taste. The American Medical Association even endorsed his orange juice label that read, “Drink Dr. Phillips Orange Juice because the Doc says it’s good for you!”

• Joshua Groves (Arcadia): This grove was planted with three million orange trees, three times the size of Manhattan! It was a distinguishing landmark for astronauts who took aerial photos of it on the first manned satellite in orbit.

• Davie Dairy (Okeechobee): A sixth generation dairy business with 960 acres and two milking facilities that produces 15,000 gallons of milk daily! Today, Davie Dairy is home to over 4,500 cows.

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cooking demonstrations, a walking food tour, films, a creative writing contest for students and many more exciting and interactive activities.

Please visit jewishmuseum.com for a complete and up-to-date list of programs. Members attending the exhibit opening are asked to RSVP to 786-972-3175 or info@jewishmuseum.com.

Opening event reception sponsors: Congregation Beth Jacob and Morris & Rhoda Levitt & Families. Additional exhibit supporters include (as of 9/13/13) Publix Super Markets Charities; Southern Wine & Sprits; Dolly Harris & Family in memory of Ernest E. Harris; Mardi & Ron Shader; Dottie Jacobs in memory of Marvin “Buddy” Jacobs; Harriet Singer in memory of Lawrence Singer; Isabel Bernfeld Anderson in memory of Leon & Anita Bernfeld; Al & Sandee Burger; David Posnack Foundation; Robert Arthur Segall Family Foundation Inc.; Kenneth Bloom in memory of Harold & Ilse Posner.

Restaurant Chains: • Royal Castle: William Singer opened the chain in the 1930s and by the time the company sold in 1969, it had 175 restaurants.

• Burger King: Started by Ben Stein of Jacksonville in 1955.

• Joe’s Stone Crab Restaurant (Miami Beach): Now in its 100th year, still family owned and operated by Jo Ann Bass, the granddaughter of Joe & Jennie Weiss, the first Jews to settle on Miami Beach.

• Lewis Bear & Co. (Pensacola): Oldest privately held corporation in Florida (1876-present). Started as a grocery and chandlery, now Anheuser-Busch’s oldest continuous distributorship.

• South Beach Wine & Food Festival (Miami Beach): Originally a one-day festival, Lee Schrager took over in 2002 and produced a four-day event that has become a national destination to over 65,000 guests. The show is known for showcasing the world’s most renowned chefs and culinary personalities.

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K-12 Education Programs at JMOF-FIU

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ith more than 155 ethnic groups represented in local schools, it’s no wonder Florida is often called an ethnic melting pot. JMOF-FIU depicts the history, past and present, of Floridian Jews’ involvement in all aspects of the development of our state, while maintaining the rich traditions and customs of their heritage. It is an inspirational story for students of all backgrounds and cultures, as the thousands of participants who visit us on field trips can attest. They learn of the triumphs and challenges of one ethnic group as a universal example of every family’s immigration experience.

The tour begins with a powerful introduction about the site of the museum, located in two restored buildings that were once synagogues for Miami Beach’s first Jewish congregation, built at a time when land deed restrictions prevented Jews from owning property just a few blocks north of the buildings. This provides the jumping off point for discussing topics of discrimination, prejudice, bigotry and how each student can play a role in ensuring a more tolerant society.

“We have a two-fold mission

with our youth tours,” says Chaim Lieberperson, education manager.

“One is to relate the story of the Jewish people in Florida from 1763 to the present and the other is to highlight the universal tendencies of all ethnic or minority groups. Since we all came from somewhere else, our ancestors all experienced very similar challenges of retaining tradition while moving to a new country and trying to fit in and be a part of the modern scene in America.”

The museum experience is enhanced with a scavenger hunt, film and lesson plans for each of the changing art and history exhibits.

The visit to JMOF-FIU often inspires the students to ask questions at home about their own family background – where did we come from, do we have any photographs of our ancestors, how did our family make a living in the “old country” and what customs did we maintain from there?

At the end of the tour, students are presented a guest pass to return with their families, and many do, as well as teachers who book tours annually – proving that we make a real impact on the thousands of youth who visit JMOF-FIU each year.

Student Creative Writing Contest – Deadline November 15 To help expand our reach to students beyond the museum walls, we offer an annual contest based on the themes in our exhibits, open to students throughout the state.

This year’s contest is in conjunction with our exhibit, Growers, Grocers & Gefilte Fish on Florida Jews in the food industry. In order to gain a better understanding of the role of food in passing down cultures and traditions, we ask students in grades 6-12 to submit a creative writing piece using the following prompt: “What foods spell ‘tradition’ in your home and why? Describe a meal you shared with family and/or friends that has special meaning for you and tell why was it significant.” Cash prizes are awarded for the winners. The complete contest details and application form can be downloaded from our website under the Education tab. All submissions must be received by mail or delivery

by Friday, November 15, 2013, 5 p.m.

For more contest information or to book a school tour, contact our Education Manager at 786-972-3187 or education@jewishmuseum.com.

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Happenings

Bat Mitzvah Comes of Age Exhibit Opening

(L-R) Jo Ann Arnowitz, executive director, FIU President Mark B. Rosenberg and Wendy Belkin all enjoy the opening reception.

Bonnie Dubbin Askowitz, showing the outfit she wore at the b’not mitzvah that she shared with her mother, Ruth Dubbin, and daughter, Andrea Askowitz, at Beit Breira Congregation of Miami on January 1, 1983. The Dubbin family is one of the first Jewish families to have settled in Miami.

Twelve women from the Golda Leah Hadassah had a b’not mitzvah ceremony at Temple Sinai, Delray Beach on May 14, 2011.

Susan Wides (Burnett) was the first bat mitzvah celebrant at Temple Beth-El in St. Petersburg in January of 1960, which was considered very progressive at the time. Years later, both of Susan’s daughters had a bat mitzvah at Temple Beth-El.

Irene Kogan participated in the first joint b’not mitzvah service at Temple Israel in Tallahassee on November 7, 1992 with five other women.

Irene converted to Judaism prior to marrying her husband, Gerald Kogan, at Temple Emanu-El in Miami Beach. Gerald later served as Chief Justice of the Florida Supreme Court.

2013 Glass Ceiling Award Ceremony

(L-R) Sonia Pressman Fuentes, Judge Jeri Beth Cohen, Betsy H. Kaplan, Sherryl Susan Evans and Marilyn Hoder-Salmon receive their awards from event sponsors Kenneth Bloom, Commissioner Sally Heyman and Isabel Bernfeld Anderson, along with Tamra Sheffman, Glass Ceiling committee co-chair.

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Attendees (L-R) Jonathan Symons with Dr. Fredric & Linda Friedman, celebrating with the winners after hearing their inspiring acceptance speeches.

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(L-R) Marilyn Hoder-Salmon, founding director of FIU’s Women’s Studies Center & 2013 Breaking the Glass Ceiling award winner, with Kenneth G. Furton, Dean of College of Arts & Sciences FIU and Meri-Jane Rochelson, FIU professor and associate chair, Department of English. Meri-Jane is a Glass Ceiling committee member who submitted Marilyn’s nomination.

Charlie Cinnamon

Jewish American Heritage Month Celebration

(L-R) Jill Wilker, Billy Samet, guest speaker PR guru Charlie Cinnamon and Larry Wilker. Cinnamon gave a “backstage view” of the changing faces of Miami as a backdrop for the Miami Mosaic exhibit.

May is Jewish American Heritage Month. The kick off celebration on the theme of Jews in Entertainment attracted over 150 guests, including board members Paul Drucker and Senator Gwen Margolis with Ellie Ganz and Betsy H. Kaplan.

Happenings

(L-R) Jo Ann Arnowitz; Elliot Stone, board president; Marcia Jo Zerivitz, founding executive director; Professor Stephen Whitfield, Brandeis University; Carol Brick-Turin, Jewish Community Relations Council director, Greater Miami Jewish Federation; Bruce Yudewitz, chief operating officer, Jewish Federation of Broward County.

Lunch & Learn with German Judge Juergen Maruhn (L-R) Dr. Sheldon Cherry, FIU professor, department of obstetrics and gynecology, with guest lecturer Judge Juergen Maruhn, Presiding Judge of the Appellate Court in Frankfurt, Germany. Judge Maruhn’s lecture explored the German judicial system during Adolf Hitler’s reign and how it allowed decisions to be made contrary to moral and natural law.

(L-R) Jo Ann Arnowitz with Rhoda Levitt, Florida arts and culture philanthropist and Tobi Lerner Ansin, founder of Miami City Ballet, at Cinnamon’s event.

FIU Board of Trustees

Dr. Xu Xin (L-R) Guest lecturer Dr. Xu Xin, director of the Glazer Institute of Jewish Studies at Nanjing University, with Dr. Nathan Katz, professor of Religious Studies at FIU and Dr. Tudor Parfitt, President Navon Professor of Sephardi and Mizrahi Studies. Dr. Xin visited the museum to speak about Jews of China, a focus of the Jews of Asia and Africa class taught by Professors Katz and Parfitt.

Fryd on Fire Exhibit Opening

The Breaking the Glass Ceiling award ceremony kicked off with a pre-reception for past winners to meet and mingle with this year’s honorees and the Glass Ceiling committee.

(L-R) Michael Fryd, Sabine Fryd, Jonathan Fryd, Caroline Schechter, Ira Giller, Carol Fryd, Anita Grossman, Elliot Grossman, Karen Fryd, Elizabeth Berman, Jay Schechter.

Photo credit: Michael Fryd.

FIU hosted a board of trustees Progressive Dinner & Tour that included appetizers at JMOF-FIU, dinner at the Wolfsonian-FIU and dessert at Miami Beach Urban Studios.

Pictured is Jo Ann Arnowitz with Michael Adler, vice chairman, FIU board of trustees.

JMOF-FIU vice presidents Kenneth Bloom and Isabel Anderson greeted FIU President Mark B. Rosenberg and the FIU trustees.

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Exhibit

Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU Debuts Dr. Hans Sachs’ Poster Collection Collection Returned to Family 75 Years After Being Seized by Nazis The Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU (JMOF-FIU) is debuting a newly curated exhibit featuring selections from the renowned poster collection of Dr. Hans Sachs.

Confiscated by the Nazis in 1938, the posters were just recently returned to his son, Peter Sachs. The exhibit, which opened July 9, will be on display through December 15, 2013.

Dr. Hans Sachs was a German Jewish dentist who amassed the largest and most significant private poster collection in the world at the time, totaling 12,500 posters in 1938.

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entertainment, travel, sports, consumer products, and scenes of war, some dating back to 1885. The collection features works by notable artists such as Mucha, Steinlen, Cassandre, Cheret, Bernhard, Edel, Gipkens, Klinger, Carlu, Schnackenberg, Dufau, Grasset, Fennecker, Hohlwein, Kainer, Pechstein, Scheurich, Biro, Leyendecker, Christy and Flagg among others. Dr. Sachs organized the first poster collecting society and in 1911, published Das Plakat (The Poster), an international magazine which quickly developed a devoted following.

Before World War II, Sachs displayed the posters as mounted exhibits, open to the public, through

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a society of friends. After Nazi occupation, Joseph Goebbels, chief of Nazi propaganda, sent police to Sachs’ home to confiscate the entire collection, telling him it would be transferred to a new museum.

Years later, Sachs detailed the experience in a report.

“The day after next, three giant trucks appeared. The blackest day of my life had begun. With my own hands, I took 250 aluminum arms, each containing 50 posters, from their supports, removed the bibliography with its 80 larger works and hundreds of single articles, carried 12 full card indexes boxes with 1,000 cards each and the entire miniature graphic to the

AUKTION 392 Leads to Sachs’ Exhibit In 2011, the Jewish Museum of Florida hosted the exhibit, AUKTION 392: Reclaiming the Galerie Max Stern, Dusseldorf. The exhibit was originally conceived, researched and curated by the Faculty of Fine Arts Gallery at Concordia University in Canada and toured and presented by the Ben Uri, Gallery of The London Jewish Museum of Art. The exhibit explored the fate of Dr. Max Stern’s art collections, which was looted by the Nazis during World War II. As JMOF prepared to present the exhibit, research revealed the struggles of Sarasota resident Peter Sachs to reclaim his father’s renowned poster collection. At the time, Sachs was engaged in a court battle for the return of the artwork.

AUKTION 392 will be on display at the Cornell Fine Arts Museum at Rollins College in Winter Park, FL through December 8, 2013.

Chapeaux Roche, J.F. Bubna, Dinse und Eckert, 1911.

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“The day after next, three giant trucks appeared.

The blackest day of my life had begun…”

trucks, where they were carried off – never to be seen again.”

For the next 75 years, the Sachs family did not know the fate of the collection. When pieces were seen in East Berlin in 1966, the family began their pursuit to locate the posters and have them returned.

However, each attempt was met with contention from the German art organizations and courts.

Dr. Sachs died in 1974 without ever seeing his posters again. In 2009, his son won a test case at Berlin’s administrative court over one poster.

But the German Historical Museum, which admitted to holding 4,000 of the posters, appealed. Previously, the

museum claimed possession of 8,000 of the posters. In 2010, the German judicial system affirmed that the posters belonged to the Sachs family, but said the collection must remain in Berlin. The case eventually went to the Constitutional Supreme Court of Germany where it found the family was the rightful owner.

