Annual Report 2016

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It was a year of transitions, as JCC Association continued to strengthen the North American Jewish community.We moved forward with some powerful initiatives to give JCCs the tools to build robust, meaningful connections for the people who use them. We bolstered our progress in early childhood education through Sheva. We expanded Talent Management and deepened our role in professional development for the field. We sought a new leader for this organization, launched a Centennial Celebration and awarded grants to JCCs to get creative as they rejoiced—through music—100 years of the JCC Movement.Recognizing a need to provide consultancy in a more nimble and responsive way, we created the Sheva faculty, 14 experts who offer targeted consultation to JCC early childhood programs. This allows us to expand the ways we can advise JCCs, and help them successfully create learning communities for both the young children and families they serve. You will see more of this diversified

model of consulting in play. We are already expanding it to work with JCCs’ sports and wellness programs, an area critical to JCC fiscal health.Five more JCCs have been on-boarded in our Talent Management program, which focuses on recruiting, training and retaining the very best employees in the field. We must invest in those who desire careers in Jewish communal work, something at the heart of the services JCC Association provides. In 2016 we began laying the groundwork for new leadership programs such as the Jewish Leadership Training Institute and the Mandel Executive Leadership Program, which came to fruition in 2017.Our JCCs of North America Biennial was an exciting venue in which to launch our Centennial Celebration. During four intensive days we witnessed the power of the JCC Movement, as we came together to learn from the best and brightest in the Jewish community—and to begin celebrating 100 years of making a difference in that community. We look forward to what our Centennial year, 2017, has in store.In 2016, there was one lone email threat to the Roth JCC in Orlando. We had no idea that this meant anything more than a singular, random act of hate. It became a sign of things to come in 2017, as we dealt with a rash of such threats, most from the same source. How we dealt with them has helped shape the work we now do for the field.We also bid farewell to Rabbi Harold Robinson, who led JWB Jewish Chaplains Council for 10 years. Harold is a man of integrity and passion for the mission of serving Jews who serve in the U.S. armed forces. He saw the success of Torahs for Our Troops come to fruition, and a new siddur published during his tenure. We will miss him, but are eager to see what Rabbi Irving Elson, who we welcomed as the new director of JWB, has planned for this foundational part of our work.We also said l’hitraot to Alan Mann, who served as interim president for the year. Alan came out of retirement because of his belief in the JCC Movement and his dedication to JCC Association of North America. We thank him for his devotion to the mission, to our staff and his generosity of spirit.Our new CEO and president, Doron Krakow, helped us through the bomb threat crisis and we look forward to his tenure, as we continue work on ways we serve our JCCs and act to strengthen our Jewish community.As we look ahead, 2017 marks a unique point in our history, the century mark. Not many organizations reach 100 years. We have a storied history, we have a new leader, and we have the ability and resolve to continue serving the North American Jewish community, long into the future.

From our leadership

Stephen P. Seiden CHAIR

ON THE COVER: Early Childhood teacher Evelyn Johnson with student Ilan Slomich at the Siegel JCC, Delaware.

It was a year of transitions.Change was in the air.2016

As we look ahead, 2017 marks a unique point in our history, the century mark.

Introduction

What is the meaning of a movement? JCCs tied together by common cause have been serving their communities since before the beginning of the 20th century. Harnessing the power of the movement, they continue to be vibrant centers of Jewish connection, enabling their participants to lead engaged lives of purpose and meaning.

We reach an estimated 1.5 million people weekly, through our JCCs, including more families with young Jewish children than any other group of organizations in North America. JCCs are, quite literally, where the Jews are. We are the largest network of Jewish engagement outside of the state of Israel.

JCC Association is in the unique position to reach more than 25,000 professionals, along with the thousands of lay leaders in the JCC Movement, who have the ability to connect to and with their Jewish communities. We help them build relationships, find wisdom and take hold of the tools they need to build communities of belonging and purpose.

JCCs make a difference for millions, because we have made a difference for those who build and sustain them.

Our proprietary programs and services:• Professional development • Consultation and engagement• Signature events and convenings• Preferred vendors and partners• JWB Jewish Chaplains Council

Our mission statement:

We lead and connect the JCC Movement, advancing and enriching North American Jewish life.


Celebrating our first 100 years

JCCs of North America 2016 BiennialIn 2016, we kicked off the Centennial Celebration of the JCC Movement at the JCCs of North America Biennial in Baltimore, Maryland, the home of the very first JCC! Nearly 550 of us gathered for a celebration and four intensive days of learning from one another and from leaders from Jewish communities around the globe. Everyone, from JCC lay leaders to U.S. military chaplains, were able to participate in painting our centennial banners with artist in residence Jay Wolf Schlossberg-Cohen, which made their grand appearance on stage during the final plenary.

During the Biennial, we announced a new granting initiative: Making Music Happen: The Soundtrack of Jewish Life in North America, made possible by a very generous gift from former board member, Marvin J. Pertzik, in partnership with the Mary Livingston Griggs and Mary Griggs Burke Foundation. JCC Association awarded 22 grants ranging from $2,000 to $7,500 to affiliated JCCs to support programs that highlight Jewish music’s contribution to arts and culture over the past 100 years. Performances took place throughout the Centennial year.

The programs JCCs created reflect the diversity of our JCC communities, and their ability to reach beyond their doors, create new partnerships within their communities, and invite new conversations to learn and grow. Visit 100.jcca.org/making-music-happen to see the exciting work in progress and stay tuned in 2017 for the fruition of this creative project!

JCC Association Past, Present and Future Centennial Banners, created by participants at the 2016 Biennial, with input from JCCs across the continent.

Making Music Happen

In honor of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s birthday, Naturally 7 and the Maccabeats performed together, for the first time, at JCC of Greater Baltimore in January, 2017.

Highlights of 2016: Camp

Camp at the heart of the JCCCamp is one of the keys to JCC success as a gateway to lifelong Jewish living and community engagement, teaching children and young adults valuable life skills such as resilience, problem-solving, and leadership. Camp creates lifelong friendships and strong memories. And where there’s a JCC camp with a need, our consultants are there: In 2016 we provided valuable leadership and support to the field with in-person consultations to 50 day and overnight camps, guidance for and facilitation of director searches, new professional on-boarding, lay leadership development, staff training, and on-going coaching and mentoring.

This year we engaged more than 200 of our camp professionals through professional development opportunities, including conferences, cohort-based learning, and virtual trainings. We know the best way to make camp great for campers is to make the people who bring it to them shine.

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“Israel Up Close helps create a personal context with the shlichim (emissaries) and a personal perspective, and that enables you to speak about why you are doing this at camp. It becomes more important to me to make Israel a priority at camp.”

—Seth Finkel, director, Camp Chaverim

• Our overnight camps conference was the most highly-attended one in our history, with 45 camp professionals coming together to learn and share best practices.

• 67 camps received books through PJ Library Goes to Day Camp.

• 10 camp directors participated in Israel Up Close, our initiative to bring our JCC day camp directors to Israel to strengthen the connection between our communities and Israel.

• 950 visas processed for international staff to work at JCC camps

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Highlights of 2016: Health & Wellness

“Because of these partnerships, it really opens other doors. It’s truly exciting and it makes me feel good that not only are we meeting the needs of the JCC but are also able to reach more in the community.”

—Gail Wolven, community wellness coordinator for LifeBridge health, Baltimore, who works closely with the JCC of Greater Baltimore to bring health experts to the JCC

HEALTHY STATS• 15,000 early childhood students

learned healthy habits through Discover CATCH at 70+ JCCs.

• 500 riders participated in the Hanukkah fundraiser, Cycle for Good at 25 participating JCCs.

• 10 JCCs in Hadassah programs

• 8 JCCs pilot the National Council On Aging’s Jewish Aging Mastery Program.

To your (JCC) health!As one of JCCs’ core businesses, health and wellness continues to keep the JCCs spinning. Our continental program partnerships broadened what JCCs can offer to their participants. The National Council on Aging’s “Aging Mastery” pilot integrated Jewish content into the program to create one specifically aimed at JCC participants. It provides education, goal setting and daily practice for baby boomers, enabling them to make life changes to ease the aging process. Hadassah’s Every Beat Counts offers heart healthy programming aimed at women.


