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Annual Report

2006

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Funded by the New Initiatives Fund, each seminarocused on goal-setting, open communication, and

per ormance evaluation, all critical skills or e ectivesupervisors. We’re already drawing up plans to presentmore supervision seminars in 2007 in order to give JCCpro essionals more o what they need.

Our executive training o erings included our well-known Executive Seminars in the early part o the year, anda brand-new initiative, the Executive Roundtable, at theend. Following the pattern in many industries, we broughttogether seasoned and success ul executives and newerdirectors in the Roundtable to share in ormation, modelsolutions to problems, and talk over current and potentialissues. MMTP, our tr aining program or middle managersran through June, graduating a group o 19 middle-levelJCC pro essionals. Almost hal o the group have wonpromotions within their JCCs since they completed theprogram.

Six JCC Association graduate scholarship recipientscompleted their studies in 2006, and all o them ound workat JCCs in the U.S. and Canada, putting their degrees inJewish communal service, marketing, public administration,and communications to good use and strengthening theirJCCs. We selected ve new scholars in April, and beganreceiving applications or 2007-2008 be ore the year ended.The ull-time recipients will receive up to $10,000 a yearand commit themselves to work in the JCC eld or three years a ter graduation. Part-time students already workingat JCCs can also apply or tuition aid.

For the rst time, our scholarship coordinator reachedout to over two hundred scholarship alumni, and received

an encouraging response rom 50 percent o them. Thegroup held an inaugural break ast at the JCCs o NorthAmerica Pro essional Con erence to explore how they canbuild camaraderie among JCC pro essionals and supportthe eld. We’re grate ul to the generous donors that makeour scholarship program possible.

To keep JCCs vibrant and sta ed with energetic young people, pro essional development services visited 20campuses during the 2005-’06 school year, introducing JCCwork to college students. We also organized a recruitmentcorps in each o 18 communities—volunteer recruiterswho go to campuses in their areas to tell students aboutthe bene ts o working in the JCC Movement. To ll othervacancies at JCCs, we posted jobs at www.jccworks.comin 2006, and opened hundreds o new applicant les. To

ll those open positions, we sent out over seven hundredresumes. Our pro essional development services workedceaselessly in 2006, as always, to provide highly skilledemployees to JCCs, and help JCC pro essionals advancetheir careers.

GesherCityOur Young Adult Initiative is off and running

JCC Association has long wanted to help JCCs engage young Jewish adults, people who are mobile and looking

or jobs, homes, and riends. We developed an alliancewith GesherCity, an online community that success ully reaches young Jewish adults. The GesherCity website, www.geshercity.org, helps young Jewish adults new to an area ndapartments, meet people with similar interests, or locateJewish social and cultural events. We hired a pro essionalto work speci cally with GesherCity and young adult sta in JCCs, and 2006 saw a great increase in the success o theprogram.

Our initial goal was to have GesherCity websites andprograms in 20 communities, with 20,000 active usermembers, and that goal is just within our reach.

In 2007 we will launch a rede-signed GesherCity website, and seekcorporate sponsorships, advertis-ing, and oundation grants.

Given their mobility,busy lives, diverse interests,and changing li estyles,

Jewish young adults are one o the hardest age cohorts toengage. Supported by the New Initiatives Fund, BenjaminGordon, the Grandchildren o Harvey & Lynn Meyerho Foundation, and the Estate o Emmy Ambes, GesherCity isproving to be a success ul bridge between young adults andJewish community throughout North America.

Mandel Center for Excellencein Leadership & ManagementThe go-to place for the help JCCs need to

be the best they can beThe Mandel Center or Excellence in Leadership and

Management, which we ormed to ensure that the JCCMovement develops the highly quali ed lay and pro essionalleaders it needs to guide a complex institution such as theJCC, developed a system in 2006 to help JCCs quanti y wherethey are succeeding and where they need to work harder.Business leaders have known or a long time that trackinghelps managers do better, because managers pay attention towhat they can measure. We’ve brought this insight to the JCCworld with JCC Excellence-The Benchmarking Project. Thissystem provides tools to JCC executive directors to measuretheir per ormance against that o their peers. JCC Associationconsultants can use these tools as well to help JCCs close thegaps between their current per ormance and excellence.