In 2012, the German Historical Museum finally released what remained of the collection, an estimated 4,259 posters. Some of the posters will go to museums, including the JMOF-FIU. Others will be auctioned off to the public.

“There’s, of course, no practical way that I could frame and hang

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4,300 posters, so I just didn’t see any other alternative than to do what we’re doing,” Peter Sachs recently told the Huffington Post. “But I don’t feel guilty in any way whatsoever — even with them being auctioned I think it’s far preferable that they will wind up in the hands of people who truly enjoy them and appreciate them rather than sitting in a museum’s storage for another 70 years without seeing the light of day.”

The value of the collection is estimated to be between $6 million and $21 million.

Peter Sachs and Family in honor of the Legacy of Hans Sachs. Courtesy Guernsey’s, New York.

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Collections

JMOF-FIU Launches Keys to the Collection From the Collections of the Jewish Museum of Florida, originated by Marcia Jo Zerivitz, founding executive director.

JMOF-FIU is proud to have more than 100,000 items in its collection.

The collection was formed as a basis for the traveling exhibit, MOSAIC: Jewish Life in Florida, which toured 10 Florida cities, Philadelphia and Washington, D.C. From photographs of the first Jews from Pensacola to Key West, to passports and

immigration papers and uniforms worn by Floridian Jews in military service here and abroad, each item in our collection pieces together the story of Jews in the Sunshine State.

As is the case for all museums, a limited amount of exhibit space keeps us from showing visitors everything we have. That’s why the

museum has introduced the Keys to the Collection series.

Each month, we choose an interesting item in our collection that is not on display to share with the public through our website, Facebook and Twitter pages. This way, our audience from all across the world can get a glimpse of more of our treasures.

u In May, we featured a World War II counterfeit note from Operation Bernhard. This was the codename of a secret Nazi plan to destabilize the British economy by flooding the country with forged Bank of England £5, £10, £20, and £50 notes. The notes, produced by Jewish prisoners at Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp, were part of the largest counterfeiting operation in history.

u In June, we shared an image of Gamma Tau girls from 1945. At the time, Gamma Tau was the only high school sorority in Jacksonville (Duval County Schools) that permitted Jewish girls to join.

To learn more about these pieces and to see more Keys to the Collection, please visit the page on our website: www.jewishmuseum.com.

It’s also important to remember that the museum would not have its extensive collection if it weren’t for so many of you who have graciously donated your family’s memorabilia to be preserved and available for future generations. To add items about the past and current Florida Jewish experience to the museum’s collection, please contact the registrar at 786-972-3167.

f Find us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/JewishMuseumofFlorida to learn more about our latest Keys to the Collection.

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Academics

Academic Offerings Expand at JMOF-FIU FIU COURSES AT THE JEWISH MUSEUM OF FLORIDA-FIU SPRING 2014 SEMESTER January 6 – April 26, 2014 SYD 4606 – Sociology of World Jewish Communities, Mondays, 6:45-9:15 p.m.

REL 3308 – Studies in World Religions, Wednesdays, 6:45-9:15 p.m.

REL 4937 – Jerusalem, Thursdays, 6:45-9:15 p.m.

A student can audit a course as a non-degree seeking student with the permission of the instructor teaching the course. To audit a course, students must fill out the Non-degree Seeking Application and the Registration Add/ Drop Form. These forms, and the appropriate residency documents, must be submitted during the first week of courses. A staff person will be on-site at the start of the first two class sessions to collect the forms and answer questions.

Tuition and fees for audited courses will be the same as courses taken for credit. All Non-Degree Applicants are assessed a $30.00 application fee upon enrollment. Persons sixty (60) years of age or older by the first day of the semester, who meet Florida residency requirements, may be allowed to enroll without payment of fees for audit grade.

Enrollment is on a space available basis and with instructor’s permission. To audit a course using a Senior Citizen Fee Waiver, students must fill out the Non-degree Seeking Application and the Senior Citizen Fee Waiver Form. These forms and the appropriate residency documents must be submitted during the first week of courses. A staff person will be on-site at the start of the first class session to collect the forms and answer questions.

The first-ever Jews of Asia and Africa class proved to be a major success for FIU and the Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU. Taught by two of the world’s leading authorities on Eastern Jewish communities — FIU research professors Nathan Katz and Tudor Parfitt — the Jews of Asia and Africa class expanded beyond the museum’s focus of the Jewish experience in the Sunshine State.

This fall, two courses continue to broaden the discussion. Students were quick to sign up for REL 2011 and REL 3194 at the start of the semester.

The first course, Religion: Analysis and Interpretation, is taught by Ivanessa Arostegui.

It serves as an introduction to the study of religion, examining the different expressions and practices, focusing on religious experience in interdisciplinary contexts. The class leverages different techniques as a way of learning, including debates, lectures, personal assignments, videos, group assignments and guest speakers.

The second course focuses on the Holocaust and is taught by Oren Stier. The course is not a history of the Holocaust itself, but rather a survey of historical, ethical and theological issues relating to the Holocaust — the systematic destruction of Jews and Jewish life by the Nazi regime during World War II. The class takes a closer look at the relationship between Jews and Christians before, during and after the Nazi era. Stier specializes in Jewish Cultural Studies, with a special emphasis on the contemporary period and all aspects of present-day Jewish life and thought. His current research focuses on Holocaust memory and representation.

In the spring, FIU plans to offer three more classes including the Sociology of World Jewish Communities, Studies in World Religions, and Jerusalem. The course on Jerusalem will be taught by Parfitt whose research on the Lost Tribes of Israel was recently featured in several media outlets throughout Israel.

Katz, who is director of FIU’s Program in the Study of Spirituality, spent many years living in South Asia.

Tudor Parfitt was director of the Jewish Studies Center at the School of Oriental and African Studies at the University of London.

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Events

Museum Programs & Events RSVP to 786-972-3175 or info@jewishmuseum.com. All programs subject to change.

OCTOBER Growers, Grocers & Gefilte Fish Members Only Exhibit Opening Monday, October 14, 6 p.m.

Join us for this members only event unveiling the exhibit that looks at Florida Jews in the food industry. From the “King of Citrus” and groves three times the size of Manhattan to Sheldon’s Drugstore, where Isaac Bashevis Singer was eating breakfast when he learned he won the Nobel Prize, this exhibit will highlight farmers, distributors and restaurateurs of Florida! Whether you’re from the Sunshine State or not, Growers, Grocers & Gefilte Fish is sure to stir up nostalgia of yesteryear. Opening reception sponsored by Congregation Beth Jacob and Morris & Rhoda Levitt & Families.

Cost: Free for museum members at the $125 level and above. All other museum members, $18 per person.

JMOF-FIU Annual Meeting Sunday, October 20, 10 a.m.

This is the time for all Museum members to come learn of the Museum’s progress and challenges, install our leadership and pay tribute to our volunteers. Executive Director & Chief Curator Jo Ann Arnowitz will present a review of 2012-13 highlights and exciting plans for the coming year. Breakfast will be served @$20/person. RSVP by October 16.

Vocal Arts Series: FIU Opera Workshop; Kurt Weill: An Exile on Broadway Tuesday, October 22, 7:30 p.m.

The FIU Opera Workshop will offer an evening of songs and scenes from opera and musical theatre works by Kurt Weill, tracing his exile from Nazi Germany, to London, then Paris, and finally to New York. Along the way, he composed some of the most compelling musical theatre works of the early 20th century. Selections will be performed in English, German and French, and directed by Prof. Robert B. Dundas.

Cost: $15 Museum Members & FIU Community (students, faculty and staff with a valid FIU ID); $20 Non-members. Visit jewishmuseum.com to purchase tickets online.

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Professional Development Workshop for Educators Friday, October 25, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Based on the Growers, Grocers and Gefilte Fish exhibit, this workshop will provide instructional materials and methodology for educators to examine how ethnic food traditions help shape both individuals and their communities.

Workshop fee: $15, includes materials (7) Master Plan Points for Miami Dade County Public School Teachers upon attendance and completion of follow up assignment.

Divine Food Exclusive Screening Sunday, October 27, 2 p.m.

To complement Growers, Grocers & Gefilte Fish, Miami Jewish Film Festival and JMOF-FIU co-present the acclaimed film Divine Food.

Making classic delicacies that please taste buds and divine providence has been the business of the Oscherwitz family for more than a century. A mouthwatering look at the kosher meats for which the family is famous, Divine Food: 100 Years in the Kosher Delicatessen Trade shares the story of Issac Oscherwitz’s rise from immigrant butcher to patriarch of a kosher food mega-corporation that still feeds Jews across America. A light reception will follow the screening. Visit jewishmuseum.com to purchase tickets online.

Cost: $5 for Miami Jewish Film Society and JMOF-FIU members; $10 for non-members; $8 for students/seniors.

The Miami Jewish Film Festival is a program of Center for the Advancement of Jewish Education, a subsidiary of Greater Miami Jewish Federation.

“To Capture the Fire: The Life and Works of Elie Wiesel” with Dr. Alan Rosen Thursday, October 31, 7 p.m.

In over fifty books, Elie Wiesel has endeavored to counter the enveloping fire of the Holocaust with the visionary fire of the Jewish tradition.

This lecture, by Dr. Alan Rosen, International School for Holocaust Studies, Yad Vashem, will explore his teaching on becoming a “soul on fire.” Alan Rosen is coeditor of Elie Wiesel: Jewish, Literary, and Moral Perspectives and author of Sounds of Defiance: The Holocaust, Multilingualism, and the Problem of English

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and The Wonder of Their Voices: The 1946 Holocaust Interviews with David Boder.

This lecture is free and open to the public. Please RSVP in advance.

NOVEMBER Jewish Without Brisket: Vegan Cooking Demo with Ellen Kanner Sunday, November 3, 2 pm Join Ellen Kanner, award-winning food writer and author of Feeding the Hungry Ghost: Life, Faith and What to Eat for Dinner, for delicious vegan recipes with Jewish roots that you can bring to the table this holiday season. A fourth-generation Floridian and McClatchy syndicated columnist the Edgy Veggie, Ellen will show you how to use fresh, seasonal produce to create a holiday meal to delight body and soul — hold the brisket.

Cost: $10 Members; $15 Non-Members. Visit jewishmuseum.com to purchase tickets online.

Graphic Details: Confessional Comics

by Jewish Women Members Only Exhibit Opening Monday, November 4, 6 p.m.

Be the first to see the revealing exhibit that explores the role of Jewish women in autobiographical graphic novels. From intermarriage to children to views on Israel, 18 women tell their deeply personal stories that tap a collective nerve.

Cost: Free for museum members at the $125 level and above. All other museum members, $18 per person. RSVP by October 25.

Two Who Dared: The Sharps’ War Documentary Film & Discussion Thursday, November 7, 7 p.m.

This film tells the dramatic story of Unitarian minister Waitstill Sharp and his wife Martha’s courageous mission to rescue Jews in Nazi Europe during World War II. This lecture is free and open to the public. Please RSVP in advance.

How Islam Saved the Jews Sunday, November 10, 2 p.m.

Join Professor David Wasserstein of Vanderbilt University for an eye-opening discussion about Islam and Judaism, followed by a panel discussion, moderated by Tudor Parfitt,

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FIU. Panelists include: Iqbal Akhtar, FIU; Amanullah de Sondy, University of Miami; Professor Nathan Katz, FIU; and Mohammed Shakir, COSMOS. Sponsor: President Navon Professor of Sephardi-Mizrahi Studies. The series is cosponsored by FIU’s Jewish Studies Initiatives and COSMOS, South Florida’s leading Muslim community organization, Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC), and MCCJ (Miami Coalition of Christians and Jews).

This program is free and open to the public. Please reserve in advance.

Weapons of the Spirit Documentary Film & Discussion Thursday, November 14, 7 p.m.

The classic film by Pierre Sauvage depicts the remarkable wartime “conspiracy of goodness” in Le Chambon-sur-Lignon, where a largely French Huguenot town hid several thousand Jews in plain sight.

This program is free and open to the public. Please reserve in advance.

Professional Development Workshop for Educators Sunday, November 17, 8:45 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.

Based on the museum’s Graphic Details exhibit, this workshop will provide instructional materials for educators to teach students of all ages to examine their own developmental growth through this contemporary literature genre.

Workshop fee: $8, includes materials (4) Master Plan Points for Miami Dade County Public School Teachers upon attendance and completion of follow up assignment.

RSVP to education@jewishmuseum.com or call 786-972-3187.

Walking Food Tours Kick Off: Sunday, November 17, 11 a.m.

To complement Growers, Grocers & Gefilte Fish join us for a Walking Food Tour of South Beach! Learn the history of the SoFi neighborhood and the staple Jewish restaurants in the area past and present, including Joe’s Stone Crab Restaurant, My Ceviche, the Famous Restaurant, and more!

Walking tours will take place twice per month.

Please see website for details and prices.

Advance reservations required.

Shoah Through Muslim Eyes Thursday, November 21, 7 p.m.