“The experience in Israel with the trip for adults with disabilities was nothing short of transformative. The JCC Israel Center took care of every detail and many well beyond anything I could have thought of.”

—Carole R. Zawatsky, CEO, Edlavitch JCC, DC

Highlights of 2016: JCC Israel Center

Making Israel realJCC Israel Center works to create stronger Israel connections for JCCs and their communities by tailoring trips to their specific needs. Staff seminars and Boarding Pass trips offer JCCs’ staff, board members and participants a way to experience Israel through intensive, and intense, personal and professional learning. They not only absorb the amazing sites and sights of Israel, but engage with knowledgeable and fascinating people they would otherwise never meet. These experiences deepen the Jewish mission and inspire a greater passion in JCC members, leaders and staff. Each of these custom made trips and seminars are accompanied by comprehensive educational materials and guides for pre- and post-Israel trips.

Whether created for those with special needs, members of the LGBT community, camp staff, or families, these visits help connect the JCC community to Israel—and to the JCC.

In 2016 the JCC Israel Center team developed a comprehensive Jerusalem@50 program guide that included program ideas and a variety of resources anticipating the celebration of Jerusalem’s 50th anniversary in 2017.

The JCC Israel Center launched a new partnership with the Bezalel Academy for Art and Design in Jerusalem. Through this partnership, JCCs were offered to host an Israeli artist as an artist in residence. In 2017-18 five JCCs will bring an Israeli artist to serve as an artist in residence.

CONNECTING WITH ISRAEL

• 520 JCC members and staff from 46 JCCs and JCC camps visited the Jewish homeland with JCC Association.

• 45 in-person consultations at JCCs and JCC Association conferences.

• 18 JCCs hosted shlichim serving in different capacities and roles.

• JCC Israel Center visited 20 JCCs resulting in a future commitment to running Israel trips, opening local JCC Israel Centers, or improving existing ones.


Highlights of 2016: Professional Development

Developing JCC professionalsJCC Association’s professional development opportunities continue to support our unique and diverse workforce, who in turn create positive experiences and connections for their communities. In September, Talent Management Phase 2, a program that assists JCCs in identifying, training and retaining high performing employees, launched with eight JCCs: JCC of The Lehigh Valley, Mayerson JCC, David Posnack JCC, Charlotte & Dick Levin JCC, Harry and Rose Samson Family JCC, Mittleman JCC, I.J. & Jeanne Wagner JCC, Miles Nadal JCC, Schwartz/Reisman Centre, Mandell JCC Greater Hartford.

There are now 20 JCCs in the program, with more than 450 employees enrolled. They are served by a new professional development webinar series exclusively created for Talent Management communities.

During the year, the department also launched the JOFEE (Jewish Outdoor, Food, Farming & Environmental Education) Fellowship through Hazon, placing seven fellows at JCCs. The year-long fellowship seeks to invigorate the Jewish educational landscape by seeding Jewish communities with a cadre of outstanding Jewish educators versed in environmental issues.

Additionally, we awarded four JCC Association scholarships and there were two tuition assistance recipients. Scholarship recipients are expected to begin or continue to work in a JCC following completion of their degrees.

“Talent Management has provided us with the in-depth look at ourselves, and our agency through trainings, inservices, on-site visits, one-on-one assessments, and development plans. We are thinking forward and moving our agency towards the future.”

—Sandy Newman, Assistant Executive Director, JCC of the Lehigh Valley

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CONFERENCES, WORKSHOPS AND TRAININGS• Building a High Performing Team

at the Katz JCC, in Cherry Hill, N.J.• JOFEE Fellowship launched with

seven JCC participants.• BBYO International Leadership

Training Conference presentation• Birthright Trip for JCC professionals • Tri-State Conference presentation

WEBINARS FOR JCC PROFESSIONALS• 83 participated in Coast to

Coast LGBTQ Inclusion: Our Jewish Communal Role.

• 35 took part in Department of Labor—New Regulations for All JCCs.

• 101 tuned in for What’s All The Fuss About Adults Age 55+ — and Why Should We Care?

Highlights of 2016: Benchmarking

BENCHMARKING PARTICIPATION• The 2016 Board governance

Benchmarking findings reflected survey feedback from more than 1,000 JCC board members, reflecting an impressive 77 percent response rate.

Measuring the JIn 2016, 49 JCCs received their most recent Benchmarking results, marking the 11th year of this highly regarded JCC Association program, which measures performance in such areas as Jewish impact, user engagement, financial sustainability, staff satisfaction and board governance.

Each JCC received a customized summary report as well as an on-site consultation to review their results with staff and lay leadership and begin identifying “priority action items” representing their greatest opportunities for growth.

This year also marked the introduction of a new set of Benchmarking online tools and analyses around effective JCC Board governance.

“Benchmarking helped us to identify concrete ways to increase board engagement and ultimately led us to a very valuable board strategic visioning process.”

—Annette Saxon, past board chair, JCC of Greater Baltimore



Highlights of 2016: JWB

JWB Jewish Chaplains Council: Serving Jews in uniformRabbi Irving Elson, a veteran of the Iraq war and the highest ranking Jewish chaplain in the U.S. military when he resigned in 2016, took the helm of JWB Jewish Chaplains Council. He was the 10th director of the endorsing agency in its nearly 100-year history, following Rabbi Harold Robinson’s retirement after 10 years leading the organization.

Elson lost no time bringing his can-do flair to the organization, galvanizing efforts behind a much needed second edition of the JWB Siddur for men and women in the U.S. military and Veterans Hospitals. We raised $125,000 toward the project, which will bring about a highly-improved edition of the siddur—the only Jewish prayer book endorsed by three major denominations of Judaism—available to our Jewish military personnel in 2017.

JWB BY THE NUMBERS• 25,000 Jewish personnel and

family members serving in the United States armed forces

• JWB chaplains and lay leaders in 84 locations worldwide

• 11,614 siddurim (prayer books) and 3,285 tanakhim (Jewish Bibles) delivered

• 466 holiday packages shipped out for Rosh Hashanah, Hanukkah, Purim, Passover and Shavuot

“Without military training and JWB, I couldn’t have met the challenge for the recruits. My Jewish identity was solidified through the Jewish military community; it will be my home community for the rest of my life.”

—Marine Corps Sgt. Erik Uriarte, former lay leader at Camp Pendleton, who is now a rabbinical student at Hebrew Union College


Highlights of 2016: JCC Maccabi®Highlights of 2016: JWB

Beyond teen engagement with JCC Maccabi®

More than three decades old, JCC Maccabi® continues to engage not only the teens who participate in the Olympic-style sports events and arts showcase, but also engages the community as a whole.

In 2016, 3,300 teens participated in one of three host communities: the JCC of Greater Columbus in Ohio, the St. Louis Jewish Community Center in Missouri, and the Stamford JCC in Connecticut. It was a huge expression of community involvement and Jewish engagement, with nearly 11,000 people attending all three opening ceremonies.

In addition to gold, silver and bronze medals awarded for athletic performance at the JCC Maccabi Games®, more than 850 Midot Medals were awarded to teens for modeling the values exemplified in JCC Maccabi®. The Stamford JCC offered ice hockey for the first time, an enormously successful addition that attracted more than 200 ice-slicing teens.

“My favorite memory of JCC Maccabi® was getting to meet Jewish teens from around the world. My biggest accomplishment was representing my family, city, community and heritage in such a great event!”— JCC Maccabi® teen participant

JCC MACCABI ADDS UP• 3,300 teens participated

in JCC Maccabi®

• 4,000 volunteers and host families engaged

• 11,000 community members attended the opening ceremonies

• Over 1,200 spectators attended the JCC Maccabi ArtsFest® Final Showcase


A grounding in Jewish ideas and idealsIn 2016, several cohorts of programs run by the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Center for Jewish Education (MCJE) got underway. Whether the program was designed to provide a perspective on the Jewish mission of the J, create an environment of Jewish living and learning or engage with Jewish text, the goal is to create leaders and educators grounded in the language and knowledge of our tradition.

Additionally, there are 22 Chizuk Fellows working in as many overnight camps, providing Jewish expertise at camps with directors who have participated in Lekhu Lakhem, but who lack the Jewish background or time to implement a Jewish vision at camp.

