The Magazine of HIAS, The Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society
HIAS 2010 ANNUAL REPORT
HIAS ANNUAL REPORT 2010 2
Marc Silberberg, Chairman
Gideon Aronoff, President & CEO
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ANNUAL REPORT 2010
The HIAS Mission
Guided by Jewish values and our
shared history of migrations, HIAS
assists Jewish and other refugees
and migrants escaping violence, repression, and poverty to find safety
and security in the United States,
Israel, and elsewhere; facilitates
their resettlement and other forms
of assistance through a network of
local service agencies; advocates
on their behalf at the international,
national, and community levels;
and connects each generation of
Jews, one to the other.
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Letter from the Chairman. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Passages distribution is 32,000.
State of HIAS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
What’s In A Name: A History of HIAS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Photo Essay. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
HHHH Rating
Donors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Financial Report. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
HIAS is a beneficiary of the National
Federation/Agency Alliance.
Board of Directors, Administration. . . . . . . . . . . . Inside back cover
A refugee served by the HIAS Refugee Trust of Kenya Photo by Amy Schwartz
Front cover photo credits (clockwise from top): Leonard Terlitsky; Courtesy of HIAS Photo Collection at YIVO; ©1975 Sherry Suris.
For more than half of those 130 years,
finding Jews in peril a safe new home was
a very difficult job. During much of HIAS’
first 70 years, there were literally millions
more Jews in danger than there were opportunities for them to seek and enjoy
asylum. Throughout this period, HIAS
and the American Jewish community —
along with other communities working to
protect persecuted peoples — had to rely
on pleas for mercy and charity to protect
refugees; there was no international law
or treaty on which we could rely.
Only after the Holocaust, when the international community was faced with
upwards of 40 million displaced persons
in Europe alone, did a special United
Nations conference approve the Refugee
Convention of 1951, creating a legal
basis for “the right to seek and enjoy asylum.” While protecting refugees remains
a tremendous challenge, HIAS now can
work together with its partners in the U.S.
and other host-country governments, the
United Nations High Commissioner for
Refugees, and our NGO colleagues to
protect all refugees and asylum seekers.
In 2011, we celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Convention, which has allowed us to remain an effective agent for
the welfare of refugees.
Yet, as we celebrate milestones in our
work on behalf of Jews and other vulnerable migrants, daily events throughout
A Year of
Anniversaries
the world remind us how quickly conflict
and crisis can uproot and displace large
numbers of men, women, and children.
In this rapidly changing and challenging
environment, it remains vitally important
that a Jewish organization devoted to the
protection and safety of Jews and others among the world’s most vulnerable
migrants continues to serve and advocate
for the rights of refugees and immigrants.
Today, HIAS continues its historic mission
of rescue, resettlement, and reunion on
behalf of Jews as well as others in East
Africa, Chad, Latin America, Europe,
the former Soviet Union, Israel, and the
United States. Guided by essential Jewish values and the lessons of the Jewish
people’s history of migration, HIAS is a
critical participant in the global Jewish
movement for tikkun olam—our people’s
mandate to repair the world. Yet, even as
we broaden our services to those in need
around the globe, HIAS’ founding mission
of helping Jews in distress remains paramount. We proudly serve as the international migration agency of the American
Jewish community, and remain vigilant on
behalf of, and ready to assist, Jews wherever they may live.
The following pages provide a brief snapshot of how we helped to protect Jewish
and other refugees and migrants in 2010.
In addition, we have included a few of the
nearly 70,000 photographs from HIAS’
photo archive to honor HIAS’ 130 years
of serving refugees and migrants around
the world, and to bring to life the activities
and faces of those we helped from years
gone by through the present day.
We hope this annual report reminds you
that HIAS’ work is every bit as relevant
and meaningful today as it was at its
founding in the 19th century. For more
information on how you can contribute to
our success in the 21st century, please go
to www.hias.org, or call (212) 613-1438
or (866) 337-3337.
Photo ©2010 Barbara Julius
F
or HIAS, 2011 is a year of anniversaries. In 1881, at the height of the
pogroms in Czarist Russia, a group
of prominent, established New York Jews
met around the Thanksgiving holiday to
respond to the growing number of Jewish refugees arriving in America. By the
first week of December, they founded the
Hebrew Emigrant Aid Society, with a mission to assist and resettle these Jews at
risk. This year, we at HIAS will celebrate
130 years of work on behalf of Jews fleeing oppression and insecurity for safety
and freedom.
Marc Silberberg,
Chairman
Gideon Aronoff,
President & CEO
HIAS CENTER FOR NEW
AMERICANS (U.S. Refugee and
Immigration Services)
HIAS in
2010
HIAS increased resettlement by 16
percent: In 2010, HIAS resettled 2,640
refugees in the U.S., the largest annual
total since 2002. Refugee populations
included Jews from the former Soviet
Union (FSU) and Iran, as well as other
vulnerable people from Iraq, Burma,
Bhutan, and Somalia.
Forty-eight individuals received
permanent legal status in the U.S., with
24 of them gaining asylum, allowing
many of them to reunite with their
families: In addition, HIAS represented
15 Jewish applicants, mostly from Yemen,
in their asylum claims. Other clients were
from 18 different countries, including
Afghanistan, Burundi, Republic of Congo,
Chad, Ethiopia, and others.
HIAS received a major grant of
$450,000 from the U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services (USCIS) Office of
Citizenship: It will be used to develop
comprehensive citizenship education and
naturalization application services at three
HIAS resettlement affiliates.
Vote of confidence from Office of
Refugee Resettlement: HIAS received
new funding to develop a program to
provide enhanced case management
and supportive services to single femaleheaded refugee households.
HIAS Scholarships Aided 118 U.S.
Refugee Students: HIAS awarded
$344,000 in scholarships for college,
graduate school, and professional
education to HIAS-assisted Jewish
refugees from the FSU and Iran. In 2010,
for the first time, HIAS awarded five
$4,000 Community Leadership Awards,
part of a dynamic new program to foster
community service and leadership skills
among scholarship recipients.
Yemenite Jewish refugees
arrive at Kennedy Airport
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2010by Josh Strauss
INTERNATIONAL REFUGEE
ASSISTANCE
Vienna
Iranian Jewish and other Religious
Minorities Gained Freedom: HIAS
Vienna once again was awarded sole
management of the U.S. Government’s
refugee processing operation in Vienna
by the U.S. Department of State, Bureau
of Population, Refugees, and Migration.
Over the past year, HIAS Vienna helped
2,561 Jews and other Iranian religious
minorities arrive safely in the U.S.
Israel
Assisting the Jewish State: In 2010, HIAS
Israel provided professional leadership as
the State of Israel continued to develop
its Refugee Status Determination (RSD)
process, training an additional 30 officers
since the start of the initial program
in 2009. With the number of African
refugees in Israel reaching 30,000, HIAS’
work helping the Israeli government is
critical in alleviating this crisis.
Voluntary Return: HIAS was instrumental
in the growth of Israel’s Assisted Voluntary
Return program, which helps South
Sudanese asylum seekers return from
Israel to South Sudan in dignity and
security.
Scholarships Aided New Olim: 78
new immigrants from Ethiopia, Iran, the
FSU, and elsewhere received HIAS Israel
Scholarships for higher education and
professional training; four of these were
Community Leadership Awards.
Ukraine
Legal Assistance for Children: HIAS Kyiv
continued its legal assistance program for
refugee children to ensure they receive
appropriate legal protection in Ukraine.
In addition, HIAS pressed Ukrainian
authorities to stop unlawful extraditions
and helped asylum seekers from all over
the world avoid deportation to countries
where they would face persecution.
Uprising in Kyrgyzstan: In the wake
of the uprising in Kyrgyzstan, which
contained elements of anti-Semitism,
HIAS assisted a Jewish family of three
adult brothers in obtaining permission to
enter the U.S.
Ecuador and Venezuela
Colombian Refugees Now Live
Safely: As the refugee crisis in Latin
America continues to grow, so do
HIAS’ programs in Ecuador, Venezuela,
and Panama, where legal, psychosocial, and humanitarian assistance is
provided to nearly 45,000 Colombian
refugees. HIAS Latin America also works
with the Argentine Jewish community,
the Argentine government, and the
UN to resettle particularly vulnerable
Colombians to safety.
Chad
significant strides toward ameliorating
the suffering of some of Africa’s most
vulnerable refugees, with some 50 LGBTI
refugees receiving HIAS’ assistance. In
addition, HIAS has provided sensitization
training to 77 humanitarian workers
assisting this population.
ADVOCACY
New refugee legislation: HIAS helped
draft the Refugee Protection Act,
introduced in the Senate in March 2010.
The bill includes many HIAS priorities for
refugee and asylum reform.
HIAS spearheads Jewish immigration
efforts: HIAS continues to coordinate
the Interfaith Immigration Coalition and
spearhead Jewish immigration efforts for
CIR and the DREAM Act and against the
Arizona immigration law by leading the
We Were Strangers, Too campaign.
Attracting Tomorrow’s Leaders Today:
The HIAS-sponsored LADDER, Advanced
Leadership Initiative for Young RussianAmerican Professionals, completed its first
year with great results as graduates joined
various community boards and political
clubs. LADDER helps its graduates
develop the leadership skills needed to
better serve their community.
MEDIA & COMMUNICATIONS
HIAS Web site (www.hias.org) captures
national award: Now a robust,
interactive site that includes eight subdomains, HIAS’ site continues to win
national awards.
myStory: HIAS’ unique site devoted to the
Russian Jewish migration experience has
grown to more than 500 personal stories.
In addition, it now incorporates video
interviews of celebrity clients.
Counseling Darfuri Refugees: HIAS
Chad’s psychosocial and community
service programs assisted more than
60,000 Darfuri refugees in three camps
in Chad, including providing groupbased care services to more than 24,000
children and adolescents. HIAS is the only
Jewish organization with personnel on the
ground in Chad, directly aiding Darfuri
refugees.
Advocating for refugees worldwide:
HIAS participated at the Annual Tripartite
Consultations on Refugee Resettlement at
the United Nations High Commissioner
for Refugees in Geneva in July 2010, as
well as at the UNHCR Expert Roundtable
on Sexual Minority Refugees in September
2010.
COMMUNITY EDUCATION
& ENGAGEMENT
LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT
Kenya and Uganda
Leading by Doing: In NY & DC, HIAS
Young Leaders organized 85 events for
young professionals and students that
attracted more than 3,000 attendees, a
nearly 100 percent increase from 2009.
Preserving HIAS’ precious legacy: HIAS
conducted the first professional survey
on the status, preservation, and related
needs of the HIAS paper archives, which
documents tens of thousands of client
arrivals. In addition, HIAS completed
a grant awarded by the National
Endowment for the Humanities to assess
the preservation needs of HIAS’ historic
photo archives, which contain as many as
70,000 unique images housed at HIAS
World Headquarters.
Legal Protection and Counseling for
Vulnerable Urban Refugees: In 2010,
262 HIAS-referred refugees living in
Kenya and Uganda were resettled in
the U.S. and Canada, and 682 were
provided with social services.
Pilot program launched: HIAS launched
a groundbreaking program that aims
to identify trauma-induced emotional
and psychological issues that will
enable resettlement agencies to receive
individual refugees and provide them with
appropriate care and support.
Helping LGBTI refugees: Launched in
2009, this HIAS program has made
Advocating for the Most Vulnerable
in the Halls of Power: 23 HIAS Young
Leaders from eight states joined HIAS
Board members on an advocacy mission
to our nation’s capital. There, they
represented refugee concerns to members
of the Administration and Congress.
HIAServe: HIAS Young Leaders
collaborated to create HIAServe,
a clearinghouse for HIAS service
opportunities; the first overseas internship
programs were filled by Young Leaders.
Speakers Bureau: HIAS now has a formal
speakers bureau; for information on how
to request a HIAS speaker for your highprofile event, contact communications@
hias.org.
Researching family histories &
locating relatives: Last year, HIAS
responded to nearly 5,000 inquiries
and requests for information from
around the world.
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What’s in
A Name?