JMOF-FIU is proud to host the annual Holocaust Studies Lecture in conjunction

with the Muslim-Jewish Relations Series with Dr. Mehnaz Mona Afridi, Assistant Professor of Religious Studies and Director of the Holocaust, Genocide, and Interfaith Education Center at Manhattan College. Derived from her forthcoming book, her lecture focuses on her struggle with antisemitism within the Muslim community and on educating Muslims about the “Shoah” or Holocaust.

Sponsor: Ruth K. and Shepard Broad Distinguished Lecture Series. The series is cosponsored by FIU’s Jewish Studies Initiatives and COSMOS, South Florida’s leading Muslim community organization, Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC), and MCCJ (Miami Coalition of Christians and Jews).

This program is free and open to the public. Please reserve in advance.

Graphic Details Meet the Artists, Tour & Reception Saturday, November 23, 7 p.m.

Meet Michael Kaminer, the journalist responsible for the exhibit, and select artists whose work is in the show during this exclusive tour of Graphic Details. Hear about what has inspired their work, how Judaism plays a role in their lives, and why they chose to publicly reveal such a personal and intimate details about themselves.

You can also catch a special panel discussion with these artists on Sunday, November 24 at the Miami International Book Fair! Visit MiamiBookFair.com for full details.

Cost: Members at the $125 level and above complimentary. All other members $12.

Non-members $18. Visit jewishmuseum.com to purchase tickets online

DECEMBER Special Event for Art Basel: The Art of Looting Sunday, December 1, 11:30 a.m. brunch reception; 1:00 p.m. panel discussion What happens to looted art after a regime is ousted? How do the owners go about recovering their losses? What is the role of museums and art collectors in the battle?

Discover the often controversial answers to these questions and more at a special panel discussion with experts in the field: Ulf Bischof, Bischof & Paetow; Henry Hacker, Attorney and Poster Collector & Enthusiast; Tania C. Mastrapa, Mastrapa Consultants & The Institute of World Politics; Christopher A. Marinello, Executive Director of the Art Loss Register.

Cost: Brunch & Meet the Speakers (11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.) & Panel Discussion: $40 museum members, $50 non-members, $25 students (with valid ID); Panel Discussion Only (1 p.m. – 3 p.m.): $18 museum members, $25 non-members, $10 students (with valid ID). Visit jewishmuseum.com to purchase tickets online.

Choral Art Series: Music for Chanukah: Celebrating the Festival of Lights Monday, December 2, 7:30 p.m.

The FIU Concert Choir & FIU Women’s Chorus present an evening of music for Chanukah with S. Mark Aliapoulios, director, to delight the whole family.

Cost: $15 Museum Members & FIU Community (students, faculty and staff with a valid FIU ID); $20 Non-members. Visit jewishmuseum.com to purchase tickets online.

Sufi Music & Poetry Tuesday, December 3, 2 p.m.

Join Peter Rogen, a New York-based actor, and Alan Amir Vahab, a leading Turkish singer and musician, for a special evening of Sufi songs and music. Sufi music is the devotional music of the Sufis, a mystical dimension of Islam. Vaheb and Rogen will feature poets Rumi and Hafeez, two of the great figures in world spirituality, both emphasizing harmony among religions and the unity of G-d.

Sponsor: FIU Program in the Study of Spirituality. The series is co-sponsored by FIU’s Jewish Studies Initiatives and COSMOS, South Florida’s leading Muslim community organization, Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC), and MCCJ (Miami Coalition of Christians and Jews).

This program is free and open to the public. Please RSVP in advance.

Family Day Program and Student Contest Awards Sunday, December 8, 2 pm Bring the whole family for a fun filled day with crafts and more! Also meet the winners of the student creative writing contest and watch as they receive their awards.

Cost: Free with paid museum admission.

Family Day Program Wednesday, December 25, 2:00 – 4:00 p.m.

This annual family day program is fun for everyone! With games, arts and crafts, and story time, there’s something for kids of every age.

Cost: Free with paid museum admission.

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Support

Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU Supporters The Jewish Museum of Florida opened in 1995, through the generosity of individuals, foundations, corporations and the public sector. Names of Contributors of $5,000 and more are engraved on a stone commensurate with the gift on the unique Major Gifts Wall in the Museum lobby. The names that follow are as of September 15, 2013. (Note: Italics indicates new or increased commitment since last issue of TILES.)

$2,000,000 and above PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE Miami-Dade County Building Better Communities Bond Program & Cultural Affairs Council City of Miami Beach Mayor, Commissioners & Cultural Arts Council

$1,000,000 - $1,999,999 DIRECTOR’S CIRCLE State of Florida

Bernice Samkoff

Dr. Harold Posner - IMO Ilse Falk Posner

Jonathan Symons

$500,000 - $999,999 MUSEUM CIRCLE Deborah Regal Feterson Estate

Giller - Grossman Families

Leonard Wien Family

Mrs. Arnold (Muriel) Rosen

Paul Drucker

Leonard & Sally Robbins

$100,000 - $499,999 LEADERSHIP CIRCLE Applebaum Foundation, Inc. Blank Family Foundation Harvey R. & Roberta Chaplin Dr. Edward & Joanne Dauer & Family & Reva Dauer Gladys Fineberg Mikki & Morris Futernick Russell & Ronalee Galbut Herbert & Fran Gaynor Barton S. Goldberg Greater Miami Jewish Federation Marcia & Lewis Kanner Marcia Simon Kaplan & Family Marshall Landy Norman & Sylvia Levine Isabel May - IMO Samuel May Bess Myerson Orovitz Family MariLyn & Herbert Potash Clarice Reiss Charitable Trust-Mal Englander & Ewald Ziffer, trustees Robert Russell Foundation-Norman H. Lipoff, Chair Gloria & Howard R. Scharlin Family Louis Schneider & Rosalie Ehrenberg Robert Arthur Segall Foundation Jean & William Soman

$50,000 - $99,999 PACESETTERS Leonard Abess, Sr. - IMO Bertha

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American Express Charitable Fund Isabel Bernfeld Anderson - IMO Bernfeld & Anderson families JoAnn & Dr. Robert Bass Braman Family Foundation Jack Chester Foundation Colonial Bank (formerly Jefferson: Arthur Courshon, Norman M. Giller, Bart Goldberg) Isabel & Joseph Davidson Foundation Evelyn & Irving Denmark & Family Helene & Murray Dubbin Lynn Girsh Nathan & Sophia Gumenick Philanthropic Fund HUD Block Grant Program Jefferson L. Ford Memorial Foundation, Elinor Catsman, Trustee John & Darla Karlton Deborah & Bruce Kaye Ida Lee Koenigsberg - IHO Marcia Jo Zerivitz Harry Kramer Memorial Fund - Les August & Tom Dean, trustees Thomas Kramer Marc Levin Boris Malina Sue & Leonard Miller Stephen & Sandy Muss Selma Oritt Foundation-Neil Rollnick, Trustee TUW Posnack Foundation of Hollywood Marsha & Alan Levy Schoenbaum Family Foundation Teddi & Norton Segal Family Foundation Jackie & Robert Traurig Marcia Jo Zerivitz

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$25,000 - $49,999 FOUNDERS Harold & Ellie Aibel Shirley & Jules Arkin Diane & Harvey Birdman Stephen H. Bittel The Shepard Broad Foundation, Inc. CCR Companies (Leslie Jay Gross) Eddie Cole Congregation Beth Jacob Mike & Betty Cooper Sidney & Lorraine Cooperman Hazel & Judge Irving Cypen Dade Community Foundation Esformes & Mason Families George Feldenkreis Lawrence & Suzanne Fishman Florida Humanities Council Dr. Phillip & Patricia Frost Niety & Gary Gerson Carl & Cynthia Goldman Jane & Jerrold Goodman Greenberg Traurig Attorneys Flagler Greyhound Track - Florence Hecht, Isabelle Amdur, Barbara & Fred Havenick Funding Arts Network Renee & Howard Gross - Gross Family Foundation Ruth Frank Gross Unitrust IMO Olga & Eugene Guttman Heller Brothers Packing Corp.

The Hirsch Family Lillian Horowitz

Support David & Francie Horvitz Family Foundation Elmer A. & Roslyn Hurwitz Estate of Bernard Janis Jay W. Jensen Arthur M. Kahn Knight Foundation Gabriela Landau - IMO Rabbi Sol Landau Donald & Judy Lefton Esta & David Levinson Morris & Rhoda Levitt Alan & Diane Lieberman Natalie Lyons Jim & Amy Multack Abraham & Avis Neiman Dr. Sidney Olson Shaun & Michele Orcinolo Rita & David Perlman Brenda B. & Lewis B. Pollak, Sr. Publix Super Markets Charities, Inc. Quittner Family Resnick Family Ruth Robbins Dora & Leonard Rosenzweig Candace & Lloyd Ruskin Noreen Gordon Sablotsky The Schaefer Family Raquel & Michael Scheck Family of Sidney Z. Schwartz Sam Seitlin Sandy & Charles Simon George Simon - Susan Helfman The Spalding Financial Group, Inc. Sherry & Ken Fardie Elliot Stone & Bonnie Sockel-Stone Sun-Sentinel/Jewish Journal Stanley & Joni Tate Temple Emanu-El Temple Zion Israelite Center Leon Tenenbaum The Miami Herald Helen Uchitel Estate Cecile Weiss Linda Widrich Weitz - The Jack Widrich Foundation Linda Brown Zilber

$10,000 - $24,999 TRUSTEES David & Hinda Adler Anonymous - IHO Burnett Roth Beach Bank Belfer-Ferenczi Families The David Berg Foundation Nikki Bergstein Kenneth & Dr. Barbara Bloom Citigroup Foundation Mark Cohn Arthur and Carol Courshon Reba Engler Daner Gordon Deckelbaum Felicia O. Deutch Ruby Diamond Foundation Helen Salomon Eggnatz Nancy & Martin Engels Expressweb David & Jerome Fleeman

Toby Friedland Evelyn, Ben & Harold Gaines Marsha & Jeffrey Gilbert Phyllis B. Goldman, IMO Norman Goldman Marci & Ross Goodman Mario & Teresa Kreutzberger Neil & Sandra Angel Malamud Miami-Dade Cty Commissioner Sally A. Heyman, District 4 Bruce Kaplan Kathy & Robert Klausner Elliot Kleiman - IMO Judith Adele Lassar Lehman Brothers Alan & Hannah Lipton IMO Ben Lubitz: Bea, Alan & Jon Senator Gwen Margolis J. P. Morgan National Endowment for the Humanities Lisa S. Newman Isaac and Nieves Olemberg Premier Developers Estate of Eva Rabin RFLP Group IHO - Doris & Frank Rosenblatt Stephen & Laurie Riemer Martin & Doris Rosen Steve Rosenberg Rosenzweig-Coopersmith Foundation Helen & Burnett Roth Rubin-Prager-Hymowech Families Ruden McClosky Norman & Ruth Russ Debra & Gerald K. Schwartz Melvin Shifke - IMO Lorraine Jack F. Shorstein Norman Shulevitz Foundation Martin & Sara Solomon Samuel M. & Helene Soref Foundation Ted & Rosalind Spak Gale Goldstein Tucker Bill Ussery Motors, Inc. & Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC Senator Sherman Winn Isidore & Patricia Wollowick Foundation Women’s American ORT Phyllis & Robert Yawitt & Family Manuel & Hilda Zaiac

$5,000 - $9,999 FELLOWS Rebecca Ackerson Alpha Omega Dental Fraternity Richard Ashenoff Wendy Belkin Bank of Boston Florida Esther K. & William Belfer Estate of Bernie Bercuson Marshall Berkson Peter L. Bermont - IMO Ronni Robert L. Beskind Walter & Adi Blum Foundation, Inc. Bronstein-Rose-Unger Families Brown Charity Foundation Burdines Carol Gross Clarkson

Lawrence & Yuki Denmark Yaffa Dermer - IMO Jay Dermer Melvin & Lois Douglas Clifford & Janice Dubbin Phil Emmer Dr. Harvey & Karen Feld David & Norma Fenton Fine & Greenwald Foundation, Inc Pat & Martin Fine Albert H. Friedman & Rose Kanner IMO Isaac Fryd - by Business Associates & Wife Carol & Lee Futernick Marisa Anne Galbut & Jenna Beth Galbut Edgar (Buddy) Galvin - IMO Reuben & Barbara Goldman Ganz Family Foundation Rosemary and Leo Gelvan Fund Gibralter Bank Consul General of the Federal Republic of Germany in Miami Fleischmann’s Yeast Gerson Preston & Company, P.A. Robert Goldberg IMO George Goldbloom Goldstrom-Goudiss Families Herb & Beth Gopman Lauren R. Gould, LeRoy Goldstein, Taffy Gould Sonya Rabin Greenfield Dolly & Ernie Harris Daniel Herz Brenda & Alan Himelfarb Debbie & Dr. Andrew Hirschl HSBC Republic Jewish Chautauqua Society Federal IMLS Jewish Community Foundation of the United Jewish Community of Broward County Karen, Ronni & Mortimer Kass Raananah Swirsky Katz & Family Roslyn & Jerome Kaufman Elliot Kleiman - IMO Lenore Kleiman Judy & Franklin D. Kreutzer Sarah Bramson Kupchik Landstar Development The Levine Family Levine Realty, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Philip Levitz Jan & Dan Lewis Sarah Luddle Estate Tamar Mayer for her Family Sheryl & Julian Meitin Mellon Private Asset Management Gordon R. Miller, MD Howard R. Miller Robert & Robin L. Moel - IHO Herbert & Jeanne Kay Malka Mordujovich Martin & Cindy Nash Ruth Neinken Northern Trust Bank Orange Bowl Foundation Pasadena Homes Marlene & Michael Perlmutter Dorothy & Aaron Podhurst