And 2016 saw the development of TAGtivities, individual activities, searchable by keywords, that allow camps to create custom-made TAG programs from our existing archive. TAG, which stands for Torah, Avodah, and Gemilut Chasadim (loosely, worship, spirituality and kindness) comprises a library of approximately 55 activity units, with 10-15 activities around a theme, allowing campers to explore daily living through a Jewish lens, a unique resource that only JCC Association offers.

NEW LEARNING COHORTS • 5th cohort of Kivunim

(direction, or orientation), for first-time JCC executives

• 4th cohort of Lekhu Lakhem, a two-year fellowship for JCC camp directors, funded by the AVI CHAI Foundation

• Netivim (pathways), a continuation of Lekhu Lakhem III; 80 percent of eligible camp directors elect this program

• 22 educators took part in the MCJE’s annual Jewish Educators Seminar, with the theme of ritual.

Highlights of 2016: Jewish Education


Highlights of 2016: Arts & Culture

“My thoughts are still swimming with some of the things that were discussed at the conference. Thank you all for this most useful professional development opportunity. I hope to return next year for another round with my JCC arts and culture colleagues.”

— Esther Arbeid, manager of adult arts and culture and the Toronto Jewish Film Society at the Miles Nadal JCC

Elevating the J through Arts & CultureMusic, visual arts, literature, theater, film and dance all find expression at the J. All are paths to strategic engagement through a uniquely creative, Jewish lens. And JCCs are hungry for more. We saw this with the robust response to Making Music Happen,

which so inspired funder Marvin J. Pertzik that he made an additional gift of $100,000 for the development of long-term arts and culture engagement at JCC Association, inviting strategic growth and professional development for arts and culture professionals as a gateway to ultimate community engagement.

ARTS & CULTURE BY THE NUMBERS• 40 JCC professionals attended

JCC Association’s annual Arts and Culture Gathering in New York

• 30 arts and culture professionals participated in our launch of the Jewish Film Festival ZoomMeet, creating a virtual community of film programmers that share knowledge and practice

• 345 arts and culture professionals share resources and develop professional relationships through the robust arts and culture ListservStay tuned for Making Music Happen in 2017, in

honor of JCC Association’s centennial celebration!


Highlights of 2016: Sheva

Sheva continues to shine“What does it mean to be a JCC Association Sheva Lab Community,” asks Susan Hoppenfeld, the director of early childhood education at the JCC of Greater Vancouver. “[Our] JCC is a site for early childhood research, experimentation and innovation. Rather than be a place where other JCC early childhood teams might stop for a single visit, we decided that a long-term partnership was perhaps more in keeping with our core values that focus around relationships and community. The team at the Rady JCC was a natural choice.”

This is the kind of community-building JCC Association fosters. Among early childhood educators, it creates networks of shared learning, inspiring educators to develop as professionals, adapt their practice, and engage in their own learning. It helps them re-envision the role of the early childhood educator in connecting early childhood educators to the JCC’s mission and to the Jewish community.

We reimagined our consultancy model, providing 14 Sheva faculty to serve the field with varied, area-specific expertise. We conducted the U.S. pilot of Ayeka: Becoming a Soulful Parent, an Israeli-developed parenting approach grounded in Jewish wisdom that creates a community of parents who put their experience as parents at the center.

SHEVA BY THE NUMBERS: • 11 Sheva learning groups

with 120 early childhood professionals studying monthly together.

• 20 early childhood administrators attended Sheva Covenant Director’s Institute.

• 14 Sheva faculty serve JCCs

• Sheva Educator’s Forum has the potential to reach 4,000 classroom educators.

“What a wonderful experience to be able to see Susan’s center, to talk to her staff and to be inspired by her. Our field is about developing relationships. Once a relationship is developed, trust and respect grow.”

—Eleonora Caporalini, Director of Child Care Services at the Rady JCC


JCC Association staff are recognized for their leadership and expertise

In 2016 Rabbi Abbi Sharofsky, Deputy Director, JWB Jewish Chaplains Council, received the JPro Network Young Professionals Award.

And the following staff had articles featured in EJewishPhilanthropy:Joy Brand-Richardson, Vice President and Director of Training and Professional Development, published Succession Planning Starts Today.

Robin Ballin, Senior Vice President, Program Development and Director of JCCs of North America Biennial Convention, published Celebrating JCC Association’s 100 Years of Service to the Jewish Community.

Randy Ellen Lutterman, Vice President for Arts and Culture and Director, JCC Maccabi Games® and ArtsFest®, published A Summer of Engagement with JCC Maccabi®.

Mark Horowitz, Vice President, Director, Sheva Center for Innovation in Early Childhood Jewish Education & Engagement, published with URJ’s Kathy Rolland, Early Childhood Education Centers are Revolutionizing Jewish Engagement.

Jewish Chaplains Council In 2017, JWB Jewish Chaplains Council will publish a second edition of its 2014 siddur. It is completely updated, with both pocket and full-sized editions, and will include educational materials and guidance on using the siddur with military personnel wherever they are stationed.

Centennial EventsWe’ll see the culmination of Making Music Happen events, continue sharing stories from those who love the JCC, award the winners of 100 Days of Fitness, share recipes, and conclude our centennial celebration at the 2018 JCCs of North America Biennial in Memphis, Tenn.

Culture of Safety InitiativeTen JCCs are participating in the Culture of Safety Initiative with our partner, The Redwoods Group. The program is taking a deep look at safety practices at JCCs, selected for diversity in size, location and populations served, in order to assess where they are doing well and what needs more work. By improving safety, we can protect the people who use the JCC, and JCCs can improve their bottom line.

JCC SecurityJCCs across North America endured weeks of harassing, threatening threats, forcing evacuations and a reevaluation of security procedures. JCC Association was there to assist throughout, providing public relations and security guidance for all JCCs in North America, no matter their affiliation. We were able to meet with Attorney General Jeff Sessions to discuss the seriousness of the issue. Out of this we emerged stronger, witnessing bold community support through multi-faith rallies. We were able to support new legislation, provide crisis communications, develop security planning tools and offer a new communications platform for security issues.

2016: Making our mark

2017: Highlights & Moments of Note



Endownment-Funded program support

Endowed Programs MERRIN CENTER FOR TEEN ENGAGEMENTJCC Association is grateful to Anne Heyman z”l and Seth Merrin whose generosity established the Merrin Center for Teen Engagement, which is dedicated to enhancing the work of teen professionals and providing programming for the youth they serve.

SUPPORT OF THE JCC ISRAEL CENTERJudith z”l and Mark D. Litt

JEWISH EDUCATION PROGRAMMINGGeri and Lester Pollack z”l

JCC ASSOCIATION SCHOLARS FUNDSyril z”l and Leonard Rubin z”l

THE LENNY RUBIN ISRAEL EDUCATION FUNDIn honor of Lenny Rubin z”l, support of Israel education for JCC Association staff. We thank the generous donors who contributed to this fund in 2016.Laura RubinKate Obstgarten Family Foundation

Endowed Scholarship Fund

JCC ASSOCIATION GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP FUNDThe future requires well-trained professionals. JCC Association recognizes donors who endowed the Graduate Education Scholarship program.

Robert L. Adler Memorial Scholarship FundAlumni Scholarship FundElla and Gerrard Berman Scholarship FundElayne and Julian Bernat Scholarship FundHarold Dinerman Memorial Scholarship FundShirley and Royal H. Durst Scholarship FundJoan and Jesse Feldman Scholarship FundFrances and Samuel Finkelstein

Memorial Scholarship FundFrenkel Memorial Scholarship FundIsrael Goldberg Memorial Scholarship FundGoodstein-Kleitman Memorial Scholarship FundEdwin Hochstader Scholarship FundJoan and Irwin Jacobs Scholarship FundIrene and Edward H. Kaplan Scholarship FundPhilip R. Kaplan Memorial Scholarship FundBea D. Katcher Scholarship FundCharles R. Katz Memorial Scholarship FundMary and Solomon Litt Scholarship FundMinnie and Louis Nathanson

Memorial Scholarship FundPesses-Sachs Scholarship FundEvelyn S. and Shaol L. Pozez Scholarship FundHenry S. and Anne S. Reich Scholarship FundJoanna S. and Daniel Rose Scholarship FundSyril and Leonard Rubin Scholarship FundMichael-Ann Russel Memorial Scholarship FundFedgie and Hy Schulltz Memorial Scholarship FundGeraldyn and Henry Sicular Scholarship FundDiana S. Simberloff Memorial Scholarship FundAvraham Soltes Memorial Scholarship FundSam Sulstan Memorial Scholarship FundOlga F. and Oliver B. Winkler Scholarship FundHelen and Harold O. Zimman Scholarship Fund


JCC Association 2016 Annual Fund

The National Federation/Agency Alliance is a partnership that provides a significant amount of funding to several national agencies including $1,012,212 to JCC Association of North America in FY 2016. 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.

