JCC Association
of North America
Annual Report 2011
Annual Report 2011
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The past year is the prologue to our future.
It’s been a productive and rewarding year.
With the help of our dedicated partners, we succeeded in bringing two longterm efforts to fruition: the first-ever JCC Maccabi Games® and ArtsFest®
to take place in Israel, and the establishment of a memorial to fallen Jewish
chaplains in Arlington National Cemetery. Although we could not have
achieved either of these goals on our own, we are deeply proud of our
leadership on these initiatives and very grateful to everyone who helped
make these dreams a reality.
We are also extremely proud of The Mandel Center for Excellence in
Leadership and Management’s JCC Excellence: Benchmarking, which
has expanded its outreach and now involves half of the JCCs in the U.S.
and Canada. In 2011, our Mandel Center for Jewish Education introduced
more Jewish enrichment to an increased number of JCC camps and
JCCs. Our consultants have traveled the continent to help JCCs improve
their programming, governance, marketing, early-childhood centers, and
health and wellness offerings. We delivered an ambitious professional
development program of webinars, regional conferences, and in-person
workshops covering every aspect of JCC work. And we continued to build
on our long-standing expertise in the recruitment and placement of JCC
management staff.
This annual report highlights some significant ongoing successes in 2011, yet
all of our work is based on our belief that it is integral to the future of the
Jewish People. We are dedicated to having the JCCs as gathering places,
where people of all ages can become healthier, more inspired by their Jewish
heritage, and more connected to their communities and to one another.
Paula L. Sidman, Chair
Allan Finkelstein, President & CEO
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JCC Association focuses on future generations…
More than
900
teens went to Israel
in summer 2011 for
the JCC Maccabi
Games® & ArtsFest®
F
or the very first time, the JCC
Maccabi Games® and JCC Maccabi
ArtsFest® took place in Israel. It’s
hard to over emphasize the enormity
of this achievement.
We brought close to one thousand Jewish
teens to the Jewish State. The center
of operations was in Kiryat Shmona in
Israel’s north, an area often under siege
and overlooked by visitors. During our
Days of Caring and Sharing, the athletes
and artists made a significant difference
in the environment within and around
Kiryat Shmona, and being in Israel and with
Israelis made a huge impact on our teens’
Jewish identity.
The JCC Maccabi Games held in Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania and Springfield, Massachusetts
gave hundreds of Jewish teens the
opportunity to meet and compete with
Jewish peers who love sports. These JCCs
had a unique Jewish community-building
experience, one that forges bonds that
strengthen the kehilla overall.
As we approach the thirtieth anniversary of
the Games, these programs will continue to
be among North America’s premiere Jewish
youth experiences.
“
JCC Association
expresses our
profound gratitude
to the government of the State
of Israel, Maccabi World Union,
Maccabi USA/Sports for Israel
and Maccabi Canada for their most
generous support for the first-ever
JCC Maccabi Games and ArtFest in
Israel. We say a Yasher Koach and
Todah Rabah to the community of
Kiryat Shmona and the other cities
in Israel for their warm welcome,
gracious hospitality, and special
efforts to our delegations.
”
Dan Deutsch
vice-president,
JCC Maccabi Games and ArtsFest
“
Our kids gained a
tremendous amount.
Alex uses the words life changing. That
he has friends in a foreign country is
amazing in itself; that it’s Israel, even more
remarkable. I feel like he’s far more ready
to head off to college than before. Lucy,
too, had a very positive and significant
experience. One of her favorite parts
was her time with her host family, which
I think is great. Her brother was a bar
mitzvah, but she passed on the chance.
Now she’s reconsidering. I figured they’d
gain a lot from the experience, but have
been pleasantly surprised by how my
expectations were exceeded.
”
Bob Rollins
Parent,
San Francisco
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Donors making a difference in the Jewish future…
We thank all the donors and partners who helped make history by
supporting the first JCC Maccabi Games and ArtsFest in Israel.
Presenting Sponsor
The Coca-Cola Company
of North America
Vocal Music Art Specialty
supported by
The Feldman Family Foundation
Opening Ceremonies supported by
Leslie and Roslyn Goldstein Foundation
Investor
Ruth and Michael Fletcher
Soccer supported by
Jerri-Ann and Gary Jacobs
Sustainers
Wendy and Warren S. Blumenthal
Robin and Michael Frederick
Noreen Gordon Sablotsky
Evelyn and Jerome B. Makowsky
Basketball supported by
Jeannie and Brian Kriftcher
Final ArtsFest Performance and
ArtsFest Exhibit space supported by
Paula L. Sidman
Closing Ceremonies support by
The Jewish Federations of
North America
Exploring Israel: A day in JerusalemCity of Gold supported by
Sharon and David Wax
Exploring Israel: Educational field
trips supported by
Sherry and Doron Steger
Dance Art Specialty supported by
Ronna and Michael Segal
Days of Caring and Sharing
sponsored by
The Redwoods Group Foundation
Benefactors
Lisa F. and Ron Brill
Joanne and Donald W. Brodsky
Maxine and Jay Freilich
Ann P. and Stephen M. Kaufman
Barbara and J. Victor Samuels
Sharon and Stephen Seiden
Lori Barnet and Jeffrey K. Savit
Patrons
Barbara and Daniel Drench
Claudia Ehrlich
Carol and Howard F. Fine
Bonnie and Allan Finkelstein
Paul Heiman
Rosalyn and Howard T. Jacobson
Esther and Jack B. Levy
Judith and Lester Lieberman
Wendy and Steven M. Rubin
Jessica and Eric M. Zachs
Friends
Meryl K. and David Ainsman
Amy and Stan Baratz
Harriet and George Blank
Tanya and Stephen A. Bodzin
Daniel Deutsch
Dana Egert
Allen Ehrlich
Freddi and Marvin Gelfand
Dr. Sandra and Arnold P. Gold
Joyce and Neil B. Goldstein
Beth and Lawrence Greenberg
Jackie and Ronald L. Leibow
Gary S. Lipman
Fani Magnus Monson and
Rabbi Michael A. Monson
Barbara and Sidney F. Miller
Adele and Andrew Newman
Geri and Lester Pollack
Susan and Alan Sataloff
Tracey and Jordan Shenker
Johanna and Arnie Sohinki
Shirley and Allan Solomon
Roberta and Allan Weissglass
Fans
Susan and Jeff Davidson
Martin G. Englisher
Jane Eisenstat
Alan Fanger
Arlene Fickler
Laure and Hal Garnick
Jane Gellman
Laurie and Paul Gershkowitz
Barbara and Edwin Goldberg
Frances D. Green
Russell Harkavy
Jill and Jeffrey Karp
Lisa Tanzer Lewis
Connie and Alvin M. Pesachowitz
Toby and Robert Rubin
Cynthia I. Samuelson and
Jonathan L. Samen
Amy and Andy Sucoff
Debra Yanofsky and Steven Shulman
Michael K. Savit
Stuart Sprague
Mary Rita and Norman Weissman
Community
David A. Bamel
Lynn and Daniel M. Bernstein
Eric B. Brenman
Leslie and Mitch Cohen
Susan E. Davis
Carol and Jeffrey Folkerth
Sue and Martin Fox
Sherri and Mark Goodstein
Martin Horn
Madelon and Bruce Kaster
Marcia and Alan Liefer
Paul M. McDermott
Dr. and Mrs. Morton Meltzer
Sharon R. and Marc B. Merklin
Suzanne and Andrew Offit
Ellen and David P. Rosenblatt
Linda and Barry Russin
Sybil K. Savit
Nancy and Steve Schachtman
Laura and Jeffrey Schwartz
Marjorie and Mark Sokoll
Debra S. and Michael D. Sorkin
Robin M. and Richard M. Stein
Mark P. Zwetchkenbaum
Corporate Sponsors and Partners
Alpha Epsilon Pi Headquarters
Aardvark Israel
Budokan Ltd.
IsraelPhones
Just Born, Inc.
Jewish National Fund
Kibbutz Lotan, Green Apprenticeship
Krav Maga Israel
Maccabi USA/Sports for Israel
Maccabi World Union
MASA
PayPal
The Peabody Orlando
Shlomo Sixt
Staples
Young Judaea
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“
This is an
extraordinary
event for the
Jewish community,
and for any individual who is concerned
that proper respect be paid to
chaplains who died while on active
duty. The American military chaplains’
corps is unique in its dedication and
commitment to the diversity of religious
expression in our armed forces.