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Support Gabriel Powell Rabin-Newman Families Rachlin Cohen & Holtz LLP Abe and Sarita Resnick Vinson & Randa Richter Craig Robins Stephen & Sharon Silver Rose Herman & Evelyn Rubin IMO Muriel Rusten - Isabel Bernfeld Anderson Sagamore Hotel Sydell & Quentin Sandler Leroy & Renee Schechter Beatrice Schwartz Estate

Samantha & Eric Seiden Daniel J. Shapiro, M.D. Louella Shapiro Leon, Josh, Alan Sirkin Family Cecily Silberman Silverman-Hunter Families Steel Hector Davis Hana Stein Special Events Catering Charlotte Stevens Senator Richard & Marlene Stone Levi Strauss Foundation SunTrust Banks

SunVest Communities Targum Shlishi, Inc. Harold & Carol Unger Israel Weisman by his son Ezra Sam & Dusty Weiss Marcella Werblow - IMO Bertha Abess Florence Wise Sharyn Wittner Aaron, Mark, Sharon & David Wolfson - IHO Sorrell L. & Jacqueline Falis Wolfson Roland Wood - IMO Judy Wood World Erotic Art Museum - Naomi Wilzig

MUSEUM RECOGNIZES SUPPORTING GIFTS Two handsome plaques with ceramic headers replicating images of two stained glass windows in the Museum are displayed in the Museum lobby for contributors in the $2,500 and $1,800 categories. This is a memorable way to pay tribute to loved ones or to permanently inscribe your own family name for all to view. $2,500 – CHAVERIM Leonard Abess, Jr. Samuel I. Adler Family American Jewish Committee AmTrust Bank/Ohio Savings Bank Associated Photo & Imaging Micky & Doris Biss Carol Gross Clarkson Samuel & Judy Cuenca & Meschoulam Family DuPont SentryGlas Dr. Lawrence & Suzanne Fishman Bruce Fitell Cipora & Guido Fraiman Gerson Preston & Company, P.A. Taffy Gould Dr. Tiberius Grun Jay & Clayre Haft Avi Hoffman Indian Creek Hotel Israel Discount Bank Patricia Johns & Michael Rudd Marshall Karasik Eleanor M. & Herbert Katz Family Marcos, Fanny & Dennis Kerbel IMO Ida Lee Koenigsberg from her family & friends Rafael & Rebeca Kravec Sarah Bramson Kupchik IHO Rabbi Sol Landau from his family & friends Tania & Israel Lapciuc Mr. & Mrs. Emanuel Lassar Richard Levine Mellon Private Asset Management Monroe & Judith Milstein Norwegian Cruise Line Linda & Joseph Pallot Milton & Anita Katz Paris Peacock Foundation Melvin & Janet Richard Harry Rosenzweig

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Harry & Ruth Rott IMO Mason & Delores “Sis” Schwartz Sheldon Ribotsky & Levine, CPAs Rick Silverman & Family Sirkin Family IMO Beatrice (Bea) Small from her loving family William & Jean Soman - IHO birth of Gabriel Erik Reiter, - IHO birth of Joseph Bernard Reiter, IHO birth of Noah Marcus Reiter, - IHO birth of Sarah Caroline Dereser Soman Manuel Stern - In Memoriam Stiller, Zucker, & Trupkin Families Jonathan Symons IMO Cyril & Hazel Symons Sandra Tavlin Sooky Lehrman Trattner Samuel A. & Louise K. Tucker Ret Turner Madeleine & Bernard Wall Sylvia Ziffer - IMO Ewald Ziffer

$1,800 - CHAI CLUB Elinore Aronovitz - IMO Judge Sidney Aronovitz The Sol & Lillian Ash Foundation Benjamin P. Baum Jocelyn Berman Jeffry, Edna & Jonathan Bernstein - IHO Fannie & Harry Greenberg Michael & Linda Bittel Eileen & Robert Brautman Peggy & Jacob Brodzki Family Ann Broad Bussel & Family Lena Weinkle Chaikin - IMO Leo Chaikin Helene & Jeffrey Chait IMO Alain Albert Chalem Audrey Rothblatt Chenkin Elaine Cohen & Karl Mindlin - IHO Helene Dubbin Dorothy P. Cohn - IMO Fritzie & Nat Cohn Yaffa Dermer Betti Dulberger Burton Engels - IHO son-in-law Ira Giller Vivian G. Epstein - IMO Leon Epstein

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Sylvia & Robert Feltman Jefferson Ford Memorial Foundation Bruce & Susan Frank Daniel & Shirlee Cohen Freed Carol Fryd Donna Feig, Don, Michael & Fred Garvett - IMO Robert & Leta Garvett Donna & Steve Feig - IHO Helene Dubbin & Teddi Segal Lenore Gaynor June Baumgardner Gelbart Foundation Helen Geller Gibbs Family - IHO Nell Gibbs’ 90th Birthday Jeffrey Gilbert IMO Felix Glickstein Ethel Gold Sally Goldman Morton & Gloria Goudiss - IMO Sol & Josie Goldstrom Annette & Ellis Gordon & Ellen & Marvin Schwartz - IHO Roberta Gordon Roberta Gordon, Ellen & Marvin Schwartz, Howard & Rosalie Gordon - IHO Annette & Ellis Gordon Morton & Gloria Goudiss - IMO Lee & Marie Goudiss Dale & Charles Gratz - IMO Minnie & Irvin Salsbury Dr. Maurice & Sonya Greenfield Joyce Barsky-Greenstein Susan Gumbiner - IMO Leo Gumbiner Malvina Gutschmidt Sara Halam - IMO Henry Halam IHO Birthday of Martha Hessel Arthur H. Hertz IMO Fay & Larry Hochen Elaine Kahn Beverly & Marvin Kaiman Samuel & Helene Kantor Joan Kasner - IMO David Kasner, M.D. Sue & Stan Katz/Doris & Bob Trohn - IMO Philip & Beatrice O. Trohn

Support Erwin I. & Wendy Katz Howard & Barbara Katzen Hyman Kirsch Foundation IHO Judith & Elliot Kleiman’s 40th Anniversary Diana & Milton Kramer IMO Lachman Brothers Jeanne L. Landers Edna C. Lavitt Julian & Betty Lehman Howard & Judge Joan Lenard & Family Henry L. & Joan A. Lewis Juliet Lieber IHO - Irving & Beatrice Lippton’s 60th Anniversary IMO Lawrence H. Mann – Arnowitz, Mann, Raskin families & friends IHO - Gertrude R. Miller’s 80th Birthday Sheryl & Julian Meitin Miami Beach Chamber - IHO Norman Giller Mr. & Mrs. Michael Milberg Carolyn & Leonard Miller IMO - Sandra Miriam Mordujovich Ken Myers - IMO Stanley Myers Ruth Neinken June Newbauer Rhoda & Joseph Oppenheimer Rhoda & Joseph Oppenheimer - IHO 50th Anniversary Maurice, Anna and Maureen Ostro IMO Max Ostro E. Albert Pallot Brian C. Perlin - IMO George Goldbloom Dorothy & Stanley Pierce Politano Family - IMO Sofia & Jacob Mishkin Gabriel Powell Mr. & Mrs. Isaac Raijman RBC Wealth Management Martin & Anita Reingold/Lester Families

IMO - Henry Reinhard Vinson & Randa Richter Norma Fuchs Resnick Minnie Rosenkranz Betty W. Rosenstein Rosenthal Family - IMO Hilda Becker Ruskin Family Jack & Harriet Safian & Ruth Klotzkin IMO Robert “Ruby” Salstein Julio & Rela Schniadoski Shirlee Segall Schiller & Eva Rabin Rina Scott - IHO Ester & Arie Weinberg Yolande L. Selik - IMO 50 years of marriage to Jerome Selik Yolande L. Selik - IMO Jerome Selik Murray & Carol Shear IMO Sylvia Shorstein James & Debra Siegel Isaac & Rebeca Sklar Joseph M. & Marilyn K. Solomon IMO Mollie Glass Newman Spier Norma & Morton Steele Arthur T. Tenenbaum & Company, CPAs & Friends - IMO Ewald Ziffer The Travelers Foundation K. Peter & Yvonne R. Wagner Elena & David Weck Elena & David Weck - IHO Their Friends A.B. & Helene Weiner Cecile Weiss - IMO Milton Weiss Earl & Sally Wiener IMO Albert Weitzman David & Ruth Wilkes Allan P. & Norma Wilson Phil. Fund Harvey & Clara Young Miriam & Milton Zatinsky Fay Zinn

CUBAN CAMPAIGN: MEMORIAL TO SENDER & JULIA KAPLAN Alegre & Alberto Barrocas Esther & William Belfer Marc Belfer Jack Chester Stacy Belfer Cohen George Feldenkreis Lea & Jorge Ferenczi Oscar, Edward & Susan Ferenczi Solomon & Esther Garazi Fanny & Marcos Kerbel Rebeca & Rafael Kravec Lidia & Moises Kriger Luisa & Dr. Isidoro Lerman Moises & Zoila Levin Jose & Ofelia Lurie Martin Mayer Sal & Sarah Mitchel Isaac & Nieves Olemberg Mr. & Mrs. Isaac Raijman Morris & Susy Rapport Brett Ratner for Mario & Fatina Presman Abe & Sarita Resnick Julio & Rela Schniadoski Isaac & Rebeca Sklar Saul & Rita Srebnick Lisa & Manny Synalovski Elena & David Weck Elena & David Weck - IHO 6 Friends Reinaldo & Arleen Winer

JEWISH MUSEUM OF FLORIDA-FIU Capital/Endowment Campaign Naming Opportunities Naming opportunities (dedications) are commitments that serve through the years as inspirations to succeeding generations. Each gift is beautifully inscribed on a lasting plaque that is displayed in the Museum’s lobby. When the gift is $5,000 and more, the name is inscribed on the Major Gifts Wall. These dedications proudly demonstrate the donor’s sense of Jewish heritage and generosity. Payment schedules can be arranged. Tax-deductible checks, made payable to Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU, cash, or credit cards accepted.

A sampling available as of 9/21/13: Museum Campus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,000,000 Museum Building . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2,000,000 Exterior Plaza . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1,000,000 Museum Temporary Exhibit Module or Kitchen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50,000 Stained Glass Windows or Art Deco Chandeliers, each . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25,000 MOSAIC Core Exhibit Modules, each . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25,000 MOSAIC Exhibit Panels, Sanctuary Benches, Sconces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,000 Tile on Major Gifts Wall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,000 Name Plate on Chaverim Club Plaque . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,500 Name Plate on Chai Club Plaque . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,800 Historic Shul Front Doors (4), each . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100,000 Collections & Research Center Building . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2,000,000 CRC Building Lobby . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 500,000

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Support

JMOF-FIU Membership

(Those current as of September 19, 2013. New members since last issue in bold. Full list on website.) $1,000 BENEFACTORS

David Scott Adler Samuel I. Adler Family Foundation Harold & Ellie Aibel Irene Baros Mark & Bonny Blank Kenneth M. & Barbara Bloom Richard Brilliant Charles Cinnamon Toby & Penny Cohn Stephen & Arlyn Cypen Dr. Paul Drucker Carlos Duarte Helene & Murray Dubbin Martin Elias George Feldenkreis & Marita Srebnick Dr. & Mrs. Lawrence M. Fishman Melvyn Frumkes Mikki & Morris Futernick Ellie Ganz Ira & Honey Giller Lynn Girsh Dr. Abraham L. Gitlow Judy Gilbert-Gould & Gerald Gould Howard & Inez Hollander Dr. Jeffrey Horstmeyer Marcia Simon Kaplan Dr. Matthew & Jennifer Harris Kay Hal & Roberta Kaye Robert & Kathy Klausner Marvin H. & Isabel G. Leibowitz Norman & Sylvia Levine Alan & Marsha Levy Ellen & H. Irwin Levy Alan & Diane Lieberman Howard & Sara Lipman Norman & Nancy Lipoff Isabel May Toba & Dr. Barry Meiselman Susan Miller Michael & Norma Orovitz Jonathan Perlman Herbert & MariLyn Potash Justo Pozo Leonard & Sally Robbins Robin & Neil S. Rollnick Paul Ruthfield Shirlee Segall Schiller Louis Schneider & Rosalie Ehrenberg Debra & Gerald Schwartz Teddi Segal Tamra Sheffman & Ron Mayer Gary & Julie Simon Amy Stone Marilyn K. Solomon Elliot & Bonnie Sockel Stone Stanley & Joanne Tate Robert & Jackie Traurig K. Peter & Yvonne R. Wagner Linda Widrich Weitz Barbara & Leonard Wien Henry E. Wolff Bernard & Jessie Wolfson Linda Brown Zilber

$1,000 CORPORATE BENEFACTORS

Sol & Lillian Ash Foundation Walter & Adi Blum Foundation, Inc. Commanday Foundation Will & Ann Eisner Family Foundation, Inc. Benjamin & Sara Greenspan Fund, Inc.