$18,000 AND ABOVEGary and Jerri-Ann JacobsIrene and Eddie H. KaplanLisa and Thomas MandelStephanie and Eric NislowSharon and Stephen P. Seiden and

the Russell Berrie FoundationPaula L. SidmanSharon and David Wax

$10,000-$17,999Harriet and George BlankJoanne and Donald W. BrodskyRuth and Michael FletcherHoward and Rosalyn JacobsonAnn P. and Stephen M. KaufmanMillie and Lawrence MagidEvelyn and Jerome MakowskyGeri PollackMark RamerAmy RosenbergJill and Ken A. Steinberg

$5,000-$9,999Kara and Paul BiermanLisa and Ron BrillCarol Weintraub Fogel and

Ronald P. FogelRichard Frankoff and

Laurie RobinsonJane GellmanCatherine and Michael GildenhornAlison and Paul GillisJoyce and Neil GoldsteinFelicia and Michael GottdenkerThe Irma T. Hirschl TrustBarbara B. and Stuart HochwertRobert and Arlene Kogod

Family FoundationJoshua Langenthal and

Diane HalbergRonald L. LeibowJudith LiebermanAlan MannAdrienne and Rick MatrosSharon R. and Marc MerklinJane Tzinberg RubinLinda and Barry RussinAnnette and Michael SaxonPhilip SchattenElizabeth and Edward SchreiberShirley and Allan SolomonAndrea and Alan P. SolowSusan and Richard StraitJoan and Peter SwartzPhyllis TabachnickFrancine Zorn Trachtenberg

and Stephen TrachtenbergSuzanne Albin Tucker and

Richard TuckerJeffrey and Jennifer Tuvlin

$1,000-$4,999Lynn and Daniel M. BernsteinJane B. and John C. ColmanAlan GoldbergJCC of Rockland CountyLaurie F. LiebermanAmy and Alan MeltzerRick NelsonDavid PeltzBarbara and Stuart RaynorArlene SwartzRoz and Richard Warshauer

$500-$999Arthur AllenRobin BallinDr. A. David and Mrs. Judith BernankeJoel and Elena DinkinMichael FeinsteinCarol FolkerthLeah GarberDonna GilbertGordon GrossIvy HarlevRachel and Jonathan HofferAdele and Andrew NewmanAndrew PallerSteve R. ReinerTodd RockoffAliki and Peter RzepkaJames SchwartzSharon and Mark ShapiroLynn Wittels

$250-$499Abrams FoundationPatrick AzriaRosalee and Richard DavidsonRhonda GlymanLinda and Alan R. GoldsteinJoanne HarmonAlfred E. HellerEmily and James HoldsteinSusan and Michael HymanRobert D. KimsalAndrew KlugermanDavid and Ruth LappMarilyn and Richard David LevinLocal Independent Charities of AmericaSherry and Gerald MerfishDavid E. PosnerPottstown Jewish FederationPearl SeidenStanley SrochiStrong Foundation of New YorkHavva and Etan Zellner

$100-$249Susan and Herbert BardSteven BeckerMichelle and Stephen Beinhacker

Joel D. BerkowitzJoan and Alan BroutAndrew BurgerMarla CohenMarc S. CoopermanJeff DannickSherry and Lenny L. DubinFoundation for Jewish Camp, Inc.Deborah and Lawrence C. FrancoSidney FreedlandDr. Betsy GidwitzLt. Col. Michael and Mrs. Rochelle GoldsteinHon. William S. and Mrs. Betty GreenbergGlenn HaradaMelvin L. HecktmanHarvey and Terry HiekenApril and Albert H. HillerDavid JacobsJewish Federation of Central New YorkRichard KaplanSusan L. KattanSusan and William KleinmanIla LauterMarcy LazarPam and Neil LazaroffMicki and Jim LeaderEllen and Robert LeibenluftHoward LevineCynthia and Peter LiebmanSandra and Stephen A. LinkerWilliam LipschultzNancy and Sheldon MannJudith R. and Michael MarguliesHerman P. MarkellRonen MarmorsteinHarry MaziarSusan Mintz KantrowEllen and Harry NadlerElizabeth and Benjamin NeufeldBrigitte and Ira L. RezakFred RichmanSteven RodMichael RosenbergClaudia and Lester RossMorris RutchikDr. Joel SchneiderLinda and Jerome SchultzSharon and James A. SchwarzSarah H. and David ShapiroMorton SpectorYetta B. SpeiserViera and Joseph M. StrahsArthur D. TenenholtzClaire and Morris WeinbaumSusan and Elliot WeinsteinSolomon WeissGeorge WeiszEvelyn WisenbergWendy C. WolfLisa Zbar


THE JACK, JOSEPH, AND MORTON MANDEL CENTER FOR EXCELLENCE IN LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENTJCC Association is grateful to The Jack, Joseph, and Morton Mandel Foundation for its grant created to sustain the Mandel Center for Excellence in Leadership and Management.

THE JACK, JOSEPH, AND MORTON MANDEL CENTER FOR JEWISH EDUCATIONJCC Association is grateful to The Jack, Joseph, and Morton Mandel Foundation for its grant created to sustain the Mandel Center for Jewish Education.

JCC Association acknowledges The AVI CHAI Foundation for its support of training programs within the Mandel Center for Jewish Education:

Lekhu Lakhem IV: Brings JCC Association’s proven Jewish educational leadership to the wider Jewish resident camp community in collaboration with the Foundation for Jewish Camp.

Chizuk: Recruits, trains and places Jewish educators in Lekhu Lakhem camps to support the camp’s Jewish mission.

CENTENNIAL FUNDAs JCC Association and JWB celebrate their 100th anniversary in 2017, we are delighted to acknowledge the generosity of the following donors:Lisa F. and Ron BrillAnn P. and Stephen M. KaufmanStephen P. and Sharon Seiden and

the Russell Berrie Foundation

SHEVA CENTER FOR INNOVATION IN EARLY CHILDHOOD JEWISH EDUCATION & ENGAGEMENTJCC Association supports the largest number of Jewish early childhood centers, often a family’s first and most significant gateway to Jewish communal life. The Sheva Center raises the level of excellence in early childhood education.The Covenant FoundationThe Crown FamilyThe Myra Reinhard Family Foundation

2016 JCC Association of North America program and project support

JCC ASSOCIATION GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMElizabeth A. Schiro and

Stephen L. BayerShirley and William GrossmanLouis & Anita Perlman

Family Foundation

MERRIN CENTER FOR TEEN ENGAGEMENTThe Merrin Fellowship’s mission is to give JCC staff working with Jewish teens the skills to better serve this critical sector of the Jewish community. Matilda Blendes FundSeth Merrin and Anne Heyman z”l

JCC MACCABI GAMES® AND ARTSFEST®

The largest gathering of Jewish teens in North America, JCC Maccabi® has helped teen athletes and artists strengthen their Jewish identity as they hone their skills, engage in JCC Cares community service, be part of a global Jewish community and integrate Jewish values into their everyday life.

The Feldman Family FoundationGlassman Family Charitable FundJody and Robert MansbachSoref-Breslauer Texas FoundationThe Redwoods Group Foundation, Inc.David and Sharon Wax

JCC GROWS Supports community gardens at JCCs and produce donations to emergency food providers.The Robert Sillins

Family Foundation, Inc.

MAKING MUSIC HAPPEN: THE SOUNDTRACK OF JEWISH LIFE IN NORTH AMERICAMade possible by a grant from Marvin J. Pertzik and the Mary Livingston Griggs and Mary Griggs Burke Foundation.