S
ince its inception 130 years ago,
HIAS’ name has gone through a
series of changes. What follows
is a brief primer on the various mergers
and re-organizations that were name and
game changers.
In 1881, in the wake of the assassination
of Tsar Alexander II of Russia — and the
subsequent pogroms in the pale of settlement — thousands of Jews fled over the
western border of the Russian Empire in
hopes of escaping Europe for the safety
of the New World. As the persecutions
increased in intensity and magnitude,
existing Jewish philanthropic groups
in Europe and the U.S. realized that to
accommodate the rising wave of immigrants, a new organization would need to
be established. On November 27, 1881,
HEAS, the Hebrew Emigrant Aid Society,
was born at a meeting of prominent New
York Jews of predominantly German
background. Renowned philanthropist
Jacob Schiff contributed $10,000 to the
fund of this agency, and H.S. Henry was
elected its president. The goal of HEAS
was to aid and advise Jewish immigrants
in obtaining homes and employment, and
otherwise provide means of preventing
them from becoming public charges. It
was with HEAS that Emma Lazarus, whose
poem, “The New Colossus,” appears on
the Statue of Liberty, engaged with refugees as a volunteer.
Despite its best efforts, the fledgling
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society run by German Jews was neither
prepared nor willing to handle the growing numbers of immigrants from Eastern
Europe. Tensions increased until the
Hebrew Emigrant Auxiliary Society was
created within HEAS by already acculturated Russian immigrants, who were better
suited to dealing with the new arrivals.
That same year, 1882, Kasriel Sarasohn,
a newspaper publisher, founded a society
for aiding Jewish immigrants, the Hebrew
Shelter House and Home for the Aged.
For some time these two organizations
existed separately, but after HEAS closed
its doors in 1883 — having helped some
14,000 Jews — the Hebrew Emigrant
Auxiliary Society and the Hebrew Shelter
House merged. In 1889, still under the
presidency of Kasriel Sarasohn, the name
of the organization was changed to the
Hebrew Sheltering Aid Society.
In 1902, the Hebrew Immigrant Aid
Society was founded in New York.
According to its certificate of incorporation, the stated goal of the society was to
help Jews denied entrance to the U.S. in
returning to Eastern Europe, with secondary goals of assisting detainees on Ellis
Island and finding released detainees
shelter and employment. In reality, HIAS’
Ellis Island representatives were doing
their best to prevent deportation of not
just Jews, but other ethnic and religious
groups as well. As HIAS grew, its activity started to overlap with those of the
Hebrew Sheltering Aid Society, and the
two organizations merged in 1909 under
the name Hebrew Sheltering and Immigrant Aid Society. (Formally, this remained
its name until 1954; however, it was
known to all as HIAS and, gradually, the
full name, Hebrew Sheltering and Immigrant Aid Society, disappeared even from
letterheads.)
By 1927, another consolidation became
necessary. Two other major Jewish migration agencies were helping Jews escape
Europe, and maintaining all three meant
overlapping activities and confusion. It
was decided that the local branches of
HIAS; ICA (Jewish Colonization Association), with headquarters in Paris; and
Emigdirect (United Committee for Jewish
Emigration), with headquarters in Berlin,
would become branches of HICEM (an
abbreviation of all three names.) Thus,
HICEM became HIAS’ European affiliate. HICEM headquarters were in Paris;
however, when the German army invaded
France, HICEM split, with part of the
office moving to Marseille,
and another part to Lisbon. During the war, tens
of thousands of refugees
were rescued through the
coordinated HIAS - HICEM
operation, which endured
until 1945 when HICEM
was dissolved and all its
committees again became
affiliates of HIAS in New
York.
Following the war, HIAS,
in cooperation with the
American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC)
and United Service for New
Americans (USNA), played
a major role in bringing
the Jewish displaced to the
U.S. and other countries.
In 1954, USNA and the
JDC Migration Department
merged with HIAS to form the United
HIAS Service, a single international
agency that helped thousands of Eastern
European and North African immigrants
— especially following the Hungarian
revolt of 1956 and the Middle East crises
of 1956 and 1967 — to resettle in countries of safety.
The last time United HIAS Service
appeared on the cover of the annual
report was in 1973. Ever since, the
Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society has been
known as HIAS. It was under this banner
that those seeking rescue and refuge during the last part of the 20th and the first
part of the 21st century were assisted,
including the more than 400,000 Jews
who came to the U.S. from the USSR and
former Soviet Union (FSU).
So, what’s in a name? 130 years
of adapting to turbulent times and
ever-changing circumstances to help
immigrants and refugees at risk. And,
though our name may have gone through
Courtesy of The Jewish Theological Seminary of America
a series of changes — as did our strategies and tactics — the organization has
always remained faithful to its core mission of providing Jews and others with
rescue and shelter.
On the following pages, you will see our
rich history illustrated through some of the
70,000 photos that comprise the HIAS
Photo Archive.We are likewise grateful to
other institutions, which generously permitted us to illustrate our work through
the use of their images.
This article was researched by Valery Bazarov,
Director, Family History and Location Services
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With the expulsion
in 1891 of Jewish
residents of Moscow,
St. Petersburg, and
Kyiv, immigration to
America from Eastern
Europe increased dramatically; Ellis Island
was the point of entry
for these new arrivals.
Jewish refugees
released from
detention at
Ellis Island
Courtesy of HIAS Photo Collection at YIVO
The need for HIAS’
presence
on
Ellis
Island increased and
a HIAS bureau was
established in 1904,
which, over the course
of 50 years, helped
more than 100,000
who passed through
the island.
Courtesy of HIAS Photo Collection at YIVO
Courtesy of HIAS Photo Collection at YIVO
1903: HIAS-assisted orphan survivors of the Kishinev pogrom
Courtesy of HIAS Photo Collection at YIVO
Ca, 1904-09:
HIAS Ellis Island
Bureau with the
director, Alexander
Harkavy, at right
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The outbreak of World
War I in 1914 brought the
largest influx of Jews from
Eastern Europe to date:
138,051 in that year alone;
the Russian Revolution
of 1917 created another
surge of emigration from
the former Russian Empire.
1912: HIAS assisted 27
survivors of the Titanic,
which was carrying immigrants at the time of its
catastrophic sinking in the
North Atlantic.
1918: HIAS
Office in
Yokohama,
Japan
HIAS’ first office
at 229-231 East
Broadway in New
York City
Courtesy of HIAS Photo Collection at YIVO
1918: HIAS-sponsored seder
Courtesy of HIAS Photo Collection at YIVO
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Photo by Alter Kacyzne, Courtesy of YIVO
1921: HIAS
staff at work
at its Warsaw
offices
Despite growing antiimmigration sentiments in
the U.S., HIAS worked
diligently to help Jewish immigrants find safe
haven. Then, the passage
of the Immigration Act
of 1924, which placed
strict quotas on immigrant
arrivals, effectively closed
the doors to America for
years to come.
Photo by Alter Kacyzne, Courtesy of YIVO
1928: HIAS Shanghai
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1921: The leadership of
HIAS personally extend
an invitation to President
Warren G. Harding (third
from left) to attend the
dedication of the new
HIAS Shelter on Lafayette
Street (now the Public
Theater).
1921: Refugees
line up at HIAS
Warsaw.
A citizenship class at the
HIAS shelter on Lafayette
Street, where HIAS moved
in 1921
As the situation in Europe
grew ever more precarious for Jews, thousands
filed papers to leave. Pictured here are scenes from
the Hilfsverein der Juden
in Deutschland (Benevolent Society for German
Jews) in Berlin, which
was a partner to HIAS.
Once approved to leave,
refugees generally left by
boat.
All photos on this page courtesy of YIVO
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1944: Dinnertime at Ft.
Ontario in Oswego,
NY, where some 1,000
HIAS-assisted refugees
from Europe were the
largest single group of
Jewish refugees allowed
to enter this country during World War II.
With the nativist laws of
1924 still in force, there
were dire consequences
for the Jews of Europe.
After World War II,
with tens of thousands
of survivors of the European Holocaust seeking
haven, President Truman
signed the Diplaced
Persons Act, allowing
200,000 DPs into the
U.S.
Two newly arrived refugees to
Ft. Ontario compare notes.
1945: Jewish
children being
evacuated from
Paris
Courtesy of HIAS Photo Collection at YIVO
1945: Children arriving on the
Serpa Pinto from Lisbon
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1948: President Harry
S Truman signs the
Displaced Persons Act,
authorizing 200,000
displaced persons
from Europe to enter
the U.S. legally and
permanently.
1946: European refugees
start the long journey to
relocation and freedom.
1949: The Ellis Island
wedding of Harry
Methner and Ruth
Heumann, both displaced persons.
Photo by Erich Kastan
1946: Eager relatives
await the arrival of a DP
ship at a New York dock.
1949: DP children wait for Thanksgiving
dinner at the HIAS Shelter.
1947: Refugee group in the snow
Courtesy of HIAS Photo Collection at YIVO
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Two Hungarian sisters
reunite after the war.
The flood of refugees that arrived,
starting in the late forties and peaking in the fifties, was HIAS’ most
intensive period of rescue and resettlement to date.
1956: Egyptians in
line — some of the
25,000 Jews expelled
from Egypt in the
wake of the Sinai
Campaign and who
were helped by HIAS
A French DP shows off
her wartime passport.
Arriving DPs, survivors of Aushwitz
Pre-1955: HIAS Israel Director Menachem Kraicer
points to the soon-to-be-built HIAS Hostel, built by
HIAS in Beer Sheba to house the overseas scientists
who flocked to Israel after the War of Independence to make the Negev Desert bloom.
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In the early sixties, HIAS worked to rescue the Jews of Cuba and
assisted Israel in its rescue of the Jews of Morocco, all the while
working with the remnants of European Jewry. Then, in 1968, a
trickle of long oppressed Jews slowly began to leave the USSR.
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1960: At the Port of Genoa (Italy), HIAS Genoa officials process Polish refugees en route to Australia.
1966: A young
Sen. Edward
M. Kennedy
receives the
Liberty Award,
HIAS’ highest
honor, from
then-President
Murray I. Gurfein, for his leadership on the
1965 immigration legislation
that ended our
nationality-based
quota system.
1961: Two young Jews arrive in the U.S. from Cuba;
in the wake of the Cuban Revolution,14,000 children
(400 of them Jewish) were evacuated from Cuba with
the help of HIAS and other rescue agencies.
1961: HIAS was a full partner in Israel’s evacuation of 100,000 Moroccan Jews by air and sea.
Airport arrivals in
front of an iconic
placard
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The movement of Jews out of the Soviet Union
to the U.S. ebbed and flowed throughout the
seventies, dependent on improving and deteriorating relations between the two superpowers.
1972: Children of transiting refugees in class in Rome
1975: Leading up to the fall of Saigon, thousands of Vietnamese
were airlifted to the U.S., where HIAS and the Jewish community
assisted their processing and resettlement; the children below are at
Camp Pendleton in California, where they were initially received.
Soviet Jewish arrivals
Photos above and to the right
©1975 Sherry Suris
Photo ©1975 Robert Kalfus
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During the seventies and
eighties, the passage out
of the Soviet Union for
thousands of Jews started
in Vienna and continued in
Rome before arrival months
later in the U.S. In the uncertain life of these Jewish
refugees, HIAS’ assistance
was the one constant.
In Vienna, a Soviet
Jewish family buries a
loved one, who died
waiting to be processed for the U.S.
Photo ©1989 Roberta Elliott
1989: At the airport
in Vienna, two hours
out of Moldova
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1989: To raise
extra cash, Soviet
Jews sold items they
brought with them
in flea markets.
Photo by Doron Bacher, Courtesy of Beit Hatefutsoth
Photo ©1981 Shlomo Ben-Yaacov
Photo ©1981 Carl Glassman
1981: HIAS assisted Ethiopian Jews on
their path to religious freedom; these
refugees are arriving at JFK airport.
Photo ©1984 Beryl Goldberg
1989: A girl and
her cello at the
train station in
Vienna
Photo by Doron
Bacher, Courtesy of
Beit Hatefutsoth
1989: A mother
and child in their
Ladispoli apartment
1984: Iranian
children learn
English at HIAS
Vienna.