The rst three areas or which we’ve developedbenchmarking criteria are customer satis action, nancialaccounting, and people participation.

We’re setting up benchmarks in personnel satis action,governance, and donor relations next so that JCCs will beable to improve their per ormance in those areas as well.

Our in ormation resources manager responded tomany unique in ormation requests in 2006 or data andresearch on issues critical to JCCs, and provided updates,

ollow-ups, or links to existing resources to even more JCCs.She answered ve times as many listserv queries as in 2005,and created our times as many small surveys. We have alsobegun to explore trends in general society and the JCC eldin order to help our JCCs anticipate change, somethingall success ul institutions must do. We know current andcorrect in ormation is critical, and we’re supplying it.

We’re very proud o our First-Time Executive supportand mentoring program, which includes community visits,the assignment o an experienced colleague to work closely and personally with the new exec, and training on how tocollaborate with key leaders. Now, when we help a JCC

nd a new executive director or an assistant executive ispromoted, we are able to provide the support needed to

insure that executive’s success. In 2006, we assisted 12 newexecutives to be the leaders their JCCs needed.

For a long time, we’ve wanted to help those youngcommunities that are beginning to think about how mucha JCC would add to their vitality and cohesion. In 2006, wepublished an invaluable guide or emerging communities,which takes them step-by-step through the process o planning, undraising, and building a new JCC.

To give JCCs the targeted consultations they’ve beenasking or, we added nancial resource development andbusiness management consulting services in 2006 to themarketing help we already provide. We also published a

nancial management guidebook that provides a blueprintor JCCs to establish high-quality systems or accounting,

payroll, personnel, insurance, and oversight. This step-by-step guide can help JCCs run more e ciently andtransparently. In addition, the guidebook includes a charto key conversations between management and leadershipthat acts as a communications map. In all, this invaluable

guide will enable JCCs to serve their communities even moree ectively.

Twenty-one JCCs took part in the benchmarkingproject, eager to learn how they measure up andhow they can improve their operations.

Levite JCC, Birmingham, ALValley of the Sun JCC, Scottsdale, AZTucson JCC, AZPeninsula JCC, Foster City, CAJCC of San Francisco, CAMiles Nadal JCC, Toronto, ONJCC of Louisville, KYJCC of Greater Baltimore, MDJCC of Greater Washington, Rockville, MDWorcester JCC, MAJCC of Metropolitan Detroit, MISabes JCC, St. Louis Park, MNJCC of Greater St. Paul, MNBetty & Milton Katz JCC, Cherry Hill, NJSid Jacobson JCC, East Hills, NYThe Educational Alliance, New York, NYShaw JCC of Akron, OHLeo Yassenoff JCC, Columbus, OHJCC of Houston, TXJCC of Northern Virginia, Fairfax, VAStroum JCC, Seattle, WA

The following communities currently haveGesherCity websites and programs:

Baltimore, MDBoston, MABroward County, FLHartford, CTLong Beach, CA

Palm Beach County, FLPhiladelphia, PAWashington, DCMontreal, QCSt. Louis, MD

The following communities have GesherCityprograms in development:

Atlanta, GAAustin, TXBoulder, COCentral New JerseyCharlotte, NCChicago, ILDayton, OHHarrisburg, PAHouston, TXIndianapolis, INLos Angeles, CA

Nashville, TNNew York, NYOrlando, FLOttawa, ONProvidence, RISan Francisco, CASan Antonio, TXSilicon Valley, CAToledo, OHVirginia Beach, VAVancouver, BC

that birthright went from being a fun trip to something that I knew would change me,and it happened very early on. On the second day, we went to the hall of independence

in Tel Aviv. We sat in the hall and they played a recording of the signing of Israel’s declaration of independence, and it was just incredible. So since I’ve been home, I’ve been taking steps towards becoming more involved in the Jewish community