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Morrison Brown Argiz & Farra LLP Property Tax Adjusters Inc.

$500 SPONSORS

Jo Ann Bass Peter & Kerrin Bermont Sidney & Lorraine Cooperman Thomas M. Cornish Sue & Fred Diamond Linda Ellis Donna & Steve Feig Esta Friedman Frances Gaynor Jane & Jerrold Goodman Renee Gross Harriet & Stanley Hyman Betsy Kaplan & Norman Gladsden Warren D. Klawans Ann Landau & Ina Zweifler Israel & Tania Lapciuc Hannah & Alan Lipton Gwen Margolis Leonard Miller Jimmy & Dori Morales Ken & Sharlene Packar Myrna & Sheldon Palley Joseph Pallot L. B. (Buddy) & Brenda Pollak Elaine Klein & Leonard Roberts Joyce & Judge Steven D. Robinson David Rocker & Marian Rocker Rosenbloom Family Trust Lloyd L. & Candace Ruskin Peter & Andrea Russin Raquel & Michael Scheck Dr. & Mrs. Ronald Shane Delora Shapiro & Victor Raab Melvin S. Shifke Sandra & Charles Simon Sitkin Family Foundation Jonathan Symons Michael Tilson Thomas Lillian Turchin Judith & Richard Wurtman Burton Young Isaac & Loly Zelcer

$500 CORPORATE SPONSORS

Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau Greater Miami & The Beaches Hotel Association World Erotic Art Museum

$250 PATRONS

Ellen & Harvey Amster Isabel Bernfeld Anderson Jo Ann & Gary Arnowitz & Family Helene Berger Lynn & Dr. Samuel Berkowitz Marshall Berkson Joyce Bloch Elaine & Philip Bloom Sharon Blumberg Rabbi Terry Bookman & Karen Sobel Alvin L. Brown Steven & Susan Caller Norman & Evelyn Cohan Hazel Cypen Yaffa Dermer Felicia Deutch Leonard Diamond Lori & Michael Dribin

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Dr. Clifford Dubbin Hector & Myriam Duer Joan & Jay Eichel Ed & Diane Eisenberg Philip I. & Barbara Emmer Lisa H. Enfield Deborah England Robert & Sylvia Feltman RenĂŠe Fink John & Iris Fisher Joan Getz Phyllis Glukstad Barton & Sandy Goldberg Esther Zinn Gordon Carole & Arthur Green Lorraine Greenberg Anita & Dr. Elliot Grossman Robert & Jill Hertzberg Mr. & Mrs. Herbert Hillsberg Stuart & June Jacobs Dr. Norman S. Jaffe Joan F. Kasner J. Katzell & Judge M. Jacobson Howard & Barbara Katzen Marc & Henrietta Katzen Gerald & Irene Kogan Sandra & Sam Kohlenberg Jacqueline Kott Marvin Lando Judge & Mrs. Lester Langer Marc Levin Morris & Rhoda Levitt Nathan Lieberman Judy Loft Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Marks Nanette & Budd Mayer Michael & Genie Milgrom Deborah & Adrian Muller Dr. & Mrs. Abraham Neiman Norton & Gloria Pallot Raline R. Paper Nancy G. Pastroff Marlene & Michael Perlmutter Meira & Peter Pernicone Dorothy & Stanley Pierce Dorothy & Aaron Podhurst Samuel Rabin, Jr. Senator Nan & David Rich Jackie & James Rosbash Dr. Jeffrey & Sandra Rosenberg Frank & Doris Rosenblatt Stanley & Susan Rosenblatt Judith O. Rosenkranz Mr. & Mrs. Harold Rosenson Carole Samet Lina, Jean & Yasmine Samimy Gloria G. Scharlin Ronald & Mardi Shader Ted & Rosalind Spak Nicholas & Joy Spill Robert A. & Michele Stone Deborah & Dr. Michael Troner Robert & Florence Werner Allan & Norma Wilson Pauline Winick Marcia Jo & Elliott Zerivitz

$125 DONORS

Benjamin & Irene Abramowitz Kevin & Judy Abrams Dr. Robert Aden Claire F. Ades Congregation Ahavat Olam

Rosalie Altmark & Herbert Kornreich Kip & Barbara Amazon Commissioner Cathleen Anderson Stephanie & Joseph Angelone Gary Appel Leila Applebaum Stanley H. Apte Gertrude Arfa/Arfa Travel Shirley & L. Jules Arkin Judd & Karen Aronowitz Tobi Ash Bonnie Dubbin Askowitz Alan & Jane Axelrod Evelyn K. Axler Michael & JoAnne Bander Ellen & Mark Barocas Julian & June Benjamin Marilyn Benjamin Edna Ben-Zvi Patricia Gross Bergman Joan Berk Alice & Steve Bernard Roslyn Berrin Dr. Judi Berson-Levinson & Steven Z. Levinson Micky & Doris Biss Allison Bloom & Gabriel Rutman Ellie Bloom Susan Bloom Stuart & Marlene Blumberg Joan Bornstein & Ben Giller Seymour & Elaine Brief MaryLou Brotherson Margie & Mark Buchbinder Stanley & Barbara Bulbin Deborah Bussel Phyllis Butters Isaac & Diane Camber Adam Cappel Dr. Lewis & Susan Carp Sol & Mitzi Center Melvin & Iris Chasen Larry & Helen Ciment Carol Gross Clarkson Jerome & Rita Cohen Julius & Susan Cohen Rosalie & Bertram Cohen Mark & Mildred Cohn William Coleman & Carole D. Groover Phyllis Crane & Howard Talesnick DataBanque Consulting, Inc. Lorna & Gerald Davis Morris & Yetta Deckelbaum Elaine & David Dobin Peter & Bonnie Dockter Honorable Amy Donner Dr. Michael W. Drewes & Mina LevDrewes Sam & Lori Dubbin Reid, Debra & Jacob Dulberger Meral & Fred Ehrenstein Susan & Dr. Ron Elinoff Eileen & Neal Farr Murray & Etta Feigenbaum Mr. & Mrs. Sanford Feinman Harvey & Karen Feld Mr. & Mrs. Edward Feldman Maximilian Feldstein Gerald & Irene Feller Ainslee R. Ferdie Lorraine Feuer Florence Fichman Paul & Gloria Fine Honorable Jane D. Fishman

Support Dr. & Mrs. Alan Clifford Foster Elisabeth G. Frank Muriel Frank Mary & Ralph Franklin Honorable Gill Freeman Michael J. & Roselyne Freeman Barry & Florence Friedberg Sandra Friedland Dr. Frederic & Linda Friedman Margot B. Friedman Carol Fryd Russell W. Galbut Judge & Mrs. Barry L. Garber Frances Gardner Rabbi Stanley J. Garfein Marc Gave Donna F. Genet Steve, Sandy, Ben & Jake Gersten Hermine Gewirtz Vivian B. Giller Judge Leonard & Dianne Glick Rabbi Gary & Joan Glickstein Marty & Emily Glickstein Rachell Gober & Harriet Goldman Donn Golden Leo & Marian Goldner Irma & Michael Goldstein Murray & Diana Gordon Ruth Gordon Sandi-Jo & Mark Gordon Molle Grad Rae DuBois Graham & Family Phyllis & Leonard Grand Drs. David Granite & Mary Lou Oster Granite Dr. Charles & Dale Gratz Dr. Henry Green Nancy & Dan Greenberg Ruth Greenfield Sonya Greenfield Judith & Albert Greenspoon William B. Coleman & Carole D. Groover Joan & Douglas Gross Leslie & Fran Gross Raymond & Paulette Gross Saul K. & Jane Gross Mr. & Mrs. Moreno Habif Allan Hall & Lori Gold Dolores A. Harris Harriet L. Harris Max & Martha Harris Joan & Leonard Hayet Susan Helfman Diane Starr Heller Sylvia A. Herman George Honig & Olga Weiss Frances M. Horowitz Sheila & Marvin Horowitz Dr. Steven, Ilisa, Seth & Rosi Iskowitz Terry Jonas Harry Kahn Shirley F. Kahn Lewis & Marcia Kanner Barbara Kanzer Alyne & Abbey Kaplan Calvin M. & Sondra M. Kapp Arden & Jack Karson Melvin & Gertrude Kartzmer Ana & Neisen Kasdin Brian Katz Eleanor Katz Dr. Raananah S. Katz Elaine F. Kerzner Joyce & Dr. Kenneth Keusch Sam & Dr. Jessica Kimelman Rabbi Ralph & Brenda Kingsley Irwin Klar Dr. Irwin & Sue Klau Carole & Bernard Klevan Robert & Diane Koch

Fredric & Linda Jane Kohn Byron L. Kolitz & Starr E. Silver Diana Kramer James & Kathy O. Kramer Robert Kramer Tracy Ann Kramer Helaine & Dr. Paul Kurlansky Jodi Lynn Kurzweil Miles & Roberta Kuttler Gabriela J. Landau Judith C. Landy Rheta Lastinger Linda & Murray Laulicht Donald & Judith Lefton Belle Lehrman Dr. Rosalind Lehrman Judge Joan & Howard B. Lenard, Esq. & Family Martha Lester Dr. & Mrs. Bart Levenson Fredric G. Levin Jack & Susana Levine Robert M. Levy J. David & Natalie Liebman Warren & Susi Lindau Nancy & David Linsky May Lipschultz Dr. Richard & Barbara Litt Elaine & Baris Litvak Leanore & Alfred Loeb Bob Loring Judith Richard & Martin Madorsky David Magidson Fred & Joy Malakoff Stephen Mandy Mrs. Lawrence Mann Merri Mann & Harris Reibel Mr. & Mrs. Leon Manne Linda Marks & Berenice Fisher Daniel B. Markson Alison & Rick Mars Shirley Martinelli Julian & Sheryl Meitin Dr. Marvin L. Meitus Ina, Bruce & Jennifer Melceras Stewart & Corinne Merkin Robert J. & Michelle Merlin David & Faith Mesnekoff Bob & Ellie Miller Howard R. Miller Sonya Miller Rabbi Ronald & Joyce Millstein Richard C. Milstein, Esq. & Eric Hankin Joel N. Minsker Martha Mishcon Sima & Douglas Miska Larry Mizrach Jorge & Malka Mordujovich Robert Nacron Jonathan & Andrea Nelson Sarah Ann Nelson Major Michael Neulander Selma & Jeff Newman Stuart & Sandra Newman Tamara & Daniel Nixon Shaun & Michele Orcinolo Nancy Orovitz Edith Osman Maureen Ostro Eliot Pearlson Pensacola Federated Jewish Charities Brian C. & Wendy Traurig Perlin Cornelia Philipson Stanley & Barbara Price Rhalda B. Prystowsky Nancy & Arnold Rachman Arthur & Sandra Rand Dr. Alan & Sue Rapperport Eva & Fred Rawicz Shyla Giller Reich

Terry & Marcia Reisman Elaine Reiss Sam & Estelle Reiter James & Lidia Resnick Sarita Resnick Alan & Francee Rich Dr. Paul & Elaine Richman Rabbi Lazar Rivkin Phyllis Robarts Beverly & Sidney Robbins Honorable Irma Rochlin Miriam Rose Stephen & Sharon Rose Honey Rosen Natalie Rosen Gene, Micah, Scott & Ben Rosenbaum Dr. Robert & Rosalind Rosenblum Dr. Martin & Sharon Rothberg Janice Rubin Marvin & Sandra Rubin Mollie Rudt Sally Ruff & Marshall Ruff Denis A. Russ David Russin Mario Sapoznik Charles & Sheila Saunders Joy & Brad Schandler Marcia & Larry Schantz Elliot H. Scherker Michael & Sandra Schneider Betty Schoenbaum Bernice & Marvin Schwartz Fred Schwartz Maxine & Ken Schwartz Norman Schwartz Rudy & Ruthie Schwartz Robert & Holly Schwartztol Judy Seed Estelle & Ira Segal Carmen & Sheldon Seltzer Rabbi Barton & Jane Shallat Myrna & Mickey Shanker Dr. & Mrs. Arthur Shapiro Everett “Rett” Sheslow Philip M. & Irene Wattenberg Shiekman Ines & Milton Shlansky Jack & Judith Shorstein & Family Bob & Marian Siegel David A. Siegel Arlene & Norman Silvers Ellen Silvers Neal & Elaine Slansky Joan & Harry B. Smith Gilbert & Natalie Snyder Jacob Solomon William & Jean Soman Robert & Shirley Spiegelman Joyce & Henry Stern Sheila & Simon Stern Jean Sternlieb Suzanne & Henry Stolar Saul & Judith Strachman Clifford & Elizabeth Suchman Sid Sussman Albert & Lorraine Sutton Avi & Melinda Tansman Dr. Richard & Priscilla Thurer Felice & Gerald Traktman Denis & Linda Trupkin Ret Turner Caryl & Harold Unger, M.D. Stuart & Linda Wagner Dr. Gilbert & Joyce Walker Emile & Rhoda Wanich Dr. Evan Katz & Irene Warner Gerald & Michelle Warshofsky Martin Weber Mr. & Mrs. Harvey Weidenfeld Murray B. Weil & Ursula Weil