JCC ASSOCIATION HAZON JEWISH OUTDOOR, FOOD & ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION (JOFEE) FELLOWSHIPHarriet and George BlankRuth Fletcher


JWB JEWISH CHAPLAINS COUNCILA SIGNATURE PROGRAM OF JCC ASSOCIATIONFor nearly 100 years, JWB has proudly fulfilled its mission to provide services that meet the religious, educational, and spiritual needs of Jews in the United States Military, veterans, and their families.

$10,000 AND ABOVEFran and Alan BroderJoanne and Donald W. Brodsky*Nancy and Irving Chase*Ralph Dweck*Congregation Emanu-El of

the City of New YorkSandy Fainbarg*Catherine and Michael Gildenhorn*Irene and Eddie H. Kaplan*Ann P. and Stephen M. Kaufman*Adrienne and Rick Matros*Marvin J. PertzikBarbara and J. Victor Samuels*Sharon and Stephen P. Seiden*Leonard Shaykin*The Slomo and Cindy Silvian

Foundation, Inc.Patti and Dan Steiner*Myron Steves*Sharon and David Wax*

$5,000-$9,999Deborah Ratner and Michael Salzberg*Jewish War Veterans of the

United States, Washington, DC

$1,000-$4,999Dr. David C. Ackerman*Rabbi Alvin K. BerkunJoshua Bernstein*Kenneth J. BloomB’nai Israel Congregation,

Rockville, MDBarbara and Mark Brookner*Congregation Beth Sholom,

Teaneck, NJ*Covenant B’nai B’rith Unit #2215Phil DarivoffDavid Eisner*Federation of Jewish Women’s Orgs.

of MarylandRobert A. Hammel*Jewish War Veterans Post 755,

Fort Worth, TexasSusan and William Kristol*Connie and Jay Krupin*Judith LiebermanLanie Gordon and David Mincberg*A. Mark Neuman

2016 JWB Jewish Chaplains Council

Melanie and Larry NussdorfEsther and Gary Polland*Zoe and Clive Rock*Dr. Paul and Mrs. Harriet RosenThe Robert Sillins Family

Foundation, Inc.Rabbi Matthew H. and

Mrs. Sara Simon*Sisterhood of North Shore Jewish

Center, Port Jefferson, NYAlbert and Lillian Small Foundation*Muriel and Myron StroberThe Marion and Norman Tanzman

Charitable FoundationTemple Israel of the City of New YorkTidewater Jewish FoundationRobert A. Waldman*

$500-$999Adath Israel, Merion Station, PAAlbert Einstein AcademyMeredith ArfaSusan BenezraDr. and Mrs. Ari BerensonHarriet and George BlankSally and James BoothDr. Maria BrecherCongregation Shomrei Emunah,

Montclair, NJSusan and Steven FanaroffDavid FaustRuth L. HermanRobin Hettleman WeinbergJewish Federated Charities of

the ShoalsThe New Kalman Sunshine FundPittsburgh Conference Jewish

Women’s OrganizationsDr. Bernard RosenbergSusan S. RuttnerDon SchwarzBlossom SiegelTemple Jeremiah, Northfield, ILHarriet and Nathan WasserstrumDr. Preston M. WolinEdwin P. Yates

$250-$499Ahavath Achim Congregation,

Atlanta, GAThe Howard & Nikki Applebaum

FoundationRhoda and Henry R. BernsteinBeth Israel Congregation,

Ann Arbor, MIB’nai B’rith Charities Foundation

of Allentown, PAJeffrey BravermanMichele Jacobson and

Andrew Burstiner

Michael BuschColonial Heights American Legion

Post 284Congregation B’nai Israel,

Saint Petersburg, FLSheldon DaitchRabbi Beth D. DavidsonRabbi Robert S. FeinbergDr. Arnold FelsenfeldFirst Sergeant Barton FendelmanBonnie and Allan FinkelsteinEzra H. FriedmanLaurie and Jerry FriedmanNeil FriedmanSharlene and Sol GalperBeth E. GamelDr. Mark GoldfarbEllen and Richard B. GoldsteinMichael L. GreenLeah R. and Jonathan S. GrossJay GrossmanHolyoke Combined Jewish AppealPeri A. HorowitzJewish Community Center of

Harrison, NYJewish War Veterans Post 536,

Manalapan, NJMitchell D. KaplanRobin and Larry KaplanArthur H. KaplanskyKaren KolodnyRabbi Cary and Mrs. Sheryl KozbergRabbi Doniel Z. KramerMelissa and Arthur KreitenbergRabbi Gail LabovitzCaptain Hugh and Mrs. Jill MainzerRonnie A. MasonMartin G. MendelssohnCynthia A. MirskyDr. Daniel and Mrs. Karol MusherLauren and Rick NeufeldMatthew Podell and Jessica HaberDr. Harlan PollockMax and Rebecca Rochkind Family

FoundationHoward RosenbloomLinda Saltz-GatoNancy and Stephen SchwartzRuth and Stanley SeemannStuart F. ShapiroDr. and Mrs. Robert A. SmithVicki and Lewis SnowLea and Joshua SteirmanTemple Beth-El, Ithaca, NYTemple Beth Hillel-Beth El,

Wynnewood, PATemple Beth Shalom, Needham, Mass.Temple Har Shalom, Warren, NJ

*We are delighted to acknowledge the donors making generous, multi-year gifts.


Tifereth Israel Synagogue, San Diego, CA

Susan and Martin E. ToherUnited Jewish SchoolRandi and Barry WeissHavva and Etan ZellnerSandra and Alan M. Zwickel

$100-249Michael AbramowitzWendi and Daniel AbramowitzCol. Benjamin L. Abramowitz, USA Ret.Agudas Achim Congregation,

Alexandria, VADr. and Mrs. Hymie AkstJoan H. and David AlexanderCaryn and Donald AltmanAndrew ApostolouRuth and Jack AppelGeila and Martin AronsonRabbi Stanley and Cecille AsekoffBuffalo Frontier Post No. 25Rabbi Laurence BazerRobert Mandel BeckermanIdie BenjaminDr. Wendy B. BernsteinBet Torah Nursery School,

Chappaqua, NYBeth Israel Center, Madison, WIBeth Sholom Men’s Club,

Elkins Park, PAElaine and Joseph S. BettmanRita BlackerJeffrey BluestoneLinda and Gerald W. BlumeJacqueline K. BodinBarbara and Richard BraunAndrea and Terry BresnickSue Ellen BrombergLes BurgerSteven H. CallerDeborah CarperCentral Synagogue, New York, NYBarbara ChazenMartin CirkielAnn and Robert W. CitronJane and Michael CivinsFranklyn CohenDyan and Alex CohenDavid Joel and Doreen CohenFred M. CohenThe Community Synagogue,

Port Washington, NYCongregation Ahavath Sholom,

Fort Worth, TXCongregation B’nai Israel,

Boca Raton, FL

Congregation Etz Chaim, Marietta, GACongregation Or Zarua, New York, NYCongregation Tifereth Israel,

Columbus, OHCongregation Torat El, Oakhurst, NJStuart DavisAnne DayerBarbara and Neil DemchickMajor Eugene F. Deutsch, USA Ret.Frederic E. DorkinArlene G. DryerDavina M. DubnickBarbara DubnickDagmar and Joseph EckfeldLaurence EcksteinBernard EdisonBella Ruth and Seymour EhrenpreisNancy and Michael B. EisenstatCelia and Phillip L. ElbaumDr. Morton and Dr. Esther FridmanLaurie Pearl and Howard FriedmanPhyllis M. GilmoreLt. Col. Michael and

Mrs. Rochelle GoldsteinNancy and Warren S. GoldstoneDr. Wendy and Dr. Michael GordonPaula and Jerome GottesmanRabbi Irving and Mrs. Blu GreenbergNorth Shore Congregation Israel,

Glencoe, ILAnna and Gerald GreenhouseElaine and Kerry GreenhutAlissa GrillSharon M. GutenMark GuyerJane and Philip HanserJoanne HarmonArlene and Ira S. HarrisKatherine M. HatwellStephen Hazan ArnoffDavid HechingerRabbi Jonathan L. HechtElissa HeilicherJoanne Hagadorn and Clifton HertelHoward C. HornRabbi William HornCantor Mark S. HorowitzSheila and Robert HyattSheila IsraelJeff JacobsJoan and Irwin JacobsJo-Ann and Arnold JacobsonFaye and Paul JeserJewish Community Center of