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Sports & WellnessOur sports & wellness department

visited tness centers, organizedconferences, handed out grants,

forged new alliances, and designed staffdevelopment programs—all to bene t JCCs

With an addition to our sports & wellness sta , wemore than doubled our site visits to JCC tness centers,meeting the growing demand or consultations. We werealso able to organize the 2006 Sports & Wellness Summit,

where 20 pro essionals rom 16 JCCs told us what they needto be success ul. Thanks to this in ormation, we were able toput together a priority list to help the eld. First on that listis pro essional sales training or JCC workers who are notsales pro essionals. Both tness and other JCC sta needto develop the abilities to cross-market tness services.

Weight-management is a tness service thatwe piloted in 2006 with three JCCs and a company

called Healthy Inspirations. The company created koshermenus or nutritious and balanced limited-calorie meals,and the JCCs provide weekly meetings, peer support, andencouragement. We know that this model o restrictedcalories and mutual support is th e most success ul at long-term weight management, and the JCC is a natural venue.

The percentage o women coaches is declining, justwhen many girls are more interested in sports and need emalerole models. Through a program with the Women’s SportsFoundation, the WinStar Foundation, and the Hadassah

Foundation, we created the Women Coaches Curriculum.We hosted our second annual Women Coaches Clinic atthe Lautenberg Family JCC o Greater Morris County, inWhippany, New Jersey in the spring, where the goal wasto provide strategies and skills or JCC pro essionals torecruit and train volunteer women coaches. Another o ourprograms, GoGirlGo, also sponsored by the Women’s SportsFoundation and Hadassah Foundation, awarded grants to 23JCCs to educate girls to avoid high-risk behaviors throughthe arena o sports and healthy competition.

In addition to our relationships with Major LeagueBaseball, the NBA/WNBA, and the NHL, all o whichprovided more grants to JCCs than the previous year, we

urther developed our programming with the NFL. In 2006,we provided grants to 131 JCC youth ootball programs,which totaled more than $220,000. The JCC Association-NFL Youth Football Partnership launched a ull-servicewebsite, where visitors could nd in ormation on basic rules

or youth ootball, tips on how to start a program, stepsto register or a sports administration certi cate programwith George Washington University, and more. The Youth

Football Partnership also piloted a coach’s training programdeveloped by the Youth Sports Research Council o RutgersUniversity with seven JCCs, the goal o which was tosensitize coaches to the importance o enjoyment and goodsportsmanship on the playing eld.

The Mandel Centerfor Jewish EducationInspiring Jewish Journeys is MCJE’s mission,and they’re hard at work all day long

The Mandel Center’s vision is to in use Jewish li e andlearning, Jewish experience and ambiance, into the core o JCCs and camps. In 2006, over 100 day and resident campsused our Jewish-themed camp curriculum TAG: JewishValues Through Jewish Camping®, allowing thousands o children to absorb Jewish values as part o their camp day. Asthe year closed, we began to plan an adult education initiative,which will allow adults to enjoy a similar experience.

Lekhu Lakhem: Jewish & Educational Journeys or JCCResident Camp Directors came to a success ul conclusion in2006 with three seminars, one in Israel, one in Cali ornia, andone in Arizona. In addition to these seminars, each o our12 Fellows learned Jewish texts and education in bi-monthly phone meetings with their mentors. At the concluding session,each Lekhu Lakhem Fellow presented both a project carriedout at camp based on the Lekhu Lakhem experience, and avision statement articulating the Fellow’s notion o whatJewish camping can become. We hope to create a vibrant

alumni program rom this rst cohort, and to create a secondcohort at the end o the coming year. This highly success ulprogram was underwritten by The AVI CHAI Foundation.

Based on our experiences with the resident campdirectors seminar, our Lekhu Lakhem seminar or day campdirectors began at the end o 2005. This group o 18 o thetop JCC day camp pro essionals attended two seminars inCali ornia, and learned with the aculty every other week inphone mentoring and learning sessions.