”
Rabbi Harold Robinson
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Director of JWB Jewish Chaplains Council
JCC Association’s JWB Jewish Chaplains Council
supporting Jewish men and women serving our country…
We Finally
Brought
Them Home
Jewish Chaplains Memorial dedicated at Arlington
M
ore than 250 American chaplains of all faiths have
died while on active duty in the U. S. Armed Forces.
While memorials to Protestant and Catholic chaplains
have stood on Chaplains Hill at Arlington National Cemetery,
there was no similar monument to recognize Jewish
chaplains. Now, through the efforts of JWB Jewish Chaplains
Council and many individuals and organizations of all faiths, a
memorial to the 14 Jewish chaplains who died while on active
duty stands on the hill.
Many organizations worked toward this single goal. On
October 24, 2011, the Jewish Chaplains Memorial was
officially dedicated. Finally, Jewish chaplains have been
given their honored place. Jews from all over the U.S. will
feel justifiably proud that the sacrifice these men made is
recognized at Arlington.
JWB Jewish Chaplains Council has been serving the religious
and emotional needs of Jewish servicemen and women and
their families since World War I. We have been endorsing
Jewish chaplains for all the armed services, providing ritual
and holiday materials, encouraging the communal support
of Jewish military personnel, and acting as advocates for
Jewish men and women in the services. Generous donors
from across the country provided the resources to create the
Chaplains Memorial.
JWB Jewish
Chaplains Council
JWB Jewish Chaplains Council
operates through a network of Jewish
military chaplains and lay leaders
who are trained and certified by JWB.
The chaplains’ mission is to see that
Jewish troops are able to remain fully
connected to Jewish life, regardless of
where they are stationed. Chaplains
lead services, conduct Seders, provide
kosher food, ritual observance items,
and most importantly offer comfort to
our Jewish personnel.
JCC Association gratefully acknowledges the Crown Family Philanthropies for
its generous grant, which sustains the work of JWB Jewish Chaplains Council.
Almost 1,000 individual donors’ contributions make JWB’s vital work possible.
Individuals and organizations with gifts of $500 or more in 2011 include:
Anonymous
Ilana and Ari Berenson
Wendy B. Bernstein
B’nai Israel Congregation
Fran and Alan J. Broder
Buffalo Grove, IL, Auxillary No. 89
Neal Cohen
Congregation Beth David
Susan K. and Damon R. Couch
Covenant B’nai B’rith Unit #2215
Covered Bridge Post 536 JWV of USA
Arie and Ida Crown Memorial Crown
Family Philanthropies
Federation of Jewish Women’s
Organizations of Maryland
Gavlin Family Foundation
Ruth L. Herman
IIMI, Inc.
Jacob S. Hermann Trust
Jewish Federated Charities of the Shoals
Jewish Federation of Greater Middlesex County
Jewish Federation of Silicon Valley
METNY
Pincus Paul Charitable Trust
Pittsburgh Conference Jewish
Women’s Organizations
Lee and Ron Robinson
Rabbi Julie S. Schwartz
Sharon and Stephen Seiden
Helen and Joseph H. Spiro
Muriel and Myron Strober
Miriam and Robert A. Waldman
Harriet and Nathan Wasserstrum
Women’s League for Conservative Judaism
Very often, when chaplains visit
our troops they are without
the most sacred and essential
Jewish text—a Torah scroll. JWB
Jewish Chaplains Council has
60 Torahs at major military
installations around the world.
However, chaplains in the field and aboard ships require
small scrolls that can accompany them from site to site,
as they move around the combat zones. Our goal is to
provide our chaplains with six Torahs that will enrich the
spiritual lives of our Jewish troops who are serving our
country far from home.
The first three JWB lightweight and fully kosher Torahs
have been completed and presented to the military; these
have been used in Iraq, Qatar, and Afghanistan. Our goal
is to complete the fourth and fifth Torahs in 2012.
“
Through the service of
our chaplain corps, our
military is never alone.
We owe our deepest gratitude to our chaplain
corps for keeping watch over our military. We
also insure that from this day forward all who
visit this national shrine know the service of our
Jewish chaplains—their names, their stories, and
their sacrifice for our country. The men this
memorial represents have been standing in line,
waiting for admittance. Their journey has been
long. This is their last stop, the hallowed grounds
of Arlington National Cemetery, where they will
take their rightful place amongst the souls they
gave the greatest of comforts.
”
Congressman Jeff Miller
Chair, House Committee on Veterans Affairs,
at the Dedication of the Jewish Chaplains Memorial
JCC Association and JWB Jewish Chaplains Council thanks
the 200 donors who have contributed to Torahs for Our
Troops. We recognize those individuals and organizations
making gifts of $500 or more in 2011:
Margaret Benedict
Kenneth J. Bloom
May and Ilex Cherry
Moses C. Clark
Congregation Beth Israel of San Diego
James R. Cook
Claire and David Ellman
Jerri-Ann and Gary Jacobs
Bernard Jaffe
Susan and David Kabakoff
L. E. B. Enterprises, Inc.
Lawrence Family JCC of San Diego County
Pincus Paul Charitable Trust
Raleigh-Cary Jewish Community Center
Shirley Ravet
Susan Shmalo
Gloria and Rodney Stone
Temple Emanu-El
The Slomo and Cindy Silvian Foundation, Inc.
Tifereth Israel Synagogue
Sara and Aaron Trub
Jan Tuttleman
Sharon and David Wax
Randi and Charles Wax
Jorge Woldenberg
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MORT MANDEL
On Leading JCCs
Into The Future
H
onorary JCC Association
past president and
mega-philanthropist Mort
Mandel may have celebrated
his ninetieth birthday recently,
but that hasn’t dimmed his
passion for making a meaningful
difference in the world at large
and the Jewish world in particular.
What fuels that passion?
“My generation grew up with
cataclysmic changes in the Jewish
world – the Holocaust and the
state of Israel,” Mandel says. “My
generation understood Never Again.
I was rejected from a club because
I was Jewish. I was rejected from a
neighborhood because I was Jewish.
Then the Six Day War changed the
image of Israel in the world, certainly
to my non-Jewish friends. I stood
one foot taller. In part, these forces
shaped my communal life.”
Mandel’s enormous achievements
through the Jack, Joseph and
Morton Mandel Foundation include
centers around the world devoted to
excellence in leadership, including
JCC Association’s Mandel Center
for Jewish Education and the
Mandel Center for Excellence in
Leadership and Management.
“We’ve invested in people who could
be world-changers,” he says.
“We now have hundreds of
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graduates changing the world, and
we feel responsible for a piece of
their success.”
Mandel understands that many
of those who are stepping into
positions of leadership today
haven’t shared the experience of his
generation and therefore may not
feel the same urgency to protect and
enhance Jewish life. “People who
are 35 or 40 today may not feel this
deeply. I do. Because I lived it. So we
need to find other ways to transmit
these feelings, and of course,
we have and are achieving some
success. Every Jewish agency has
a role to play. JCCs are clearly
one of the major institutions
in Jewish life that can and
do create stronger Jewish
identities,” Mandel believes.
One solution according to
Mandel is investing in future
leaders. “I’ve been into
leadership forever – that’s
become the most important
cause in my philanthropic life.
The number of people with
leadership potential is as
great as ever, but such
future leaders now have
many more options, and everyone
wants them.”
Mandel ticks off the qualities of a
good leader: intellectual firepower,
values, passion, and work ethic. He
believes Jewish organizations need
to identify leaders at a young age
and get them engaged, and must
carefully build bench strength.
“We’re not doing a good enough job
of succession planning,” he says.
“I’ve made a choice. I’m focused
heavily on building leadership, and will
continue to do so every way I can.”
A Mandel Center Success – JCC Excellence: Benchmarking
It’s All in
the Data
“
JCC Excellence: Benchmarking
Benchmarking is the
single most valuable
product or service
that we get from
JCC Association.
