THE
ARLENE SOLOMON VISIONS DINNER THURSDAY, APRIL 27, 2017
tribute to Arlene Solomon
Arlene Solomon was an integral part of Women’s Philanthropy at the Jewish Federation for many years. Arlene saw the importance of having women of all ages around the table and was inspired to endow the Women’s Philanthropy Jewish Federation Annual Campaign event, Visions. The Arlene Solomon Visions event has been an important program for bringing women together with a common goal to help others both here in Long Beach and around the world. Arlene also provided funds for women’s leadership. She delighted in being a mentor to the younger women and knew the value of ensuring that the next generation would carry on our philanthropic work. Zichrona Livracha - May her memory be for a blessing.
CHAI ANGELS Thank you to the Chai Angels who made this evening possible: Barbara Alpert Binnie Berro Michele Berro Rosecarrie Brooks Frieda Caplan Shelley Carl Jean Feldman Lea Gerber Rabbi Mark Goldfarb
Nicole Honigman Sandra Horwitz Andrea Kaiser Nancy Kaplan Leslie Kern Julie Kinsbursky Kathy Kreida Gail Levy Nancy Linden Amy Lipeles
CORPORATE PARTNER
Judy Lorber Shari Nemirow Rhoda Orenstein Laurie Raykoff Helen Rosenberg Shirley Ross Melissa Selmanson Sherri Selmanson Leslie Shiffman Barbara Shoag SPECIAL THANK YOU to
HYRA GEORGE
Renee Simon Myrna Simon Marla Smalewitz Rachel Tichauer Rita Zamost Karen Zoller
Woman of Vision Rosecarrie Brooks
Alpert Jewish Community Center HONOREE Rosecarrie was born in Holland, the child of Holocaust survivors hidden in an attic for 2-1/2 years. The family of five immigrated to the U.S. in 1953, settling in Bellflower, where her parents had their first of many clothing stores. She spoke no English when she arrived at 6 years old, but quickly learned the language. She was confirmed with the first confirmation class at Temple Ner Tamid in Downey and graduated from Downey High School. She attended USC Dental School, studying dental hygiene, joining their clinical staff and teaching USC students how to work with the disabled patients at Rancho Los Amigos Hospital. She and her husband, Alan, have been married for 45 years and have two daughters and a grandchild on the way. Meanwhile her labradoodle fills in. Her involvement in the Jewish Community goes back many years. It was her husband, who was on the JCC Board of Directors at the time, who opened the way for Rosecarrie’s initial involvement with the Center. She was instrumental in starting the first Mommy and Me class when her first daughter was a baby. She also helped promote the founding of the ECE’s kindergarten class. Of special note, Rosecarrie was the President of the Board of Directors for two years during the transition to the new building. She has been the chair of numerous committees and has chaired the Long Beach Jewish Film Festival for the past 10 years. Other commitments include the CCEJ and ADL boards. She is a long time member of Temple Israel and its Women’s Book Club. Rosecarrie loves to travel and photograph nature. She has become an expert on Alaskan wildlife (particularly birds) when visiting her ultimate retreat, a second home in Alaska.
Woman of Vision Susan Drew
Congregation Lubavitch HONOREE Susan was born in Miami and raised in Lakewood, New Jersey, on a chicken farm, along with her two younger brothers. She attended Pratt Institute in Brooklyn where she intended to major in Fashion Merchandising. She realized it was not for her after taking a required sewing class. She changed her major and graduated with a Social Science degree. After school she lived in Italy for a year. When she came back to the States she was a head hunter, owned a legal services business and married Jimmy. When her husband’s employer transferred him to Southern California, they settled in Long Beach. She has been a realtor for the past 32 years and is currently with Keller Williams Pacific Estates office. She joined Congregation Lubavitch in 1979 and in 2004 created a weekly program for the children (ages 4 - 15) to visit the seniors at Bixby Towers. She personally escorts the boys (Shining Schluchem) and/or the girls (Shining Schluchas) on their walk down Atlantic Boulevard to celebrate Jewish holidays or to simply sing and put smiles on the residents’ faces. As an early riser, at 4 am, Susan is at the gym every morning. She has a personal trainer and attends boot camp. She loves to travel, especially to Israel. She begins each week with a drive to San Diego to visit her father and ends the week with Shabbos. Susan and Jimmy have three children: Dvorah Leah, a daughter in Crown Heights, NY with one child; Eliezer, a son in Monsey, NY with five children; and Aaron Moshe, another son in Crown Heights, NY with two children.