Photo by Doron
Bacher, Courtesy of
Beit Hatefutsoth
1989: The local hosts
were not always hospitable; the sign’s headline reads: “Ladispoli:
16,000 residents, 8,000
foreigners.”
Photo by Doron Bacher, Courtesy of Beit Hatefutsoth
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After the fall of the Soviet
Union, the path to freedom
originated in the FSU and
ended in the U.S. without
layovers in Europe. From
1968 through the end of
the nineties, HIAS brought
more than 400,000 Jews
from the Soviet Union and
FSU to the U.S.
Two FSU arrivals
1991: An Albanian
couple arrives at
JFK, where HIAS
assisted them and
others who fled Albania after the fall
of Communism.
Photo ©1991
Shlomo Ben-Yaacov
A happy family reunion
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A citizenship ceremony in Brooklyn
Photo ©2010 Michael Datikash
Photo by Josh Strauss
For HIAS, the first decade of the 21st century is as different from
the rest of our history as the color photos on the following page
attest. As the number of Jewish refugees in the world thankfully
continues to diminish, HIAS vigilantly monitors and assists Jewish
communities at risk, all the while helping other refugees around
the world. Today, HIAS is on five continents, exercising expertise in rescue and resettlement honed over its 130-year-history.
2009: Through
the services of
HIAS’ New York
resettlement
partner, FEGS,
Yemenite Jewish
refugees learn
English in Monsey, NY.
Newly arrived Yemenite Jews
leave JFK Airport for Monsey, NY.
2004: (far left) A volunteer with
HIAS North Carolina (now, Carolina
Refugee Resettlement Agency) helps a
Bantu refugee, who escaped Somalia
and was resettled in Charlotte, NC.
2008: Burmese refugees resettled by
HIAS resettlement affiliate, the Jewish
Family Service of San Diego
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Photo by Marisa Singer
2008: A Columbian
refugee child in Ecuador,
where she is being cared
for by a HIAS/UNHCR
partnership
Photo ©2010 Steve Latimer
2010: A HIAS volunteer
teaches English to refugee
children and their mothers in
Quito, Ecuador.
Photo ©2010 Barbara Julius
Photo by Eric Newman
Photo by Amy Schwartz
Photo by Amy Schwartz
2010: A classroom in
South Tel Aviv filled
with refugee children;
since 2008, HIAS has
been assisting the
Israeli government in
establishing an asylum
program to handle that
country’s growing refugee population.
2010: Dan Dyson, a refugee served by
the HIAS Refugee Trust of Kenya in Nairobi, was later resettled in San Francisco.
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2010: The Refugee Law Project in
Kampala, Uganda, a partner in
HIAS’ work in that country
2006: A HIAS-organized ceremony in
one of the Chadian camps for Darfuri
refugees, where HIAS works
2006: Iranian children take art classes
at HIAS Vienna, where they are processed for resettlement in the U.S.
Photo ©2010 Barbara Julius
Photo by Leonard Terlitsky
2010: Refugee children at HIAS Kyiv, where there is
a growing refugee population from Africa and Asia
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HIAS President & CEO Gideon
Aronoff at right, carries the banner of We Were Strangers, Too, the
Jewish campaign for immigration
reform, to a DC rally.
Photo by Liza Lieberman
Photo by Josh Strauss
2008: A proud winner of the HIAS Scholarship Program, which since it began in 1974
has helped fund the higher education of
more than 3,500 former HIAS clients
2008: Each year, HIAS
Young Leaders from
across the country travel
to Washington, DC to
advocate on behalf of
vulnerable migrants.
2008: A HIAS Young Leader teaches
youthful enthusiasts how to play chess at
the Shalom Education Center at the Jewish
Community Center in Rockville, MD.
Photo by Stephanie Grosser
2005: To ensure that they become
integrated and involved with the Jewish
community and American civic life,
HIAS is an active and engaged partner
with its former clients from the FSU;
here a HIAS staffer hands out voter
information.
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Annual Giving
Your tax-deductible annual gift
ensures that HIAS can fulfill its
mission of rescue, resettlement, and
reunion of refugees and immigrants
and respond quickly to crises
worldwide. Donations can be made
in your own name, in memory of
someone else, or in honor of an
anniversary or family event. Consider
joining the HIAS Mitzvah Club, with
your recurring monthly donation
by credit card. We will send a gift
acknowledgment to you or whomever
you designate.
HIAS’ Emma Lazarus Society
recognizes donors whose annual gifts
of $5,000 and above provide vital
support for our general operations
and programs. Members of the Emma
Lazarus Society receive invitations to
special events and insider briefings on
HIAS programs.
For more information and to
contribute appreciated stock, please
contact the Development Department
at (212) 613-1438 or email
[email protected].
Please send your tax-deductible gift
to: HIAS Development Department,
333 Seventh Avenue, 16th Floor, New
York, NY 10001, or contribute on-line
at www.hias.org.
Planned Giving
HIAS planned gifts reach past your
lifetime and create a legacy of safety
for future generations of refugees and
immigrants. Often, this type of gift
can also improve your own financial
situation by increasing your income,
reducing or eliminating capital gain
liability, and offering certain tax
advantages. Individuals who provide
for HIAS past their own lifetime are
honored with membership in the HIAS
Heritage Society or Vladimir Schah
Society. For information on gift and
recognition opportunities including
those listed below, please contact
HIAS Planned Giving at (212) 6131474 or [email protected].
Legacies
As you remember HIAS in your will or
name HIAS as a beneficiary of your
life insurance, living trust, or qualified
retirement plan, please note that the
legal designation is, “HIAS, Inc. (also
known as the Hebrew Immigrant Aid
Society), a 501(c)(3) organization,
having its principal offices at 333
Seventh Avenue, New York, NY
10001.”
How
You
Can
Help
Life Income Gifts
HIAS offers a wide range of gift plans,
each offering distinct advantages
that enable you to tailor your
giving to meet your personal needs
and achieve your financial and
philanthropic goals. These plans
include Charitable Gift Annuities
and Charitable Remainder Trusts.
HIAS lifetime income gifts can be
established with cash, appreciated
marketable securities, or other assets.
You will generate a substantial
income tax charitable deduction in the
year the gift is made, receive income
for life, and, if you establish your gift
with appreciated property, you can
save on capital gains tax.
Scholarship Funds and Awards
HIAS scholarship funds benefit talented
refugee and immigrant students in
need who reside in the United States
or Israel. Donors may establish
an endowed fund or contribute a
scholarship award on an annual basis.
For information, contact the HIAS
Scholarship Department at (212) 6131364 or [email protected].
HIAS ANNUAL REPORT 2010 25
Thank
You…
Across America, thousands
of individuals, foundations,
Jewish federations,
synagogues, corporations,
and other groups are
supporting HIAS’ vital
mission to rescue those
in peril, reunite families
in freedom, and enable
newcomers to build new
lives of hope and prosperity.
HIAS extends its gratitude to
all donors and recognizes
those below, whose special
gifts and pledges during the
period of January 1, 2009June 30, 2010 helped to
ensure our programs.
$1,000,000 +
$10,000-$24,999
The Brin Foundation, Sergey Brin & Anne
Wojcicki
Bobbie Abrams
Robert D. & Bobbi Aronson
Ruth & Herbert Aschkenasy
Estate of Hazel Olzman Bellin
Hon. Harold Berger
Estate of Anita R. Borman
Eugenia & Michael Brin
Estate of Bernard Sam Brown
W. Stewart Cahn
Martin Elias
Adelle M. Engel *
The Allene N. Gilman Charitable Trust,
Neil M. Moss, Trustee
Dana & Lee M. Gordon
James L. & Paula Gould
Kayvan Hakim
Anita Hirsh
Jewish Coalition for Sudan Relief
Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia, PA
Estate of Sylvan L. Katz
Gretchen S. Klaff Revocable Trust
Peter N. Marron
Neil M. & Karen Moss
Sanford K. & Clare Kahn Mozes
Fred & Donna Nives Foundation
Bahram & Doris Nour-Omid
Louis Osofsky
The Potter’s Wheel Foundation, Inc.
Norman J. Resnicow
Estate of Fred Ringel
Nina & Allan Rodolitz
Estate of Adolph Rosenthal
Frederic A. Rubinstein, Esq.
Jeffrey & Susan Rubenstein
Esther & Jacques Sardas
Dale M. & Susan Schwartz
Rosalind Sobel*
South Peninsula Jewish Community
Teen Foundation, CA
Mrs. Susanne F. Spatz
Estate of Stewart Unger
Mindy G. & Marc Utay
Robert S. Whitehill
Mrs. Peggy W. Wolf *
$500,000-$999,999
Maurice S. Kanbar
The National Federation/Agency Alliance,
Jewish Federations of North America &
Participating Federations
$100,000-$499,999
Estate of Frances Brody
Crystal Charitable Remainder Trust,
in memory of Norman Crystal
Max & Doris Gendelman
Estate of Jacob Korn
Napeague Oceanfront Charitable Remainder
Trust, in memory of Phyllis Millstein
George & Sarah Ohlhausen Foundation
Foundation to Promote Open Society
Estate of Harriet Reynolds Korkes Tuve
Anonymous
$50,000-$99,999
The Blavatnik Family Foundation
Congregation Emanu-El of the
City of New York Philanthropic Fund
Doctorow Family Endowment Fund,
Jarvis & Connie* Doctorow
Kelen Family Foundation, Erwin A. Kelen
Louis Klaff Marital Trust
Estate of Sidney D. Krum
Helen & Rita Lurie Foundation, Frederick
Lubcher, President
Michael B. Rukin *
Marc L. Silberberg & Barbara Julius
Estate of Herman Spar
Sandra D. Spinner
$25,000-$49,999
*Of blessed memory
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craigslist Charitable Fund
John & Kathryn O. Greenberg
The Hilibrand Foundation, Lawrence E. and
Deborah Hilibrand
The David Himelberg Foundation,
Norman Himelberg
Dr. Julius H. & Mrs. Joan L. Jacobson
Laurie Kayden Foundation,
Robert Horan & Andrew Tunick
Suzette Brooks Masters & Seth Masters
The Andre & Katherine Merage Foundation
The David & Laura Merage Foundation
Otto & Susanne Perl
Estate of Arlette B. Stern
$5,000-$9,999
Doris & George Berkowitz
Flora Chale* & Charles I. Hellman
John C. & Jane Colman
The Morris & Ruth B. Cowan Foundation, Inc.
The Charles Crane Family Foundation, Inc.,
Darrell D. Friedman, Secretary
The Annette & Irwin Eskind Family Foundation
Rudolph & Hilda U. Forchheimer
Foundation, Inc.
Estate of Lillian Frank
Darrell D. Friedman
Alan S. Garner
Elizabeth M. & Irving M. Glazer
The Rita S. Gold Foundation
Estate of Ida Gottesman
Neil & Rachel Greenbaum
Estate of Rhoda K. Hirsch
Iranian Jewish Women Organization, CA
Jewish Federation of Cincinnati, OH
Jewish Federation of Greater Baton Rouge, LA
Jewish Federation of Greater Kansas City, KS
The Eugene Joffe Family Supporting
Organization
In Memory of Yeshaya & Esther Bukovsky
& Their Children
Susanne & Bruce Landau
Leo & Trude Lemle Family Foundation,
Gertrude B. Lemle
Lore Lennon *
Jacqueline K. & Howard Levine
Dr. Joseph S. Levy & Carole R. Levy Family
Foundation, Inc.
Leslie Mann Endowment Fund, Jewish
Community Fdtn. of So. Arizona
The Lucille & Paul Maslin Foundation, Inc.
The J.S. & S. Michaan Foundation
David & Sabina Nathanson
Herbert & Fritzi Owens
Paragon Motors of Woodside, Inc.,
Mrs. Edith Singer
Herbert G. & Laura C. Roskind
Barry Rosenthal
Samuel Schneeweiss *
Amy Schwartz
Estate of Saul Shapiro
Gloria D. Simons
Philip J. Solondz Family Foundation
Oleg M. Soloshansky
Helen & Jerome H. Stern
Jerome S. Teller
Tropham Foundation, Inc.
