Tehiyah ShelanuThe Magazine and Annual Report of Tehiyah Day School

Volume 16 Number 1 Winter 2012

Tehiyah Day School2603 Tassajara AveEl Cerrito, CA 94530

Phone: 510.233.3013Fax: 510.233.0171www.tehiyah.org

Table of Contents

Letter from Board President ................................................................................................. 1Alumni News ...............................................................................................................................2-4Donor Portrait .............................................................................................................................. 5Donor Listings .......................................................................................................................... 6-11Development and Finance Report...................................................................................12Two Nights, One Community ........................................................ Inside Back Cover

Credits

Editor: Debbie Rosenfeld-CaparazDesign: Nancy Rosenblum, Frisco GraphicsPhotography: Bob Schwartz, Cynthia Ragin de Peña, Nadine Samuels and others Front Cover: Picasso-style paintings by Tehiyah fifth-graders

Mission Statement

The mission of Tehiyah Day School is to inspire curiosity, a strong sense of community, and a vibrant connection to Judaism. At Tehiyah, we live the curriculum!

Board of Trustees

Members

Matthew AbarbanelLisa Cohen BennettLaurel Bray-Hanin

Revital GiladAdena Kaplan

Joan KiangIrene KimAllen King

Michele LevineAdam MizockVictoria Zatkin

Board of Senior TrusteesDebra Barach

Eugene BardachSimon Guendleman

Greg MarellStuart MarsonGene Millstein

Michelle SchwartzVictoria Zatkin

Tehiyah is a beneficiary of the Jewish Community Federation and Foundation of the East Bay, BASIS , the Jim Joseph Foundation, the Koret Foundation,

Keren Keshet — The Rainbow Foundation, and the Aaron and Marie Blackman Foundation.

Head of School Head of Judaic Studies

Head of General StudiesChief Financial Officer

Director of AdmissionsDirector of Development

Director of CommunicationsDirector of Facilities

Bathea JamesRabbi Tsipi GabaiElise ProwseAmy CotyJim GainesHeike FriedmanDonna SidelRoseMarie Ezra

Administration

President Vice Presidents

Secretary Treasurer Treasurer

Debbie BambergerRebekah WildmanBuddy WarnerGene MillsteinScott Hanin Miguel Zuliani

Dear Tehiyah Community

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Debbie Bamberger, Tehiyah’s new board president, and her husband Josh are the parents of Eli, in third grade, and Noah, in kindergarten. Debbie is a women’s health nurse practitioner and the lead clinician at Planned Parenthood Shasta Pacific’s El Cerrito Plaza health center. Debbie has been a nurse practitioner for 17 years in a variety of settings. She is a founder of the Women’s Community Clinic, San Francisco’s only free clinic for women. The Women’s Community Clinic was started in 1999 on a shoestring budget and has grown to an annual budget of $1.5 million, 17 staff members, and over 100 volunteer health workers and clinicians. Debbie graduated from Clark University in Worcester, Mass., and received her master’s of science degree from UCSF.

Thank you very much for your generosity this past year. We have done an excellent job raising money and using it wisely to sustain and improve our extraordinary school. We reached a milestone of 100% parent participation in giving to the Tehiyah Fund, a reflection of your commitment to this warm and close community.

Tehiyah’s Board of Trustees is concentrating on several strategic areas this year to ensure the financial sustainability of the school. We want to guarantee that current and future students will receive the academic skills they need, steeped in the foundation of Jewish ethics and values, to be successful in these rapidly changing times.

The Board of Trustees held a board retreat in the fall, working with a consultant to focus the Board’s efforts on development and recruitment. We also had a groundbreaking joint meeting with the Boards of both Oakland Hebrew Day School and Contra Costa Jewish Day School to brainstorm how we can work together to build strength for Jewish continuity in the East Bay.

The Board, Head of School, senior administrators, parents, and teachers have been hard at work preparing for our re-accreditation review with the California Association of Independent Schools (CAIS). The accreditation process happens every six years, and it is an opportunity for us to closely review everything at Tehiyah. The accreditation review culminates with a CAIS site visit in February. They will thoroughly review our curriculum and administrative work, and meet with all stakeholders in our community.

The review process for accreditation prepared us to launch a new strategic planning initiative in 2012. In 2011, a small committee of trustees reviewed Tehiyah’s 2006 Strategic Plan to assess which goals have been met and which are still relevant. We have begun the next round of strategic planning, delving in more detail into how to meet the current and future needs of the school. We plan to involve many members of our community in the process, as your input is invaluable to us.

We are very proud that Tehiyah continues to operate within our budget and to make wise financial decisions despite the tough economic climate. Yes, money is tighter now, but Tehiyah’s Board, its Finance Committee, and the senior administrators are committed to the school’s financial responsibility and to guaranteeing the quality of our programs. There are many opportunities to help keep Tehiyah’s mission and goals in the forefront of all of our future planning. Your donations do make a difference — from providing tuition assistance to a child who wouldn’t otherwise be able to come to Tehiyah, to helping send our eighth-graders to Washington, D.C., and to Israel, to improving our art room and library, and more. Please contact Heike Friedman in the Development Office if you’d like to make a targeted donation.

Again, I appreciate your involvement with Tehiyah and am grateful we are in this community together.

Warmly,

Debbie Bamberger, Board President

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Alumni HighlightsNaomi Bardach (class of 1988) is a pediatrician and researcher at UCSF School of Medicine, where she earned her MD in 2003 after earning her bachelor’s degree from Barnard College. She and her husband, Jonathan Katzman, have two sons.

Elijah ben Izzy (class of 2006), who is studying applied math-ematics-computer science at Brown University, is on pace to graduate in 2014.

Michaela ben Izzy (class of 2009) will graduate from Berkeley High School in 2013. She and her Tehiyah classmate, Isabel Alter, are studying in Italy for a year.