Woman of Vision Ettie Councilman
Congregation Shir Chadash HONOREE Ettie was born in Costa Rica; her father came from Poland with no papers and met her mother in Costa Rica. When her parents moved to the U.S. with her three younger sisters, they settled in East Los Angeles because it was warm and similar to Costa Rica ... New York City was too cold. She received her BS degree in Nursing from UCLA. She was a Public Health Nurse for 50 years, which included working as a clinical nurse at UCLA Medical Center Health Department and 31-1/2 years as a school nurse in the Long Beach Unified School District (nineteen years at Polytechnic High School). She has remained a member of the American Nurses Association, National Association of School Nurses and has been active in the local Teachers Education Union. Ettie has been a member of Congregation Shir Chadash --- Temple Beth Zion when she joined --- for 48 years. She has been on the temple board for over 40 years, including VP for Education, Secretary and Sisterhood Chair, where she currently is in charge of the Community Partner Scrip Program. Ettie has two sons: Daniel who lives in Reno and has 3 boys and David, who along with his wife Robin, lives in Minneapolis and has a son and daughter. She lost her husband two years ago, and counts on her friends and community to keep her active. She is part of a movie group, goes to the gym, enjoys attending classes in the OLLI Program at CSULB and Kaballah classes at the AJCC. She has traveled to Israel twice with the Jewish Federation.
Woman of Vision Diane Koseff
Hebrew Academy HONOREE Diane was born in Brooklyn, grew up on Long Island and was raised in a Reform home. She attended Queens College in Flushing, NY where she received a B.S. degree in business. After graduation she worked for New York State doing payroll at a college and a mental institution. In 1980 she followed her friends west to the Valley, and worked for a retail men’s clothing company whose tagline was “Clothes to the Stars”. For ten years she worked with the owner and actor, Jon Lovitch, running the business side of the company. She followed that job with a similar one at an art publishing house. Her life changed when she facilitated classes at Aisha Torah in LA; not only was she moved by their Orthodox teachings, but it is where she met her husband, Perry, who lived in Long Beach. They married immediately and ultimately moved to Seal Beach. They have two girls, Joelle and Rennie. Joelle and her Orthodox Canadian husband, Itche, live in Long Beach. She works in the Hebrew Academy office and is a professional photographer. Rennie is completing her business degree this May at Fullerton College and works in her father’s medical office. When Diane moved to Seal Beach, a friend introduced her to the Hebrew Academy...and the rest is history! She knew immediately that this was where she wanted her girls to live and be. Diane worked at Silver Gan Israel day camp for six years and then focused on her family, all the while staying involved with the Hebrew Academy. Their girls attended the camp for years and became counselors. When the they left for college, she became a teacher’s aid and substitute teacher at the Academy. Growing up, Diane loved sports and was very athletic. That love continues today, though more attending and watching than participating. She also loves to play games, travel and play mahjong. You can find her at the AJCC every Wednesday, when she brings her 91 year-young mother to Rabbi Perelmuter’s Kabbalah class.
Woman of Vision Kelsey Kimmes Beach Hillel HONOREE
Kelsey grew up in Palm Desert. She studies acting and political science at California State University at Long Beach (CSULB). Her hobbies are hiking, golfing and dancing. Although a descendant of a Holocaust survivor, Kelsey was not raised with Jewish Tradition. She was in her sophomore year of high school, when she attended her first Shabbat dinner. That is when she learned Judaism was missing from her life. She has since travelled to Israel five times, including trips with March of the Living and Birthright Israel. She has been part of Hillel at CSULB since her freshman year. When she returned from her Birthright trip she became totally committed to working for Israel and the Jewish people. Kelsey became active with the Israel Campus Coalition and was awarded a prestigious internship that allowed her to bring Israel Programs to Campus and she was the only Morningstar Grinspoon Intern to receive the award for two years. She also serves on the CSULB Student Senate to help fight BDS. The highlight of her