”
has transformed the management approach of
almost half of the JCCs in North America over
the last five years. JCCs have started to make
Marci Powers
decisions and set strategy based on real data. The
findings from our Benchmarking surveys help improve
JCC business models, further their mission, and provide
enhanced service to their communities.
immediate past president,
Gardenswartz JCC of
Greater Albuquerque
At the Shaw JCC in Akron, Ohio, they learned that one
of the barriers for people making donations was that
they did not know the JCC was a nonprofit, and they had
never been asked to donate. “The Families Supporting
Families” campaign began with two months of member
education called “Did you know?” and then a full
membership solicitation for an annual gift. The result
was 60 new donors.
Many JCCs have started to train their staff to engage
personally with members now that Benchmarking data
has shown that the number of informal conversations
staff members have with people directly impacts
retention. At the Jacksonville Community Alliance in
Florida, their informal conversation rate is near the
top. Staff trains to engage with members and visitors
whether they are in the fitness center or just coming
in for a tour. As a result, people are eager to say nice
things about JCA and spread the word to their friends
and families.
“
Benchmarking has been
a key in our turn around
over the past four years. We are
moving towards financial sustainability
and in large part we have to thank
Benchmarking. On our own, we could
not afford to conduct such a study
one time, let alone on an annual basis.
Benchmarking is a gift to the field and
we wanted to say thank you.
”
Todd Rockoff
executive director,
Shaw JCC
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“
Discover: CATCH Early Childhood
has given me a lot of information that
I can share with the parents. We post
and share recipes, parent tips, family
action plans, and much more. I think
it’s been a great way for the parents
to learn just as much as the kids about
living active and healthy lifestyles.
”
Lisa Pesantez
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ECE teacher,
Shaw JCC
Preschoolers learn about healthy lifestyles…
JCC Kids
CATCH
Healthy Habits
JCC Association program
targets childhood obesity
W
e are excited to be an active partner in First
Lady Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move! initiative
to overcome childhood obesity, a real and
growing problem in our communities.
Obesity in children can lead to a long list of bad outcomes:
diabetes, heart disease, poor school performance, and
bullying. We have developed a program for JCC early
childhood centers that is designed to nurture a love of
physical activity in children ages 3–5.
Photo courtesy of Harry & Rose Samson Family JCC
First, Discover: CATCH Early Childhood is based on a
foundation of Jewish values, including Sh’mirat HaGuf or
“taking care of our bodies.” Modeled after a nationally
recognized afterschool program developed at the
University of Texas, Discover: CATCH Early Childhood
provides an environment where physical activity, health
education and healthy eating behaviors are valued and
taught. But Discover: CATCH is also fun. Both children and
adults enjoy participating.
The initiative contains three major components:
integrated Jewish values, physical education activities,
and nutrition education. The program employs a holistic
approach to child health by involving teachers, children
and families. Like the First Lady, we believe we can do
something to make our children healthier.
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JCC day and resident camps –
Places to inspire Jewish learning…
JCC
CAMPS
Collaboration with Grinspoon
Foundation helps day and
resident camps succeed
A
fter the recent JCC Association Day
Camp Study illustrated the potential for
Jewish impact at JCC day camps—the
largest network in North America—day camping
has risen to the forefront of the conversation
on Jewish continuity and investment. An exciting
collaboration between JCC Association and The
Harold Grinspoon Foundation marks the first national
initiative directed at day camping. The Grinspoon
Institute/JCC Association Day Camp Project matches
each participating camp with a mentor who will
facilitate the development of a strategic plan, and in
partnership with JCC Association, will support the
camp to implement the plan. The project piloted last
year in six communities, and was expanded during
2011 to an additional 11 JCC day camps.
Photo courtesy of Camp Chi
Many of our JCC resident camps have benefited from
participation in The Grinspoon Institute, a project
in which camps are assigned mentors in the areas
of strategic planning, governance, fundraising and
alumni outreach. The Grinspoon Institute will make a
qualitative difference in the field of Jewish camping.
JCC camps have been giving children life-altering
experiences for more than one hundred years, and
we continue to look for ways to help JCC camps reach
more children and youth.
JCC Association Professional Training
for Camp Leadership…
We want JCC camps to continue to be the best, so we make sure to
provide top-notch training for camp leadership. From our special JCC
camp conference tied to the American Camping Association meeting
to the Mandel Center for Jewish Education programs designed for
resident camp directors to our units in TAG: Jewish Values through
JCC Camping, we are committed to building camp leaders who are
inspiring Jewish role models for their campers and staff.
I found the plenary
sessions informative
and the social element very
useful (and fun). Thanks for your
time and effort in putting [the
conference] all together.
”
Ari Marks
Photo courtesy of Camp Pinemere
“
children’s director,
New Orleans JCC
“
Thank you for putting
together a terrific
camp conference.
It was such a valuable experience,
beyond even each of the sessions,
to be around so many JCC camp
professionals. Sharing our ideas
and strategies with each other
was so helpful in preparing for
this summer.
”
Noah Hichenberg
site director,
day camp at Pearl River;
JCC of Manhattan
Photo courtesy of NJY Camps
Photo courtesy of Camp Wise
“
Our JCC has already
gained so much
from our participation in the Grinspoon/
JCC Association Day Camp Project.
We’re collaborating in new and exciting
ways with other JCC day camps and
resident camps, and the partnerships
have allowed us to take some of our
‘fantasy’ ideas and turn them into
reality. Our Grinspoon mentor has helped
us look at how we engage our board and
how we could be beginning to develop a
fundraising plan.
”
Paige Silberfein
program director and day camp director,
Shimon & Sara Birnbaum JCC, NJ
Photo courtesy of Camp Wise
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2011 by the numbers
Revenues
$12,264,000
Affiliate Dues
$4,709,000
Annual Giving & Foundation Grants
$2,961,000
Program Fees
$2,313,000
National Federation/Agency Alliance and Individual Federations
$1,223,000
Corporate Sponsorship/Other
$663,000
Draw from Investments for Operations
$395,000
Expenses
$12,066,000
Program Enrichment Services
$3,300,000
Finance & Administration
$2,648,000
Community Consultation Services
$1,907,000
Jewish Education & Israel Operations
$1,518,000
Professional Leadership
$969,000
Marketing & Communications
$759,000
Financial Resource Development
$516,000
Services to the Military
$449,000
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JCC Association of North America
JCC Association Endowment and Capital Funds
Board of directors recognizes the leadership of Gary Jacobs in his dedication to the Meeting the Challenge: Securing Jewish
Futures campaign and the generosity of all the donors who have helped JCC Association reach $8.5 million.
Senior Staff Offices
Bonnie and Allan Finkelstein
Amy and Alan Meltzer
Sharon and Stephen Seiden
Sharon and David Wax
The Merrin Center for Teen Services
Anne Heyman and Seth Merrin
The Jerri-Ann and Gary Jacobs Family
Conference Center
Jerri-Ann and Gary Jacobs
Management Team Offices
Irene and Philip M. Shiekman
David Sterling
Staff Lounge
D’vora Tager and Robert Dietz
President’s Office and
Senior Staff Office Mezuzot
Dana Egert
The Redwoods Group, Inc.
Shirley and Allan Solomon
Roberta and Allan Weissglass
Mezuzot
Harriet and George Blank
Ruth and Michael Fletcher
Maxine and Jay Freilich
Debby and Hal Jacobs
Judith and Lester Lieberman
Fani Magnus Monson and Michael A. Monson
Alan and Janet Mann
Ronna and Michael Segal
Amy and Andrew J. Shaevel
Charlene Shaffer and Jack G Shaffer k”z
The Irene and Edward H. Kaplan Lobby
Irene and Edward H. Kaplan
Professional Team and
Consulting Staff Offices
Michael Ostroff
Carol and Lawrence Zicklin
The Barbara and Morton L. Mandel
Executive Suite
Barbara and Morton L. Mandel
Guest and Visiting Personnel Suite
Virginia A. and Francis Maas
Program Services Suite
Joan and Irwin Jacobs
Entryway Mezuzah
Barbara and Edwin Goldberg
Deferred Gifts
Stephen Fitzsimmons
Cheryl Fishbein and Philip Schatten
Linda and Jerome Spitzer
Conference Rooms and
Department Suites
Noreen Gordon Sablotsky
Ann P. and Stephen M. Kaufman
Evelyn and Jerome B. Makowsky
Geri and Lester Pollack
Paula L. and Edwin Sidman Family
Andrea and Alan P. Solow
Work Stations
Mandell L. Berman
Ruth White Brodsky & Joanne and
David Brodsky
Joanne and Donald W. Brodsky
Marshall B. Coyne Foundation, Inc.