Laura Cunradi (class of 2000) earned her bachelor’s degree in language studies from UC Santa Cruz in 2008 and is working on her master’s in education at Mills College.

Davina Drabkin (Groch), class of 1987, is a consultant for the Stanford Graduate School of Business and a trustee for the Burlingame School Board. She graduated from Stanford’s business school in 2003 after receiving her undergraduate degree from UC Berkeley in 1995. Davina is married to Ron Drabkin, and the couple has three children.

Benjamin Friedman (class of 2001) is attending UCSF School of Medicine while working as a paramedic. Benjamin graduated from Brown University with a degree in biology.

Nicole Friedman (class of 2005) is a senior at Brown University.

Alisa Givental (class of 1994), a 2010 graduate of UC Berkeley School of Law, is a lawyer for Severson & Werson. Alisa, who is married to Michel Banda Dieguez, earned her bachelor’s degree from UC Berkeley and a master’s degree from New York University.

Sarah Goldberg (class of 1997) is a researcher/technician at Hebrew University and lives in Tel Aviv. Following the completion of her undergraduate studies at Swarthmore College in 2005, she went on to earn a master’s degree at University of Oxford in 2006.

Most Important Things I Learned at Tehiyah “I loved my time at Tehiyah. When I graduated, we made aliyah, and the strong difference between the Israeli education system and Tehiyah was mind blowing. I felt loved at Tehiyah by my teachers. I think that is the most important part of education.”— Tamar Zaken

“I learned a lot about my culture and heritage. I also came out of Tehiyah with a great academic background to do well in high school.”— Elijah ben Izzy

Class of 1991 20-Year Reunion (left to right): Justin Sachs-Wientraub, Gabe Levy, Itamar Moses, David Guendelman, Adam Schwartz, Ian Wilson and Dan Rubinsky

From left to right: Rafi Silberblatt, Haggai Resnikoff, Daria Taback, Brenden Millstein and Rafi Rosen

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Anya Grossman (class of 1998) is an attorney at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP in New York. She attended the University of Pennsylvania’s law school after earning her bachelor’s at UCLA.

Jessica Grossman (class of 2001) is an intern at Moishe House, where she utilizes her 2009 bachelor’s of arts degree in psychology from UC Santa Cruz.

Rachel Heitler (Finkelstein), class of 2000, is a financial consultant for Nonprofit Finance Fund. She graduated from the University of Maryland in 2009 with a degree in history and two years later married Jacob Finkelstein.

Mollie Hudson (class of 2004) is on track to finish her studies in pre-medicine at Macalester College this year.

Simone Hudson (class of 2008) will graduate from The Urban School of San Francisco in 2012.

Maia Kern (class of 1998) is a self-employed film and television makeup artist. Maia graduated from the American Musical and Dramatic Academy in 2004 and is slated to finish her studies at Phillips Beth Israel School of Nursing in 2013.

Ari Khuner-Haber (class of 2004) will graduate from George-town this year as a foreign service major.

Renna Khuner-Haber (class of 2000) is a program associate at Hazon. She holds degrees from Barnard College (biology, 2008) and the Jewish Theological Seminary (modern Jewish studies, 2009).

Avi King (class of 2006) is in his second year studying computer science engineering at the University of Michigan.

Aiden Meyer (class of 2005) is studying theater, production and design at Fordham College at Lincoln Center.

Brenden Millstein (class of 1998) and Raphael Rosen (class of 1998) founded Carbon Lighthouse and are saving 2.73 pounds of CO2 per minute. Brenden married Amanda Schwartz (now Millstein) in 2011.

“I think that Tehiyah offered a unique moral exploration by teaching Jewish values and torah with flexibility and exploration. Tehiyah gave me the tools to look with a critical moral lens at the world. It was the perfect place for an atheist Jew who took her religion very seriously. I also love that I still sort of know Hebrew!”— Ariel Zucker

“To be an artist, to care about community, to think critically”— Daria Taback

Amanda and Brenden Millstein with their nephews

Anya Grossman Simone Hudson

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Dev Millstein (class of 1994) serves as a postdoctoral fellow at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. Dev finished his Ph.D. in civil and environmental engineering at the UC Berkeley in 2009 and holds an undergraduate degree from Vassar College. He and his wife, Rachel Adams, have one child.

Jesse Mintz-Roth (class of 1993) is an urban planner (pedestrian safety) for the New York City Department of Transportation. He earned his bachelor’s degree from the University of Chicago in 2001 and his master’s from Harvard University in 2008.

Raphael Rosen (class of 1998) and Brenden Millstein’s (class of 1998) company, Carbon Lighthouse, has proven that it is not just possible, but profitable, for organizations to eliminate their entire carbon footprint. After finishing his undergraduate studies at Harvard University in 2006, Raphael earned his master’s from University of Cambridge in 2007. He got married in 2011.

Anna Stein (Brodsky), class of 1992, is an engineer for Peter Kiewit Sons’. In 2000, Anna finished her bachelor’s degree at UC Berkeley in industrial engineering and operations research. She and her husband, David Stein, have two sons.

Daria Taback (class of 2001) is a first and second-grade teaching assistant at Tehiyah. She serves as a communications intern at Reboot and earned her bachelor’s degree in 2010 from Oberlin College.

Lara Walklet (class of 1998), holds many roles — Hebrew teacher at Tehiyah, third-grade Judaic studies teacher at Congregation Beth El’s Kadima program, and teacher at Midrasha Jewish High School. Lara earned her bachelor’s degree in Judaic studies from McGill University in 2006 and went on to receive her master’s in Jewish education from Hebrew University in Jerusalem.