Richard Weiner Marvin & Judith Weinstein Dr. Howard & Janice Weinstock Solomon M. Weiss Judith S. Weissel Marcella U. Werblow Davideen & Stuart Werner Nettie Wiener Larry Wiggins & Jose Garcia Dr. Joel & Lynda Wilentz Mort Wise Charlotte Wolpe Millie Yachter Edward & Arlene Yelon Harvey & Clara Young Linda & Max Zalkin Dr. Sheldon & Elaine Zane Richard & Susan Zinn Arline & Matthew Zucker Marjorie Zuckerman

$50 BASIC FAMILY

Beverly & Joel Aberbach Anita & Ken Adams Mr. & Mrs. Leslie Adler Maxine Aglow David & Annette Alpert Janine & Neil Alter Linda S. Altshuler Lynn & Michael Aptman Zoe Arcoub & Family Fay P. Aronson Jo Asmundsson Bruce & Dr. Wendy Autenrieth Steve & Elaine Bachenheimer Jerry & Lori Baer Marshall & Rochelle Baltuch Louis & Nadine Barocas Donald & Barbara Barron Jack Band & Family Al & Judith Bash Micah Bast & Family Karyn Begin Sam & Bonnie Bejar Joan Belkin Wendy Belkin Isaac & Joyce Ben-Ezra Jose & Oleva Benry Ene Benjamin & Herbert Klein Samuel Berens & Family Sheryl Berkowitz Suzanne Berkowitz Jake Berlin & Family Bill & Batzi Berman David & Sydell Berman Doris & Allen Berman Bea & Bert Bernstein Eric Bernstein & Family Scott Bernstein & David H. Young Ida Bild Alan & Barbara Bisno Stanford Blake & Lisa Goldberg Norton & Jessica Pepper Bloom Betty Blum Irwin & Sharon Bosworth Della & Stanley Bramow Howard Brayer & Donald Szumowski Jeanette A. Brodkey Morris N. Broad Jacob Brodzki Judge Joel H. Brown Daniel Brumer & Family Jerry Burns Ronnie Burns Hannah Burnstein & Family Steven L. Cantor Paula & Matthew Carr Elinor Catsman Sy & Joyce Chadroff Lin Cherry & Family

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Support Sara Chiz John Choeff & Family Charles A. & Deborah Citrin Louis & Barbara Cohen Cloe Cohn & Family Nancy & Lawrence Cohen Debbie & Steven Cohn Heidi Cooper & Family Marvin (Mike) & Betty Cooper William & Barbara Cooper Cornelia Crisan Patricia Taxman Craven Family Paul & Jolie Cummings Lee S. Damsker Benjamin Daniel Bob & Carol Dickman Deborah Drucker Dillingham Ava Dimond & Family Marshall & Laura Zaban Dinerman Alvin & Randye Dlott Sheldon & Rosalind Dobkin Celeste Doliner Harriet & Jerry Dorf Terry & Mel Drucker David & Susan Dubbin Jack Dulberger Elena & Andrew Doyle Mark Eichel Martin & Nancy Engels Dr. & Mrs. Gil Epstein Roger Epstein Stanley & Marcie Ersoff Linda J. Esposto Patricia Etkin & Robert Goldberg Ruth & Stan Etkin Carol & Robin Faber Judge Joseph P. Farina Dr. Alfred & Susan Feingold Dr. Charles & Marilyn Feldstein Savanah Feldman & Family Marilyn Fellman & Barry Fellman Gail P. Fels Anna & Harvey Felsher Annette Fentin Derick Ferrao Mr. & Mrs. Fred Feuerman Richard & Susan Finkelstein Honorable Leon Firtel Sugar Firtel Israel Zion Fischer & Family Ron & Eva Fisher Leslie & Virginia Fiur Audrey & John Frank Judge Bernard & Edythe Frank Fleur & Simon Frank Barbara & Richard Funk Seth Gadinsky Bessie Galbut Bobbie Levinson Galex Marlin Galvin Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence Garfield Barbara Gelber & Family Lenore Gaynor Dr. & Mrs. Ronald Gelles Jill, Arnold, & David Gellman Leslie & Martin Genauer Pamela & Leonard Geronemus Steven & Danielle Gill Arnold & Ronnie Ginsburg Abe & Shulamit Gittelson Sylvia & Herbert Gladstone Raleigh Goldberg & Family Phyllis B. & Norman* Goldman Dr. Jerry & Lottie Goldsmith Harold S. Goldstein Robert Goldszer & Madalyn Mann Juan Andres Gomez & Family Eli Goodman & Family Jean & Howard Gordon Taffy Gould

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Harry & Ruth Graff Ellis & Patricia Greenberg Dr. & Mrs. Harold Greenberg Harold Greene Stanley & Joyce Greenstein Arleen & Larry Greenwood Evelyn & Bruce Greer Carr Grigg Judge Howard Gross Stuart Grossman Ruthie Gudai Sylvia Gurinsky Johnny Gutierrez Dennis Haber Richard Haft Judi Hamelburg Mr. Allen & Dr. Sharon Hampel Julio & Isel Hanono Lawrence & Susan Hantman Arlene & Elliott Harris Gail & Ed Harris Cynthia & Ike Heller Irving “Red” Heller & Rhoda Stern Sam & Arlene Heller Marilyn & Carl Hellman Linda Collins Hertz Hugo Hervitz & Esther Feldman Brenda & Alan Himelfarb Dolores Hirsh Jacqueline Hochberg Annette & Jack Hockman Carol Hoffman Donald & Cami Hofstadter Suzanne Hollander Joel Hoppenstein Richard & Sonya Pallot Horwich Sherry & Mitchell Horwich Marvin & Lucy Hertz Rica Infante Judy & Dr. Stanley Jacobs Richard & Judith Jacobs Shirley Jacobs George Jacobson Leonard & Linda Jaffe Nikki Jagid & Family Judge Charles Jr. & Janet Kahn Reuben Kahn Marvin & Beverly Kaiman Dennis G. Kainen Monty Kane Douglas & Marlyne Marzi Kaplan Herbert & Vera Karliner Elaine & Daniel Katz Dr. Barry & Judith Katzen Marcos & Fanny Kerbel Rabbi Danny Kirsch Amanda Kleidermacher & Family Rita Kleinerman Steven & Susan Kobetz Michelle Komisarchik & Family Eugene & Audrey Komrad Joanne & Jay Koren Irving & Marilyn Kreisberg Sol Krevat Ira & Anita Krieger Gail & Robert Kulak Barbara & Marvin Landstein Linda & Howard Landy Joan & Jerry Leader Pamela V. Lear Dr. & Mrs. Harvey C. Lebos Linda & Dr. David Lehrman Martin Lemelman David Levens Dr. Eleanor & Gil Levine G. Andrew Levinson Lawrence Levy Arnold & Saundra Lieber Ann Spector Lieff & Bill Lieff Layla Lowenstein & Family

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Howard Lubel & Rose Flynn Hazel M. Mack Dr. & Mrs. Robert Marcovich David Margolis Harry & Nicole Martin Flora Mason Susan & Fred Mattes Jonathan & Elise Mayer Deborah Meitin Lewis Meltzer & Ronni Meltzer Lynn & Martin Mendelssohn Leo Menninger & Family Alice Miller & Fran Levey Lisa & Howard Millhauser Bruce Moldow Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Molko John & Debbie Monroe Robert Moss Celia Mussman Cindi Nash Robert L. Nefsky Cantor Rachelle Nelson Eileen Nelson & William Lord Gabriella Neufeld Alyson Neulander & Dorothy Neulander Major Michael Neulander Ira Newman Drs. Isadore & Carole Newman Honorable Robert H. & Gail Newman Stephen & Georgia Nimer Blanche Nonoo Lynne & Murray Norkin Rita Norton & Scott Rosenberg Mort & Milly Nyman Murray & Harriet Oback Rhoda & Joseph Oppenheimer Jared Orenstein & Family Sandy & Louis Ossinsky Leah Papell & Family Delila & Marley Penson & Family Leonard Pepper Adam Perry & Family Nadine & Sidney Pertnoy Rosalie Pincus & Ted Pincus Mimi Pink J. David, Pamela & Crystal Pitcher Roberta & Allen Platoff Dr. & Mrs. Joseph Pomerantz Andrew Porto & Family Francesca del Posso & Family Sadie S. Preter Gary Price Adrienne Promoff Julie Prontesi & Family Ron & Deborah Rader Leroy & Shirley Raffel Stephanie & Sanford Rakofsky Marisol Rams & Family Sonya & Stuart Rapée Ilene & Jay Rechtman Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Redlich Bruce Reich Edith Reich Robert & Toby Reisman Ress Family Foundation Hannan Rhodes & Family Audrey & Stephen Richman Greta & Nat Rickoff Dr. Scott & Faye Rickoff Karen & Mark Rivo Dr. Meri-Jane Rochelson & Joel Mintz Joseph & Aida Roisman Susan & David Rosen Phyllis Rosenberg Susan Rosenberg Joel & Ellen Rosenblatt Maya Rosenfeld & Family Ernst & Jeanne Rosenkrantz Avery Rosichan & Family Ingrid Roskin

Dr. & Mrs. Michael Ross Dr. Deborah Roth Judge Ronald & Cheri Rothschild Gina & Richard Russ Cheryl Rusten & Margaret Ouderkirk Lanie Sacks Dr. Sylvan H. Sarasohn & Beverly Grapin Karen & Jeffrey Saster Jonah Schaechter Ruth S. Schaffer Jane & Ronald Schagrin Rabbi & Mrs. Solomon Schiff Martin Schliefer Burt & Rose Schoenbach Joseph & Benita Schwartz Judges Lawrence & Caryn Schwartz Steven & Mali Schwartz Julie Schwartzbard & Neil Bernstein Dr. & Mrs. Mitchell Seavey & family Kristina Seeley Louis Harrison Segall Dr. Robert & Susan Segaul Ralph & Shirley Seltzer Joe & Sheila Shaoul Mrs. Herbert (Ruth) Shapiro Norman & Sandra Shapiro William Sharron Evan Shattenkirk & Family Bernard Shavitz Dr. & Mrs. Allen J. Shaw, D.D.S. Carol & Murray Shear David Shield Florence Shiff Dr. & Mrs. Irving Shugar Susan & Stephen Silverstein Ginny & Steve Simon Rabbi Rashi Simon Lisa Sloat & Hank Klein Michael & Susan Slotnick Janice & Gary Smiles Mr. & Mrs. Emanuel J. Smith Shirley & Bernie Sork Philip & Julia Sosnick Rabbi Jack Sparks Linda & Michael Stahl Elliott & Michelle Starman Abe A. Stein Samuel & Ellen Steiner Martin & Kathy Stern Aimee & Irwin (Ozzie) Stewart Marvin & Sandra Stonberg Anita Stone Nathaniel & Beverly Stone Wendy Squire & Family Bob & Barbara Sussman Irene Szulman Lois & Warren Tepper Ena & Lee Teichner Randy Tomme Mr. Beryl Topin Judith Rood Traum & Sydney S. Traum Lisa & Charles Treister Stephanie & Robert Turchin Debbie Potash-Turner & Michael Turner Pat Vegrani Claudia Villar & Family Alice Vinik David Waksman & family Benjamin Waxman & Gwen Wurm Stephen & Arlyne Wayner Bonnie & Mark Webman Lisa & David Weiner Sheri Weiner & Bruce Levine Norma Weinstein Alan & Denise Weisberg Paul & Cynthia Weiss Sophia Wengier & Family Dorothy P. & W. A. Williams

Support Nathan & Hadassah Windmiller Julius & Sarah Wishnia Matthew Wodnicki & Family Janet & Peter Wolk Dr. & Mrs. Sydney D. Wruble Jack & Rosalind Zacks Jeri Zaic & Family Dr. & Mrs. Brian Zalis Alexander Zel & Family Drs. Carl & Paula Zielonka Jane Zucker & Berny Shomstein Edward & Elaine Zukerman

GENERAL MEMBERS

Bernie Aaron Barbara Abraham Lillian Abrams Dr. Helen Ackerman Susan Ader Marshall Adelstein Annette Aerenson Beth Agami Frances Aronovitz Pamela Asher Dr. Gerald Askowitz Sharon Azoulay Genie Ayer Martha K. Backer Jackie & Ron Baer Sandy & Marvin Baida Dotty Baier Jorge & Barbara Bargman Arthur & Florence Barr Lori Barrist Alice Barth Regina Wang Baumann Sandra Becker Bruce Beeber Irene Beibe Rosalind Belkin-Asseo Myrna Bergen Sally Berk Dee Dee Berkowitz Esther & Roger Berman Eva Berman Audrey Bernstein Berta Bernstein David & Martha Bernstein Max Bernstein Rhoda Bernstein Frank & Carmen Bisk Regina Bisk Shirley & Isadore Black William & Joan Blakesberg Lina Blanco Judith Cohen Blecher Charlene Blue Lois Blume Gerald Bodner Miriam Bonwitt Sandra Borkon Elaine Boyarsky Lois Brandenburg Stephen R. Brenner Peter & Andrea Britell Charlotte & Myron Brodie Alan & Vicki Bronfman Blanche Bronwit Sue Browning Susan Brustman Ann Broad Bussel Ida Camner Edythe Cannon Mr. Frances & Dr. Stephanie Carter Audrey Cicero Lidia Ciechanover Norman & Joan Ciment Harold Clark Carol Clein Bruce A. Coane