At the end o 2006, MCJE took its rst steps to launchKanyon: Adult Jews Learning and Living, to ll the next majorJewish educational need on the JCC Movement agenda.We want to engage thousands o Jewish adults and amiliesin North American JCCs in fexible and meaning ul Jewishlearning and living experiences. We intend to do this by producing an articulated program o adult education, alongwith the materials and training modules which will secureits success in JCCs around the country. With the additiono Kanyon and the generosity o the Mandel SupportingFoundations, we will give both children and adults at JCCs apathway to developing their Jewish souls.

at home. I’m still really up in the air as far as what I want to do with my life, but I spoke with someone from JCC Associationthis week, and I am going to ll out a pro le with them later in the week, as soon as I have some time to work on it. But I

The championship ag football team from theMichael-Ann Russell JCC in North Miami, Florida,spent Hanukkah in Israel, playing against Israelisand spending time at the Israel Sport Center forthe Disabled.




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Merrin Center

for Teen ServicesInspiring JCC professionals to connect withteens when they are most impressionable

The ourth class o Merrin Teen Pro essional Fellowsgraduated in May o 2006, completing an 18-month Jewishlearning and pro essional development experience. Withthis background, the Merrin Fellows are able to have a morepower ul impact on thousands o Jewish teens at a criticaltime in their lives, a time when they are developing a senseo themselves as people and as Jews. In 2006, we expandedour e orts to serve this population by creating the MerrinCenter or Teen Services. In addition to the Teen Pro essionalFellows program, the Merrin Center will work to strengthenthe skills and talents o everyone in the JCC who interactswith teens. Made possible by a generous endowment by theMerrin Family Foundation, the Merrin Center is movingahead as we complete raising all the unds it needs.

Adult ServicesThe JCC Movement is there for20-somethings to centenarians, supportingtheir interests and responding to theirconcerns

Once teens become adults, JCCs still work hard to givethem the programs they’re looking or. Our adult servicesdepartment continued its very popular monthly con erencecalls or adult directors and or arts & culture directors.Participants rave that the calls eel like mini-conventions,giving them the chance to network with their peers andshare in ormation about both success ul and not-so-greatprograms. The baby-boom generation, which will beginretiring in the next ve years, is the astest growing andmost underserved age group in JCCs. Accordingly, wegathered together education experts and adult programdirectors to plan new program initiatives or recent retirees.We partnered with cheshvan.org to provide resources orJCCs or Jewish social action month, and began to plan

or a blood drive to take place at all JCCs next Cheshvan,the month designated or social action projects. We remain

ocused on helping JCCs serve their large adult populationsin creative and e ective ways.

CampingJCC Camping is a de ning experiencefor hundreds of thousands of kids,and we help JCC camps make thatexperience even more inspirational

Through the generous corporate sponsorship o TheCoca-Cola Company ®, we once more were able to o er JCCcamps the opportunity to participate in the JCC Association/Coca-Cola Company Days o Caring and Sharing programin 2006. The 36 participating day and resident camps—triple

the number rom the time the program started—worked on

service activities bene ting their communities. The campsused the special Days o Caring and Sharing curriculum unitprepared by the Mandel Center or Jewish Education to givetheir projects even deeper Jewish signi cance. Our campingdepartment organized two training sessions or JCC campsta in the spring—one in our o ces and the other at theJCCs o Chicago—to enable camp directors to get the mostout o the program.

We also led a resident-camp con erence, where campdirectors learned about trends and how to market theircamps and recruit top-notch sta , and shared in ormationabout sa ety concerns brought up by social networkingwebsites such as mySpace and Facebook. To deal with theseand other issues, we initiated a camp leadership group, thegoal o which is to advance JCC camping as an enrichingand secure experience.

Our camping department made it possible or 63Israeli summer shlichim to bring an invaluable dimension

to 118 JCC camps and other nonpro t Jewish camps.