Schenectady, NYJewish War Veterans Department of NJRabbi Valerie Joseph

JWB Women’s Services Committee of Columbus, OH

Barry KahnRabbi Alan M. KalinskyElliot KalmanCol. Bernard S. KamineCynthia and Leonard KanarvogelBeth KaneStefanie and Robert KaronKehilat Ariel Messianic Synagogue,

San Diego, CAHelaine KatzKehillah of Lakewood RanchHannah and Paul KirschenfeldApril Stewart and Paul KlausnerJeffrey KornEvelyn and Martin KossJudith and Sheldon E. KovenRabbi Leonard and Mrs. Hanna B. KravitzMajor Richard A. Kronick, USAF Ret.Shirely and Gerald KurlanderNorth Suburban Synagogue Beth El,

Highland Park, ILDale LatiffL. E. B. Enterprises, Inc.David E. LeftonSusan and Joseph E. LeibenhautEllen and Robert LeibenluftEliane and Bernard K. LevySuzanne and Howard LiebreichJudith D. LobelDietra LoughranBennet J. LuckensKatherine and Russell LynnIan MacDonaldDavid MagidsonRussell E. MakowskyDaniel and Susan MarderRuth and Michael L. MargolinNechama MaslianskySteven F. MazerDr. and Mrs. Morton MeltzerLt. Col. Allen MiliefskyVivian I. MillerCynthia Mindell-WongNevin J. MindlinTari ModesJoan MorgensternLes B. MorrisMartin and Kim MoskowitzMartha NathansonJudith and Aaron NathensonSusan L. NeidichVivien and Robert NewmanAmy and Allen M. OlenderAmy and Anthony PardoStephen A. Pearlman



Dr. Barry PinchefskyRabbi Richard J. PlavinBettye and Benard H. PlotkinDavid E. PosnerMichael and Lisa PottigerReisner Family Charitable FundMonroe RichmanHenry RieserLee and Ron RobinsonEsther H. RoseDavid RosenzweigLynne G. and Robert RubinDr. Lewis RubinDaniel RubinsteinJanis K. and Thornton SafersteinJack A. SamoskyRay SamuelsonBarbara W. SasserGilda M. SaulLaura SchafferRabbi Philip E. SchechterStanley J. ScherDiana M. SchlesingerRabbi Ora SchnitzerSally and Mark SchulbergLynn SchwarzAlan M. SeidmanJerry SeitzmanAndrew J. ShaevelRabbi Abbi SharofskyShomrei Torah, Wayne, NJBettie and Ted ShrenselRabbi Marion ShulevitzSidra and Peter SiltonJoel S. Silver & Co., PCMerle and Seth M. SilverSilversolutions, Inc.Dr. and Mrs. Robert SilversHerbert F. SlavinLinden and Roger S. SoferJohn SognYetta B. SpeiserJoy and Nicholas SpillMax SpinnerJacques SredniStanley SrochiSara E. SussanMichael SydneyJeffrey TabachnickGlenn M. TaubmanTemple Beth Torah, Fremont, CATemple Beth Am, Randolph, MATemple Etz Chaim,

Thousand Oaks, CATemple Emanu-El, Providence, RITemple Rodef Shalom Religious

School,Falls Church, VA

TI Sunday Morning Minyan Charity Fund, Charlotte, NC

Diana and Morton TobinUniversity Synagogue Sisterhood,

Los Angeles, CADavid ValinskyArnie WaldmanMindi WapnerSally G. and Robert E. WatersStacy WeileNorman WeinerEllen and Norman WeingartSybil and Joe WeingastBarbara and David WeiselDr. Fredric and Mrs. Cynthia WeissMarcia J. WeissAnn Deborah WernerClifford WillKendra and Peter WinkelsteinKenny WintmanLori B. WittlinArlene WizwerDr. Hal WolfsonBetsy and Herbert L. WolkColby WycoffDina YakarBetsy and Joel ZeligsonLois ZollerDr. Howard and Mrs. Judith Zucker



JCC Association Revenue & Expenses

Revenues

National Federation/Agency Alliance and Individual Federations 1,097,000 8%Affiliate Dues 5,382,000 40%Annual Giving and Foundation Grants 2,339,000 18%Corporate Sponsorships/Other 700,000 5%Draw from Investments for Operations 668,000 5%Program Fees 3,114,000 23%

Total Revenue 13,300,000 100%

Expenses

Program Enrichment Services 2,401,000 18%Community Consultation Services 1,648,000 12%Jewish Education and Israel Operations 2,561,000 19%Finance & Administration 3,290,000 25%Marketing & Communication 1,325,000 10%Professional Leadership 668,000 5%Financial Resource Development 727,000 6%Services to the Military 576,000 4%

Total Expenses 13,196,000 100%

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JCC Association Officers and BoardJCC Association Revenue & Expenses

CHAIRStephen P. Seiden, West Orange, NJ

VICE CHAIRS Donald W. Brodsky, Houston, TXJoyce Goldstein, Essex Fells, NJGary Jacobs, San Diego, CAHoward T. Jacobson, Overland Park, KSRonald L. Leibow, Los Angeles, CAEric M. Nislow, Baltimore, MDFrancine Zorn Trachtenberg,

Washington, DC

SECRETARYHarriet I. Blank, Bridgewater, NJ

ASSOCIATE SECRETARIESLisa F. Brill, Atlanta, GAFelicia Gottdenker, Rockville, MD

HONORARY CHAIRSEdward H. Kaplan, Washington, DCAnn P. Kaufman, Houston, TXJerome B. Makowsky, Memphis, TNMorton L. Mandel, Cleveland, OHDaniel Rose, Bronx, NYPaula L. Sidman, Boston, MAAlan P. Solow, Chicago, IL

PRESIDENT AND CEODoron Krakow, New York, NY

INTERIM PRESIDENT (2016)Alan Mann, New York, NY

PRESIDENT EMERITUSAllan Finkelstein, Columbus, OH

2016-2018 Officers

Arthur R. Allen, Dallas, TXAlvin K. Berkun, Pittsburgh, PAKara Bierman, Memphis, TNHarriet I. Blank, Bridgewater, NJLisa F. Brill, Atlanta, GADonald W. Brodsky, Houston, TXAlex Budnitsky, Brooklyn, NYJoel Dinkin, Houston, TXAndrew L. Eisenberg, Boston, MAMichael Feinstein, Rockville, MDCheryl Fishbein, New York, NYCarol Weintraub Fogel, Detroit, MICarol Folkerth, Columbus, OHRichard Frankoff, Las Vegas, NVJane Gellman, Milwaukee, WIMichael Gildenhorn, Rockville, MDPaul Gillis, Denver, COJoyce Goldstein, Essex Fells, NJFelicia Gottdenker, Rockville, MDIvy Harlev, Wilmington, DEBarak Hermann, Baltimore, MDStuart B. Hochwert, Chicago, ILGary Jacobs, San Diego, CAHoward T. Jacobson, Overland Park, KSEdward H. Kaplan, Washington, DCAnn P. Kaufman, Houston, TXStephen M. Kaufman, Houston, TXBonnie J. Koppell, Mesa, AZIra I. Kronenberg, Passaic, NJJosh Langenthal, Berkeley, CARonald L. Leibow, Los Angeles, CAJudith M. Lieberman, West Orange, NJLawrence Magid, Searington, NYJerome B. Makowsky, Memphis, TNMorton L. Mandel, Cleveland, OH

2016-2018 Board of Directors

Thomas A. Mandel, Akron, OHAdrienne Matros, Irvine, CAMarc B. Merklin, Akron, OHRichard Nelson, Richmond, VAEric M. Nislow, Baltimore, MDDavid Peltz, Toronto, ONGeri Pollack, New York, NYMark Ramer, Atlantic Beach, NYStuart Raynor, West Orange, NJStephen R. Reiner, New York, NYDaniel Rose, Bronx, NYAmy Rosenberg, Ft Lauderdale, FLJane Tzinberg Rubin, St Louis, MOLinda Russin, Rockland County,NYAnnette G. Saxon, Baltimore, MDPhilip Schatten, New York, NYBrian Schreiber, Pittsburgh, PAEdward Schreiber, Houston, TXStephen P. Seiden, West Orange, NJMark F. Shapiro, Milwaukee, WIPaula L. Sidman, Boston, MAShirley Solomon, Boca Raton, FLAlan P. Solow, Chicago, ILKenneth A. Steinberg, Memphis, TNSusan B. Strait, Milwaukee, WIJoan P. Swartz, Austin, TXPhyllis Tabachnick, Chicago, ILFrancine Zorn Trachtenberg,