Alvin & Tamara Cohen Jeri Beth Cohen Lenny Cohen Lucille & Herbert Jay Cohen Lynnia Cohen Bob & Maxine Cohn Dorothy P. Cohn Judith M. Cope Judge A. Jay Cristol Marilyn Cromer Rhona Dalfen Alan & Lois Danis Ethel Davis Sharon Davis Sharon V. Davis Marilyn Dernis Lloyd & Florence Deutsch Donna Diamond Sandy Diamond Victor Dickstein Linda Dillon Karyn Dornfield Daniel Doscher Karen Dubitsky Andi Edelstein Jacqueline Edelstein Barbara Eisenberg Herbert & Carolyn Eisenberg Doris Elkins Michael & Barbara Epstein Vivian G. Epstein Rita Essner Jonathan Etra Debra Faulk Judith & Joel Feinman Bette Joy Field Fifi Fields Judith Ford Gail Frank Rob Freeman Arlene Friedman Rabbi Seymour & Dora Friedman Shirley Gabriel Meryl Galitz Esther Garazi Sabeto Garazi Inge Gatto Gayle Gayer Ronald Gerstl Leonard Gilbert Ruth Gilman Sanford B. Glatzer Frances Glick Esther Glickman Donald & Mrs. Margaret Glucksman Charlotte Goldfarb Susan E. Goldin Zelda W. Goldman Irvin M. & Mona P. Goldstein Beth Goldstein Barbara Goldwich Sydelle Golub Cynthia & Steve Goodman Rhonda Goodman Annette G. Gordon Howard & Rosalie Gordon Roberta H. Gordon Joyce Greenberg Julian Greenspan & Ellyn Jaffe Judyth Groner Shirley & Harry Gurwitch Max & Barbara Hagen Eleanor P. Halpern Harry Hanauer Melissa Hargiss Pablo Haspel Rachel Heimovics & Mati Braun Brian R. Hersh Steven Hersh Evelyn Hershbein

Chari Hill Marilyn Hoder-Salmon Lynn Hoffman Marylin Holzberg Alfred J. & Lucy Holzman Paul & Nina Indianer Bernice Issenberg Elaine & Mervin Jacobs Ann R. Jacobson Jeanette Jacobson Arlene Jacovitz-Manheimer Dr. Nkamany Chayim Kabamba Bettie Kahn Lois Kahn Sarita Kainen Roberta Kaiser Eve & Walter Kamlot Mary Rose Kaplan Richard Kaplan Mark & Elaine Karlin Joyce Karpay Albert & Roslyn Katz Dr. & Mrs. Eugene Katz Frank Katz Lila Kauffman Fruma Kaufman Dr. Howard & Romaine Kaufman Lisa Kaufman Lois Kaufman Barbara Kent Lawrence J. Kessler Barbara H. Keyes Brian J. Kiedrowski Ida Kirsner Adolf & Emily Klainberg Bernard & Marilyn Klainberg Mr. & Mrs. Elliot B. Kleiman Rochelle & Paul Koenig Helene & Ronald Kogos Shelley Kolber Barbara & Sidney Konigsberg Marsha Koolik Andrea Kovacs Michael Krawitz Rosalind Kulbersh Diane Kurtz Elaine Lamm Jerome Lampert & Muriel Goodman Sara Lampert Rochelle Lanster Judy Lease Mortimer Lechter Sam Leff Ronard Lehrer Debra Leibowitz Myrna Leonard David Levin Helen Mamber Levin Julian Levin & Sandra Schiller Levin Paula Levine Marilyn Levingston Mr. & Mrs. Burton Levinson Martin & Shirley Levinson Jeff & Barbara Levis Sara B. Leviten Marvin Levy Wendy Sue Lewit Barbara & Alfred Liebmann Janet Liedeker Felix Lizarraga Kurt & Anita Loeb Pearl & Melvin Lubart Edith D. Lundy Hillelene S. Lustig Sheila & Cyrus Mager Belle & Jack Marcus Evelyn Marcus Marilyn Marcus Marnin Marcus Allison P. Marks

Tamar Mayer Manny Meland Kenneth Mendelsohn Dr. Asher & Luba Milbauer Carol A. Milett Yoram Millman Roni Mintz Bruce Mintzer Marconi Misael Edwin & Gloria Mittleman Lillian Mittman Jackie Mizrahi Nina Moinester Norman A. Moscowitz Barbara & Sanford Musikar Barbara Myers Mary Naggar Ronen Nazarian June E. Newbauer Stanley Newmark Mel Niser Evelyn Nussbaum Solomon Odenz Rabbi Henry Okolica Marta Olchyk Dr. Bobbi Ann Ossip Irvin & Honey Pachter Kalman Packouz Larry & Marnie Paikin Suzanne Pallot Helene Parnes Penny Pasch Ruth Peretzman Solomon & Herta Pila David Pius Betty & Bernard Plotkin Jeffrey Poppel Veronika Pozmentier Mary & Steve Quartin Aliza & Barry Ranish Peter & Barbara Reaveley Leonard & Faye Redlich Jerome Reinert Rita Restler Rose Rice Ellen Riches Larry & Gladys Rockind Olga Robbin-Rogers & Sidney Rogers Elaine Rodier Paul Rodriguez Elaine & David Roemer Mimie Rose David Rosemberg Gloria Rosen Gloria & Jerry Rosen Harold & Judith Rosen Robert & Beatrice Rosen Joyce & Harold Rosenbaum Judith Rosenberg Lucille Rosenberg Judy Rosenblum Dora Lee Rosendorf Norma Rosenfeld Sandy Rosenthal Susan Rosin Norma Ross Alexa Rossy David A. Rothstein Dan & Janine Rubens Melvin A. Rubin Charles Ruffner Bernard Saklad Adele & Joel Sandberg Eleanor Schack Sydney Carpel Schaecter & David Schaecter Sarah Schall Mort Scharfman Leslie & Madelyn Schere Jack Schillinger Eric & Gail Schneider

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Support Janice & Jerome Schneider Alma & Harold Schoffel Norma & Fred Schrager Abby Schwartz Bernice & William Schwartz Ellen G. Schwartz Norman Schwartz Steven Schwartz Fred Sciammas Natalie Segal Sylvia & Eugene Segarnick Pearl Seidler Eileen L. Seitlin Jack & Shirley Seitlin Bessie Selevan Glenda Shacter Merrill & Robyn Shapiro Robin Shear Dorothy Sheffman & Donald Russell Joyce Sherman Marcia & George Sherman Rhoda Shore Rabbi Bernard & Dolores Shoter Dr. & Mrs. Frederick Shuster Cecily Silberman Harold & Susan Silberman Bella Silver & David Eckhaus Gail Silver Selma Silverman Jose & Rema Simonet Stuart & Rochelle Simons Harriet Singer Dr. & Mrs. Joseph A. Singer Peter Singer Sarah-Lydia Singer Barbara & Ed Sirkin Judith Sirota Isaac & Rebecca Sklar Dr. Alan Sobel Bernard Sobel Sharon & Howard Socol Mara Beth Sommers Selma Spaccarelli Shirley Spear Renee Spector Barbara & Peter Sperber Bernice Stander Molly B. Stein Thelma Stein Charles & Roberta Steinberg Miriam Steinberg Robert Steinberg Shari Steinberg Barbara Stern Dr. Seymour & Shirley Stern Annette Stiefbold Richard Stone Nicole Sultan Willasue Susskind Jerome Tabas Sheila Elias Taplin Romelle Weinkle Tarler Roberta & Harvey Teitelbaum Sylvia B. Tendler Marilyn & Howard Tendrich Gail Tescher Marilyn Trager Dr. Barbara & Barton Udell Karen Warner Claire Warren & Jerry Mandel Mildred Wasman Barton & Lyanne L. Wasserman Norma Waxman Marjorie Weber Florence Wechsberg Ted & Nora Weinreich Leon & Marcia Weil Rabbi Cheryl Weiner Dodie Weinstein & Bob Goldberg Dr. & Mrs. Ephraim Weinstein

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Gerry & Jean Weiser Blanche Weiss Merle & Dan Weiss Victor Weithorn Susan Weitz Peter & Esther Whitmore Nancy Wolcott & Jeff Donnelly Myriam Wolf David & Deborah Yoburn Steven Zack Martin H. Zafman Barbara & Barry Zimbler Marlene Zuckerman Linda & Howard Zwibel

Gift Memberships Cornelia Crisan Fifi Fields Marlin Galvin Rabbi Danny Kirsch William Sharron from Jonathan Symons Susan Bloom Allison Bloom & Gabriel Rutman from Kenneth M. Bloom

Jonathan Symons B’nai Mitzvah Project Memberships Zoe Arcoub Jack Band Micah Bast Wendy Belkin Samuel Berens Jake Berlin Eric Bernstein Daniel Brumer Hannah Burnstein Lin Cherry Jonathan Choeff Chloe Cohn Heidi Cooper Francesca del Posso Ava Dimond Israel Zion Fischer Savanah Feldman Spencer Frybergh Barbara Gelber Raleigh Goldberg Juan Andres Gomez Eli Goodman Amanda Kleidermacher Michelle Komisarchik Lauren Kuperman Carolyn LeBreton Layla Lowenstein Leo Menninger Jared Orenstein Leah Papell Delila & Marley Penson Adam Perry Andrew Porto Julia Prontesi Marisol Rams Hannan Rhodes Maya Rosenfeld Avery Rosichan Jonah Schaechter Evan Shattenkirk Wendy Squire Claudia Villar Sophie Wengier Carolyn West Matthew Wodnicki Jeri Zaic Alexander Zel

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Museum Volunteers and Opportunities Chair of Volunteers:

Docents

Isabel Bernfeld Anderson

Would you like to volunteer?

Jorge Bargman Irene Beibe Howard Brayer Linda Dillon Elaine Brauner Dobin Esther Dollar Judith Greenspoon Sylvia Herman Steven Hersh Shirley Kahn Andrea July Kovacs Judith Landy Marilyn Levingston Elaine Litvak Barbara Musikar Georgia Nimer Barry Ranish Mort Scharfman Louis Schneider Myrna Shanker Janet Wolk Charlotte Wolpe Judith Wurtman

No prior experience is needed – we provide all the training.

Oral History Program Rosalie Ehrenberg Elaine Litvak

Administrative & Event Support Isabel Bernfeld Anderson Alice Barth Wendy Belkin Amy Bernard Dorothy Cohn Florence Fichman Inge Gatto Evelyn Marcus Dominque Schwartz Sonya Vinitskaya Karen Warner

Volunteer Opportunities include: Docents: Guiding tours for our internationally diverse audience, and creating memorable experiences for visitors of all ages through our permanent and changing exhibits Administrative: Assisting with a myriad of tasks including mailings, filing, research and phone calls Special Events: Preparing for museum programs and special events, including set-up, food displays and check-in Oral Histories: Interviewing individuals in the community to record their role in Florida Jewish history, and/or transcribing their recordings for the museum archives

Volunteer Benefits include: • • • • •

Flexible schedules - short & long term opportunities Intellectual stimulation through lectures, films and more Chance to make new friends and meet people from around the world Exhibit preview training sessions for each new exhibit AND - best of all - the satisfaction of contributing to the development of this vibrant cultural institution dedicated to Florida Jewish history!

Call today to become a part of this experience: 786-972-3163.

How Do You Want to Be Remembered?

In Jewish tradition, your name is your most precious possession, “higher than the price of rubies.”

The following people are members of our Heritage Society, having made a Planned Gift to the museum to perpetuate their name or names of a loved one in the museum:

Heritage Society Members Michael Craig Aller Isabel Bernfeld Anderson Bernie Bercuson* Mark B. Cohn Helene & Murray Dubbin Helen Salomon Eggnatz* Myra Farr* Deborah Regal Feterson* Ira Giller Norman Giller* Barton & Sandy Goldberg Frances L. Gross (Leslie Jay Gross)

Eugene Guttman* Bernard Janis* Jay Jensen* Lewis & Marcia Kanner Marshall Karasik* Marc & Henrietta Katzen Ida Lee Koenigsberg* Sarah Kupchik* Marshall Landy* Myrna Leonard Norman Levine Sarah Luddle* Boris Malina*

Howard R. Miller Lewis Mittman Michael D. Orovitz David* & Rita Perlman Dr. Harold Posner* Eva Rabin* Leonard Robbins* Ruth Robbins* Muriel Rosen* Patricia Russell* Norma Salz Bernice Samkoff* Shirlee Segall Schiller

Beatrice Schwartz* Tamra Sheffman Samuel Silver Gary & Julie Simon Robert H. Traurig Jacqueline Traurig Gale Goldstein Tucker Helen Uchitel* Leonard A. Wien Florence Wise* Marcia Jo Zerivitz * deceased

Thank you to all those who have contributed to the Marcia Jo Zerivitz Endowment Fund for Collections and Research, established to help sustain our growing collections, which were originated by Marcia Jo. You may add your contribution by calling 786-972-3180.