Estate of Leo Weinstein
White Plains Honda, Mrs. Edith Singer
Worldwide Motors, Ltd., Mrs. Edith Singer
Xavier University
The Zantker Charitable Foundation, Inc.,
Joseph M. Miller & Michael L. Ades
Anonymous
$1,000-$4,999
Mr. & Mrs. Barnet R. Adelman
The Alperin-Hirsch Family Foundation
Raymond & Barbara Alpert Foundation
Gideon Aronoff
Estate of Jeannette B. Aronow
Mr. & Mrs. Maurice Axelrad
The George Backer Family Foundation, Inc.
Raymond Banoun
Shalom Baranes Associates P.C.
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Baskin
Roger Berg
Norman M. & Marsha Lee Berkman
Gary & Carol Berman Family Foundation
Dr. & Mrs. A. David Bernanke
I. Jack & Elise L. Bernstein Foundation
Joseph & Elaine Bettman
The Bialer Family Foundation
Carl A. & Joann Bianco
Fred & Gretel Biel Charitable Trust
Alexander E. Birman
The Abe & Sidney Block Foundation
Isadore & Mary Blumen
Alexander M. Bogdanovsky
Susan Borkin & Gerald Hurwitz
Joan & Nathaniel Brenner
Mr. & Mrs. Robert A. Britton
The Broitman Foundation, Inc., Harold Broitman
The Brook Fund, Inc., Barnett Rukin
Melvin J. Bukiet & Jill L. Goodman
Marilyn & Marshall Butler Foundation
Irene R. Castleman
Champaign-Urbana Jewish Federation, IL
Estate of Ruth Chapman
Elias A. Cohen Foundation, Inc.
Drs. Barry & Bobbi Coller
Combined Federal Campaign
of the National Capital Area
Congregation AAA Mishnitz, NY
Sepehr Daghighian
Igor & Keiko Dawid
Helen & Philip Delman Foundation, Inc.
Sarah & Paul Densen Charitable Foundation
The Ruby Diamond Foundation
Gitta N. Diner
Harry Dreicer
Doreen & Jeffrey Dreifus
Dreiseszun Family Foundation
Kurt P. Duldner & Anne Foster
Durham-Chapel Hill Jewish Federation, NC
Estate of Hugo Einziger
Roberta Elliott & Charles Wantman
Mr. & Mrs. Richard England
Evansville Jewish Community Council, Inc., IN
Fall River United Jewish Appeal, Inc., MA
Rafael Feferman
Alfred & Harriet Feinman Foundation
Dorothea H. Fingerhood
Finkelstein Family Foundation
Ben Fishbein Real Estate
Mark Fiskin
Alina Fiskina
Donald J. Fleishaker
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph H. Flom *
Fort Wayne Jewish Federation, IN
Matthew Forti
Mr. & Mrs. Herbert H. Franks
Mr. & Mrs. Matthew Freedman
Fugent, L.L.C.
Ira S. & Anna Galkin Charitable Trust
Joyce L. Garrett
GE Foundation
Ruth & Jack Glantz Family Foundation, Inc.
Betty Glass
Carl E. Glick
The Glickenhaus Foundation, Seth M.
& Sarah Glickenhaus
Stanley F. Goldfein Foundation, Inc.,
Stanley F. Goldfein
Mr. Lester I. Goldfischer
Arnold & Arlene Goldstein Family Foundation
Michael & Lola Goodstein Charitable
Foundation Trust
Gorlitz Foundation Ltd.
Eugene Goykhman
Yvette & Larry Gralla
The Greater Altoona Jewish Federation, PA
Jil & Michael* Greenbaum
Dr. & Mrs. Hans Grunwald
Mr. & Mrs. Gerard Gunzburger
Pinkhus Gurevich
Irving & Eva Gurin
Peter Guthmann
Doris L. Haas
Gerald J. Hahn
Edward W. Hand
Robin E. & Frederic C. Hassani
George M. Hecht
Rhoda Hecht
Fritz F. & Joann K. Heimann
Howard Heller, M.D.
Mr. & Mrs. Barnett C. Helzberg, Jr.
Dr. & Mrs. Simon Hirschl
National Federation/
Agency Alliance Partnership
2009-2010
HIAS is a grateful beneficiary of the National Federation/
Agency Alliance of the Jewish Federations of North
America. These local federations partner with nine
national agencies to build capacity and support the
work of Jewish federations and their local affiliates
and advance the goals of the federation system. Funds
contributed to the Alliance by participating federations
are reallocated to the nine agencies. HIAS extends its
deep thanks to JFNA, the Alliance and its participating
federations below, and the dedicated leadership of these
Jewish communal bodies for their staunch support of our
mission in 2009-2010.
Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta, GA
The Associated: Jewish Community Federation of Baltimore, MD
Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston, MA
Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago, IL
Jewish Community Federation of Cleveland, OH
Allied Jewish Federation of Colorado
Columbus Jewish Federation, OH
Jewish Federation of Greater Dallas, TX
Jewish Federation of Delaware
Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit, MI
UJA Federation of Greenwich, CT
Jewish Federation of Greater Houston, TX
Jacksonville Jewish Federation, FL
Jewish Federation of Greater Long Beach & West Orange County, CA
Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles, CA
Jewish Community Federation of Louisville, KY
Memphis Jewish Federation, TN
United Jewish Communities of Metrowest, NJ
Greater Miami Jewish Federation, FL
Milwaukee Jewish Federation, WI
Minneapolis Jewish Federation, MN
UJA-Federation of New York, NY
United Jewish Federation of Northeastern New York
UJA Federation of Northern New Jersey
Jewish Federation of Ocean County, NJ
Jewish Federation of Greater Orange County, NY
Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County, FL
United Jewish Federation of Pittsburgh, PA
Jewish Federation of Rhode Island
Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco, the Peninsula,
Marin & Sonoma Counties, CA
Sarasota-Manatee Jewish Federation, FL
Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle, WA
Jewish Federation of Southern Arizona
Springfield Jewish Federation, IL
Jewish Federation of St. Louis, MO
United Jewish Federation of Tidewater, VA
Jewish Federation of Greater Washington, DC
HIAS ANNUAL REPORT 2010 27
Martin Hochdorf
Jerry J. Hornstein
Robert L. Israeloff
Jewish Community Federation of Richmond, VA
Jewish Community Youth Foundation, NJ
Jewish Federation of Arkansas
Jewish Federation of Central Alabama
Jewish Federation of Central New Jersey
Sara and Max Efron Memorial Fund,
Jewish Federation of Seattle
Jewish Federation of Greater
Monmouth County, NJ
Jewish Federation of Nashville and Middle
Tennessee
Jewish Federation of South
Palm Beach County, FL
Jewish Federation of Southern New Jersey
Estate of Al Jolson
JPMorgan Chase Foundation
Michael Kahan & Lynn Lawrence
Nancy R. Karp
Harvey & Mireille Katz Charitable Foundation
The Rosalie Katz Family Foundation, Inc.,
Matthew Waxman & Wendy Katz Waxman
Rosalind Kaufman *
Dr. & Mrs. Robert M. Kellman
Martin Kesten Family Fund
Mr. & Mrs. Larry Klein
Martin P. and Terry R. Klitzner
Martina W. Knee
Mrs. Shirley Knox
Estate of Paul Kobrin
Mr. & Mrs. Wlodzimierz Konar
Mrs. Carol E. Kornfeld
The Charles & Lynn Kramer Family Foundation
Edward P. Krugman in memory
of Paula A. Krugman
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Kruskal
Ann & Ted Kurland
Leon & Eleanor Landa
Kim J. Landsman
Benita Fair Langsdorf, Esq.
Allen A. Lapporte
Oscar Lasko
Marta Jo Lawrence
Leominster Jewish Community Council, MA
Sidney & Helaine Lerner
Mrs. Magda Leuchter
The Levmar Foundation Inc.
Barbara & Jay Levy
Morris & Zita Liebermensch
Arthur & Susan Lindenauer
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Estate of Alberta Littman,
Alberta Littman Memorial Fund
Mr. & Mrs. Jaime Liwerant
Jeffrey M. Loewy
Logan Media, Inc.
The Malkin Fund, Mr. & Mrs. Peter L. Malkin
Sylvia B. Margolies
Master Bond, Inc.
Dr. & Mrs. Daniel Matathias
Alfred Matoshi & Dresa A. Allman
Eitan Melamed
Microsoft Corporation
Susan Milamed & Jack Jacobs
Estate of Nancy J. Minson
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney Global Impact
Funding Trust, Inc
Morse Family Foundation, Linda Morse
Motorola Foundation
Benjamin L. & Lydia Musher
Charles & Jessica Myers
Joseph & Lynn Nacmias
Norman Nadel, Esq.
Monroe & Florence Nash Foundation, Inc.
Nelco Foundation, Inc., Barbara Blumenthal
The Joseph & Suzanne Orley Foundation
Mark H. Owens
Ruth Owens
Hyman & Bessie Passman Family Charitable
Foundation, Inc., Stuart R. Susskind
Pearson, Inc.
Claire F. Perlman
Dr. Abram Poczter
Pottstown Jewish Federation, PA
Estate of Norman J. Primack
James & Alicia Prusky
Alan N. Rachleff, MD
Resnicow Schroeder Associates, Inc.,
David Resnicow
Mr. & Mrs. Fred M. Richman
Mr. & Mrs. Paul B. Robbins
David A. & Marion Rocker
Tobey H. & Deborah Roland
Jeffrey H. Rosen
Mr. & Mrs. William L. Rosenfeld
Barbara S. Rosenthal, Esq
Mr. & Mrs. Saul Rosenthal
Ms. Barbara Rothblatt
Irving L. & Barbara Rousso Foundation
Estate of Bertha Rudd
The David & Eleanore Rukin
Philanthropic Foundation
Helene G. Russ
Marlyn I. Sager
The Jack & Anita Saltz Foundation, Inc.
Isaac B. Samuel
Mrs. Lila Savada
Estate of Nathan Savalovitz
Estate of Rose Schepetinski
Leonid & Belinda Schneiderman
Henry L. & Esther Schweich
Albert & Ariel Sebag
Evelyn Seelig
Karl H. Segall *
Jack A. & Shirley Serber
Anna L. Shereff
Dr. S. Fred Singer
Gregory H. Siskind
Aida Slabotzky
Ruth R. Slater
Sophie & Dimitri R. Stein
Jan & Sherri Stein
The Lazar & Sofia Stein Memorial Foundation,
Martin Stein
Prudence L. & Daniel Steiner
Beatrice Steyer
Ursula Strauss
Leopold Swergold
Peter A. Szekely
Mr. & Mrs. Louis J. Taratoot
Ruth Teig
Teshinsky Family Foundation
Colette N. Thaw
Mary Ann Tighe
Jackson Toby
Reuven Uberman
UBS Financial Services Inc.
Harold Ullman
Unilever United States Foundation, Inc.
United Jewish Community of Monterey
Peninsula, CA
United Jewish Council of Greater Toledo, OH
Ludwig & Carol Uri
Mr. & Mrs. Allen Usdan
Mr. & Mrs. Konstantin Verni
Mr. & Mrs. Andrew J. Viterbi
The Wagner Foundation
Waxman Chabad Center, Melvin Waxman
Adele L. Weinberg
Mr. & Mrs. Leon Weiner
The Weinreb-Berenda-Carter Foundation
Rosa & Harris Weinstein
Ava Weiss
Henry & Ingrid Wiesel
Leon Wildes
Iris Workman
Dmitriy Yavid
Mr. & Mrs. Irving Yessenow
The Frieda & George Zinberg Foundation
Elizabeth A. Zitrin
Anonymous (4)
$500-$999
The Ronald & Lillie Ades Foundation
Liora Alschuler
Salvador Amram
Dr. Joel & Dr. Marilyn Aronoff
ATMA Institute, Janny P. DeHoog
B’Nai Brith Reunion Unit
Mr. & Mrs. Benjamin D. Bagno
The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd.