Washington, DCSuzanne Albin Tucker, Scotch Plains, NJJeffrey A. Tuvlin, Louisville, KYDavid S. Wax, San Diego, CACraig Weiss, Memphis, TNLynn Wittels, St Louis, MOEric M. Zachs, West Hartford, CT

HONORARY BOARD MEMBERSGilbert Fox, Nashville, TNMarilyn Fox, St Louis, MOSandra O. Gold, Tenafly, NJGordon Gross, Getzville, NYMark D. Litt, White Plains, NYGerald S. Ostrow, Pittsburgh, PAMarvin J. Pertzik, St Paul, MNIrwin Jay Robinson, New York, NYHarriet L. Rosenthal, West Orange, NJJ. Victor Samuels, Houston, TXNorman Seiden, Tenafly, NJJerome Spitzer, New York, NJMyron Strober, Palm Beach Gardens, FL


JCC Association Staff and Services

ADMINISTRATIONDoron KrakowPresident and CEO(212) 786-5096 | [email protected]

Allan Finkelstein President Emeritus(973) 224-0984 | [email protected]

Yael LubofskyCoordinator of Board Relations and Manager of Special Events (212) 786-5084 | [email protected]

Vanessa WayeProject Coordinator to President and CEO(212) 786-5083 | [email protected]

OPERATIONS Alan GoldbergSenior Vice President of Operations(212) 786-5122 | [email protected]

PROFESSIONAL LEADERSHIP AND THE MERRIN CENTER FOR TEEN ENGAGEMENTJoy Brand-RichardsonVice President | Director of Training and Professional Development(212) 786-5114 | [email protected]

Ellen GettingerProfessional Development Coordinator(212) 786-5099 | [email protected]

Sarah HechtTalent Management and Professional Leadership Associate(212) 786-5093 | [email protected]

Dina YakarConference Coordinator and Registrar(212) 786-5152 | [email protected]

MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONSJoanne HarmonVice President | Creative Director, Marketing and Communications(212) 786-5101 | [email protected]

Marla CohenDirector of Communications, JCC Circle Editor (212) 786-5092 | [email protected]

Morgan WeissDigital Media and Marketing Manager(212) 786-5117 | [email protected]

Loraine MachlinGraphic Designer(212) 786-5087 | [email protected]

Angela TranquilleMarketing Administrator(212) 786-5154 | [email protected]

JCC MACCABI® Randy Ellen Lutterman Vice President, Arts and Culture | Director, JCC Maccabi Games®

and ArtsFest® (212) 786-5123 | [email protected]

Jordan Zarin LanczyckiHost Community Liaison, JCC Maccabi®

(212) 786-5145 | [email protected]

Michael GordonProgram Director, JCC Maccabi®


Dena Sokol Associate Program Manager, JCC Maccabi®


PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT Robin BallinSenior Vice President, Program Development | Director, JCCs of North America Biennial Convention (212) 786-5112 | [email protected]

Shlomo SchwartzProgram Development Associate(212) 786-5155 | [email protected]

SHEVA CENTER: INNOVATION IN EARLY CHILDHOOD JEWISH EDUCATION & ENGAGEMENTMark HorowitzVice President | Director of Sheva Center (212) 786-5098 | [email protected]

Mackenzie NodaDirector of Strategy andCommunications, Sheva Center | Coordinator of Health and Wellness Strategies (212) 786-5095 | [email protected]

HEALTH AND WELLNESSSteve BeckerVice President, Health and Wellness Services (212) 786-5105 | [email protected]

JCC ISRAEL CENTER3

Leah GarberVice President | Director,JCC Israel Center011-972-2-625-1265 | [email protected]

Sara SlessAssistant Director, JCC Israel Center | Director, Israel Seminars011-972-2-625-1265 | [email protected]

Shira Lupiansky HassonBoarding Pass Associate | Israel Seminars011-972-2-625-1265 | [email protected]

Vicki RosenbergOffice Administrator, JCC Israel Center011-972-2-625-1265 [email protected]

Adam BlueJCC Maccabi Israel® Program Manager(202) 370-4030 | [email protected]

Elkana Bar-EitanJMI Program Manager, JCC Israel Center(202) 537-6056 | [email protected]

Lilach Shalom Accountant, JCC Israel Center011-972-2-625-1265 | [email protected]

COMMUNITY CONSULTATIONJanet S. Elam2

Senior Vice President, Community Consultation and Executive Leadership (512) 241-1118 | [email protected]

Dori Denelle1

Vice President | Certified Governance Consultant, Emerging Leadership, and Community Consultation(651) 452-2219 | [email protected]

THE JACK, JOSEPH AND MORTON MANDEL CENTER FOR EXCELLENCE IN LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT STRATEGIC PERFORMANCEDavid E. PosnerVice President, JWB | Community Consultation | Director, Strategic Performance(212) 786-5124 | [email protected]

Andrew C. Paller Vice President, Community Consultation | Director of JCC Benchmarking,Strategic Performance(212) 710-6432 | [email protected]

Michael RowlandMarketing Consultant(212) 786-5153 | [email protected]

Yuliya Mazur New Resource Communications Manager(212) 786-5140 | [email protected]

JWB JEWISH CHAPLAINS COUNCILRabbi Irving A. ElsonDirector, JWB Jewish Chaplains Council | Director, Armed Forces and Veterans Services (212) 532-4949 | [email protected]

Rabbi Abbi Sharofsky Deputy Director, JWB Jewish Chaplains Council (212) 786-5137 | [email protected]

Janine Acevedo Program Associate, JWB Jewish Chaplains Council(212) 786-5090 | [email protected]

THE JACK, JOSEPH AND MORTON MANDEL CENTER FOR JEWISH EDUCATIONDr. David AckermanSenior Vice President | Director, The Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Center for Jewish Education(212) 786-5110 | [email protected] JCC CAMPSAaron GreenbergSenior Consultant for Day Camp Initiatives(212) 786-5150 | [email protected]

Jodi SperlingSenior Consultantfor Overnight Camps(347) 931-7002 | [email protected]

Amy GrasselProgram Coordinator for Camping Services(212) 786-5109 | [email protected]

Beth Garfinkle HancockChizuk [email protected]

Yael WarachProgram Associate, MCJE | Arts & Culture(212) 786-5088 | [email protected]

ACCOUNTING AND FINANCEBob KimsalSenior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer(212) 786-5141 | [email protected]

Dina RudolphController(212) 786-5132 | [email protected]

Irina AbramovAccounting Assistant(212) 786-5133 | [email protected]

HUMAN RESOURCESIrina Khomina Manager, Human Resources(212) 786-5131 | [email protected]

Elaine VasquezAccounting and Benefits Associate, Front Desk(212) 786-5136 | [email protected]

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGYAndy ZhangManager, Information Technology(212) 786-5103 | [email protected]

Bernardo ArochoAssociate, Information Technology | Network Administrator(212) 786-5094 | [email protected]

PRODUCTIONFranklin JamesSupervisor, Production and Facilities(212) 786-5118 | [email protected]

Donald CredleProduction Assistant and Front Desk(212) 786-5113 | [email protected]

D’wayne HaywoodShipping and Receiving(212) 786-5107 | [email protected]

FINANCIAL RESOURCE DEVELOPMENTArlene SwartzSenior Vice President Financial Resource Development (212) 786-5135 | [email protected]

Lisa ZbarDirector, Individual Giving(212) 786-5120 | [email protected]

Samantha HordesDevelopment Associate(212) 786-5126 | [email protected]

1 JCC Association Midwestern Services Office2478 Pond Circle West St. Paul MN 55120(651) 452-2219 [email protected]

2 JCC Association Southwestern Services Office2303 S Third StreetAustin, TX 78704(512) 241-1118 [email protected]

3 JCC Israel CenterSolomon and Mary Litt Building12 Moshe Hess StreetJerusalem, 9418513, Israel011.972.2.625.1265fax [email protected]