Tamar Zaken (class of 1990) is the director of youth leadership at Memizrach Shemesh, the center for Jewish social activism in Israel. Tamar holds degrees from Columbia University and Yeshiva University. She and her husband, Asher Grinner, live in Jerusalem.

Ariel Zucker (class of 2000) serves as a research analyst at Poverty Action Lab at MIT. The organization partners with organizations and governments around the world to conduct randomized evaluations aimed at reducing poverty. Ariel received her bachelor’s degree in economics from Columbia University in 2009.

If you have news you would like to share with the community, please send alumni updates to hfriedman@tehiyah.org.

Fondest Memories of Tehiyah “Making matzah for Passover, Goldrush trip, disabilities unit, Pinhead Cafe, D.C. trip, choir, learning Hebrew pop music, playing for the Tehiyah Timberwolves especially against the California School for the Deaf (and Blind)”— Lara Walklet

“Bagel lunch, PE at Tassajara Park, Taylor Dollars, Mr. A’s science class, playing with LEGOs every day in 1st grade, making matzah, JS with Tsipi, celebrating holidays”— Ari Khuner-Haber

Avi King Lara Walklet

Ariel Zucker

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Mizocks Launch Run for Tehiyah

Adam and Lauran Mizock have two children at Tehiyah. Adam is actively involved in the East Bay Jewish community, serving on the board of directors of the Jewish Federation of the East Bay and as the chair of the Federation’s strategic planning task force. He is currently a fellow in the second year of the Wexner Heritage Program, an intensive Jewish study and leadership preparation program. After serving as Tehiyah’s president from 2006-2011, Adam continues to be on Tehiyah’s Board of Trustees. Adam is an attorney at BlackRock, which is one of the world’s largest investment management firms.

By Debbie Rosenfeld-Caparaz

Adam Mizock proved last school year how far he would go for Tehiyah — 26.2 miles to complete his first marathon.

By finishing the California International Marathon in impressive fashion, Adam raised over $22,000 for Tehiyah. Prior to training for the event, he had never run more than six miles.

“The outcome was fantastic,” said Adam, currently a member of Tehiyah’s board of trustees after serving five years as president. “I don’t think I would have finished the marathon without a community and more than 130 donors cheering me on.”

This year, Adam won’t be running alone as the Mizock family has introduced The Run for Tehiyah as the main fundraising event for the eighth-grade Israel trip. Over 60 parents, students, teachers, grandparents and friends of Tehiyah are training to participate in the Oakland Running Festival on March 25, running as part of a marathon relay team or as an individual runner in the 5K race (three miles). Adam’s wife, Lauran, and his children, Eli (eighth-grader) and Clara (fourth-grader), are part of the Tehiyah Running Group that trains together weekly.

The goal for The Run for Tehiyah is to raise at least $20,000 with all of the funds going towards Tehiyah’s Israel Education Fund — established to ensure that the school’s eighth-graders now and in the future will be able to afford the Israel trip. Adam and Lauran pledged $25,000 (over five years) to start the fund.

“We want to be sure that the school and students can afford the trip,” Adam said. “We have seen the impact of the trip on the eighth-grade graduates. It is the culmination of their growth and Jewish education at Tehiyah, and caps an amazing year with the Washington, D.C. trip in the fall.”

Adam would like to see The Run for Tehiyah become an annual event.

“It has all the elements of a great program,” Adam said. “It brings people together around a common purpose; it encourages healthy living; it’s fun, and it can succeed by raising funds from many donors with gifts of any size.”

Join Adam by supporting the Run for Tehiyah today online at tehiyah.givezooks.com/grassroots_fundraisers/the-run-for-tehiyah.

“Tehiyah has enriched my family’s life through its education of our children and its impact on our community,” he said. “I have been inspired by the way our students and graduates take the Tehiyah curriculum to heart as they engage in lifelong learning (l’midah), social justice and giving to those in need (tzedakah), and making the world a better place (tikkun olam).”

The Mizock family from left to right: Eli, Lauran, Clara and Adam

Members of the Tehiyah community training for the Run for Tehiyah

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$100,000 +Jim Joseph Foundation

$50,000 +BASISJewish Community Federation and Foundation of the East Bay

$25,000 +AnonymousKoret FoundationConnie and Alfred Weissman

$10,000 +Anonymous (2)The Aaron and Marie Blackman FoundationThe Keren Keshet Fund — A Rainbow FoundationLauran and Adam MizockLester PackerJane TishkoffJodi and Paul Warner

$5,000 +Anonymous (2)BlackRockHeike and Eric FriedmanMiriam Moussaioff and Andrew GreenbergDavid L. Klein Jr. FoundationNorCal Mutual Insurance CompanyRobin and Eugene MillsteinNadine SamuelsAmalie and Henry Schudmak Fund of the Jewish Community Foundation Michelle SchwartzElisabeth Kashner and Jonathan Stern

$3,600 +Edona and Matthew AbarbanelAdena and Seth Kaplan

Hyunyong and I’pyong KimMadeline and Neil WeinsteinKristin and Shmuel WeissmanWells Fargo Foundation

$1,800 +Anonymous (2)Jean and Jay AbarbanelHarrison AlterTanir Ami and Josh KoneckyDebra and Marc BarachChevron Humankind Matching Gift ProgramLeslie Crary and Andrew StoloffLara and Richard DuttaIrene Kim and Richard GampellDebbie Dare and Joseph GoldSally and Richard GoodmanGrossberg Abrams FoundationLaurel Bray-Hanin and Scott HaninJennifer HowlettBathea and Sam JamesRita and Howard KashnerJoan and Kang KiangHannah and Allen KingSusan Goldstein and Andy KivelKim and Steven MarderLaurie and Stuart MarsonNan Toder and Dan McCloskyNancy Ostrow and Linda ManoogianNaomi and David PockellCatherine and Dov RosenfeldEileen and Robert Ruby Philanthropic Fund of the Jewish Community FoundationTali and Joel SiegalAmy and Steve UtsteinRebekah WildmanVictoria and Steven Zatkin