Deena and Jerome A. Kaplan
Jackie Blatt and Ronald L. Leibow
I. E. Millstone k”z
Barbara and J. Victor Samuels
Irene and Philip M. Shiekman
Campaign Donors
Myrna Block
Jane Gellman
Thelma Z. and Melvin Lenkin Charitable
Fnd. Inc.
Ronald M. Katz
Laura Rubin and Leonard Rubin k”z
Toby and Robert Rubin
Sandra Saltzman
Doris and David Yorysh
President’s Office
Betty S. Melaver and Norton Melaver k”z
Israeli shlichim, like Daniel
Sonnenschein at JCC Rockland,
bring a direct and personal flavor
of Israel to JCC communities.
To learn more about bringing a
young Israeli to your JCC, contact
Osnat Zur, [email protected].
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Endowment-Funded Program Support
Merrin Center for Teen Services
JCC Association is grateful to Anne
Heyman and Seth Merrin whose generosity
established the Merrin Center for Teen
Services, which is dedicated to enhancing
the work of teen professionals and providing
programming for the youth they serve.
Support of JCC Association
Israel Office
Judith and Mark D. Litt
Jewish Education Programming
Geri and Lester Pollack
JCC Association Scholars Fund
Syril Rubin and Leonard Rubin k”z
Lenny Rubin Israel Education Fund
In honor of Lenny Rubin k”z upon his
retirement supports the continuation of
Israel education for JCC Association staff.
We thank the generous donors who
contributed to this fund in 2011:
Kate Obstgarten Private Foundation
Laura Rubin
Sadie Rubin
Endowed Scholarships
The future requires well-trained
professionals. JCC Association recognizes
donors who endowed the Graduate
Education Scholarship program.
Robert L. Adler Memorial Scholarship Fund
Alumni Scholarship Fund
Ella and Gerrard Berman Scholarship Fund
Elayne and Julian Bernat Scholarship Fund
Harold Dinerman Memorial Scholarship Fund
Shirley and Royal H. Durst Scholarship Fund
Joan and Jesse Feldman Scholarship Fund
Frances and Samuel Finkelstein Memorial
Scholarship Fund
The Merrin Teen Professional Fellows Program provides a valuable learning experience for JCC professionals working with teens, enriching
their own Jewish identities and building a network of future JCC leaders. Since 1999, more than eighty JCC professionals have completed
the 18-month program, which is funded through the generosity of Anne Heyman and Seth Merrin.
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JCC Association of North America
Frenkel Memorial Scholarship Fund
Israel Goldberg Memorial Scholarship Fund
Goodstein-Kleitman Memorial
Scholarship Fund
Edwin Hochstader Scholarship Fund
Irene and Edward H. Kaplan Scholarship Fund
Philip R. Kaplan Memorial Scholarship Fund
Bea D. Katcher Scholarship Fund
Charles R. Katz Memorial Scholarship Fund
Mary and Solomon Litt Scholarship Fund
Minnie and Louis Nathanson Memorial
Scholarship Fund
Pesses-Sachs Scholarship Fund
Evelyn S. and Shaol L. Pozez
Scholarship Fund
Henry S. and Anne S. Reich Scholarship Fund
Joanna S. and Daniel Rose Scholarship Fund
Syril and Leonard Rubin Scholarship Fund
Michael-Ann Russell Memorial
Scholarship Fund
Fedgie and Hy Schultz Memorial
Scholarship Fund
Geraldyn and Henry Sicular Scholarship Fund
Diana S. Simberloff Memorial
Scholarship Fund
Avraham Soltes Memorial Scholarship Fund
Sam Sulstan Memorial Scholarship Fund
Olga F. and Oliver B. Winkler Scholarship Fund
Helen and Harold O. Zimman
Scholarship Fund
JCC Association supports
JCC Cares, the communityservice program at JCC
resident and day camps,
with financial grants and
specific materials created
by the Mandel Center for
Jewish Education.
The National Federation/Agency Alliance is a partnership that provides a significant
amount of funding to nine national agencies including $1,149,756 to JCC Association
of North America in FY 2011/2012. The national agencies that make up the Alliance
engage in critical work to build capacity and support the work of the federations
and their local affiliates. They also help advance the federation system’s goals on a national and international stage.
While mindful of its role in evaluating and monitoring the national agencies, the Alliance works to promote deeper
relationships and create synergy between the national agencies and the federations.
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JCC Association 2011 Annual Funds
Mandel Center for Excellence in
Leadership and Management
JCC Association is grateful to the Mandel
Foundation for its grant, which created and
sustains the Mandel Center for Excellence in
Leadership and Management.
Mandel Center for Jewish Education
JCC Association is grateful to the
Mandel Foundation for its grant, which
created and sustains the Mandel Center for
Jewish Education.
JCC Association also thanks the following
donors for their support of programs within
the Mandel Center for Jewish Education:
The AVI CHAI Foundation:
Chizuk: Jewish programming directors
strengthening Lekhu Lakhem—JCC Camps
Goodman Family Foundation:
The Goodman Family Institute:
Yisrael Sheli (My Israel)
Platinum Circle
Joan Messinger k”z and
Martin E. Messinger
Geri and Lester Pollack
Barbara and Victor J. Samuels
Paula L. Sidman
Gold Circle
Irene and Edward H. Kaplan
Jeannie and Brian Kriftcher
Millie and Lawrence Magid
Sharon and Stephen Seiden
Andrea and Alan P. Solow
Sharon and David Wax
Silver Circle
Lisa F. and Ron Brill
Joanne and Donald W. Brodsky
Marcella E. and Neil Cohen
Bonnie and Allan Finkelstein
Cheryl Fishbein and Philip Schatten
Ruth and Michael Fletcher
Barbara and Edwin Goldberg
Noreen Gordon Sablotsky
Roslyn F. and Ricky Haikin
Photo courtesy of JCC of Greater Ann Arbor
Annual Fund
JCC Association gratefully acknowledges the
following donors who have made generous
contributions to the 2011 annual fund:
Leadership Circle
Jerri-Ann and Gary Jacobs
Joyce D. and Andrew Mandell
Our greening program JCC Grows encourages JCCs and JCC camps to plant and cultivate foodjustice gardens, where a portion of the harvest is donated to community food pantries, which often
have shortages of fresh produce.
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JCC Association of North America
Rosalyn and Howard T. Jacobson
Ann P. and Stephen M. Kaufman
Jackie Blatt and Ronald L. Leibow
Judith and Mark D. Litt
Virginia A. and Francis Maas
Evelyn and Jerome B. Makowsky
Lisa and Thomas Mandel
Betty S. Melaver and Norton Melaver k”z
Amy and Alan Meltzer
Lori Barnet and Jeffrey K. Savit
Shirley and Allan Solomon
Linda and Jerome Spitzer
Sherry and Doron Steger
The Irma T. Hirschl Trust
Roberta and Allan Weissglass
Jessica and Eric M. Zachs
Bronze Circle
Meryl K. and David Ainsman
Beatrice Fox Auerbach Foundation Fund at
Hartford Foundation for Public Giving
Harriet and George Blank
Tanya and Stephen A. Bodzin
Edie and Joel Brodsky
Nancy I. and Peter Brown
Susan R. Diamond and Martin Schenker
Dana Egert
Arlene Fickler
Dale T. and Edward Filhaber
Carol and Howard F. Fine
Robin Frederick and Michael Gold
Maxine and Jay Freilich
Freddi and Marvin Gelfand
Jane Gellman
Sandra and Arnold P. Gold
Joyce and Neil B. Goldstein
Allison and Kenneth B. Jacobs
Jewish Federation of Greater Kansas City
Esther and Jack B. Levy
Judith and Lester Lieberman
Gary S. Lipman
Fani Magnus Monson and
Rabbi Michael A. Monson
Sharon R. and Marc B. Merklin
Barbara and Sidney F. Miller
Stephanie and Eric Nislow
Marvin J. Pertzik
Connie and Alvin M. Pesachowitz
Joan Karlin and Paul Resnick
Doris and Rammy Rochman
Nancy and Lawrence I. Rosenberg
Jane Tzinberg Rubin and Kenneth Rubin
Wendy and Steven M. Rubin
Toby and Robert Rubin
Linda and Barry Russin
Debra and Gerald K. Schwartz
Michael and Ronna Segal
Randi and Ian Sherman
Irene and Philip M. Shiekman
Linda S. and Kenneth Simon
Susan Stearns
Muriel and Myron Strober
Francine Zorn Trachtenberg and
Stephen Trachtenberg
Mary Rita and Norman Weissman
Eileen and Steven Wishnia
Super VIP Associate
David C. Ackerman
Mark S. Horowitz
Laurie and Robert D. Kimsal
Barbara and Norman Seiden
Johanna and Arnie Sohinki
Enid and Barrie M. Weiser
Leatrice and John M. Wolf, Sr.