The Baratz Family Foundation, Inc., Stan Baratz
The Baruch Fund
Sidney Beinfest
Benanav Family Foundation
Mrs. Helen Bergman
Nathaniel D. & Golda Berlin
Rita Berlin
Dr. & Mrs. Robert W. Bertcher
Beth Israel Federated Charities, NC
Beth Israel Sisterhood, NJ
Dr. Bernadette H. Beyda
Mr. & Mrs. Eric Billes
David & Norma Blecker
Thomas S. Bloom
The Lois & Irving Blum Foundation, Inc.
Estate of Walter Blumenthal
Daniel S. Blumenthal
Jill M. & David S. Blumenthal
The Milford & Lee Bohm Charitable Foundation
Victor Braha
Mrs. Sunny B. Brodsky
The Brooks Family Foundation,
Louis E. & Jeannette Brooks
Frederick M. & Jean H. Browning
Mr. & Mrs. Steven Bruckner
Henry Brysk
Minna Rodnon Buck
Drs. Patty Lee & John Butman
Elizabeth Carpenter
Chehebar Family Foundation, Inc.
Nessim J. Cicurel
Citi Foundation
Combined Jewish Appeal of Holyoke, MA
Congregation Magen David of West Deal, NJ
Cong. of Wurtsboro Hebrew Association, NY
Continental Textile Corp.
Mr. & Mrs. Alexandre Cymes
DAC Associates
Zachary Datikash
Ms. Janny P. DeHoog & Mr. Alvin N. Drucker
Norma M. Deull
Alvin Deutsch
The Dickler Family Foundation
Lewis S. & Susan D. Edelheit
Hon. Betty Weinberg Ellerin
Mr. & Mrs. Leonid Erlikh
Laurence Farbstein
Marvin Fastenberg
The Feuerring Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. Harvey J. Finberg
The Foundation, Jewish Communities
of Western CT, Inc.
Mr. John A. Freedman & Ms. Cecily E. Baskir
The Anne & Gerald Freedman
Charitable Foundation, Inc.
Sylvia Friedman
Luba Futoransky
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Garber
Mr. & Mrs. E. Peter Geiduschek
Dr. & Mrs. Michael S. Gelfand
Mr. & Mrs. Gerald S. Gendell
Georgetown Company
Estate of Jerome Gewirtz
Mr. & Mrs. Max Gitter
Mr. & Mrs. Milton Glicksman
Douglas Glucroft
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Golding
Daniel J. Goldman Foundation, Inc.
Goldman, Sachs & Co.
Dan & Tamar Goldmann
Mr. & Mrs. Eric S. Goldstein
Donna A. & Robert Goodman
David Gopen Foundation
Rosalyn C. & Harvey Gordon
Margot & Harold Gotoff
Kurt & Sorel Gottfried
Mr. & Mrs. Ernest Gottschalk
Rosalind Green
Martha B. Greenebaum
Mr. & Mrs. Alfred M. Groner
Gertrude Grossbard
Louis C. & Celia K. Grossberg Foundation
Michael A. & Louise Grossman
Steven R. & Susan Guggenheim
Barbara Gunther
*Of blessed memory
The Emma Lazarus Society
Emma Lazarus, an iconic figure in American and Jewish life, personifies HIAS’ deep
commitment to helping refugees and immigrants; her eloquent 1883 poem, “The New
Colossus,” which stirred our nation more than 125 years ago, continues to inspire millions
worldwide.
In 2009, HIAS created the Emma Lazarus Society to recognize HIAS’ most generous
supporters of our general operations and programs. Members contribute annual gifts of
$5,000 and more, and receive invitations to special events and briefings on HIAS’ vital
work. Their generosity each year ensures that HIAS can respond to emerging crises while
maintaining the highest standards of excellence in our ongoing programs that resettle and
reunite refugees and immigrants, and advocate on their behalf worldwide.
HIAS salutes with deep gratitude the 2009 and 2010 Members of The Emma Lazarus Society:
Bobbie Abrams
Robert D. and Bobbi Aronson
Herbert and Ruth Aschkenasy
Hon. Harold Berger
Doris and George Berkowitz
The Brin Foundation, Sergey Brin & Anne Wojcicki
Eugenia and Michael Brin
Sandra and W. Stewart Cahn
Ann F. Cohen
Jane B. and John C. Colman
Morris and Ruth B. Cowan Foundation
The Charles Crane Family Foundation, Darrell Friedman
The Crystal Family Foundation,
Nicole Crystal and Steven B. Crystal
Martin Elias
Alan S. Garner
Evelyn and Irving M. Glazer
The Rita S. Gold Foundation, Charlotte & Daniel Eth
Dana and Lee M. Gordon
James L. and Paula Gould
Kathryn O. and John Greenberg
Kayvan Hakim
Albert Hayoun
Ronny and Toby Hersh
David Himelberg Foundation, Norman Himelberg
Anita Hirsh
In Memory of Yeshaya and Esther Bukovsky and Their
Children
Mrs. Joan L. and Dr. Julius H. Jacobson
Maurice S. Kanbar
Isidore Kanovitz
The Rosalie Katz Family Foundation,
Matthew Waxman and Wendy Katz Waxman
Laurie Kayden Foundation,
Robert Horan and Andrew J. Tunick
The Klaff Family Foundation, Hersch Klaff
Martina W. Knee
The Krell Foundation, David H. Krell
Leo & Trude Lemle Family Foundation, Gertrude B. Lemle
Levine Family Foundation, Sharon Levine Corzine
Jacqueline and Howard H. Levine
Joseph S. Levy and Carole R. Levy Family Foundation
Dianne F. Lob and Andrew Miller
Helen and Rita Lurie Foundation, Frederick Lubcher
Peter N. Marron
The Lucille and Paul Maslin Foundation, Janet Maslin-Cheever
Suzette Brooks Masters and Seth Masters
Steven V. Melnik
Henry J. Meyer
Sanford K. Mozes and Clare Kahn Mozes
Sabina and David F. Nathanson
Nelco Foundation, Barbara Blumenthal
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Nives
Bahram and Doris Nour-Omid
Hyman & Bessie Passman Family Charitable Foundation, Neal
E. Schear and Stuart R. Susskind
Potter’s Wheel Foundation, Donald Altman
Norman J. and Barbara Jane Resnicow
Nina and Allan J. Rodolitz
Jeffrey C. and Susan Rubenstein
Frederic A. Rubinstein, Esq.
Michael B. Rukin*
Esther and Jacques Sardas
Siegfried Schwarz Irrevocable Trust
Dale M. and Susan Schwartz
Renata B. and Edward Selig
Marc L. Silberberg and Barbara Julius
Gloria D. Simons
Oleg Soloshansky
Rosalind Sobel *
Susanne F. and Herbert Spatz
Sandra D. Spinner
Helen and Jerome H. Stern
Jerome S. Teller
Mindy G. and Marc Utay
Martha and Yuli Wexler
Robert S. Whitehill
Leon Wildes
Peggy W. Wolf *
The Zantker Charitable Foundation,
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*Of blessed memory
The Guthart Family Foundation
The Guttman Family Foundation
Natalie Haar
Dr. & Mrs. Harry Handelsman
Salvador Hanono
Kenneth Hartoch
Mr. & Mrs. Martin Heilbrunn
Paul L. Heiman
Lianne Herzberg
Mark & Miriam Hetfield
Mr. & Mrs. Rudolph Hirsch
Mr. & Mrs. Bernard Hoberman
Zachary I. & Judy Hodes
Helen G. and Arnold Hoffman
Irving & Charlotte Huber
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Hyams
Mr. & Mrs. Ted Jackness
Helen Jacobson
Mr. & Mrs. Morton Jarashow
The Columbus Jewish Federation, GA
The Jewish Federation of Cumberland County, NJ
Jewish Federation of Greater Oklahoma City, OK
Jewish Federation of Greater Portland, OR
Jewish Federation of Madison, WI
Jewish Federation of Orange County, CA
Jewish Welfare Fund of Cedar Rapids, IA
Mr. & Mrs. Ralph Joel
Myron & Judith Kaller
Lawrence & Marilyn Kaplan
Rita & Henry Kaplan Foundation
David & Robert Harrison
Michael E. & Barbara N. Katch
Alfred Kaufman
Mr. & Mrs. Larry K. Keefer
Kenneth Cole Productions, Inc.
Jasur Khamrakulov
Kingswood Properties LLC, Martin Serota
Eric & Muriel Klapper
Hannah & Robert Klein
Ellen J. Kleinman
Michael Korek
Lorraine & Maurice Kosstrin
Allyn & Susan Kramer
Jane A. & Howard E. Kramer
Mr. & Mrs. Alfred Kurz
Marjorie & Maurice Kurzmann
Eugene Kuznetsov
Ronnie Lazar
Patricia Lehrburger
Mr. & Mrs. William Lehrer
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Walter F. Leinhardt
Dr. & Mrs. Alan S. Levi
Anita B. & Arnold I. Levitan
Howard J. Levy
Eleanor Lewart
Olga Victoria Lifson & Boris Alyurov
Mr. Joel Lipsitch & Ms. Abigail H. Melnick
Mrs. Lini Lipton
Helga Lob
Zach Lonstein
Lorain Jewish Welfare Fund, OH
Alan S. Lungen
Macy’s Foundation
Louise R. & Michael P. Malakoff
Leo Mallah
Dr. Peter Manu
Dr. Sam & Mrs. Lisa Margolin
Wanda B. Matthews
Seth I. Merrin & Anne E. Heyman-Merrin
Mr. & Mrs. Boris Metlitsky
Mrs. Pearl Meyer *
Mid-Kansas Jewish Federation, KS
Mr. & Mrs. Jonas Miller
Dmitry Milman
Dmitriy Mindich
Victoria & Moises Mitrani
Harry A. & Myra Morewitz
Izak & Sarah Mutlu
Marian Rose Nathan
Dr. & Mrs. Ronald Neschis
Mr. & Mrs. Rene Osman
Robert O. Owens & Eve Klein
Reynold F. & Bette Paris
Curtis F. & Elsie Pearl
Estate of Molly Picon Kalich
Roberta & Herbert Platt
Kenneth A. & Bettina B. Plevan
Dr. Betty Popper
Louis* & Ruthann Pozez
Property & Casualty Management Systems, Inc.,
Beryl Goldman
Propp Foundation, Inc.
Alexandra J. Raine
Marshall Rauch
Sanford Ress
Philip B. Rexon
Mrs. Frederick P. Rose
Mr. Michael Rosen & Rabbi Karen L. Fox
Mr. & Mrs. Alfred Rosenfield
Peter Rosmarin
Shira & Allen Rubinstein
Mr. & Mrs. Henry E. Salzhauer
Mildred Samuels
Mr. & Mrs. Charles E. Scheidt
Schenker Family Foundation, Leo Schenker
Michael E. Schimler
The Harold & Arlene Schnitzer CARE Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. Marc A. Schuckit
Dr. Simeon A. Schwartz &
Ms. Ellen Greenebaum
Mrs. Betty E. Schwarz
Theodore Z. Segal
Shoval Foundation
The Ruth & Jerome A. Siegel Foundation
Fran Snyder & David Voremberg
Estate of Alice C. Sobelman
Abraham B. Spector & Marguerite B. Filson
Susan Steinsapir
Gail M. Stern
Debra F. Stone
Rosalie H. Stutz
Dr. Jaime & Mrs. Sylvia Sznajder
Henry* & Rita Taca
Harry & Carol Tabak
Gary Teitel
Temple Beth Am, Merrick, NY
Temple Israel of South Merrick, NY
Mr. Rudolph S. Tenenbaum
Maxine L. Thumim
Jeffrey D. Treisman
Tuchman, Korngold, Weiss, Lippman & Gelles, LLP
United Jewish Appeal and United
Federation of Johnstown, PA
The United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism
United Way of the Columbia-Willamette, OR
Andrea Valji
Clifford & Jill Viner Family Foundation
Philip Wachs & Juliet I. Spitzer
Wallerstein Foundation for Geriatric Life
Improvement, Melvin J. Wallerstein
Mark Walzman
Dorle E. Weil
Janis Weissman
B. Irene Wexler
Martha and Yuli Wexler
The Jeffrey & Rita Wilder Foundation, Inc.