work for Israel on campus was the creation of the Israel Photo Contest. Students are encouraged to share their own photos about Israel which are put on display in the center of the Campus. All students then get to vote on the photos. These photos help educate non-Jewish students about Israel and combat some of the negative stereotypes that are often perpetuated on the college campuses. Kelsey is now a senior, and remains extremely active in Hillel and is President of the Israel Club. She served as a senator in student government for College of the Arts. Kelsey was also on the ASI Media Board of Trustees for 2 years and was the Vice President of the Mock Trail team. This year she also served on the Community Yom HaShoah committee. She credits Hillel as helping to develop her as a person and to be part of something larger than herself. 8
Woman of Vision Lea Gerber
Jewish Community Foundation HONOREE Lea was born in Poland to Holocaust survivors, and moved to Israel when she was three. While she was growing up, she experienced firsthand the jubilant feeling of unity and happiness in the new Jewish homeland. The family moved to New York when Lea was a teen. She completed high school and attended Hunter College there, then moved to California and completed her BA at UCLA where she majored in languages and mathematics. She received her MBA a few years later. She’s had an interesting career, including being an investment officer for a publicly held company. She had various executive positions for national companies in Risk Management, Employee Benefits and Safety. Lea was President of the Los Angeles Chapter of the Risk and Insurance Management Society. Currently, Lea and her husband own and operate a real estate portfolio and she is a consultant for a local steel company. Lea’s career has given her the means to give back. After she and her husband established a generous Legacy gift to the Jewish Community Foundation, Jim Breslauer asked her to join the Foundation Board of trustees. She became Vice President of Investments and later the President of the Foundation. She has also served as Vice president of Business and Finance for JFCS, as well as on various committees for the agencies, including chairing the Insurance Committee for the Federation, Foundation, AJCC and JFCS for nine years. Her volunteer resume includes: recording Hebrew textbooks for the blind, participating in Big Brothers of LA, the Seal Beach Friends of the Library and chairing the Landscape Committee for her community for the Long Beach Lawn-to-Garden Program. Lea married Dennis Gerber, a native son, in 1992. She enjoys traveling, reading , theater, concerts and is an avid walker. 9
Woman of Vision Nancy Schneider
Jewish Family & Children’s Service HONOREE Nancy was born in Long Beach. She grew up in nearby Rossmoor with her two sisters, Judy and Rebecca, and her parents Sam and Lilyan, who still resides in the family home at 102 years young. She attended the University of Arizona and Cal State Northridge. She met Mark, at a Long Beach picnic. After a year, they reconnected and married seven months later. They settled in Long Beach where Nancy completed her B.S. degree in Home Economics at Long Beach State University. After graduation, she taught pre-school at the Lakewood YWCA and later at Recreation Park Co-Op preschool. Nancy left teaching when Michael was born, to be a stay-at-home mom. In the early 80’s she went back to work part-time, joining Mark in the family business, Dave Schneider Jewelers. As the children got older, she spent more time at the store. She retired in July. Mark and Nancy have three children. Michael lives in Washington State with his wife, Stacy, and their children, son Brandon and daughter Elliott. Julie resides in Long Beach with her husband Pat. Dana, who also lives in Long Beach, is the AJCC Camp Director and Director of Gesher City. Nancy realized the important work JFCS was doing many years ago when she was in search of a caregiver for her father. She appreciated their mission and thus grew her passion to become involved. She has been on the Board for a total of 11 years. Involved with Leadership Development, then 3-years as Chair of the Athletes Feet fundraiser. She has been on the Executive Committee and the Business and Finance Committee. Currently, she is chair of the annual Friends Campaign. She has also served on the AJCC Board of Directors and has been a member of the Long Beach Cancer League since 1980. Nancy enjoys Pilates, mahjongg, weekly walks and spending time with family and friends. She also enjoys traveling with Mark.