VIP Associate
Anise and Ronald A. Belz
Julian Bernat
Barbara and Douglas Bloom
Jane B. and John C. Colman
Ann F. and Robert (Butch) Eisen
Janet S. and Doron Elam
Florence and Barry Friedberg
Arlene and Henry C. Friedman
Lauren and Alan Goldberg
Lawrence A. Kades
Doris Kaplan
J. E. Kline
Gerald S. Ostrow
Amy and David E. Posner
Irwin Jay Robinson
Leonard M. Robinson
Susan and Alan Sataloff
Tracey and Jordan Shenker
Jeanne and Jordan Tobin
Executive Associate
Robin and Bob Ballin
Lynn and Daniel M. Bernstein
Marjorie and Morley Blankstein
Renee and Gary J. Bomzer
Marjie and Jeffrey A. Coopersmith
Wilbur A. Cowett
Dori Denelle
Martin G. Englisher
Leslie Fischman
Carol and Jeffrey Folkerth
Marilyn and Sam Fox
Sue and Martin Fox
Judith Corn and David Fried
Donna Gilbert
JoAnn and Paul Gillis
Kenneth Goldberg
Eugene Grant
Anna and Gerald Greenhouse
Ruth L. Herman
David Jacobs
Deena and Jerome A. Kaplan
Melanie and Russell E. Makowsky
Phyllis and Philip Margolius
Beth and Michael Paysnick
Garth Potts
Patricia and Steve R. Reiner
Lois and Sidney Robbins
Harriet L. and Bill Rosenthal
Brian and Suzanne Schreiber
Elizabeth and Edward Schreiber
James Schwartz
Marjorie and Mark Sokoll
Carol Brennglass Spinner and
Arthur C. Spinner
Susan and Richard Strait
Sharon and Edwin Toporek
Michelle G. Wasch-Lobovits
Linda Cornell Weinstein and
Sherwin B. Weinstein
Jerry Wische
We thank the myriad federal
employees who supported JCC
Association through contributions to
the Combined Federal Campaign.
Leadership Circle: $25,000 and above
Platinum Circle: $18,000 – $24,999
Gold Circle: $10,000 – $17,999
Silver Circle: $5,000 – $9,999
Bronze Circle: $2,500 – $4,999
Super VIP Associate: $1,800 – $2,499
VIP Associate: $1,000 – $1,799
Executive Associate: $500 – $999
Lenny Krayzelburg JCC
Swim Academies teach
children as young as
six months to be safe
in the water. Using the
water-safety method
developed by the
four-time Olympic gold
medalist, the Lenny K
Swim Academies teach
all children to swim or
float, and help JCCs
get the most out of
their pools.
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Program and Project Support
JCC Association gratefully acknowledges the following individuals and foundations that have made generous contributions in 2011,
making these programs and projects possible:
Grants for Special Projects
Jerri-Ann and Gary Jacobs
Paula L. Sidman
Graduate Scholarship Program
Association of Jewish Center Professionals
Beatrice Fox Auerbach Foundation Fund at
Hartford Foundation for Public Giving
Kara Bierman
Ed Lee and Jean Campe Foundation
Shirley and William L. Grossman
Scholarship Fund
Louis and Anita Perlman Family Foundation
Barbara and J. Victor Samuels
We also thank all the alumni of the
Graduate Scholarship program who have
made generous contributions in 2011
Florence G. Heller-JCC Association
Research Center
Judith and Lester Lieberman
JCC Grows
The Robert Sillins Family Foundation, Inc.
Merrin Center for Teen Services
Matilda Blendes Fund
Corporate Sponsors
We gratefully acknowledge the following
companies who provided support to JCC
Association continental programs:
The Redwoods Group, Inc.
Daxko, LLC
eFinesstri
501 (c) Agencies Trust
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JCC Association of North America
Preferred Vendors
The following companies provide
preferential continental account status or
services to affiliated JCCs and/or financial
support to JCC Association programs:
501 (c) Agencies Trust
AbCoaster
Advecor, Inc.
American Council on Exercise
Am-Finn Sauna & Steam Inc.
Bank of America Merchant Services
Carab Enterprises, Inc.
Club One, Inc.
ClubCom, Inc.
Crown Trophy
Cybex
EnerNoc, Inc.
Expresso Fitness
Fabiano Designs
FreeMotion Fitness
GOJO Industries, Inc.
Imprint Plus
IsraelPhones
Landscape Structures
Les Mills International
Leslie’s Poolmart, Inc.
Matrix Fitness Systems Corp.
Merrithew Health & Fitness
Mondo America, Inc.
National Academy of Sports Medicine
(NASM)
National Towelette Corp.
Network Services Company
Octane Fitness LLC
Pavigym America Corp.
Polar Electro Inc.
Power Systems, Inc.
Precor
Prospec US
Retention Management
Security USA
Staples
Sterling & Sterling, Inc.
Talk’n’Save
The Redwoods Group, Inc.
TMI Salt Pure Corp.
TravelInsuranceIsrael.com
Program Partners
ChiLiving, Inc.
G2 Lifestyles
PureFit, Inc.
The Pink Ribbon Program, Inc.