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just wanted to let you know how wonderful I thought the trip was and thank you for telling me about it. I would de nitelyrecommend it - and I have been - to every young Jewish person I know. — Jessica Eisenstein, JCC Camps at Medford

The program with Rabbi Alvin Mars has been a deeply thoughtful and educational experience. The chance to assesswhere I am as a Jewish educator and to challenge myself to make my camp a more effective Jewish institution has

Anne Heyman and Seth Merrin (far right) jointhe Merrin Teen Professional Fellows along withJCC Association staff to celebrate the completionof an 18-month professional developmentexperience. The Merrin Center for Teen Services,established in 2006, will train more youngprofessionals to inspire Jewish teens.




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Early Childhood EducationOur youngest members inspire some ofour best work, and our department of earlychildhood services inspired teachers toinspire students

Slingshot 06, a booklet that highlights 50 innovativeand creative Jewish programs and organizations, selected AnEthical Start® to be part o that elite group. Our preschoolcharacter-building curriculum is based on the classic Jewishtext, Pirkei Avot, and is currently in almost ty JCCs.

Published by 21/6 , a consulting division o the Andrea andCharles Bron man Philanthropies, Slingshot 06 looks orgroups that are thinking creatively about the Jewish uture.We’re very proud to be included in that chevrah.

In another vote o con dence in this singular program,The Righteous Persons Foundation, chaired by lm directorSteven Spielberg, awarded An Ethical Start a third grant

or $100,000. This latest grant will und specially trainedtext teachers who will consult with participating JCCs andinitiate them into the particular Jewish mode o learningthat is text study. We have already trained more than onehundred and eighty teachers, and hope to reach many more.Seven training con erences in 2006 grounded ECE teachersand directors in the traditions o Jewish text study and thelatest theories o childhood development.

We started with 23 JCCs, and now we have trainedteachers at almost triple that number. Thousands o childrenhave learned the undamental Jewish principles o treatingpeople airly, o sel -control, and o the value o riendshipand learning, thanks in part to generous support rom theBrill Family Foundation.

Because o another supporter, the Marcus Foundation,our early childhood services department was able to startwork on a amily- riendly Ethical Start website, someplaceparents could nd more in ormation about the values theirchildren were learning, and where they could advance theirown learning as well. We will be ready to launch the websitein 2007.

As a way to deal with the emerging shortage o preschooldirectors, we hosted our second annual two-day con erence

or new-to-JCC ECE directors. The con erence ocused onissues speci c to JCCs, such as working with lay leaders, settingup a committee structure, and viewing the JCC preschool as a

rst step in inspiring Jewish journeys.As always, we responded to requests rom JCCs or

assessments on their ECE administrative structure, learningenvironments, and marketing plans, and we continued tohelp JCCs maintain their traditional edge in high-quality early childhood programming. With our support, training,and renowned values-education program, JCC preschools

are the best in the business.

JCCs of North AmericaBiennialThe Biennial brings leaders together tokeep the Movement on track

Leh-Atid: Inspiring Jewish Journeys, SecuringJewish Futures

How can we ensure the uture o the JCC Movement? JCCleaders attending the 2006 JCCs o North America Biennial

aced that challenge and le t Philadelphia with a passel o

new ideas. A ter warm welcoming remarks rom the BiennialCommittee Chair Cheryl Fishbein, Host Committee ChairAnn E. Lazarus, and JCCs o Greater Philadelphia ChairArlene Fickler, ormer Philadelphia JCCs CEO and JCCAssociation board member Phillip M. Shiekman remindedthe delegates o Maimonides’ injunctions to donate to theJewish community and to encourage others to donate. “Leteach o us make true capacity gi ts,” Shiekman said, andmake the dream o the JCC Movement a reality.

JCC Association President Allan Finkelstein continuedthat theme in his keynote address. “We must declare that

nancial resource development is our ourth core business,”he told the crowd. Gary Jacobs, chair o our FinancialResource Development Committee, introduced the 12million dollar campaign to secure Jewish utures, and thenpresented miniatures o the engraved windows in our lobby to ve million-dollar-plus donors: Lester and Geri Pollack,Seth Merrin and Anne Heyman, the Marcus Foundation,Irene and Ed Kaplan, and the amily o Esther Leah Ritz k ”z ,who accepted on her behal . Then Ed Kaplan presented awindow to the last donor, Gary Jacobs.