Women of Vision
Gail Levy & Sherri Selmanson Jewish Federation HONOREES
Gail was born in Brooklyn, New York but attended schools in Los Angeles. Her Jewish education was during a time when girls did not celebrate becoming a Bat Mitzvah, but she was confirmed. At the University of Arizona, Gail was Vice President of Sigma Delta Tau sorority and a cheerleader for four years. She graduated with a BA in Physical Education with an emphasis in Dance and a minor in Drama. After teaching high school for 14 years, Gail became a school administrator including: Vice Principal at Oakdale HS, Consultant for the Department of Education in Sacramento, and an Elementary School Principal in Tracy USD and Tustin USD. She earned a Doctorate in Educational Leadership. Gail married Tom in 1998 and has four children, Alyson, Amy, Troy and Jamie and six grandchildren. Gail enjoys mahjong, golf, gourmet cooking and entertaining. Sherri was born in Santa Monica. She attended our local Long Beach schools and graduated from Lakewood High School (while her mother Bea Hyatt worked the switchboard in the original JCC). Sherri was the first bat mitzvah at the Lakewood Jewish Congregation (now Shir Chadash), where she was also confirmed. She attended Long Beach City College and received her degree in Social Work from CSULB. Sherri worked as an Assistant Director for the Department of Public Social Services and retired after 27 years. Sherri married Bernie at the JCC in 1972 and they have a daughter, Melissa. Sherri was an equestrian show jumper who is currently taking drum lessons, loves to build with Legos, enjoys mahjong, pilates and being with her family and friends. They both serve on the Jewish Federation’s Women’s Philanthropy cabinet. Gail is currently 2nd VP and President Elect for JFCS, volunteers at the Ronald McDonald House, tutors children at Miller’s Children’s Hospital and is VP of the Long Beach Cancer League. Sherri is Women’s Philanthropy Pomegranate Chair. She is currently on the Board of the Jewish Community Foundation, chairing the Grants Committee, supports numerous organizations and is a longtime member of the National Charity League. Described as “two peas in a pod”, they agreed to co-chair the Arlene Solomon Visions Dinner in 2015 and 2016 (the event’s 20th Anniversary), both with smashing reviews.
Woman of Vision Ann Millman
National Council of Jewish Women HONOREE When Ann moved to Long Beach with her husband Bill in 1994 after spending 30 years in PA, the last thing she expected to do was get involved in organizations in her new home. They had already spent many hours over the years helping build their small Jewish community and volunteering for family activities at Penn State University. But they soon realized that being Jewish means becoming part of the community in which you live! They joined Temple Beth Shalom where Ann has held many positions, including Sisterhood President, Board Member, Director of the Pan Tournaments, Choir Member and Membership, and Religious Affairs. But Ann also wanted to become involved in a progressive involved group to help make a difference in the world, and to meet other women who shared her values. Ann has been inspired by the values of the activist women in her family, going back to her mother, Dorothy Lubin, who was a Sunday school teacher, President of her Sisterhood and of Pioneer Women: her grandmother, Sarah Mozen, who went door-todoor for Child Rescue after WW II; and her great-grandmother, Sophie Schwartzberg, who lived in a tiny town in Northern Michigan with an open door for kosher meals and Shabbat accomodations for traveling Jewish peddlers. Ann joined National Council of Jewish Women, Long Beach, where she has advocated for women’s choice, rights to medical care, education and well-being of children, family support and social justice in the U.S. and Israel. She has held many positions over the years, including President and California State Policy Advocate. Ann and Bill were raised in Toledo, OH and have lived in Gainesville, FL, Atlanta, GA and State College, PA. They have three children who have followed their lead into social activism, and two beautiful granddaughters, and three special step-granddaughters. Now retired, Ann worked as a social worker at JFCS in Atlanta and as a Realtor in PA.
Woman of Vision Barbara Alpert
Sharon-Carmel Hasassah HONOREE Barbara Alpert grew up in Chicago, and came to Los Angeles as a high school senior. She met her future husband, Ray, on a blind date and the couple was married in 1953. After settling in Long Beach, Barbara became active in the Jewish community. She was the inaugural chair of the Jewish Federation’s Women’s Professional Division and a past Women’s Division (currently Women’s Philanthropy) president. She has served on the boards of Long Beach Hillel, the California Conference for Equality and Justice, ADL, Jewish Federation, Alpert Jewish Community Center, Jewish Family and Children’s Service, Temple Israel, and Heritage Pointe. In 2006, Barbara received the national Kipnis Wilson-Freidland award from the Jewish Federations of North America. This honor recognizes an outstanding Lion of Judah who has endowed their gift and inspired her community. She was also a recipient of the Hannah G. Solomon Award by the National Council of Jewish Women. Barbara has also always been involved with Hadassah. First, with the Carmel group and now with the merged Sharon-Carmel Hadassah group. She has been on many missions to Israel and knows the importance of the work Hadassah does. Barbara has created the Barbara Alpert SharonCarmel Hadassah Endowment to ensure that our local chapter will be able to offer educational programs that further our connections to Israel. When the JCC was being re-built, Ray asked if she would like her name on it. The rest is history. Barbara continues to seek out good causes that do what they say they will do with the contributions. Resilient and witty, Barbara is truly an inspiration to all in our community. Barbara counts her three children, seven grandchildren and two greatgrandchildren as her greatest legacy, and they look to her as role model for community-building.