$1,000 +Anonymous (2)Debbie and Joshua BambergerLisa Cohen Bennett and Terrence Bennett

Gifts in Honor (Honorees in Bold)

Matt, Edona, Ezra and Asher AbarbanelJean and Jay Abarbanel

Celia AlterRuth Ehrenkrantz and Spencer Klein

Ari Ball-BurackJanet and Richard BallEllen BurackShelly Ball and Jeff BurackLynn Flagg

Nancy BardachJennifer Howlett

Lisa Cohen Bennett David Cohen

Noah BennettLisa Cohen Bennett and Terrence BennettMargaret and Paul BuckmanLaureen and David CohenShirley and Edwin CohenRobert GarriottLinda HanafeeMichael LedermanSheri and Paul RobbinsElizabeth Vasher

Ilana BradmanAnonymous

Danielle and David ChidesterHillary Galler and Rob Fogel Nancy LaemmleJane Tishkoff

Shirley and Dr. Edwin Cohen Lisa Cohen Bennett

Daniel and Jacob FeitelbergNancy de VillersRose FeitelbergCarlinda De Morais and Herval FerreiraMaureen HoyerMavis and Richard McGaugh

Eliana FujitaJosefina and Paul FujitaPaula and Maurice Selkow

Ophir GiladRevital and Eli GiladRonit GiladNancy Wilkinson and Randall MatamorosShannan Wilber

Aviva and Daniella GilbertEsther Brass-Chorin

Ilana GoldbergJoan R. GoldbergJeffrey Seeman

Bathea JamesKitzi and Bruce BakerLauran and Adam Mizock

Solomon KleinCynthia EhrenkrantzRuth Ehrenkrantz and Spencer Klein

Cameron LeaseDavid ColemanLoraine and Howard Coleman Sherry and Eric ElkinPamela and Manuel FuentesAnnette LeaseFrances and Gilbert Lease

Danielle Levy-WolinsYonit Levy

Ben, Joachim, Sam and Shaya LyonDesmid Lyon

Lena MiltonShirley FinkLisa Milton-Fink and Robert MiltonClaudia and Carl Valas

Adam MizockLisa Cohen Bennett and Terrence BennettSteve BrownSusan Danek and John ZupanSally and Richard GoodmanCarol Hoffman and Jim MatsonBathea and Sam JamesMatt JonesJulie Matlof Kennedy and Patrick KennedyRobinn and Dan Magid Clara MizockEli MizockNancy Ostrow and Linda Manoogian Lisa Raatz Lael RubinEileen and Rob RubyJulie Schliesser Judith SternJodi and Paul Warner

Mayer, Linda and Shira Riff z'lJoan and Lawrence Schwartz

2010-11 Annual Report This report contains information about gifts to Tehiyah for the 2010-11 school year. In preparation for this report, we have tried to avoid errors and omissions. If any are found, please accept our apologies, and report them to the development office. If your name was not listed as you prefer, please let us know so that our records may be corrected. If your gift was received after June 30, 2010, your name will appear in the 2011-12 Annual Report. The listing includes restricted and unrestricted gifts including gifts to our new Bridge-K program as well as sponsorships and donations for our events.

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Lauren Snider Brandt and Rabbi James BrandtYael and Aaron ChaverJill and Martin DoddGoogleJane Gottesman and Geoffrey BiddleJudy Hahn and Ben LermanMaggie Heredia-Peltz and Michael PeltzJoan Fenichel Rubin and Rick Rubin Andrea SchumerJacqueline and Mark SutterLawrence WhiteKatya and James WoodmanseeSuzanne D’Arcy and Jerry YanowitzVera Zatkin

$500 +Anonymous (3)Kitzi and Bruce BakerNancy and Eugene BardachCyndi and Peter BerckCindy BernhardtKaren Robbins and Max BernsteinCarol Brownstein and David LiebermanAmy CotyLaurie and Jonathan EarpGartnerRevital and Eli GiladSharon Shoshani and David GoldsteinJudy and Sheldon GreenePatricia HostinMarlene and Ilan KeretRuth Ehrenkrantz and Spencer KleinVivek KrishnappaMichele LevineAmy and Philip MezeyBonnie MizockAlisa and Calvin MorrillPG&E Matching Gifts ProgramPlant ConstructionLael RubinJuliet and Kevin SaxeWells Fargo Bank

$180 +Anonymous (7)Albany BowlDeena AranoffJeanne BambergerSharona BarzilayLea Berhane and Amanuel Haile

Joanna Wise Bradman and Asa BradmanArlene Immerman and David BrownAmy ChenJason ClagueVally and John CoggshallRonnie and Stuart CohenEmily and Andy CohenLynn CohenMerle and Seymour CohenLeslie and Aaron CohenJudith and Neil CollierNathan CookLimor and Asaf DarashAndrea and Jay DodgeMelita and David DoostanJoan DorganHalle Brown and Daniel EmerlingDeborah and Daniel EzekielDeb Fink and Aaron KatlerSharon Aviran and Hod FinkelsteinAnita Friedman and Dr. Ernest FriedmanJoan Bradus and Dale FriedmanJoyce Selkow and Rod FujitaBonnie Wolf and Bruce FukujiRabbi Tsipi GabaiTamar GershonNicole and Ryan GilbertLaura and Alexander GiventalJean GlasserKate and Gabriel GliksmanBarbara GoddardKaren GoldbergAndrea and Gregory GoldmanGordon & ReesRuth and Gregg GorrinSylvia and Simon GuendelmanMaya GuendelmanTania Balazs-Gvishi and Zvi GvishiAllan HauskensRandall HegartyStephen HennesseyLilach and Gal HochmanDavid and Pam HornikDonna Jaffe Elizabeth and Laurence JamesStephany and Joe JoffeKaiser Permanente Community Giving Matching Gift ProgramElissa and Alan KittnerDiane Halberg and Josh LangenthalKatharine Lauer and Matti TeiblumSara and Brian LawrenceFrances and Gilbert Lease