The Frank L. Weil Award or Distinguished Con-tribution to the JCC Movement went to Ronald L. Leibow

or his selfess service to the Jewish community o LosAngeles and JCC Association, and the Florence G. HellerPro essional Award was presented to Lew Stolzenberg,executive director o the Staten Island JCC. Videosintroducing each man made clear why they so richly deserved the high honors. Long-time Jewish educatorBarry Chazan, currently the direc tor o education o Taglit-birthright Israel, received the Morton L. Mandel JewishEducational Leadership Award rom the man who madethe award possible. “Barry Chazan’s name is synonymouswith Jewish education,” Mandel said, adding that he didn’tknow how many more such awards he would be presenting,but the experience meant even more to him when he couldpresent it to a riend. “His work has pro oundly a ected theway JCCs view their Jewish mission,” he said o Chazan.

Deborah E. Lipstadt, Emory University’s DorotPro essor o Modern Jewish and Holocaust Studies—andJCC Association scholar-in-residence—told a packedballroom o major turning points in her li e. Lipstadt’slong legal battle with David Irving, a Holocaust denier,in the British courts was a central crisis. “There was noway I could have ought that battle on my own,” she said,describing how her riends and colleagues in the Jewishcommunal world raised two million dollars or her de ense.Quoting the parsha read at Purim, she said, “I elt the wr atho a modern-day Amalek,” another implacable enemy whowanted to erase the memory o the Jews. Throughout herli e, institutions o the Jewish communal world nurtured

and supported her, she said. “There is no need to put theJewish back into JCC. It’s already there.”

Incoming JCC Association Chair Alan P. Solowencouraged the Biennial attendees by emphasizing that theJCC Movement has much to o er. “We have our own primary responsibility to provide meaning ul Jewish experiences,”Solow said, stressing that the JCC is the per ect institutionto show Jews how to lead normal lives in used with Jewishmeaning. “The Jewish people have overcome obstacles andchallenges or thousands o years. Change is not our enemy.”Adaptation and innovation have allowed the Jews to fourishbecause Jewish tradition has given them the tools to do so,Solow said, and the per ect place to transmit those Jewishvalues is the JCC. “We live much better now,” Solow said,and “that’s a good thing. I pledge that as a movement wewill closely work with any other organization” that wants towork collaboratively.

The Biennial ended with a rousing invitation to the2008 Biennial in Miami, chaired by board member NoreenGordon Sablotsky, where JCC leaders can once more plannew and creative ways to inspire Jewish journeys.

been invaluable. The program and Lekhu Lakhem faculty managed to do what years of formal Jewish education could notfor me — to personalize the experience of Jewish learning in a way that could lead me to deeper appreciation, understanding

and motivation for the pursuit of Jewish identity. My camp has surely bene ted already, as has my own family. — AaronSelkow, Executive Director, Pinemere Camp I’m a Jewish naval of cer stationed in Baghdad. Whether by coincidence or

Did you know...• Average annual pay increases in the past three

years or pro essionals working at JCCs throughoutthe United States exceeded the rate o infation.

• The gaps between higher paid and lower paidpro essionals narrowed between 2003 and 2006.Executives saw their compensation increase by 11 percent, while entry-level workers saw theirsalaries rise by 1 percent.

—2006 Florence G. Heller-JCC AssociationSalary Survey

Above: A JCC early childhood educatorstudies with colleagues from throughout theJCC Movement at one of seven ECE trainingconferences JCC Association held in 2006.Opposite: Delegates confer at the 2006 JCCsof North America Biennial in Philadelphia.