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Wilensky
Mr. & Mrs. Steven Wolf
The Yentis Foundation
Youngstown Area Jewish Federation, OH
Anonymous (3)
$250-$499
David Abecassis
Dr. Elie & Mrs. Judy Abemayor
Seth G. & Lynn R. Abraham
A. Elizabeth Abramowicz, M.D.
Elliot M. Abramson
Action for Boston Community Development CFC
Drs. Allan J. & Judy R. Adler
Dr. Federico Adler *
Robert Altman
The Altman-Aronow Charitable Foundation,
Mrs. Ruth & Dr. Alfred Sporer
James S. Altschul
Cary & Linda Aminoff
Susan L. Ansin
Mr. & Mrs. Alan Appelbaum
Irving Applebaum
Jeff T. & Suzanne Appleman
Dr. Morton & Mrs. Ruth Aronoff
William B. Aronstein
Arrow Fabricated Tubing
Mr. & Mrs. Paul Arst
Jerome & Bernice Ash
Jack Babchik
Stephen A. Bank
Robert Barnett
Michael S. & Debbi L. Bass
Saul D. Bass
Barbara Becker
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Behar
Marvin L. Belllin
Bengualid Foundation, Inc., Henri Bengualid
Dr. Alexander & Mrs. Irina Benitt
Elliott Benjamin
Boris Bereznyak
Dr. Alan Berg
Harvey & Thelma Bergman
Jerome Berko
Paul Berko
Linda Berliner
Mr. & Mrs. William F. Berliner
Dr. Harold Bernanke
Dene K. Bernstein
Mr. & Mrs. Saul Bialilew
Charles & Myra Biblowit
Adam Birek
Lisa Birzen
Gloria H. Bischoff
Meyer Bitton
Gordon & Julie Blewis
Mr. & Mrs. Wolf Blitzer
Mr. & Mrs. J. Gerson Bloch
Mr. & Mrs. Herbert Blumenthal
Marianne Bobick
Ernest Bogen
Gary Braitman
Mr. & Mrs. George Brawerman
Arnold N. Bressler & Monica R. Jacobson
Jack P. Brickman
Michael F. Briselli & Jeannee P. Sacken
William J. & Joan Brodsky
Mr. & Mrs. Norman Brown
Gladys Brownstein
Sheldon A. Buckler
Joseph Burstein
Steven Caller
The Caller Family Charitable Foundation, Inc.
Mr. & Mrs. Howard M. Casper
Sol Center
Chaman Oriental Rug Co.
Dr. Anatol T. Chari
David J. Chleck
Alan R. Cohen
David & Carla Cohen
Sol Cohn Foundation
Dr. Harold & Mrs. Avrille Copans
Mr. & Mrs. Allen Dalezman
Mr. & Mrs. David R. Dalton
Natalie Dandekar
Mr. & Mrs. James D. Daniels
Mr. & Mrs. Morris Deckelbaum
John Dettelbach
Michael B. Ditkoff
Mr. & Mrs. Nathan Doreson
Max Drimmer
Suzanne F. Dunbar
E. Mecklenburg High School, NC
Mr. & Mrs. David B. Ebbin
Toby & Daniel Edelman
Amy Eidelman
Mr. & Mrs. Milton Eisen
Barry M. Epstein
Celia F. Epstein
Sanford M. Epstein & Nancy E. Epstein
Foundation
Gary & Linda Etting
Fabrangen Tzedakah Collective
Dr. & Mrs. Emmanuel Farber
Leeor Farhadian
Joy & Robert E. Feldman
*Of blessed memory
HIAS Scholarship Program
From January 2009 through June 2010, HIAS awarded $531,000 in scholarships to 284
qualifying students in the United States and Israel. We express our deep appreciation to our
many donors who support the HIAS Scholarship Program and the funds and awards below:
The Louis and Anne Abrons Scholarship Fund
The Paul W. Barenberg Memorial Scholarship Fund
The Esther Hoffman Beller Scholarship Fund
The Herman and Pearl Benioff Scholarship Fund
The Judge Harold and Renee Berger Scholarship Award
The Bernard Bowman Scholarship Fund
The Besen Family Memorial Scholarship Fund
The Marilyn and Marshall Butler Scholarship Award
The Nathan Chaikin Scholarship Fund
The David J. and Jeannette I. Cohen Memorial Scholarship
Award
The Fanny de Margulies Rosenak Memorial Scholarship Fund
The Vladimir de Margulies Memorial Scholarship Fund
The Evi Eller Scholarship Fund
The Francis E. and Esther B. Elliott Scholarship Fund
The Joseph M. Engleman and Shirley Engleman Mezey
Scholarship Fund
The Annette and Irwin Eskind Scholarship Fund
The Cecilia Fischmann Memorial Scholarship Fund
The Dorothy and Donald J. Fleishaker Scholarship Fund
The Dorothy L. Fleishaker Memorial Scholarship Fund
The Edwin Forti Scholarship Award
The Harry Ginsberg Memorial Scholarship Fund
The Ida Gordon Goldman Memorial Scholarship Fund
The Anne and Benjamin Goor Memorial Scholarship Fund
The Aaron and Marion Gural Memorial Scholarship Fund
The Judge Murray I. Gurfein Memorial Scholarship Fund
The Milton Haas Memorial Scholarship Fund
The David Himelberg Memorial Scholarship Award
The Iranian Jewish Women’s Organization Scholarship Award
The Gaynor Jacobson Memorial Scholarship Fund
The Rosalind and Bernard Kaufman Scholarship Award
The Morris Kawaler Memorial Scholarship Fund
The Kelen Family Foundation Scholarship Award
The Shirley Knox Scholarship Award
The Jacob Leiman Memorial Scholarship Fund
The Ben Zion and Magda Shenberg Leuchter Scholarship
Award
The Jeanne and Samuel Lezberg Memorial Scholarship Award
The Albert List Scholarship Fund
The Werner Lob Memorial Scholarship Fund
The Raymond Margolies Memorial Scholarship Fund
The Frank Mazur Memorial Scholarship Fund
The Andre and Katherine Merage Foundation Scholarship
Award
The David and Laura Merage Foundation Scholarship Award
The Morningside Scholarship Fund
The Benjamin Nadel Scholarship Fund
The Ohlhausen Graduate Scholarship Fund
The George and Sarah Ohlhausen Scholarship Fund
The Fritzi and Herbert Owens Honor Award
The Fritzi and Herbert Owens Scholarship Award
The Alexandra J. Raine Scholarship Fund
The Al Reinfeld Memorial Scholarship Fund
The Richard Alan Shapiro Memorial Scholarship Fund
The Lisa and Stephan Shiffers Memorial Scholarship Award
The Paul Singer Memorial Scholarship Fund
The Caroline & Sigmund Sinsheimer Memorial Scholarship
Fund
The Philip J. Solondz Family Scholarship Award
The Susanne F. Spatz Scholarship Award
The Barbara Abrams Spector Scholarship Fund
The Helen and Jerry Stern Scholarship Fund
The Ralph Stern Memorial Scholarship Award
The Hilda and Harry A. Sussman Scholarship Fund
The Helen and Jacob Swergold Scholarship Fund
The Samuel Tisser Memorial Scholarship Award
The Irving and Ann Usdan Scholarship Fund
The Elsie and Alfred Viertel Memorial Scholarship Fund
The Morris Waber Memorial Scholarship Fund
The Henia and Israel Warman Memorial Scholarship Award
The Adele and Edward Weinberg Scholarship Award
The Leon Weiner Scholarship Fund
The Leontyna and Sol Wolf Scholarship Fund
Donors may create a fund that will help immigrant students over a number
of years or they may contribute to support a HIAS scholar on an annual basis.
To join our family of scholarship donors or for more information about the
HIAS Scholarship Program, please call (212) 613-1364, or visit our web site
at http://www.hias.org/fund-scholarship.
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Norman F. Feldman
Saul A. Fenster
Mrs. Myril Filler
Karen A. Fischer
Fred N. Fishman
Dudley Flamm
Nina & Michael J. Fluss
Drs. Steven S. Foldes & Riv-Ellen Prell
The Foundation for Worker, Veteran and
Environmental Health
Henry Frank
Toby Frankel, M.D.
Mr. & Mrs. Barry Friedberg
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Friedman
Drs. Robert & Rochelle Friedman
Dr. Oscar & Mrs. Christine Fukilman
Mr. & Mrs. Louis Galpern
Joseph & Rae Gann Charitable Foundation
Marvin Garfinkel
Mr. & Mrs. David L. Gass
Robert W. Gelfman
Mr. & Mrs. Benjamin Geller
Doris & Abraham Getzler
Family Foundation, Inc.
Senya & Lidia Gitman
Allan R. Glass
John A. Gliedman
Joan B. Glotzer
Mr. & Mrs. William Goldberg
Maxim & Victoria Goldfeld
Mr. & Mrs. Elihu Goldish
Al Goldstein
Rabbi Lisa L. Goldstein
Stanley M. Goldstein
Dr. Merrill & Mrs. Phoebe Goodman
Dr. & Mrs. Stephen J. Gordon
Ruth L. Granick
Jeffrey L. Graubart
Curtis Green
Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Green
Larry M. Greenbaum & A. Cassia Margolils
Mrs. Rita T. Greenberg
Judith & Frank Greenberg Foundation, Inc.
Mr. & Mrs. Alan I. Greene
Mr. & Mrs. Lionel W. Greer
Alexander Grimm
Sid & Beth Groeneman
The Isidore Grossman Foundation Inc.
Drs. Nina & Mikhail Gurevich
George Haas
Solomon & Saralyn Hartman
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Roger S. Hayes & Sophia Liang
Hazleton Jewish Community Council, PA
Jill A. Herman
Stephen E. Herzog
Mr. & Mrs. George Hillinger
D. H. Hirsberg
Joseph L. Hirschfield
Jacob L. & Lillian Holtzmann Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. Leo Horowitz
I Do Foundation
Dr. & Mrs. Semyon Ingberman
Dr. & Mrs. David Jacobs
Rosaline Jaffe
Cathy Jankovic
Jerome A. Kaplan & Deena L. Kaplan
Family Foundation, Inc.
Jewish Center and Federation
of the Twin Tiers, NY
Jewish Community Center of Harrison, NY
Jewish Federation of Fort Worth
& Tarrant County, TX
Jewish Federation of Greater New Bedford, MA
Jewish Federation of the Lehigh Valley, PA
Mr. & Mrs. Ernest H. Kahn
Richard E. Kanner
Mr. & Mrs. Elliot C. Kaplan
Alexander L. & Larisa Katz
Mr. & Mrs. Boris Katz
Ms. Laura Feinland Katz & Mr. Steven Katz
Leonard Katz
Dr. Sidney & Mrs. Helen Katz
Dr. David Kaufman
Ruth J. Kaufman
Jonathan Kay
Joshua & Joia Kazam
Mr. & Mrs. Earle W. Kazis
Anne Kelemen
Mr. & Mrs. William Kenton
Mr. & Mrs. Irving J. Kern
Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence A. Kerson
Martin Kesselhaut, Esq.