Woman of Vision Charlotte Maletz Shul by the Shore HONOREE
Charlotte was born in Oceanside, CA, to Protestant parents. The oldest of five children, they moved to a farm in Moses Lake, Washington when she was 11 years old. There they were true pioneers - just like “Little House on the Prairie”- with cattle and crops. She moved back to Southern California when she was 18, and met her husband, Len, an aerospace engineer who worked extensively on the Apollo and Space Shuttle projects in Downey. His parents were Orthodox Jews from Russia. She moved to Cypress, and attended Breed Street Shul in Boyle Heights. It was there that she looked into converting to Judaism. In 1964, she converted and married Len, at Temple Beth Shalom in Long Beach, where they also became congregants. After they married they bought a house in Cypress. They moved to Israel in 1973, when her husband was hired for an aerospace position at Israel Aircraft. It was October of that year, when they were attending Yom Kippur services, that they heard the air raid sirens and were ushered into the bomb shelter to finish the service. She recently returned from Israel, having not been there since they left in the ‘70s. They moved back to Long Beach and ultimately joined Shul by Shore, desiring an Orthodox shul. Since becoming a member, Charlotte volunteers and attends events at the shul. She also enjoys and participates in Torah & Tea, a women’s Torah study program lead by ChayaLeah Sufrin. She loves her Shul by Shore community ... calling them her “family”. Charlotte loves to read, walk and tend to her orchids. She also volunteers at the Hebrew Academy Pre School and fundraises for families who are struggling. After losing her husband two years ago, she counts on her girlfriends for support and companionship, and looks forward to doing things together.
Woman of Vision Shirley Ross
Temple Beth David HONOREE Shirley Ross is a native of West Los Angeles, she moved all of 26 miles south when her children moved to Long Beach. Her daughters are now both tenured teachers in Long Beach. Within a month after moving to Long Beach, Shirley received a phone call asking her to contribute her skills as a CPA to help the current volunteer with the Jewish Community Foundation’s accounting. That was the beginning of seven years as the Foundation’s Treasurer followed by a two-year term as Foundation President, Federation Treasurer and Federation President. She still sits on both the boards, as well as the finance committees of both boards and has served on the Federation’s Allocations Committee. Shirley was also a Baldwin award winner, KipnessWilson winner, and was honored by Jewish Federations of North America as an outstanding Foundation volunteer. She became a member at Temple Beth David when one of her daughters was married there. She found the Temple a very warm and welcoming place. Since then, Shirley has been on the Temple Board, where she served as Treasurer. She is also a current Beth David Sisterhood Board member and also has served as their Treasurer. Shirley sits as a member of the Temple Beth David Foundation and is on their Lasting Legacy Committee. Shirley and her husband of 56 years, Gene, feel the years that they have spent volunteering in the Long Beach community have given them a sense of a communal family and they cherish the many friendships they have made. They were particularly pleased to watch their two grandchildren (now 16 and 19) go through the Alpert JCC preschool. Granddaughter Sarah became a Bat Mitzvah at Temple Beth David, continued on to Confirmation and is here tonight at Visions. Shirley is honored to be a Woman of Vision and cherishes attending Visions each year with her daughters and her granddaughter.
Woman of Vision Cher Krichmar Temple Beth Ohr HONOREE
Cher currently serves as a Board member for Temple Beth Ohr and their Sisterhood. She serves as the synagogue’s Vice President of Membership, and the sisterhood’s Vice President of Ways and Means. Her involvement with Sisterhood, however, extends beyond the walls of TBO. Cher is presently a Vice President of Area Directors for Women of Reform Judaism Pacific District. Her portfolio includes overseeing six area directors, and she heads the Speaker’s Bureau for the District. She has served on the Pacific District Board as Vice President for Affiliations; Vice President for Development; and Area Director two different times. Cher also previously served for four years on the National Board of Directors for WRJ. Cher also serves on the Affiliations Committee for the WRJ Pacific District. As you might guess, Cher’s love for sisterhood and volunteering go back many years. She has been involved in sisterhood for more than 30 years, especially mentoring and bringing in new women. She loves the time she spends with her “sisters” at TBO and WRJ, as well as planning events for the district, such as Area Day and YES Fund teas. Cher’s roots are in New York. Although she has lived on the West coast for many years, she still feels a special bond when she goes back to visit. In addition to her love for sisterhood, her other loves include her grandchildren – 5 of them! She enjoys scrapbooking, reading, Mahjong, and most importantly, spending time with her husband Mike.