Aaron RobbinsKaren Robbins and Max BernsteinMadelyne and Jay DanemanAmy Ebert Rachel and Alan EngelMaribel GeeShelley RobbinsAudrey SiskindSiskind SusserIrving and Carole WigdorDiane Willner

Anna RosenfeldJulie Batz and Jhos SingerJoan Fenster and Matthew OsberKatharine and Mackenzie FulkAdam KopchoAviva LaurentiNancy LoebPowerformJeanne Reisman and Leonard GoldschmidtCatherine and Dov RosenfeldJanis SernikDeborah ShaddCarol StewartTao TakaokaMark Tuschman

Roxanne Rozo-MarshAvram GimbelJonathan MarshJulie MarshDorothy and Lee Marsh

Herb SamuelsNadine Samuels

Jean Shrem, Marni Fischer and Logan Shrem FischerCelia and Paul Concus

Miriam SnoymanDesmid Lyon

Jesse SnyderDawn Kepler and Mark Snyder

Yarden SoraniMildred BrownEsther and Jack KrantonIris MeadowYael PerezMalka and Perry Scheinok

Tamir ScheinokAbby TenenbaumCarol TennebaumAlexandra and Joseph Wener

Kim StanleyAnonymousLev SugarmanDenise and Paul GottliebSusan LampertAlice and Dr. Alan Sugarman

Ben SukiennikAnonymousAna Takaoka

Jonathan Sutter Mark Sutter

Bruce TaylorLaura Klein and Anthony Corman

Amy, Steve and Maud Utstein Madeline and Neil Weinstein

Liam Wichner Joyce Register

Shira WolkenfeldElyse BerkovitchBarbara FacherShmuel Wolkenfeld

Nadia WoodmanseeCharles AugustineLarry MandellaCharles ReichmanGlen Woodmansee

Zavdi Aniela ZulianiElaine and David BastianDeborah and Merrill ChandlerIlene Dillon-FinkAlice JulianCheri and Morris MerktStephen TschudiReni Aniela and Miguel Zuliani

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Anat Sorkin-Levin and Idan LevinDeborah Louria and Jordan LourieDebby LuCatherine MacGregorDaniel and Robinn MagidOrna and Eyal MaozRuth Goldenberg and Alon MarcusRobin MarshTeresa and Steve MarylanderJudy and Stuart MarylanderDebra and Oren MasseyMarcia and Richard MathogLisa Milton-Fink and Robert MiltonRachel Friedman and James MurakamiMartha and Leon MuraroDalia and Lance NagelAngela O’ConnorCharles ParkCynthia and Kurt PenaBarry and Ruth PhillipsJulie Pollack and Jacob WanonJoanne Backman and Harry PollackPowerform Robert QuonGail Bolan and Arthur ReingoldJeanne Reisman and Leonard GoldschmidtSeth and Leslye RobbinsShelley RobbinsDayna Macy and Scott RosenbergIrina and Boris RozenDebra Sanderson and Michael O’Hare Karen and Uri SaridEllen and Jack SaxeTamir ScheinokJan Schreiber and David HudsonJoan and Lawrence SchwartzLorna Cogan and Bob SchwartzRuth SchwartzDeborah ShaddDonna SidelShira Skloot and Roland HenryIris Greenberg-Smith and Jeremy SmithDawn Kepler and Mark SnyderLyn Solomon-Linville and Robert LinvilleSandra Rosenblum and Peter SpiroJulie Weissman-Steinbaugh and Michael SteinbaughRisa Kagan and Richard SternFrancine Jolton and David Stone

Douglas StrausRenee and Dan TalmonBracha and Robert TrabinDeborah WeeksOrit and Michel WekslerSuzanne and Peter WeschlerDoris WeshlerLisa and Jonathan WurteleYail’s Oxford Street CafeAudrey and Harris Yett Up to $179Anonymous (3)Cynthia and Igor AbramovDaphne and Rami AlbertFrances AlexanderJulie AllectaBetsy AmiSharon Amit-ShechoryLeah and Ayal AmzelJ.J. AndreClaire Sherman and Ed AnismanMerav and Gilad ArnoldCharles AugustineAmy and Gene BakerJanet and Richard BallBank of America Matching Gifts ProgramLisa and David BarryElaine and David BastianJulie Batz and Jhos SingerShoshana and Leor BearyJeanne M. BelangerJanice BensonRalph BerberichSandra and Roger BergamDave BergerJoan and Robert BerkeElyse BerkovitchDiane and Edwin BernbaumBlackRock Legal GroupLinda and Richard BottonJulie BouchardJean BradmanSusan BrandJennifer and Jason BrandEsther Brass-ChorinSheila and Arthur BraufmanMarilyn BrayRebecca BremnerDiane and Stephen BrettSharon and Ronald BrownSteve BrownCathy Fara Brown and Wilbert BrownMildred BrownMargaret and Paul BuckmanShelly Ball and Jeff BurackEllen BurackDanu Calderon

AnonymousNancy and Eugene BardachSylvia and Simon GuendelmanLaurel Bray-Hanin and Scott Hanin Bathea and Sam JamesJoan and Kang KiangGail and Greg MarellLaurie and Stuart MarsonRobin and Gene MillsteinLauran and Adam MizockMichelle SchwartzJodi and Buddy Warner

*Tehiyah is part of the "Create a Jewish Legacy" Initiative of the Jewish Community Foundation of the East Bay. All legacy donors will be honored during a special event on April 29, 2012, in the new Magnes Museum in Berkeley.For more information on Tehiyah's Legacy Program, please contact Heike Friedman, Director of Development, 510.233.3013 ext. 114.