Wellcoaches Corporation
JCC Association
Staff and Services
Financial Resource
Development
Administration
Ziva Davidovich
Assistant Vice-President |
Director of Campaigns
(212) 786-5099 | [email protected]
Allan Finkelstein
President and Chief Executive Officer
(212) 786-5082 | [email protected]
Yael Lubofsky
Coordinator of Board Relations
(212) 786-5084 | [email protected]
Community Services
Mandel Center for Excellence
in Leadership and Management
Gary S. Lipman
Executive Vice-President and
Chief Operating Officer
Director, Mandel Center for Excellence
in Leadership and Management
(212) 786-5138 | [email protected]
Gladys Goldman
Executive Assistant
(212) 786-5088 | [email protected]
Community Consultants
Jordan Shenker
Senior Vice-President |
Consulting Services
(212) 786-5085 | [email protected]
Dori Denelle1
Vice-President |
Community Consultant
(651) 452-2219 | [email protected]
Janet S. Elam2
Vice-President |
Community Consultant
(512) 241-1118 | [email protected]
Alan Goldberg
Vice-President |
Community Consultant
(212) 786-5122 | [email protected]
Strategic Performance
David E. Posner
Vice President,
Community Consultant |
Director, Strategic Performance
Tel: (212) 786-5124 | [email protected]
Andrew C. Paller
Director of Benchmarking |
Strategic Performance
(212) 710-6432 | [email protected]
Jordan Zarin
Manager, Information Resources
and Survey Development
(212) 786-5145 | [email protected]
Michael Rowland
Marketing Consultant
(212) 786-5153 | [email protected]
Odelia Epstein
Program Associate,
Mandel Center for Excellence in
Leadership and Management
(212) 786-5109 | [email protected]
Professional Leadership
Arnie Sohinki
Senior Vice-President, Professional
and Lay Leadership Programs
(212) 786-5097 | [email protected]
JoyAnn Brand
Associate Vice President |
Director of Training and
Professional Development
(212) 786-5114 | [email protected]
Tory Holland
Coordinator, Professional and
Lay Leadership Programs
(212) 786-5086 | [email protected]
Nicole Bernard
Program Associate,
Professional and Lay Leadership
(212) 786-5093 | [email protected]
Finance and
Administration Services
Bob Kimsal
Senior Vice-President and
Chief Financial Officer
(212) 786-5141 | [email protected]
Accounting
Pearl Magence
Controller
(212) 786-5132 | [email protected]
Irina Abramov
Accounting Assistant
(212) 786-5133 | [email protected]
Human Resources
Irina Khomina
Manager, Human Resources
(212) 786-5131 | [email protected]
Information Technology
Andy Zhang
Manager, Information Technology
(212) 786-5103 | [email protected]
Bernardo Arocho
Associate, Information Technology |
Network Administrator
(212) 786-5094 | [email protected]
Production
Franklin James
Supervisor, Production and Facilities
(212) 786-5118 | [email protected]
Donald Credle
Production Assistant and Front Desk
(212) 786-5113 | [email protected]
D’wayne Haywood
Shipping and Receiving
(212) 786-5107 | [email protected]
Reception
Janine Acevedo
Front Desk
(212) 532-4949
Jerry Wische
Senior Vice-President,
Financial Resource Development
(212) 786-5135 | [email protected]
David Sobel
Assistant Vice-President |
Corporate Support
(212) 786-5148 | [email protected]
Elaine Vasquez
Administrator,
Financial Resource Development
(212) 786-5136 | [email protected]
Israel Office3
Leah Garber4
Vice-President |
JCC Association Israel Office
011-972-2-625-1265 | [email protected]
Sara Sless
Assistant Director, Israel Office /
Director, Israel Seminars
011-972-2-625-1265 | [email protected]
Yaron Lipschitz Program Director, JCC Maccabi Israel®
011-972-2-625-1265 | [email protected]
Shirel Horovitz
Associate, Israel Seminars
011-972-2-625-1265 | [email protected]
Avigail Barkai
Office Administrator, Israel Office
011-972-2-625-1265 | [email protected]
Lilach Shalom
Accountant, Israel Office
011-972-2-625-1265 | [email protected]
Nicole Bernard
U.S. Program Associate |
Israel Programs
(212) 786-5093 | [email protected]
JWB Jewish Chaplains Council
Matthew Abrams Gerber
Assistant Vice-President,
Mandel Center for Jewish Education
(212) 710-6434
[email protected]
Adults
Barbara Lerman-Golomb
Consultant, Social Responsibility and
Environmental Action | Discover@JCC
(212) 710-6436 | [email protected]
Odelia Epstein
Program Associate,
Mandel Center for Jewish Education
(212) 786-5109 | [email protected]
Randy Ellen Lutterman
Consultant, Arts and Culture |
Discover@JCC
(212) 786-5123 | [email protected]
Marketing and
Communications
JCC Maccabi Experience
Dan Deutsch
Vice-President,
JCC Maccabi Experience
(212) 786-5089 | [email protected]
Robin Ballin
Senior Vice-President and
Chief Marketing Officer
(212) 786-5112 | [email protected]
Peter Shevenell
Creative Director
(212) 786-5101 | [email protected]
David Sobel
Assistant Vice President, JCC Maccabi
Experience | Host Community Liaison
(212) 786-5148 | [email protected]
Miriam Rinn
Communications Manager,
JCC Circle Editor
(212) 786-5092 | [email protected]
Michael Gordon
Program Director,
JCC Maccabi Experience
(212) 786-5116 | [email protected]
Jeremy Kortes
Senior Graphic & Multimedia Designer
(212) 786-5143 | [email protected]
Stacie Graff
Program Associate,
JCC Maccabi Experience
(212) 710-6435 | [email protected]
Lisa Kaplan
Graphic Designer
(212) 786-5087 | [email protected]
Chris Strom
Director, New Media and
Social Networking
(212) 786-5117 | [email protected]
Kelly Rainey
Marketing Coordinator
212.786.5096 | [email protected]
Alexandra White
Digital Marketing Associate
212.786.5144 | [email protected]
Program Services
Early Childhood Education
Mark Horowitz
Vice-President | Early Childhood
and Family Engagement
(212) 786-5098 | [email protected]
Rabbi Harold Robinson
Director, JWB Jewish Chaplains
Council | Director, Armed Forces
and Veterans Services
(212) 786-5119 | [email protected]
Janet Sylvan
Program Associate,
Early Childhood Services
(212) 786-5129 | [email protected]
Rabbi Barry Baron
Deputy Director,
JWB Jewish Chaplains Council
(212) 786-5137 | [email protected]
Health and Wellness
Steve Becker
Vice-President, Health and Wellness
Services | Discover@JCC
(212) 786-5105 | [email protected]
Janine Acevedo
Program Associate,
JWB Jewish Chaplains Council
(212) 786-5090 | [email protected]
Mandel Center for
Jewish Education
Dr. David Ackerman
Senior Vice-President | Director,
Mandel Center for Jewish Education
(212) 786-5110 | [email protected]
Anthony Slayen
Assistant Vice-President, Health and
Wellness Services | Discover@JCC
(212) 786-5128 | [email protected]
Nicole Bernard
Program Associate, Health,
Wellness Services | Discover@JCC
(212) 786-5093 | [email protected]
Osnat Zur
Continental Shlicha,
JCC Maccabi Experience
(212) 786-5121 | [email protected]
Merrin Center for
Teen Services
Jodi Sperling
Vice President | Director, Merrin Center
for Teen Services and Camping
(212) 786-5130 | [email protected]
Lonny Friedman
Assistant Vice President, Merrin Center
for Teen Services and Camping
(212) 786-5111 | [email protected]
Janet Sylvan
Program Associate,
Merrin Center for Teen Services
(212) 786-5129 | [email protected]
1 JCC Association Midwestern
Services Office
2478 Pond Circle West
St. Paul MN 55120
(651) 452-2219
[email protected]
2 JCC Association Southwestern
Services Office
7921 West Rim Drive
Austin, TX 78731
(512) 241-1118
[email protected]
3
JCC Association Israel Office
Solomon and Mary Litt Building
12 Moshe Hess Street
Jerusalem, 94185, Israel
011.972.2.625.1265
fax 011.972.2.624.7767