Woman of Vision Karen Weinstein Temple Beth Shalom HONOREE
Karen is a 100% Southern Californian. She was born in Los Angeles a few years after her mom and dad moved from Wisconsin, as her dad had accepted a job as the Director of Jewish Big Brothers. Karen and her family were active members of Temple Isaiah, a Reform Congregation, where she was a bat mitzvah. Karen attended UC Berkeley, where she received degrees in Women’s Studies and Middle Eastern Studies, and spent her junior year of college abroad in Jerusalem. Her first job after college was at the West Valley JCC with an outreach program for unaffiliated Jewish teenagers. Following that, she worked at the Los Angeles Free Clinic coordinating a program that provided medical and psychological services for homeless and high risk adolescents. While working as the Clinic’s medical department administrator, Karen pursued her Masters in public Administration at USC. After taking a required health law class, she became interested in health law and subsequently entered UCLA School of Law. For the past 13 years, Karen has served as in-house counsel for Memorial Healthcare Services, parent company of Long Beach Memorial and Miller Children’s Hospital. Karen and her husband Parvis (who left Iran to attend school in the US) have been married for 15 years and have 11 year old twins, Eva and Isaac. She also has a step daughter, Sarah. The day escrow closed on their home in Long Beach, Karen received a job offer from Memorial and they joined Temple Beth Shalom. Karen has been extremely involved in Temple Beth Shalom and held numerous positions including: Temple Co-President for two years, Secretary, VP Membership, Executive VP, Immediate Past President, Directors at Large, and is a Sisterhood member. Karen enjoys reading and music (she sings and plays the guitar) and spending time with her extended family and good friends.
Woman of Vision Andrea Friedenthal Temple Israel HONOREE
Andrea has a long history in community service. With a career in advertising, event planning and marketing, Andrea found she was good at tapping various sources and bringing them together to get something done. By far her favorite has been the Belmont Heights Make a Difference Day project, an interfaith and inter-community project she runs for Temple Israel, where 350 volunteers worked on 24 projects throughout the city. Andrea also served on the Guild for the Women’s Shelter & was board chair for the Urban Drop-in Center at First Congregational Church, where they feed 350 homeless every Sunday. There are many more projects that have benefited from Andrea’s expertise, but even more remarkable is Andrea’s personal story. Andrea raised a son as a single mom. Then, when she was 47, it became necessary for she & her husband to take custody of their 15 month old grandson. Struggling with active addiction in her family, Andrea has been a strong advocate for many recovery programs, primarily with a focus on helping teens. She has always been open and honest about family issues, as she wants to bring addiction out of the dark cloud and into the light. When her grandson, Devon, hit his own addiction issues, it was Chabad that helped him get sober for the first time. Devon’s years in the Alpert JCC ECE, day camp & after school programs first taught him that he was part of a community. To him, ‘the J’ was home, his safe place where his friends were and the counselors understood him. Devon was also supported by Temple Israel, where he became a Bar Mitzvah. As Andrea remarks, “This sense of community that was created for our whole family was something we had never known”. The work Andrea does is her small way of giving back.
Jewish Federation’s Women’s Philanthropy is inspired and guided by our tradition of tzedakah (righteousness/charity) and tikkun olam (repairing the world). Along with 157 Jewish Federations in North America, we seek to provide significant opportunities for women to affirm their Jewish identity and spirituality, to be proactive in evolving issues of concern to women, to engage new leaders, and to inspire other Jewish women by our examples. The Arlene Solomon Visions dinner is a Federation Annual Community Campaign event that brings together women from the community to celebrate women’s power to care for the vulnerable, to commit to the survival of the Jewish people, to invest in the future of our children, and to rescue those in need no matter where they live or how they worship.
Women's Philanthropy Cabinet Leslie Kern Chair
Barbara Alpert Joyce Feldman Arlene Freeman Alicia Friedmann Nancy Friedmann Krista Lynn Hartford Sandra Horwitz Ariela Laibson Gail Levy Deborah Lewis Nancy Linden
Wendy Manasse Wiese Shari Nemirow Stephany Rosenthal Sherri Selmanson Melissa Selmanson Leslie Shiffman Barbara Shoag Cookie Sieger Myrna Simon Marla Smalewitz Sybil Tamaroff
We recognize these women in our community who truly understand the importance of a woman’s gift to the 2016 Jewish Federation’s Annual Community Campaign.
Lion of Judah A woman who makes an annual minimum gift of $5,000 in her own name gets to wear the distinguished Lion of Judah Pin and join thousands of other women across the country.