Tehiyah is grateful to the following Legacy* Donors for their foresight and generosity in helping to ensure a strong future for generations to come:

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Betsy Brazy and John CartanMerrill and Deborah ChandlerRebecca and David Chemla-VogelJennifer and David CoggshallDana CohenShirley and Edwin CohenLaureen and David CohenLorraine and Howard ColemanDavid ColemanCelia and Paul ConcusCongregation Beth ElCongregation Netivot ShalomKatja CooperLaura Klein and Anthony CormanShawn CornePeter CraigValerie and Brendan CreaneCarol and James CunradiDeepa DamreJill and Ofer DamtySusan Danek and John ZupanMadelyne and Jay DanemanDaniel DashiellNancy de VillersAndrea de YaquianMarcia and Holvis DelgadilloRiki DeouellEdward DeutschIlene Dillon-FinkMargaret DodsonCathy Garza and Robert DotyMaisha DravesHilda Goldman and Francis DreherMarilyn DunneCynthia EhrenkrantzAvinoam EinhornBrian EliesonSherry and Eric ElkinPhyllis and Murray ElowitzRachel and Alan EngelDr. Lois EpsteinMichael EvanSue and George EzekielRoseMarie EzraBarbara FacherSusan Strack and David FeitelbergRose FeitelbergJoan Fenster and Matthew OsberCarlinda De Morais and Herval FerreiraNina and Viktor FilippovaShirley FinkLeslie Valas and Alan FinkelsteinLynn FlaggRobin Flagg and Jon Braslaw Sally FlinchbaughRhoda and David FreedmanPamela and Manuel FuentesJosefina and Paul Fujita

Katharine and Mackenzie FulkJudy GaleYael GalinsonHillary Galler and Rob FogelDeena GannotRena Pasick and Stephen GarberRobert GarriottMaribel GeeJack GeeRonit GiladAvram GimbelElena GiventalSelma and Nahum GoldbergJoan R. GoldbergMolly and Bernard GoldbergJoseph GoltonPhil GomshayMichael GordonDenise and Paul GottliebSuesan and Saul GrabiaRegina GreenFreddy and Gary GreeneHanna GrinbergReidun GronningsaterJill Rosenthal and Steven GrossmanTova GrunesMarissa GunstJulie and Jason HammermanLinda HanafeeRachel and Jacob HeitlerJean HendersonTony and Carol HenningJames HerronScott HershbergerFrida HilsabeckCarol Hoffman Clementina and Mark HoffmanCara HouserMaureen HoyerCatalina JaraMatt JonesEmmy and Clark JosephsAlice JulianPaulette KallowEllen and Lawrence KaplanMartha and Zafrir KarivRobby KaufmanJane KempJulie KennedyEva KerteszRenna Khuner-HaberRochelle Silberman and Robin KingsburyCorinne Cookie KleinAdam KopchoEsther and Jack KrantonMartin KrevitzNancy Laemmle

In-Kind DonorsHarrison AlterIdle Wine CellarsTamar GershonHannah and Allen KingSara and Brian LawrenceLaurie and Stuart MarsonAlisa and Calvin MorrillSharon Shoshani and David GoldsteinPeaceable Kingdom Sonoma Wine CompanyCaitlin StansburyJacqueline and Mark SutterRebekah WildmanYali’s Cafe

Two Nights, One Community

Guest SpeakersKaren Adelman and Peter LevittAdam BermanMike EpsteinKeni el Lebrijano and FriendsBrent KesselCarol LeiferPeggy OrensteinCharles PhanCaitlin Stansbury

ChefsKaren Adelman and Peter Levitt, Saul’s DeliLyell Cash, Your Private ChefCurt ClingmanCynthia Fung, Restaurant FurenzuEli GiladSelma GoldbergGail Marell & Judi Swinks, GREATFOOD+ GREATPARTYCharles Phan, Slanted DoorJing Piser

HostsHeike and Eric FriedmanLaurel Bray-Hanin and Scott HaninJoan and Kang KiangGail and Greg MarellLauran and Adam MizockCharles PhanCathy and Dov RosenfeldDawn Weinstein and Rasmus Nielsen

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Susan LampertViviana and Thomas LangAviva LaurentiAnnette LeaseMichael LedermanKaren Klier and James LeventhalLoren Siegel and David LevinYonit LevyRobert LewandowskiJanet Lipkin Janna Lipman Weiss and Joshua WeissDavid LippmanBrenda Eskenazi and Eric LipsittDebra and Michael LobatzNancy LoebAmy and Fred LoeblCasey LoewEileen LomorielloDavid LonerganMarcia Lovelace and Dennis FagalyDesmid LyonBlanca and Richard LyonLarry MandellaKaren and Gilad MaozDorothy and Lee MarshJulie MarshJonathan MarshNancy Wilkinson and Randall MatamorosJulie Matlof Kennedy and Patrick KennedyAngela Andries-McErlane and Matt McErlaneMavis and Richard McGaughLaura Zuckerman and Jack McInnisIris Meadow