[email protected]
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JCC Association Officers and Board
2010-2012 JCC ASSOCIATION OFFICERS
Chair:
Paula L. Sidman
Secretary:
David Wax, San Diego, CA
Vice-chairs:
Lisa Brill, Atlanta, GA
Marvin Gelfand, Los Angeles, CA
Gary Jacobs, San Diego, CA
Virginia A. Maas, Los Angeles, CA
Noreen Gordon Sablotsky, Miami, FL
Philip Schatten, New York, NY
Andrew Shaevel, Buffalo, NY
Associate Secretaries:
Dana Egert, Boca Raton, FL
Linda Russin, New City, NY
President:
Allan B. Finkelstein
Honorary Chairs:
Edward H. Kaplan, Washington, DC
Ann P. Kaufman, Houston, TX
Jerome B. Makowsky, Memphis, TN
Morton L. Mandel, Cleveland, OH
Lester Pollack, New York, NY
Daniel Rose, New York, NY
Alan P. Solow, Chicago, IL
2010-2012 BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Meryl K. Ainsman, Pittsburgh, PA
Stephen L. Bayer, W. Hartford, CT
Alvin K. Berkun, Pittsburgh, PA
Daniel M. Bernstein, Irvine, CA
Harriet Blank, New Hope, PA
Gary J. Bomzer, N. Miami Beach, FL
Lisa F. Brill, Atlanta, GA
Donald W. Brodsky, Houston, TX
Edie Brodsky, Long Beach, CA
Edward B. Cohen, Boca Raton, FL
Marcella E. Cohen, Potomac, MD
Susan R. Diamond, San Francisco, CA
Stephen Dorsky, Birmingham, AL
Dana Egert, Boca Raton, FL
Andrew L. Eisenberg, Boston, MA
Martin G. Englisher, New York, NY
Donald Epstein, Deal, NJ
Arlene Fickler, Philadelphia, PA
Dale T. Filhaber, Boca Raton, FL
Howard F. Fine, San Francisco, CA
Cheryl Fishbein, New York, NY
Ruth Fletcher, Los Gatos, CA
Carol Folkerth, Columbus, OH
Robin Frederick, Stamford, CT
Susan Fox, Brooklyn, NY
Maxine Freilich, Stamford, CT
Marvin Gelfand, Los Angeles, CA
Jane Gellman, Milwaukee, WI
Sandra Gold, Englewood, NJ
Edwin Goldberg, Louisville, KY
Joyce Goldstein, Essex Fells, NJ
Roslyn Haikin, Houston, TX
David Jacobs, W. Hartford, CT
Gary Jacobs, Del Mar, CA
Kenneth Jacobs, Jacksonville, FL
Howard T. Jacobson, Prairie
Village, KS
Edward H. Kaplan, Washington, DC
Ann P. Kaufman, Houston, TX
Stephen M. Kaufman, Houston, TX
Brian Kriftcher, Stamford, CT
Ira I. Kronenberg,
Passaic, NJ
Sherry Kulman, Toronto, ON
Ronald L. Leibow, Los Angeles, CA
Jack Levy, Birmingham, AL
Judith Lieberman, Morristown, NJ
Virginia A. Maas, Los Angeles, CA
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Lawrence Magid, Searingtown, NY
Jerome B. Makowsky, Memphis, TN
Morton L. Mandel, Cleveland, OH
Thomas Mandel, Akron, OH
Joyce D. Mandell, West Hartford, CT
Marc B. Merklin, Akron, OH
Sidney F. Miller, Columbus, OH
Eric Nislow, Owings Mills, MD
Marvin J. Pertzik, St. Paul, MN
Alvin M. Pesachowitz, Falls
Church, VA
Geri Pollack, New York, NY
Lester Pollack, New York, NY
Stephen R. Reiner, New York, NY
Paul Resnick, Palo Alto, CA
Leonard M. Robinson, Fairfield, NJ
Rammy Rochman, Richmond Hill, ON
Daniel Rose, New York, NY
Lawrence I. Rosenberg, Owing
Mills, MD
Jane Tzinberg Rubin, St. Louis, MO
Steven Rubin, St. Paul, MN
Toby Rubin, San Francisco, CA
Linda Russin, New City, NY
Noreen Gordon Sablotsky, Miami, FL
J. Victor Samuels, Houston, TX
Alan Sataloff, Palo Alto, CA
Martin J. Satinsky, Nashville, TN
Jeffrey Savit, Boston, MA
Philip Schatten, New York, NY
Brian Schreiber, Pittsburgh, PA
Gerald K. Schwartz, Miami Beach, FL
Michael Segal, Miami, FL
Stephen Seiden, Livingston, NJ
Andrew J. Shaevel, Buffalo, NY
Ian Sherman, Ottawa, ON
Philip M. Shiekman, Philadelphia, PA
Paula L. Sidman, Boston, MA
Linda S. Simon, Presto, PA
Mark Sokoll, Boston, MA
Shirley Solomon, Boca Raton, FL
Alan P. Solow, Chicago, IL
Jerome Spitzer, New York, NY
Doron Steger, Martinsville, NJ
Jeanne Tobin, Beachwood, OH
Francine Zorn Trachtenberg,
Washington, DC
David Wax, Rancho Santa Fe, CA
JCC Association of North America
Allan Weissglass, Staten Island, NY
Mary Rita Weissman, Dayton, OH
Robert Wertheimer, Baltimore, MD
Anita Winestock, Vancouver, BC
Steve Wishnia, Memphis, TN
Eric M. Zachs, Hartford, CT
HONORARY BOARD MEMBERS
Meyer L. Balsar, Houston, TX
Julian Bernat, El Paso, TX
Daniel Drench, Verona, NJ
Irwin L. Elson, Detroit, MI
Gilbert S. Fox, Nashville, TN
Marilyn Fox, St. Louis, MO
Hugh W. Greenberg, Detroit, MI
Gordon R. Gross, Buffalo, NY
Mark D. Litt, Larchmont, NY
Gerald S. Ostrow, Pittsburgh, PA
Irwin Jay Robinson, New York, NY
Harriet L. Rosenthal, West
Orange, NJ
Norman Seiden, Tenafly, NJ
Myron Strober, Palm Beach, FL
John M. Wolf, Sr., Palm Beach, FL
Teens participating in a JCC Maccabi
Israel trip never forget the experience
and forge memories that last a
lifetime. Israel trips during the teen
years are powerful predictors of
lifelong Jewish engagement.
JCCs, YM-YWHAs, and Camps of the JCC Movement
CANADA
Calgary Jewish Community Centre, Calgary, AB
JCC of Edmonton, AB
JCC of Greater Vancouver, BC
B’nai B’rith Camp, Winnipeg, MB
Rose & Max Rady JCC, Winnipeg, MB
JCC of London, ON
Soloway JCC, Ottawa, ON
Miles Nadal JCC, Toronto, ON
Prosserman JCC, Toronto, ON
Schwartz/Reisman Centre, Toronto, ON
JCC of Windsor, Windsor, ON
UNITED STATES
Levite JCC, Birmingham, AL
East Valley JCC, Chandler, AZ
Valley of the Sun JCC, Scottsdale, AZ
Tucson JCC, Tucson, AZ
Jewish Community Center of the East Bay, Berkeley, CA
JCC Development Corporation, Beverly Hills, CA
Peninsula JCC, Foster City, CA
Merage JCC of Orange County, Irvine, CA
Camp Yofi, Angelus Oaks, CA
Lawrence Family JCC of San Diego County – Jacobs Family
Campus, La Jolla, CA
Barbara & Ray Alpert JCC, Long Beach, CA
Westside JCC, Los Angeles, CA
Addison-Penzak JCC of Silicon Valley, Los Gatos, CA
The Shalom Institute, Malibu, CA
Oshman Family JCC, Palo Alto, CA
Camp Mountain Chai, San Diego, CA
JCC of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
Camp Tawonga, San Francisco, CA
Osher Marin JCC, San Rafael, CA
Boulder JCC, Boulder, CO
Robert E. Loup Jewish Community Center, Denver, CO
JCC Ranch Camp, Elbert, CO
Greenwich JCC, Greenwich, CT
JCC of Western Connecticut, Southbury, CT
JCC of Stamford, CT
Mandell Jewish Community Center, West Hartford, CT
Washington District of Columbia Jewish Community Center,
Washington, DC
Siegel JCC, Wilmington, DE
Adolph & Rose Levis JCC, Boca Raton, FL
JCC Suncoast, Clearwater, FL
David Posnack JCC, Davie, FL
Jewish Community Alliance of Jacksonville, FL
Roth Jewish Community Center of Greater Orlando, Maitland, FL
JCC at Jack & Lee Rosen Southwest Orlando Campus, Orlando, FL
Dave & Mary Alper JCC, Miami, FL
Miami Beach JCC, Miami Beach, FL
Michael-Ann Russell JCC, North Miami Beach, FL
JCC of the Greater Palm Beaches, Palm Beach Gardens, FL
The Lore & Eric F. Ross JCC, Boynton Beach, FL
JCC North, Palm Beach Gardens, FL
Klingenstein Jewish Center of the Jewish Federation of SarasotaManatee, Sarasota, FL
JCC Suncoast, St. Petersburg, FL
Augusta Jewish Community Center, Augusta, GA
Marcus JCC of Atlanta, Dunwoody, GA
Zaban Park, Dunwoody, GA
Camp Barney Medintz, Cleveland, GA
Jewish Educational Alliance, Savannah, GA
JCC Chicago, IL
Florence G. Heller JCC, Chicago, IL
Hyde Park JCC, Chicago, IL
Bernard Horwich JCC, Chicago, IL
JCC Chicago – Early Childhood Services, Chicago, IL
JCC Chicago – Children, Family & Wellness Services, Chicago, IL
JCC Chicago – Day Camping Services, Chicago, IL
Ezra Multi-Service Center, Chicago, IL
Early Childhood Services – JCC at Woodland Commons,
Buffalo Grove, IL
Bernard Weinger JCC, Northbrook, IL
Pritzker Center for Jewish Education – Mayer Kaplan JCC,
Skokie, IL
Resident Camping Services – Camp Chi, Lake Delton, WI
Florence Weiss Perlstein Vacation Center, Lake Delton, WI