Reva Alban Barbara Alpert Beverly August Rosalind Bassin Elizabeth Breslauer Edie Brodsky Rosecarrie Brooks Frieda Caplan Elaine Davis Shirley Feiwell Joyce Feldman Arlene Freeman Lea Gerber
Deborah Goldfarb Andrea Kaiser Bryna Kane Leslie Kern Vicki Kogan Mirit Konowiecki Ann Lentzner Judith Lentzner Amy Lipeles Barbara Miller Shari Nemirow Sandy Phillips Karen Rabin
Helen Rosenberg Shirley Ross Gerda Seifer Ellen Serbin Barbara Shoag Rochelle Sieger Linda Simmons Gloria Simon Karen Strelitz Sybil Tamaroff Rita Zamost Karen Zoller
Lion of Judah Endowment (LOJE) The Lion of Judah Endowment (LOJE) is a powerful statement of a donor’s commitment to tzedakah, providing a legacy for herself, her family and her community. Establishing a LOJE allows women the opportunity to endow her gift in perpetuity. We thank these wonderful women in our community.
Barbara Alpert Joyce Feldman Ann Lentzner Judith Lentzner Ethel Lessin* Anne Licht*
Amy Lipeles Shari Nemirow Shirley Ross Linda Simmons Arlene Solomon*
In addition, the following women have left a legacy with a Perpetual Annual Campaign Endowment (PACE):
Evelyn Linden-Baldwin*
Ruth Davis *
Juliette Venitsky* * Of Blessed Memory
Pomegranate Society A woman who makes an annual minimum gift of $1,800 in her own name gets to wear the unique silver Pomegranate Pin.
Felice Adler-Shohet Esther Albert Jessie Butler Shelley Carl Karen Codman Florence Evans Deborah Fabricant Joanne Feldman Linda Frankel Ellen Friedman Adrienne Green Joyce Greenspan
Arline Hillinger Sandra Horwitz Nancy Kaplan Lynne Kass Sharon Kenigsberg Dorothy Levin Gail Levy Nancy Linden Katherine Lipeles Jane Mindess Donna Punim Joanne Ratner
Laurie Raykoff Ruth Rudis Cynthia Schein Sherri Selmanson Leslie Shiffman Myrna Simon Romola Temkin Elaine Warren Ava Weiss Barbara Wolfe
Shomrim - Guardian A woman who makes an annual minimum gift of $1,000 in her own name gets to join other Visionary women who make a difference in our community.
Sharon Bershtel Vicky Brodsky Anna Buchenbaum Linda Burney Melissa Carr-Kreitenberg Nicole Cohen Ettie Councilman Yolanda Eisenstein Roberta English Nancy Epstein Jean Feldman Laurie Garabedian Yehudis Geisinsky
Brenda Jacobs Ruth Kaller Ronni Kaplan Ronna Kizner Joan Leb Deborah Lewis Diane Merrick Rita Moore Beverly Moutet Mercedes Neves-Hatchwell Susan Philips Sheila Pokras
Netta Roberts Jill Rosenberg Vicki Scherwin Jill Senecal Elizabeth Sharzer Renee Simon Phyllis Spear Nancy Speizer Susan Taubman Thelma Teitel Eleanor Urstein Daphne Zagnoev
Tormim - Supporter A woman who makes an annual minimum gift of $500 in her own name becomes a part of the Loving Hearts recognition giving level.
Jeannie Alban Barbara Alhadeff Susan Amster Helen Barrad Sharlee Bergman Lisa Bermundo Rita Botwin Sandra Carr Deborah Chankin Barbara Cohen Susan Cohn Sheila Craven Carolyn Epstein Debbie Feldman Paige Fingerhut Charnick Eileen Fishman
Lauren Friedman Nancy Friedmann Libby Frolichman Barbara Gaylord Lornay Gealer Ellen Goldsmith Anne Gundry Jennifer Hirsch Nicole Honigman Jann Kronick-Gath Nancy Leb Judith Leff Erika Lowenthal Dove Mayo Kathryn McDermott Susanne Milkes
Ana Moskowitz Julie Neilson Linda Patton Ellen Polsky Wendy Puzarne Dodie Robbins Stephany Rosenthal Melissa Rosenthal Sadie Sacks Daisy Schneiderman Gail Sherain Sheryl Stewart Marilyn Valt Linda Waltzman Karen Weinstein Kerri Zane
Chaverim - Friend A woman who makes an annual minimum gift of $180 in her own name becomes a part of the Loving Hearts recognition giving level.