Faith and Ross MeltzerCheri and Morris MerktMicrosoft Matching Gifts ProgramJennifer and David MillerSusan Marcus and Amie MillerElias MizockClara MizockAlison Green and Donald MoatsMildred and Melvin MogulofMaggie Moore and Laura FannonVirginia J. MorganJoan and Milton MorrisJared MurphyMiri and Amir NeemanThao NgoNurit and Avi Novis-DeutschIfat and Itamar OrgadBarbara OseroffAnna PackerKineret Paris and Itay de MedinaJulie and Donald ParkerMira and David PeretzYael PerezStephanie PiperSarita Pockell and John SchroederElise ProwseCharles ReichmanKenneth RenworthHaggai ResnikoffLinda and Mayer RiffElyse Klaidman and Elyakim RinatSheri and Paul RobbinsMarisa RollandJean Rosenberg and Dr. Coleman RosenbergRicki and Jerold RosenbergSharon Djemal and Peter RukinGalila and Eli SadiLisa and Josh SadikmanJune and Bob SafranMarian SaganSamuel J. SalkinOri SassonMalka and Perry ScheinokNancy SchliesserJulie SchliesserLa Rae SchneiderOnna Schwindt and Matt CunitzJeffrey SeemanPaula and Maurice SelkowJulie SeltzerJanis SernikDaniela Kaufer and Michael ShapiraAndrea ShareBarbara Sheehy and Alan WilkinsAmy and Michael SholinbeckMichele ShoshaniAntonina ShpritsmanTemmie and David Siegal

Gifts in MemoryAriel Abramov Cynthia Abramov

Ernest AlexanderHaggai Resnikoff

Renee BerberichRalph Berberich

Sylvia D. GomshayPhil Gomshay

Kurt KruschinskiAnita and Dr. Ernest Friedman

Joseph MarcusRuth Goldenberg and Alon Marcus

Bernie MizockSteve and Aliza BaronLisa Cohen Bennett and Terrence BennettJanice BensonBrian EliesonBlackRock Legal GroupMs. Lauren Snider Brandt and Rabbi James BrandtNathan CookLeslie Crary and Andrew StoloffEdward DeutschLaurie and Jonathan EarpBrian EliesonRachel and Alan EngelYossi and Tamar FendelNicole and Ryan GilbertJane Gottesman and Geoffrey Biddle

Theda HaberJulie and Jason HammermanMarilyn HeckmyerRachel and Jacob HeitlerJames HerronClementina and Mark HoffmanBathea and Sam JamesDenise KayeAlan and Elissa KittnerCorinne Cookie KleinMartin KrevitzDiane Halberg and Josh LangenthalJanna Lipman Weiss and Joshua WeissDebra and Michael LobatzMarcia and Richard MathogJulie Matlof KennedyWanda Mial

Michele Rein Miriam Moussaioff

Paula Salzman Peter Weschler

Shalva SoraniRhoda and David Freedman

Zelicki familyAaron and Yael Chaver

Magda and Seymour SilbermanLorraine and Michael SilbersteinMichael SilverLynn SimonMaia and Brett SingerAudrey SiskindEsti SklootTerri SlaneDeborah and Michael SosebeeKim StanleyAnnette and Robert SteinJaime SternCarol StewartHedy StrausSugar Cone CafeKaren Salomon and Jim SugarmanAlice and Dr. Alan SugarmanDominic SurprenantSiskind SusserGail and Gene TabackAna TakaokaTao TakaokaDina TasiniJudith and Bruce TaylorAbby TenenbaumCarol TennebaumStephen TschudiMark TuschmanTracy and Joe UcuzogluClaudia and Carl ValasElizabeth VasherFred WabnikJane Wabnik

Dawn Weinstein and Rasmus NielsenDeborah WeinsteinGerda and Daniel WeissfeldJon WelnerAlexandra and Joseph WenerDavid WhiteAlice Hogan and Martin WhyteDavid and WichnerCarole and Irving WigdorShannan WilberDiane WillnerMaxine and Marvin WinerJeannie WitkinHarry WittenbergRochelle WolkNancy Facher and Glenn WolkenfeldShmuel WolkenfeldLinda and Wilbur WongDiana Wood and Mark RasmussenGlen WoodmanseeNirit YakovSue YoungBob ZivnuskaAlexandra Castaner and Haim ZonenchinReni Aniela and Miguel Zuliani

Remembering Shira Ulmer

Shira Nattana Ulmer (née Riff ) was funny, loving, ironic, glamorous, and practical all at once. She was a beloved wife, mother, teacher and fast friend when she died on April 23, 2011, at age 31, after bravely battling breast cancer for one year.

Shira grew up in the Bay Area with her parents, Mayer and Linda Riff. According to Linda, Shira was “the song in our hearts.” She was a student at Tehiyah from kindergarten through eighth grade, and many of her Tehiyah classmates remained her closest friends. She loved to sing and dance, and performed in many Tehiyah events.

Shira also attended Berkeley High School, UC Santa Cruz and Mills College. She met her husband, Ian Ulmer, at Santa Cruz. They moved to Los Angeles where Shira worked as a sixth-grade teacher at Crestview Preparatory School. She was respected and loved by her students. She not only taught them well academically, but she helped them become kinder, more thoughtful young adults.

In 2009, Shira and Ian became the proud parents of Lena Rose. Shira was a great mom and enjoyed sharing every moment of her daughter’s life.

Shira loved competition, singing, Bruce Springsteen, flamingos, Smurfs, marionettes, art, animals, smashing pennies, and travel, but she loved her family and friends most of all. She taught all of us who knew her about love, about loyalty, and now, sadly, about loss.

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Development Report2010-11 Revenue

2010-11 Expenses

Revenue Total $6,053,594 Tuition $4,749,268 78% Other Income and Fees $504,125 8% Fundraising $800,201 13%

Individuals $386,010 Foundations $339,191 Government Support $75,000

Expenses Total $6,067,647Salaries & Benefits $3,006,45650%Tuition Assistance & Discounts $1,117,20618%Capital Expenditures $300,798 5%Debt Service $339,040 6%Trips and Transportation $366,854 6%Departmental Expenses $907,626 15%

Fundraising Expenses $29,667 0%

Amounts shown above are unaudited

The development committee continued its successful fundraising efforts in 2010-11 under the guidance of the development co-chairs, Irene Kim and Rebekah Wildman. We would like to thank them for their leadership and dedication to Tehiyah, and to extend our appreciation to the entire 2010-11 development team.