JCC of Indianapolis, IN
JCC of Greater Kansas City, Overland Park, KS
JCC of Louisville, KY
New Orleans JCC, New Orleans, LA
Goldring-Woldenberg JCC – Metairie, Metairie, LA
JCC of the North Shore, Marblehead, MA
JCCs of Greater Boston, Newton, MA
Leventhal-Sidman JCC, Newton, MA
JCC Brookline, Brighton, MA
Metrowest JCC, Framingham, MA
JCC Maccabi, Camp Kingswood, Bridgton, ME
Springfield JCC, Springfield, MA
Boroughs JCC, Westborough, MA
Worcester JCC, Worcester, MA
Jewish Federation of Howard County, Columbia, MD
JCC of Greater Baltimore, Owings Mills, MD
JCC of Greater Baltimore – Park Heights Branch, Baltimore, MD
JCC of Greater Washington, Rockville, MD
Capital Camp & Retreat Center, Rockville, MD
Jewish Community Alliance, Portland, ME
JCC of Greater Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor, MI
Fresh Air Society / Tamarack Camps, Bloomfield Hills, MI
JCC of Metropolitan Detroit, West Bloomfield, MI
Jimmy Prentis Morris Branch, Oak Park, MI
Sabes JCC, St Louis Park, MN
JCC of the Greater St. Paul Area, St Paul, MN
Jewish Community Center, St Louis, MO
Marilyn Fox Building, Chesterfield, MO
The Staenberg Family Complex, St Louis, MO
Camp Sabra, Rocky Mount, MO
Asheville JCC, Asheville, NC
Sandra & Leon Levine Jewish Community Center, Charlotte, NC
Charlotte & Dick Levin JCC, Durham, NC
Raleigh-Cary JCC, Raleigh, NC
Omaha JCC, Omaha, NE
Shimon & Sara Birnbaum JCC, Bridgewater, NJ
Betty & Milton Katz JCC, Cherry Hill, NJ
NJ Y Camps, Fairfield, NJ
NJY Camps - Nesher, Round Lake & Kislak Adult Camp,
Lake Como, PA
NJY Camps – Nah-Jee-Wah, Cedar Lake, Teen & Mountaintop,
Milford, PA
Associated Camps Inc. – Block-Hexter Vacation Center, Fairfield, NJ
Jewish Federation of Ocean County, Lakewood, NJ
Betty & Milton Katz JCC of Princeton, Mercer, Bucks,
Lawrenceville, NJ
JCC of Western Monmouth, Manalapan, NJ
Milton & Betty Katz JCC, Margate City, NJ
JCC of Central NJ, Scotch Plains, NJ
Kaplen JCC on the Palisades, Tenafly, NJ
JCC Metrowest, West Orange, NJ
Leon & Toby Cooperman JCC, West Orange, NJ
Ronald Gardenswartz JCC of Greater Albuquerque, NM
JCC of Southern Nevada, Las Vegas, NV
Sidney Albert Albany JCC, Albany, NY
Riverdale YM-YWHA, Bronx, NY
Boro Park YM-YWHA, Brooklyn, NY
Shorefront YM-YWHA of Brighton Manhattan Beach, Brooklyn, NY
Edith & Carl Marks JCH of Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, NY
Kingsbay YM-YWHA, Brooklyn, NY
JCC of the Greater Five Towns, Cedarhurst, NY
Suffolk Y JCC, Commack, NY
Sid Jacobson JCC, East Hills, NY
The JCC of Greater Buffalo – Benderson Family Building, Getzville, NY
The JCC of Greater Buffalo – Holland Family Building, Buffalo, NY
Samuel Field YM & YWHA, Little Neck, NY
Bay Terrace Site, Bayside, NY
Central Queens YM-YWHA, Forest Hills, NY
Camp Poyntelle, Poyntelle, PA
JCC in Manhattan, New York, NY
YM & YWHA of Washington Heights & Inwood, New York, NY
The Educational Alliance, New York, NY
14th Street Y of The Educational Alliance, New York, NY
92nd Street Y, New York, NY
Berkshire Hills – Emanuel Camps, New York, NY
Surprise Lake Camp, New York, NY
Moise Safra Community Center, New York, NY
JCC Association, New York, NY
Newburgh JCC, Newburgh, NY
Jewish Community Center of Schenectady, Niskayuna, NY
Barry & Florence Friedberg JCC, Oceanside, NY
Barry & Florence Friedberg JCC: Long Beach Division,
Long Beach, NY
Rosenthal JCC of Northern Westchester, Pleasantville, NY
JCC of Mid-Westchester, Scarsdale, NY
JCC of Staten Island, Staten Island, NY
Avis/South Shore JCC, Staten Island, NY
JCC on the Hudson, Tarrytown, NY
Jewish Community Center of Rockland County, West Nyack, NY
Jerry Shaw Jewish Community Center of Akron, OH
Mandel JCC of Cleveland, Beachwood, OH
Camp Wise, Chardon, OH
Mayerson JCC, Cincinnati, OH
Camp Livingston, Cincinnati, OH
The Jewish Community Center of Greater Columbus, OH
Marjorie & Oscar Boonshoft - Center for Jewish Culture &
Education, Dayton, OH
JCC of Toledo, Sylvania, OH
JCC of Youngstown, OH
Charles Schusterman JCC, Tulsa, OK
B’nai B’rith Camp, Beaverton, OR
Jewish Community Center of Allentown, PA
Jewish Memorial Center, Altoona, PA
Jewish Federation of Greater Harrisburg, PA
Jewish Community Alliance of Lancaster, Lancaster, PA
Pinemere Camp Association, Philadelphia, PA
Gershman Y, Philadelphia, PA
JCC of Greater Pittsburgh, PA
JCC of Greater Pittsburgh/South Hills Branch, Pittsburgh, PA
Emma Kaufman Camp, Morgantown, WV
Scranton JCC, Scranton, PA
JCC of Wyoming Valley, Wilkes Barre, PA
Kevy & Teddy Kaiserman JCC, Wynnewood, PA
York JCC, York, PA
JCC of Rhode Island, Providence, RI
Charleston JCC, Charleston, SC
Katie & Irwin Kahn Jewish Community Center, Columbia, SC
Memphis JCC, Memphis, TN
Gordon JCC, Nashville, TN
Jewish Community Center of Austin, TX
Aaron Family JCC of Dallas, TX
Evelyn Rubenstein Jewish Community Center, Houston, TX
JCC/West Houston, TX
Barshop JCC of San Antonio, San Antonio, TX
I.J. & Jeanne Wagner JCC, Salt Lake City, UT
JCC of Northern Virginia, Fairfax, VA
Weinstein JCC, Richmond, VA
The Marilyn & Marvin Simon JCC, Virginia Beach, VA
Stroum Jewish Community Center, Seattle, WA
Stroum Jewish Community Center, Mercer Island, WA
Harry & Rose Samson Family JCC, Milwaukee, WI
Camp Interlaken, Eagle River, WI
Annual Report 2011
27
A Look
Ahead
The future is about
connections. In the coming
months, we will help JCC
staff, members and users
connect with each other,
with Israel, and above all
with their own paths to
Jewish identity.
jcca.me
In 2012 the JCC Maccabi Games®
will celebrate 30 years of inspiring
Jewish identity in generations of
teen athletes.
Memphis, host to the first Games in
1982, will join Rockland County and
Houston in hosting this milestone
set of Games. Houston will also be
home to this summer’s JCC Maccabi
ArtsFest®. Kol HaKavod!
learn, share, grow
Building on the collective
energy and ideas of the entire
JCC Movement, our new website,
JCCA.me, will provide JCC
professionals a place to learn,
share, and grow.
Over 20 knowledge bases will
feature articles, training videos,
archived webinars and other
resources that JCC professionals
can learn from, contribute to,
comment on, share and save for
later reference.
boarding
pass
Discover the Jewish homeland —
and your Jewish identity — in a
whole new way.
Our new travel program designs trips
for JCC members based on their
interests. Your JCC’s trip may focus
on topics like archaeology or fitness,
cuisine or healing — or might appeal
to a specific group such as interfaith
families, GLBT, or hikers and bikers.
sheva
Strong JCCs are about building
relationships every single day.
And in this, a JCC is only as
excellent as its staff.
Our JCCs of North America
Professional Conference is the
most comprehensive learning
opportunity anywhere for JCC
staff. Hundreds of professionals will
return to their JCCs from Orlando
with new ideas, new skills, and a
renewed sense of commitment.
Our new early learning
educational framework will help
position JCC early childhood
centers as THE centers of
excellence in their communities.
Referring to the deep roots and
meaning of the number seven in
Judaism, Sheva outlines a new,
dynamic vision of excellence in
Jewish early childhood education.
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Association of North America
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Allan Finkelstein President
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