CanadaCalgary Jewish Community Centre, Calgary, ABCamp BB Riback, Edmonton, ABJCC of Greater Vancouver, Vancouver, BCRose and Max Rady JCC, Winnipeg, MBB’nai B’rith Jewish Community Camp,

Winnipeg, MBMiles Nadal JCC, Toronto, ONProsserman JCC, Toronto, ONSchwartz/Reisman Centre, Vaughan, ONJCC of Windsor, Windsor, ONY Country Camp, Montreal, QC

United StatesLevite JCC, Birmingham, ALEast Valley JCC, Chandler, AZValley of the Sun JCC, Scottsdale, AZTucson JCC, Tucson, AZJCC of the East Bay, Berkeley, CAPeninsula JCC, Foster City, CAMerage JCC of Orange County, Irvine, CALawrence Family JCC of San Diego County –

Jacobs Family Campus, La Jolla, CABarbara and Ray Alpert JCC, Long Beach, CAWestside JCC, Los Angeles, CAAddison-Penzak JCC of Silicon Valley,

Los Gatos, CAShalom Institute, Malibu, CAOshman Family JCC , Palo Alto, CACamp Mountain Chai, San Diego, CAJCC Maccabi Sports Camp, San Francisco, CACamp Tawonga, San Francisco, CAJCC of San Francisco, San Francisco, CAOsher Marin JCC, San Rafael, CAContra Costa JCC, Walnut Creek, CAValley JCC, Woodland Hills, CABoulder JCC, Boulder, COStaenberg-Loup JCC, Denver, COJewish Senior Services, Bridgeport, CTGreenwich JCC, Greenwich, CTJCC of Stamford, Stamford, CTMandell JCC of Greater Hartford,

West Hartford, CTEdlavitch JCC of Washington, DC, Washington, DCSiegel JCC, Wilmington, DEAdolph and Rose Levis JCC, Boca Raton, FLDavid Posnack JCC, Davie, FLJewish Community Alliance of Jacksonville,

Jacksonville, FLThe Roth Family JCC of Greater Orlando,

Maitland, FLDave & Mary Alper JCC, Miami, FLGalbut Family Miami Beach JCC on the Simkins

Family Campus, Miami Beach, FLMichael-Ann Russell JCC, North Miami Beach, FLRosen JCC, Orlando, FLMandel JCC of the Greater Palm Beaches

JCC, Boynton Beach, FL JCC, Palm Beach Gardens, FL

The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee, Sarasota, FL

Tampa JCC, Tampa, FL Bryan Glazer Family JCC, Tampa, FLAugusta JCC, Augusta, GAMarcus JCC of Atlanta, Dunwoody, GA Zaban Park, Dunwoody, GAJewish Educational Alliance, Savannah, GA

JCCs, YM-YWHAs, and Camps of the JCC Movement

JCC Chicago, Chicago, IL Early Childhood Services –

JCC at Woodland Commons, Buffalo Grove, IL Children, Family & Wellness Services,

Chicago, IL Day Camping Services, Chicago, IL Ezra Multi-Service Center, Chicago, IL Florence G. Heller JCC, Chicago, IL Hyde Park JCC, Chicago, IL Bernard Horwich JCC, Chicago, IL Early Childhood Services, Chicago, 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, WIJCC of Indianapolis, Indianapolis, INJCC of Greater Kansas City, Overland Park, KSJCC of Louisville, Louisville, KYNew Orleans JCC, New Orleans, LA Goldring-Woldenberg JCC – Metairie,

Metairie, LAJCCs of Greater Boston, Newton, MA JCC Brookline, Brighton, MA Metrowest JCC, Framingham, MA Leventhal-Sidman JCC, Newton, MASpringfield JCC, Springfield, MAWorcester JCC, Worcester, MAJCC of Greater Baltimore, Owings Mills, MD Park Heights Branch, Baltimore, MDCapital Camps & Retreat Center, Rockville, MDBender JCC of Greater Washington, Rockville, MDJewish Community Alliance of Southern Maine,

Portland, MEJCC of Greater Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor, MIFresh Air Society/Tamarack Camps,

Bloomfield Hills, MIJCC of Metropolitan Detroit, West Bloomfield, MI Jimmy Prentis Morris Building, Oak Park, MIJCC of the Greater St. Paul Area, St Paul, MNSt. Louis JCC, St Louis, MO Marilyn Fox Building, Chesterfield, MO The Staenberg Family Complex, St Louis, MOAsheville JCC, Asheville, NCSandra and Leon Levine JCC, Charlotte, NCCharlotte & Dick Levin JCC, Durham, NCRaleigh-Cary JCC, Raleigh, NCOmaha JCC, Omaha, NEShimon and Sara Birnbaum JCC, Bridgewater, NJBetty & Milton Katz JCC, Cherry Hill, NJJCC Jersey Shore, Deal Park, NJJCC Princeton Mercer Bucks & Abrams Camps,

East Windsor, NJNJ Y Camps, Fairfield, NJ Nesher, Round Lake and Kislak Adult Camp,

Lake Como, PA Nah-Jee-Wah, Cedar Lake, Teen and

Mountaintop, Milford, PAMilton & Betty Katz JCC, Margate City, NJJCC of Central NJ, Scotch Plains, NJKaplen JCC on the Palisades, Tenafly, NJBergen County JCC, Township of Washington, NJJCC Metrowest, West Orange, NJ Leon and Toby Cooperman JCC, West Orange, NJJCC of Southern Nevada, Las Vegas, NVSidney Albert Albany JCC, Albany, NY

Riverdale YM-YWHA, Bronx, NYEdith & Carl Marks JCH of Bensonhurst,

Brooklyn, NYKingsbay YM-YWHA, Brooklyn, NYShorefront YM-YWHA of Brighton Manhattan

Beach, Brooklyn, NYSid Jacobson JCC, East Hills, NYThe JCC of Greater Buffalo

Benderson Family Building, Getzville, NY Holland Family Building, Buffalo, NY92nd Street Y, New York, NYYM & YWHA of Washington Heights & Inwood,

New York, NYBerkshire Hills Eisenberg Camp, New York, NYSurprise Lake Camp, New York, NYMoise Safra Center, New York, NYJCC of Schenectady , Niskayuna, NYBarry & Florence Friedberg JCC, Oceanside, NY

Long Beach Division, Long Beach, NYSunrise Association (Sunrise Day Camps

Association, Inc.), Oceanside, NYJCC of Greater Rochester, Rochester, NYHarold and Elaine Shames JCC on the Hudson,

Tarrytown, NYJCC Rockland, West Nyack, NYShaw JCC of Akron, Akron, OHMandel JCC of Cleveland, Beachwood, OHMayerson JCC, Cincinnati, OHCamp Livingston, Cincinnati, OHThe JCC of Greater Columbus, Columbus, OHMarjorie and Oscar Boonshoft – Center for Jewish

Culture and Education, Dayton, OHJCC of Toledo, Sylvania, OHJCC of Youngstown, Youngstown, OHB’nai B’rith Camp, Beaverton, ORMittleman JCC, Portland, ORThe JCC of the Lehigh Valley, Allentown, PAJewish Federation of Greater Harrisburg,

Harrisburg, PAPinemere Camp, Philadelphia, PAJCC of Greater Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA South Hills Branch, Pittsburgh, PACamp Poyntelle, Little Neck, NYScranton JCC, Scranton, PAJewish Community Alliance of Northeast

Pennsylvania, Wilkes Barre, PAKaiserman JCC, Wynnewood, PAYork JCC, York, PADwares JCC of the Jewish Alliance of Greater

Rhode Island, Providence, RICharleston JCC, Charleston, SCKatie and Irwin Kahn JCC, Columbia, SCMemphis JCC, Memphis, TNGordon JCC, Nashville, TNJCC of Austin, Austin, TXAaron Family JCC of Dallas, Dallas, TXEvelyn Rubenstein JCC, Houston, TX JCC, West Houston, TXBarshop JCC of San Antonio, San Antonio, TXI.J. & Jeanne Wagner JCC, Salt Lake City, UTJCC of Northern Virginia, Fairfax, VAWeinstein JCC, Richmond, VAMarilyn and Marvin Simon Family JCC,

Virginia Beach, VAStroum JCC, Mercer Island, WAHarry and Rose Samson Family JCC,

Milwaukee, WI

Stephen P. Seiden

Chair

Doron Krakow

President and CEO

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