Thank you to our Tehiyah Fund Co-Chairs, Tanir Ami and Debbie Bamberger, and their team of wonderful volunteers who gave their time and energy so generously to our Tehiyah Fund campaign. Their efforts made it possible for us to reach 100% parent participation for the first time in our annual fundraising campaign's history. The staff and the board of trustees also reached 100% participation — for the fifth year in a row.

Anchored by several leadership challenge gifts from members of the Tehiyah community, the Tehiyah Fund raised $288,845, exceeding our goal by 16%. We are especially grateful to Tehiyah grandparents Connie and Alfred Weissman whose $25,000 challenge gift was pivotal in the success of the campaign.

We successfully kicked off two new initiatives: a major gifts program that enables supporters to strengthen Tehiyah through directed giving, and a planned gifts program as part of the Create a Jewish Legacy initiative of the Jewish Community Foundation of the East Bay. So far, Tehiyah has been named a beneficiary in 12 bequests, with an estimated value of $1.6 million.

Last year, we raised a total of $800,201 from individual donors and foundations — THANK YOU. Without your support, Tehiyah would not be the same. Proceeds from the 2010-11 Tehiyah Fund enabled us to outfit all third through eighth-grade classrooms with SMART Boards. A donation from a grandpar-ent underwrote the purchase of the Accelerated Math Program, a computer-based program that allows for individualized math instruction in fifth through eighth grade.

The Tehiyah Fund is pivotal in maintaining the socio-economic diversity of our student population. Currently, 145 students are receiving tuition assistance — more than half of the student body. During these difficult financial times, generous contributions from our community enabled many families to remain at Tehiyah when it would otherwise be impossible.

Thank You 2010-11 Development TeamIrene Kim and Rebekah Wildman, Development Co-ChairsTanir Ami and Debbie Bamberger, Tehiyah Fund Co-ChairsMatthew Abarbanel, Joan King, Adam Mizock, and Tali Siegal

Thank You 2010-11 Tehiyah Fund Class Captains Jacqueline Regev (Coordinator), Karah Dunlap Chaver, Shawn Corne, Andrea Dodge, Lara Dutta, Revital Gilad, Susan Marcus, Isaac Mankita, and Sarita Pockell

Thank You 2010-11 Event CommitteesEdona and Matthew Abarbanel (Two Nights, One Community) Lea Berhane and Harrison Alter (“The Tourist” movie event) Andrea Dodge and Suesan Grabia (Grandparents’ and Special Friends’ Day),Joan and Kang Kiang (Chai 5 donor appreciation brunch)

Two Nights, One CommunityTehiyah Day School will host the sixth-annual Two Nights, One Community dinner series. But this time, there is a twist. We will start the weekend with “An Evening in Spain,” a cocktail party with flamenco music and dancing, and will continue the next night with intimate dinners in private homes, featuring guest speakers Matt Biers-Ariel, Leah Garchik, Josh Kornbluth and Jaron Lanier.

An Evening in Spain — Saturday, March 3Experience the passion of flamenco through the tones of Keni el Lebrijano. Chef Lyell Cash will tantalize your taste buds with amazing Spanish appetizers and cocktails. The event will take place at a local art gallery.

Keni el Lebrijano is a master of flamenco guitar and "the godfather of the Berkeley flamenco scene.” Keni, who has been called the best flamenco guitarist in the Bay Area, was a student of Diego Del Gastor, one of the most influential flamenco guitar players of the 20th century.

Chef Lyell Cash: Owner of Your Private Chef and senior event chef for Grace Street Catering for over 21 years, Chef Lyell was also an event chef for Chez Panisse in Berkeley and chef for special events at Eccolo in Berkeley.

Intimate Dinners — Sunday, March 4Matt Biers-Ariel has been warming hearts in the Bay Area for 15 years with his rich and warm Jewish-themed stories. He is a Jewish educator, Jewish storyteller and an all around funny guy. He has penned five books on Jewish themes and will release a new book in April. Becky Jacobs, owner of 12 Tribes Catering, will prepare a delicious classic European-Jewish inspired meal.

Leah Garchik has been writing a daily column in the San Francisco Chronicle since 1984, and the National Society of Newspaper Columnists named it Best Items Column in the country in 1992. In 1998, 2000 and 2004, the San Francisco Bay Area Publicity Club named her Favorite Columnist. Gail Marell and Judi Swinks from GREATPARTY+GREATFOOD will prepare an exquisite Italian meal.

Josh Kornbluth is a monologist, writer, actor, movie star, "fashion icon" and television star. He hosted the KQED Public Television interview program, “The Josh Kornbluth Show.” Josh is known for his lively, intelligent, offbeat, intriguing and hilarious performances. Epic Bites will prepare an inspiring modern American meal.

Jaron Lanier, a Tehiyah parent, popularized the term 'Virtual Reality,' and in the early 1980s founded VPL Research, the first company to sell VR products. Time Magazine named him one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2010. Kalki Tesfay, owner of Addis Restaurant, will prepare an exotic Ethiopian meal.

Registration$50 for An Evening in Spain$180 for the Sunday dinners$200 for both evenings

For a full program overview and to purchase tickets, visit www.twonights.com.

Chef Lyell Cash

Non-Profit Org.U.S. Postage Paid

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Tehiyah Day School2603 Tassajara AvenueEl Cerrito, CA 94530www.tehiyah.org

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PARENTS OF ALUMNI: PLEASE FORWARD THIS MAGAZINE. If your son or daughter no longer maintains a permanent address at your home, please notify the development office of his or her new mailing address at 510.233.3013, ext. 114.