Sharon Amster Brown Helene Ansel Beatrice Aron Lynette Austin Cheryl Avirom Nina Ayzenberg Diana Baldwin Barbara Balowitz Adele Banner Helen Barrad Debbie Baumel Thelma Becker Wendi Bender Hallie Berman Michele Berro Nancy Bigley Patti Blasnick Maureen Bloom Ellen Bloom-Lopez
Paula Blum Judy Blumenthal Ida Bobrow Peggy Brady Suzanne Brodsly Miriam Brookfield Beverly Brown Susan Brown Sara Brown Madson Buchbinder Michelle Butler Linda Calderon Lisa Chattler Ettie Councilman Pattie Davidson Joan Davis Minnie Douglas Elaine Dovgard Lynda Dowlen
Harriette Ellis Alexis Erlbaum Jill Erman Cheryl Feinberg Sharon Fetterman Elizabeth Fiskin Joan Flax Linda C. Fox Linda R. Fox Candy Fox-Tobey Alicia Friedmann Anna Gawlinski Judith Gelb Sandra Gendel Jane George Hyra George Lynn Gerber Lory Glickman Debbie Gold
Chaverim - Friend Continued Ellen Goldenberg Susanne Goldsmith Michele Goldstein Helen Gomez Jaime Gonzalez Cynthia Gordon Michelle Gordon Rachel Gordon Cindy Gotz Judith Green Diana Greenberg Diane Guest Helen Hagen Judith Hardaker C. J. Harmatz Sara Hass Erika Hillinger Bobbi Horowitz Audrey Hyde-Zahler Molly Isenberg Marsha Jeffer Romelle Jelinowicz Yetta Kane Barbara Kaplan Andrea Karabenick Diane Karp Annette Kashiwabara Dorothy Kavanau Dorothy Kaye Julie Kinsbursky Roxana Kopetman Kathy Kreida Goldie Krugman Pamela Kushner Sharon Kushner Etta Lackman Ariela Laibson Cecilia Landman Nancy Last Deborah Lelchuk Nancy Lentzner Luz Lerman
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THE STRENGTH OF A PEOPLE. THE POWER OF COMMUNITY.
OF GREATER LONG BEACH & WEST ORANGE COUNTY
Daryl Phillips
Rick Freeman
Jewish Federation President
Jewish Community Foundation President
Rabbi Howard Laibson VP Fund Development
Leslie Kern
Don Kaiser
Women's Philanthropy Chair
Men's Philanthropy Chair STAFF
Deborah Goldfarb
Chief Executive Officer
Danny Levy
Director of Development
Sharon Kenigsberg
Director of Endowments & Community Development
Gary Jackson Controller
Yolanda Placencio
Office Manager/Executive Assistant
Amy Levenstein-Pulido Campaign Associate
Audrey Phan Bookkeeper
Damian Medina
Accounting Assistant
King Chan
Marketing Coordinator
Brooke Anderson Program Assistant
Make a Promise Today to Make a Difference Tomorrow Ensure Our Community’s Next 60 Years Through the Create a Jewish Legacy program the Jewish Community Foundation is expanding our efforts to provide a healthy, vibrant future for generations to come by asking others to join the over 80 families who have already promised to leave their legacy.
The Time Is Now Studies show that 88-90% of members of the Jewish Community will pass without leaving a bequest to charity. Don’t leave the Jewish organizations you care about with-out the means to continue! Dedicate part of your estate to create a fund at the Jewish Community Foundation. This fund, in your name, will benefit your chosen organizations forever.
UPCOMING EVENT Ethical Wills: Leaving A Spiritual Legacy with Rabbi Mark Goldfarb
Tuesday May 23, 2017 7:00 pm at the
Alpert Jewish Community Center
Everyone Can… Create A Jewish Legacy
on the
A gift of any size can make an impact in our community. The first step is to decide you want to leave a legacy and to sign a letter of intent that you plan to leave something in your will or trust. By signing this promise you are automatically part of the Legacy Society. You do not need to disclose exactly how you will fund your legacy.
NO FEE | OPEN TO ALL
The Jewish Community Foundation Is Here To Help You Begin Planning Your Jewish Legacy Today
Weinberg Jewish Federation Campus RSVP 562.426.7601 ext. 1314 yplacencio@ jewishlongbeach.org
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