Mr. & Mrs. Harry Kesten
Mr. & Mrs. Leonid Khanukov
Yuri Khersonsky
King County Combined Federal Campaign, WA
Samuel A. & Lydia I. Kipnis
Francis Kirschner
Mr. & Mrs. Alan E. Kligerman
Paul Knie
Koteen Foundation
Irina Kovalchuk
Esther Koven
George J. Kramer
Milton Kramer
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Kraner
Drs. Louise & Boris Krynski
Dr. & Mrs. Neil D. Kutin
Los Angeles Area Combined Federal Campaign
Leslie M. Laiken
Alice R. & Henry Landau
Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence E. Langsam
Meyer & Sheila Last
Bernard L. Laterman, The Laterman Companies
Mr. & Mrs. David A. Lawrence
Joyce Leavitt
Mr. & Mrs. Helmut Leeser
Arina Lekhel
Alan I. & Agnes F. Leshner
Carolyn S. Levin
Jacolyn G. Levin
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Levine
Harold A. Levy
Lawrence F. Levy
Mr. & Mrs. Ronnie Lichman
Allan Lieberman
Mr. & Mrs. Peter R. Limburg
Richard S. Lindzen
Louetta Lipshutz
Gregory & Lucy Listvinsky
Mr. & Mrs. Gerard G. Lowen
Vivien Lowy
Donald Lubick
Yan Lupyan
Michael & Judith Luskin
Joel Lusman
Elyse G. Maas
Denise & Nessim Maleh
Mr. & Mrs. Herbert Malin
Mantissa Corporation
Inna & Boris Maranets
Gary Marcus
Dr. Harold H. Marcus
Minnie Maryanov
Mr. & Mrs. Henry H. Maschler
Maurer Family Foundation
Kenneth A. Max
Mr. & Mrs. Stanley Meadows
Jonathan L. Mechanic
Alvin S. Meltzer
Menlo Foundation
Dr. Jamie F. Metzl
Henry J. Meyer
Esther & Mark Mildner
Ralph Miller
Dr. Konstantin Millerman
Dr. & Mrs. Harold Mills
Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey P. Mirvis
Elsa Mitschele
Morris Moel, M.D.
Dr. Solomon L. & Mrs. Nancy Moshe
Dr. Robert & Mrs. Laurene Mullen
Sheldon Natenberg
Camille Nelson-Daniels
Nestle Foundation
Frank H. Neubauer
Mr. & Mrs. Tibor Neumann
Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Newhouse
Michael Nussbaum
Charles & Richard Oestreich Foundation, Inc.
Oheb Shalom Congregation, So. Orange, NJ
Leonard B. Olinger
OppenheimerFunds Legacy Program
Ina Orange
Annette L. & Noah Osnos
Otolaryngology Associates
Harry Otterman
Alex Ovshey
Dr. Ben & Mrs. Lila Pascariu
Paul Family Foundation Inc.
Leon Perahia
Rabbi Amy R. Perlin
Svetlana & Andrew Pfau
Mr. & Mrs. Zorian Pinsky
Irene E. Pipes
Daniel B. Post
Valentin & Rebecca Povarchuk
Mr. & Mrs. Evan Presser
Mr. & Mrs. Aaron M. Priest
Dr. & Mrs. Mitchell A. Rapkin
Samuel J. & Lauren G. Rascoff
Mina H. Raskin
Mrs. Shirley Ravet
Elisabeth Raymond
Evelyn Reder
Dr. & Mrs. Marcus Reidenberg
Maddalena N. Reidy
Allan B. Reiskin
Mr. & Mrs. Yakov Rekhter
Mr. & Mrs. Leo Rennert
Judith H. Rettig, M.D.
Herbert H. Richtol
Peter Ripp
Mr. & Mrs. Albert L. Robbins
Sheila Robbins
Jarrow L. Rogovin
Bert Romberg
Mr. & Mrs. Philip Rosen
Ruth S. Rosen
Mr. & Mrs. Herbert Rosenbaum
Dr. & Mrs. Seligman Rosenberg
Bernice & Kenneth Rosenblum
Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Rosenblum
Dulcie & Norman H. Rosenfeld
Mr. & Mrs. Solomon Rosenstark
Dr. & Mrs. C. Julian Rosenthal
Daniel Rosenthal
Mr. & Mrs. John H. Rosenthal
Mr. & Mrs. Benjamin Rosenzweig
Roberta Ross
Mr. & Mrs. Dolph Rotfeld
Drs. Grigory & Alla Rozenblit
Lea & Richard Rubenstein
Mr. & Mrs. Cyrus E. Rubin
Mr. & Mrs. Samuel Rubinovitz
Mr. & Mrs. Allen Ruby
Salesforce.com Foundation
Miriam W. Salmanson
Janet & Joseph Sameh
Debra Samuelson
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas P. Sanders
J. Lew Schepps
Mr. & Mrs. Gilbert Schnitzer
Mr. & Mrs. Saul H. Schreiber
Mr. & Mrs. Jeff Schulein
Israel Schwab
Helen & A. Harold Schwartz
Drs. Marilyn M. & Frederic T. Schwartz
Susan B. & J. Sanford Schwartz
Laura H. Schwartz
Alvin & Dorothy Schwartz Foundation
Herman & Greta Schwarz Foundation
The Seacoast Foundation
Lilianne Segal
Mr. & Mrs. John B. Segall
Dr. David W. Seldin
Walter S. Selig
Judith Seligson
Joseph & Judith J. Semo
Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Senser
Daniel Septimus
Dr. William Serog
Mr. & Mrs. Benson P. Shapiro
Joseph & Marjorie Shapiro
Mr. & Mrs. Sherman E. Shapiro
Mr. & Mrs. Terry L. Shapiro
Jeff Sherman
Charles Shibuk
Marina Shpirt
Cantor & Mrs. Wayne S. Siet
Michael & Roberta Silber
Silberstein Foundation, Inc.
Michael A. Silver
Isabel & Allan Silverman
Mr. & Mrs. Lee Silverman
Inna Simakovsky
Mr. & Mrs. Leon Simson
Sisterhood of Temple Israel of Northern
Westchester, NY
The Herbert Smilowitz Foundation
June Sochen
May Soll
Herbert J. & Elene Solomon
Drs. Lydia & Marcel Solomon
Mr. & Mrs. Bernard Stark
Ina F. Starobin
Eugene Stein
Mr. & Mrs. Howard Stein
Joel M. Stein
Rabbi Jonathan A. & Susan P. Stein
Dr. Joseph M. & Mrs. Lucy N. Stein
Stein Schwartz Chesir & Rosh
Harvey & Paula Steinberg
John Steinberg & Jill Pliskin
Edward Steinhouse
Mr. & Mrs. Charles W. Stendig
Seth B. Sternberg
M. Richard Strauss
T-F Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. Vladimir Talmy
Daniel Tenenbaum
The Brout Foundation, Inc.
Seymour Thickman, M. D.
Marjorie J. Topkins, M. D.
Saul Touster & Irene Tayler
Dr. Leonid B. Trost
Mark I. & Robyn Tsesarsky
Tyler Federated Jewish Welfare Fund, TX
The Staff of UMass Graduate Programs in Dispute
Resolution
Sanford & Beth Ungar
United Way of Essex & West Hudson
Irena Veksler & Dimitri Offengenden
Vladman Enterprises, Inc.
*Of blessed memory
Ilya Vugmeyster
Richard & Michelle Wachtel
Sandra & Melvin Warshal
Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Wasserman
Mr. & Mrs. Barry Waxman
Mr. & Mrs. David S. Weil
Bryan & Marjorie Weingarten
Ilene Weinreb
Arthur & Joan Weisberg Family Foundation
Heidi R. Weiss
Richard Weissman
Marvin Wenger
Joan Werber
Mr. & Mrs. Robert M. Wessel
Edith West
Adele Wexler
Mr. & Mrs. David J. Wilzig
Sylvia K. Winner
Dr. Naomi Wish
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Wolf
Dr. George L. Wolff
Lea S. & Alan Wolinetz
Sergio Wolkovisky
Yusef Yagbes
Michael Yanowitch
Michael & Gussie Young
Gene Zilberstein
Drs. Charlotte & Arthur Zitrin
Eleanor Weiss Zoub
Mr. & Mrs. Albert J. Zuckerman
Stanley R. Zupnik
Samuel H. Zwillich
Anonymous (2)
HIAS gratefully acknowledges the in-kind or pro bono
assistance received from the following organizations and
communities from January 1, 2009 - June 30, 2010:
Albert Einstein Jewish Day School, Ecuador
AMIA, Argentinean Jewish Community
Argentinean Chancellery, Human Rights Department
Caritas Venezuela
Darién Vicariate Panamá
Ecuadorian Chancellery
Ecuadorian Jewish Community
Episcopalian Conference of Venezuela
FOCSIV - Federazione Organismi Cristiani
International Solomon University, Kyiv, Ukraine
Servizio Internazionale Volontario - Italia
Jewish Community of Mendoza, Argentina
Jewish Community of Rosario, Argentina
Kol Shearit Israel Congregation, Panama
ORT Argentina
Trent University, Canada
Tzedaka Foundation, Argentina
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
Venezuelan Red Cross, Zulia Department
Volunteers at HIAS offices in 12 countries, and HIAS Young Leaders
Weil, Gotshal & Manges, Eric Peterman, General Counsel,
and his colleagues at the firm
HIAS ANNUAL REPORT 2010 33
L’dor v’dor
Individuals and families who make planned gifts to HIAS
demonstrate their firm commitment to our mission and help to
ensure that HIAS will be there, far into the future, to assist the
next generation of refugees and immigrants.
HIAS acknowledges with gratitude the following individuals
whose farsighted philanthropy and thoughtfulness will keep
HIAS strong in the years to come.
The Vladimir Schah Society
HIAS Heritage Society
Established in 2009, The
Vladimir Schah Society
recognizes those who have
informed HIAS of their
intention to name HIAS in
their estate, financial, and
other philanthropic plans. It is
dedicated to the memory of
the devoted director of HIASFrance during the Holocaust.
Schah refused to leave France
under threat of deportation,
saved lives and, under duress,
fulfilled his promise to uphold
the HIAS mission of rescue,
resettlement, and reunion.
The HIAS Heritage Society
pays tribute to those who
are securing HIAS’ mission
and financial future through
planned gifts, including life
income gifts, and through their
estates. HIAS Heritage Society
members express the timeless
values of our Jewish tradition
by ensuring that HIAS will be
ready to rescue and resettle
people suffering persecution
or living in peril, and reunite
them with their families in safe
haven.