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So What Is The Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU The Jewish Museum of Florida opened in 1995 in a former historic synagogue that housed the first congregation on Miami Beach.

Built in 1936, the Henry Hohauser designed building that underwent a two-year restoration, boasts Art Deco features, a copper dome and 80 stained glass windows. In 2007, the museum expanded into the original 1929 synagogue next door after a one-year restoration, now The Jonathan Symons Building. Both buildings are on the National Register of Historic Places. In 2008, the two buildings were connected with a skylighted Bessie’s Bistro.

The museum is much more than beautiful buildings. It is a place that presents its own and traveling exhibits, sponsors cultural and educational programs, houses a Collections & Research Center reflecting 250 years of Florida Jewish history, and communicates Jewish history, art, culture and values to Jews and non-Jews alike in an informal mode. The museum is also a place where Jews of all ages and stripes discover and reaffirm their rich heritage – thus helping to strengthen Jewish identity and ensure Jewish continuity.

So how did all this get started? You may already know if you are among those who participated in and enjoyed the exhibit MOSAIC: Jewish Life in Florida that traveled to 13 cities (1990-94). Depicting Florida Jewish history from 1763 to the present, this was a statewide grassroots project to collect material evidence from the time Jews were first allowed to live in the Sunshine State.

Thousands of photographs, artifacts and oral histories were gathered from families and this collection continues now in the museum, which was created as a result of the interest and support garnered from the original MOSAIC project.

Where the traveling exhibit was the launch, the Jewish Museum of Florida further delves into the state’s rich Jewish history of yesterday and today – for the future.

Historic Partnership with Florida International University (FIU) Following the approval of the museum’s Board of Directors, Florida International University’s Board of Trustees and the Florida Board of Governors, the museum became part of the FIU family. This historic partnership leverages the resources of the museum and FIU, igniting a new era of interdisciplinary education and research focused on the history of the Jewish experience in Florida, the ways in which Florida Jews influence and are influenced by the cultural dynamics of Florida, the nation and the world, and issues of discrimination against all peoples in Florida throughout history. A key component of the partnership is the relocation of a variety of FIU programs, including the Jewish Studies Certificate Program, to the museum’s facilities. The plan also includes the expansion of academic programs and research endeavors designed to educate FIU students, faculty and the greater Florida community about the challenges of the immigrant experiences shared by all ethnicities in the State.

Whether your family has lived in Florida for eight generations, as some have, or just arrived – YOUR story is an important tile the MOSAIC. Join us!

Yes! I want to help preserve Florida Jewish history through the Jewish Museum of Florida – FIU

Please clip this form to become a member and mail to 301 Washington Avenue, Miami Beach, FL 33139 or fax to 305-672-5933.

Or, to join online visit jewishmuseum.com and click on the Join and Support tab.

Basic membership benefits: • Free museum admission for a full year • Subscription to TILES, member newsletter • Invitations to exhibit openings and special events • Discounts in Museum Store • Access to the Collections & Research Center Enroll me as a new member Re-enroll me Call me to discuss an upgrade of my current membership level. Phone: ______-_______-_________ Your Name: _______________________________________________________________________________ I am a current member, and I want to give a GIFT MEMBERSHIP to: Gift Membership Name: _______________________________________ Address: _____________________________________________ City: _______________________________________________________________________ State: _______ Zip: _____________________ Membership benefits last for a FULL YEAR. Please check the level of your annual support: $1,000 Benefactor $250 Patron $40 Single Parent Family

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Enclosed is my tax-deductible check, payable to: JEWISH MUSEUM OF FLORIDA - FIU for a total of $ ____ , _________ or charge my: VISA MasterCard American Express in the amount of $ ____ , _________ Credit Card #: ________________________________________________________________________ Expiration Date: _______ /_______ Name on card: _________________________________________________________________ Phone (day): _______-_______-_________ Address: ____________________________________________________________ email address: __________________________________ City: ___________________________________________________________________ State: _______ Zip: __________________________ TILES | Newsletter of the Jewish Museum of Florida – FIU | October 2013

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Information

Contacts To contact a staff member at the museum, please dial 786-972-(extension). For general information about the museum, including location, hours, directions and admission, please call the main line at 305-672-5044.

NAME

POSITION

Jo Ann Arnowitz

Executive Director / Chief Curator

EXTENSION

3180

director@jewishmuseum.com

EMAIL

Irene Warner

Fiscal Administrator / Grants Manager

3171

acctg@jewishmuseum.com

Ira Newman

Exhibits Designer

3165

designer@jewishmuseum.com

Chaim Lieberperson

Education Manager

3187

education@jewishmuseum.com

Todd Bothel

Registrar

3167

registrar@jewishmuseum.com

Eva Shvedova

Admissions / Groups / Museum Store

3176

store@jewishmuseum.com

Roberta Gordon

Administrative Coordinator

3163

admin@jewishmuseum.com

Jamie Giller

Marketing & Programs Director

3170

marketing@jewishmuseum.com

Jackie Goldstein

Assistant Curator

3166

asstcurator@jewishmuseum.com

Nancy Doyle Cohen

Membership Director

3164

membership@jewishmuseum.com

Hours: The museum is open Tuesday through Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. We are closed on Mondays and holidays.

Admission Adults Senior/Student Family School group, per child

$6.00

Adult group (20 or more) (group reservations required) $5.00

$5.00

Museum members

FREE

$12.00

Children under six

FREE

Saturdays

FREE

$2.50

To book a group tour for students or adults, call 786-972-3176.

2013 - 2014 Exhibit Schedule MOSAIC: Jewish Life in Florida

Ongoing

Fryd on Fire by Carol Fryd

Thru October 20, 2013

Posters from the Hans Sachs Collection

Thru December 15, 2013

Growers, Grocers & Gefilte Fish

October 15, 2013 - October 5, 2014

Graphic Details: Confessional Comics of Jewish Women

November 5, 2013 – February 16, 2014

Cinema Judaica: The War Years, 1939 - 1949

March 4, 2014 – August 24, 2014

Coming Soon Jews have had an extensive contribution to comics, but the focus has been mostly on male artists and their larger than life superhero counterparts. This fall, learn how women contributed to the history of comics, and in particular, to autobiographical comics, a genre they helped birth in Graphic Details: Confessional Comics by Jewish Women. The exhibit features 18 artists, whose writings and drawings depict their own pain, laughter, shame, triumphs and self-doubts in a way that taps a collective nerve. The Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU will host a members’ only exhibit opening on Monday, November 4 at 6 p.m. RSVP by October 25. The exhibit will open to the public on Tuesday, November 5 and remain on display through February 16, 2014. Curated

by Michael Kaminer and Sarah Lightman. Traveling exhibition developed by Yeshiva University Museum curator Zachary Paul Levine. Local funding provided by Funding Arts Network.

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Did You Know?

JMOF-FIU is housed in two restored buildings that were once synagogues for Miami Beach’s first Jewish congregation — Congregation Beth Jacob. The first building was completed in 1929 and the second in 1936. The museum opened in the younger building in 1995 and expanded into the 1929 structure in 2007.

3rd Street

The buildings are located on the corner of 3rd Street and Washington Avenue because at the time of construction, Jews were not allowed to own property north of 5th Street.

850

1936

6-pointed stars

77

1980

The year Congregation Beth Jacob’s second building was designed, by famous Art Deco architect Henry Hohauser, who was a member of the congregation.

The exact number of stained glass windows in the museum, designed by Rabbi Moses Mescheloff, fabricated in Hialeah, FL and installed in 1940.

The number of people the 1936 building could accommodate, with a women’s balcony and stadium-style seating that called for a slanted floor to improve sight and acoustics.

Each of the columns of the 301 building that supports the roof contain the 6-pointed Star of David, but the four half columns in the corners have only half a star.

The year both museum buildings were listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Tributes (through September 18, 2013) In Honor of...

Wendy Belkin’s Bat Mitzvah Roberta Gordon Irene Warner Bruce & Barbara Booken’s grandson’s birth – Jasper John Sylvia B. Tendler Mrs. Herbert Cohen’s 80th birthday Sylvia B. Tendler Reid Dulberger, Debra Dulberger, Jack Dulberger Betti Dulberger Shirley Kahn as world’s best museum guide (docent) Harriet & Bob Kahn Sylvia & Ben Kanner’s 60th anniversary Bea & Bert Bernstein Dr. & Mrs. Brian Katz’s baby boy, Jordan’s, birth Isabel Bernfeld Anderson Chaim Lieberperson’s hospitality Barry Ira Graff School for Living Judaism, Boca Raton Evelyn Marcus’ great grandchild’s birth Isabel Bernfeld Anderson Jimmy Orovitz’s life Tracy Ann Kramer

Eva Rawicz’s birthday Norty & Jessica Pepper Bloom

Sandy Berkowitz Jeffrey & Marsha Gilbert & family

Donald M. Klein Jerry & Lorna Davis

Dr. Carol Shear Patricia (Mrs. Alan) Lebow

Larry Brand Mel & Skeeter Frumkes

Marty Nash Roberta Gordon

Norma Silver’s birthday Alfreda Opper

Zeb J. Brodie Kenneth M. Bloom

Gerald Olin Jackie & Bob Traurig

Nomi Singer’s 80th birthday Fran Gaynor

Charles Dascal Kenneth M. Bloom

Murray Rabin Kenneth M. Bloom

Birth of granddaughter, Sarah Caroline Dereser Soman William & Jean Soman

Betti Dulberger Isabel B. Anderson Jo Ann & Gary Arnowitz Roberta Gordon The Karlton Family Dena Komer Karen G. Levy Elaine Litvak Paul A. Marchand, DDS & staff Rabbi Cheryl Weiner Marcia Jo & Elliott Zerivitz

Vera R. Rosenbaum Shirley & Harry Gurwitch

Elliot Stone’s 50th birthday Ellen Silvers Amy Stone Jackie Traurig’s birthday Sylvia B. Tendler Jackie & Bob Traurig’s 60th anniversary & birthday Jeffrey & Marsha Gilbert & family Jackie & Bob Traurig’s 60th anniversary Marcia Jo & Elliott Zerivitz Robert (Bob) Traurig’s birthday Barbara Perlin Sylvia B. Tendler

Speedy Recovery...

Dorothy Jean Cash Jackie & Bob Traurig

Norma & Michael Orovitz’s 50th anniversary Judith & Saul Strachman

Betti Dulberger Isabel Bernfeld Anderson Eva Shvedova

Barbara Perlin’s 85th birthday Barbara & Bruce Booken Maddi, Steve, Jodi, Shelley & Adam Sackel

Dr. Steve Sackel Sylvia B. Tendler

MariLyn Potash Debbie Potash-Turner’s membership

Sidney Barbanel Pauline Winick

Jutta Preuss’ birthday Inge Gatto

Rita Bauman Jackie & Bob Traurig

In Memory of...

Arthur England, Jr. Kenneth & Barbara Bloom Sidney Green Marilyn Levingston Hon. Amy Karan Kenneth & Barbara Bloom Sharon Katz Ellie & Harold Aibel Isabel B. Anderson Jo Ann & Gary Arnowitz Kenneth & Barbara Bloom Nancy Cohen Helene & Murray Dubbin Frances Gaynor Judy Gilbert-Gould Roberta Gordon Michael & Norma Orovitz Eva Shvedova Rabbi Cheryl Weiner Marcia Jo & Elliott Zerivitz Linda B. Zilber & Paul Ruthfield

Marlene Rossin’s son Norton & Jessica Pepper Bloom Sandy Schnitzer Enid Applebaum, Phyllis Finn, Paula Gervis, Marcia Kunofsky, Freda Rosenberg, Lois B. Siegel, Joan Sircus, Claire Widensky and Sheila Wolman Robert Turchin Mel & Skeeter Frumkes Stella Turk Pauline Winick Zena Weinkle Mel & Skeeter Frumkes Cecile (CeeCee) Weiss Linda A. Ellis Laura Fidler Marci, Andy, Rachel & Alex Fried Lenore J. Gaynor Ellyn Gelson Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence Green Crystal E. King Karen Levin Susan & Bill Matz Robin & Neil S. Rollnick Barbara Sugerman Reva Wexler Marcella U. Werblow Dr. Fred J. Witkoff Mel & Skeeter Frumkes

When a contribution is made (minimum amount: $18), acknowledgements are sent to both the donor and donee. Send a tax-deductible check payable to the Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU to 301 Washington Ave., Miami Beach, FL 33139 or call 305-672-5044, ext. 3163. You may also visit the museum’s website at jewishmuseum.com and click on the Join and Support tab. Please indicate the reason for the contribution and where acknowledgement is to be sent. Thank you!

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