Dorothea H. Fingerhood
Michael Kahan and Lynn Lawrence
Lili Lebovitz
Alan N. Rachleff, MD
Seymour L. Scharf
Sandra D. Spinner
Roberta Elliott Wantman
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Bobbie Abrams
Anonymous (30)
Leo and Lore Baer
Ludwig Baier*
J. L. Bamberger
Dr. Bernard Belasco
Howard A. and Dorothy G. Berger
Harry and Rosalind Bialor
Alfred W. and Sylvia Blum
Dr. Ronald Blum
Jerome and Rhoda Fixell Brookman*
Mario and Rodica Brunu
Fred and Lotte Buff
Sadie-Jane Effron Cahn
W. Stewart Cahn
Alan J. and Audrey M. Carlan
Flora D. Chale*
Sidney* and Rose May Closter
Arnold Lewis Cohen
Marv and Mildred Conney
Ruth B. Cowan
John Crow
Carie J. Delmar
Sylvia B. Eisenberg*
Louis* and Adelle* Engel
Annette S. Eskind
Jack Feiner
Mitzi Fleischer
Shirley Fleischer
Edward Fleischman
Donald J. and Dorothy L.* Fleishaker
Rabbi Arthur W. and Linda Flicker
Robert Alan Freibrun
Robert and Eleanor Freilich
Dr. William C. Freund
Eugene and Edith F. Friedman
Paul S. Frommer
Arnold Geier
Max and Doris Gendelman
Herta Gertler
Bernard Gevertzman
Carl Glick
Marvin Glyder
Kurt Goldstrom
Harold* and Sarah Gordon
Neil Greenbaum
Martin and Lorraine Greenfield
Lorri M. Greif
Edith Grosz*
Dr. Cy Gruberg
Edwin F. Hantman
Louis and Geraldine Hantman
Charles J. Hellman
Peter C. Hereld*
Professor Gerald and Nisha Holton
Alice Sterling Honig
Marion R. House
Robert L. Israeloff
Alfred I. and Mimi* Jaffe
Daniel S. Kampel*
Maurice Kanbar
Aaron Kaplan*
Peter Katz
Jerome M. Kaufer
Terry M. Kaufer
Ellen Kaufman
Erwin A. Kelen
Leonard Kesten
Rae Klasson
Dr. Bernard Klionsky
Dr. Peter* and Carol Kornfeld
Estate of Sidney Krum*
Donald M. Landis
George Langnas
Vera Laroche
Jack H. Levin
Henry A. Levine
Jacqueline K. and Howard H. Levine
Janet White Loeb*
Jeffrey M. Loewy
Gertrude Margolis
Harriet Margolis
Henry D. and Patricia Mayer
Marianne Mayer
Elizabeth Melamid
Karen Merns
John and Hilda Mester
Rabbi Michael A. Meyer
Morton A. Michel
Irving I. and Eva Miller
Ralph A. Milliken
Alan H. Molod
Tess A. Morris
Sanford K. Mozes
Max and Frances E. Mutchnick
Paul S. Nadler*
Ruth Oppenheim
Louis Osofsky
Jason E. Pearl
Susanne and Otto Perl
Shearn and Linda Platt
Lillian G. Podell
David I. Portman
John Predescu
Arthur Radack
Renee Renard
Eli and Adina Reshotko
Dr. Judith Levine Rettig
Kurt Roberg
Andrew and Marietta Romay
Robert Ronald
Irwin David and Hilda Keer Rosenman
Adolph Rosenthal*
Alice Rubinstein
Dr. Regina Rumstein
Beatrice Sager
Helga M. Schein
Steven and Rita Schlosser
Philip M. Schlussel
Samuel Schneeweiss*
Dr. Irwin Schwade
Dale and Susan Schwartz
Michael Schwartzman
Alice Schwarz*
Edward W. and Shirlee Schwarz
Sidney Z. Searles
Karl Heinz* and Cyril Segall
Clifford T. Shay
Aaron and Alice Shlevin
Eleonore Siegel
Winfred and Lillian* T. Siegel
Grant* and Lydia Sipp
Max* and Joan Smedresman
Stephen and Florence Soble
Curt Spiegel
Stanley Stangren
Stanley and Anita S. Steiner
Morry and Selma Sterling*
Ludi Stern
Rose Sturman
Betsy Tanner
Sidney Tanner*
Milton Teichman
Jerome S. and Suzanne Teller
Florence Toledano
Leonard Topper
Donald H. Tranin
Peggy Trau*
Max B. and Miriam Vernon
Calvin Vogel
Claire Weidman
Nathan and Adele Weinberg
Milton Weiner
Natalie Weinstein
Kenneth and Carol Weiser
Dr. Pauline E. Weiss
Herbert I. and Selma Weisz
Robert A. Wiener*
Halina Wolf
Hubert Wolff
Sylvia Wubnig*
Michael Yanowitch
Louis* and Sylvia Zelekovitz
*Of blessed memory
With Gratitude
A Legacy of Hope
Beyond our Lifetimes
We recognize with deep
respect and appreciation these
individuals, whose bequests to
HIAS were received from January
1, 2009 – June 30, 2010:
Estate of Jeannette B. Aronow
Estate of Hazel Olzman Bellin
Estate of Walter Blumenthal
Estate of Anita R. Borman
Estate of Frances Brody
Estate of Bernard Sam Brown
Estate of Ruth Chapman
Crystal Charitable Remainder Trust,
in memory of Norman Crystal
Estate of Hugo Einziger
Estate of Abraham Fienberg
Estate of Lillian Frank
Estate of Jerome Gewirtz
Estate of Ida Gottesman
Estate of Edith Grosz
Estate of Rhoda K. Hirsch
Estate of Al Jolson
Estate of Sylvan L. Katz
Estate of Godfrey F. Klein
Estate of Paul Kobrin
Estate of Jacob Korn
Estate of Sidney D. Krum
Estate of Alberta Littman
Estate of Marion Miller
Estate of Nancy J. Minson
Napeague Oceanfront Charitable Remainder
Trust,in memory of Phyllis Millstein
Estate of Molly Picon Kalich
Estate of Norman J. Primack
Estate of Fred Ringel
Estate of Adolph Rosenthal
Estate of Bertha Rudd
Estate of Nathan Savalovitz
Estate of Rose Schepetinski
Estate of Saul Shapiro
Estate of Alice C. Sobelman
Estate of Herman Spar
Estate of Arlette B. Stern
Estate of Harriet Reynolds Korkes Tuve
Estate of Stewart Unger
Estate of Paula Weil
Estate of Paul Weil/Mannheimer Family
Estate of Leo Weinstein
HIAS gratefully acknowledges generous pledges of
support and funds received from these governmental
and non-governmental agencies from January 1, 2009
– June 30, 2010:
Canadian High Commission
Caritas International Belgium
CIRÉ (Coordination et Initiatives pour Réfugiés et Étrangers)
Danish Refugee Council
DAFI (Albert Einstein German Academic Refugee Initiative Fund)
European Union
International Organization for Migration (IOM)
Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service (LIRS)
New York City Department for the Aging
New York City Department of Youth and Community Development
New York State Department of State
New York State Education Department, University of the State of New York
New York State Office of Children and Family Services
North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
Norwegian Government
Norwegian Refugee Council
United Nations Development Programme
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
United Nations Mission in Central African Republic and Chad
United Nations Population Fund
United Nations Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture
United States Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Refugee
Resettlement
United States Department of Homeland Security Citizenship and Immigration
Services (USCIS)
United States Department of State, Bureau of Population, Refugees and
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Migration
World Food Programme
Financial Report For Years Ending December 31, 2009 and 2008
Financial
Report
Audited Financial Summary
Condensed Summary of Statement of Activities and Statement
of Financial Position (in thousands)
Revenues, gains, and other support
2009
2008
Jewish Federations . .................................................$546.............$680
Contributions and memberships ..............................3,709............2,444
Operating grants . ..................................................3,538............2,853
Bequests ...................................................................459...............576
Government and intergovernmental agencies .........12,232..........11,054
Migrant loan processing fees and repayments . ............301...............284
Investment income (loss)........................................10,607........ (16,477)
Service fees and miscellaneous revenue ......................292...............758
(Loss) on split-interest agreements .............................(137)............. (273)
Total revenue, gains, losses, and other support .......31,547............1,899
Expenses
Program services
Management
and General
$2,125 (8.6%)
Fundraising
$1,601 (6.4%)
Domestic operations .............................................10,542..........12,215
Overseas operations . ...........................................10,561............9,693
Total program services ..........................................21,103..........21,908
Supporting services
Management and general . .....................................2,125............2,644
Fundraising - membership services and solicitation ....1,601............1,816
Total supporting services .........................................3,726............4,460
Total expenses . ....................................................24,829..........26,368
Net change in general operating assets . ................$1,315........ ($4,816)
Net change in funds functioning as endowments
and temporary and permanently restricted ...........$7,307...... ($19,653)
Total net change in assets ......................................$8,622...... ($24,469)
Assets
Total Program Services
$21,103 (85%)
Cash ......................................................................$773.............$989
Investments ..........................................................54,058..........51,244
Receivables from U.S. government & others ..............3,562............2,956
Deposits and prepaid expenses . .................................311...............299
Beneficial interests in trusts ......................................1,400............1,396
Furniture, equipment, leasehold improvements,
and construction in progress . .....................................438...............609
Total assets ..........................................................60,542..........57,493
Liabilities
Total Expenses $24,829
Accounts payable and accrued expenses ..................1,544............1,536
Client deposits .......................................................4,624............9,194
Grants payable to communities ...............................1,026...............951
Annuity payment obligations . ..................................1,822............1,915
Employee related obligations . .................................2,274............3,267
Total liabilities ......................................................11,290..........16,863
Net assets (deficit)
Total general operating net assets ........................($1,935)........ ($3,250)
Total funds functioning as endowments
and temporary and permanently restricted ............$51,187........$43,880
Total net assets ...................................................$49,252........$40,630
Complete Audited Financial Statements are available upon request.
36 HIAS ANNUAL REPORT 2010
HIAS Board Of Directors (2011)
Chairman
Marc Silberberg
New York, NY
President & CEO Gideon Aronoff
South Orange, NJ
2010 Senior Staff
HIAS employs 327 worldwide. With gratitude for each of their contributions,
because of space constraints, we have listed only those who administer programs.
Gideon Aronoff, President & CEO
Joanna Kabat, Director, Executive Office & Board Development
Evelyn Bennett, Executive Coordinator
Mark Hetfield, Senior Vice President, Policy & Programs
Lisa Sferrazza, Special Assistant to the Senior Vice President
Elissa Mittman, Associate Vice-President for U.S. & International Operations
Eric Newman, Senior Director International Operations
Leslie Timko, Associate Director
Enrique Burbinski, HIAS Regional Director, Latin America (Buenos Aires)
Sabrina Lustgarten, Director, HIAS Ecuador
Monica Sihman, Representative, HIAS Venezuela
Yosef Joel Moss, Director, HIAS Israel
Joyce Kanja, Director, HIAS Chad
Emily Russ, Director, HIAS Vienna
Anne Mwangi-Wambugu, Director, HIAS Refugee Trust of Kenya
Leonard Terlitsky, HIAS Regional Representative, Former USSR (Moscow/Kyiv)
Aleksandr Galkin, Country Manager, HIAS Kyiv
Melanie Nezer, Senior Director for Policy and Advocacy
Aaron Gershowitz, Senior Director, Refugee & Immigrant Services
Harvey Paretzky, Associate Director, Refugee Resettlement
Alla Shagalova, Associate Director, Immigration Services
Simon Wettenhall, Lead Advocate, Prins Asylum Program
Maria Teverovsky, Associate Director, Refugee Family Strengthening Program
Mark Mildner, Vice President, Finance & Administration
Barbara Abramowitz, Director, Budget & Grants
Kathleen Albaneze, Business Manager
Jane Daniello, Director, Accounting
Gene Lemire, Manager, Collections
Frank Rotondi, Director, Information Services
John Scimeme, Internal Auditor
Susan Milamed, Vice President, Membership & Development
Valery Bazarov, Director, Family History & Location Services
Douglas Edelson, Associate Director, Institutional Giving & Grants
Amy Greenstein, Director, Young Leadership Development
Erin Davis, Manager, Young Leadership Development
Lisa Polakov, Associate Director, Individual Giving
Roberta Elliott, Vice President, Media & Communications
Genever McBain, Manager
Marina Belotserkovsky, Senior Director, Russian Communications & Outreach
Gene Borsh, Associate Director
Ronnie Lazar, Director, Human Resources
Alma Thomas, Administrator
Robert D. Aronson
Bahram Nour-Omid
Los Angeles, CA
Valentin Povarchuk
Falls Church, VA
Vice Chairs
Minnetonka, MN
Los Altos Hills, CA
New York, NY
Atlanta, GA
Pittsburgh, PA
Secretary
New York, NY
Treasurer
Philadelphia, PA
Hon. Harold Berger
Ann Cohen
L. Batya Schwartz Ehrens
Carl Glick*
Lee M. Gordon
Neil Greenbaum*
Kayvan Hakim
Bobbie Abrams
Robert L. Israeloff*
Norman Berkman
Martin Kesselhaut*
Nashville, TN
Benita Fair Langsdorf
New York, NY
Dianne Lob
West Orange, NJ
Jamie F. Metzl
New York NY
Neil M. Moss
Eugenia Brin
Suzette Brooks Masters
Dale Schwartz
James Prusky
New York, NY
Norman J. Resnicow
New York, NY
Allan J. Rodolitz
Hewlett, NY
Barbara S. Rosenthal
Cleveland, OH
Robert S. Whitehill
W. Stewart Cahn
Sanford K. Mozes
Philadelphia, PA
Potomac, MD
New York, NY
New York, NY
Chicago, IL
Glencoe, IL
New York, NY
Longboat Key, FL
Manhasset, NY
New Vernon, NJ
Philadelphia, PA
New York, NY
New York, NY
Barry Rosenthal
Highland Park, IL
Jeffrey C. Rubenstein
Chicago, IL
Michael B. Rukin* **
Boston, MA
Evelyn Seelig
Jericho, NY
Sandra Spinner
Cincinnati, OH
Jerome S. Teller*
Cincinnati, OH
Matthew C. Waxman
New York, NY
Leon Wildes
New York, NY
Honorary
Directors
New York, NY
Redwood City, CA
Annette S. Eskind
Donald J. Fleishaker
Jacqueline Levine
Jeffrey Loewy
Rabbi Arthur Schneier
New York, NY
Columbus, OH
* Former chairman
**Of blessed memory
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