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JWB JewishChaplains CouncilAs always, our JWB Jewish ChaplainsCouncil was there for our troops

Change came to the JWB Jewish Chaplains Council in2006. A ter 25 years as director, Rabbi David Lapp retiredamid testimonials rom his colleagues and celebrationo his many years o dedicated service. Rabbi HaroldRobinson, a rear admiral in the U.S. Navy, took over asdirector in September, in time to begin to implement many o the recommendations o the JCC Association task orcereport, Effective Service to the Jewish Military . Headedby Sol Green eld, ormer associate executive director o JCC Association, the study recommended an expandedpro essional sta or JWB, and a standing board committeeto ocus on Jewish military personnel. The task orce alsorecommended building a database o all Jews ser ving in theU.S. Armed Forces and acilitating communication betweenchaplains. We have already established a chaplains listserv,and are setting up a blog where chaplains and the public atlarge can read chaplains direct- rom-the- eld reports.

JTS rabbinical student Josh Sherwin earned our rstmilitary chaplaincy scholarship, which is underwritten by Rabbi Philip Silverstein, chair o the JWB Jewish ChaplainsCouncil, in honor o his late wi e, Adina. Sherwin has agreed tobecome a ull-time active-duty chaplain when he completes hisrabbinical training. This scholarship, designated or a studentat a Conservative seminary, o ers $15,000 a year or up to

our years. We are hope ul that other generous bene actorswill enable us to expand this worthwhile program.Jewish chaplains continued to serve the spiritual and

social needs o Jewish servicemen and women all overthe world, with the help and support o JWB JewishChaplains Council. We sent kosher- or-Passover oodand Solo Seder kits at Passover, Jewish PublicationSociety paperback versions o the Torah at Shavuoth,and menorahs, dreidels, and candy or Hanukkah.

We sent soldiers thousands o phone cards,so they could call their amilies at any time. RabbiRobinson visited troops stationed around theworld, including Djibouti in the Horn o A ricaand Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Since 1917, duringpeace and war, JWB has been there or our peoplein the armed orces.

Florence G. Heller–JCCAssociation Research CenterOur investigation and study arm helpsJCCs see where they’re going

Without accurate in ormation, JCCs cannot use theirresources wisely or plan e ectively or uture growth. OurFlorence G. Heller-JCC Association Research Center isthe investigation and study arm o the JCC Movement.It gathers and interprets that critical in ormation or thebene t o all JCCs. During 2006, FGH studied severalimportant issues.

FGH completed the 2006 Survey of JCC Leadershipand the Jewish Mission of JCCs. The Mandel Center orJewish Education sponsored this project, which includedinterviewing JCC pro essionals, presidents, and members.Its goal was to assess the Jewish programming and ambiancein JCCs and the impact upon JCC members, as well as howstrongly JCC leaders and pro essionals elt about theimportance o the JCC’s Jewish mission.

FGH worked with our department o pro essionaldevelopment services to produce tri-annual pro essionalsalary surveys or the U.S. and Canada. This survey showedthat JCC compensation had slightly exceeded the rate o infation, and done better than that or workers at the lowesttiers, an important indicator that JCCs are closing the gapbetween their highest and lowest paid employees.

FGH released Shabbat & Holiday Practices at JCCs:The 2006 Survey , which indicated that in response to theircommunities’ needs, two-thirds o JCCs are open all orpart o the day and o er some kind o programming onSaturdays.

FGH conducted the Annual JCC Budgetary Survey ,

which includes a survey o executive and assistant executivedirectors’ salaries and bene ts; and operating income andexpenditures. This survey is conducted annually and the

ndings are distributed at the Executive Seminars.FGH also began several new studies, including one o

e ective lay leadership in JCCs, as well as another o Jewishteens at JCCs, both o which are to be completed in 2007.Both studies will help JCCs devise ways to engage thesegroups with Jewish Community Centers and the largerJewish community.

We Moved to520 Eighth AvenueWe moved to 520 Eighth Avenue so wecould deliver even better services to JCCs

In a change that secures our uture or the next 20 years, we moved our main, New York City o ce rom26th Street to 520 Eighth Avenue. Our old o ces were ina neighborhood that was turning increasingly residentialand becoming much more expensive. A ter a long search,we ound space in midtown Manhattan in a building thathouses many nonpro t organizations. In our new home,we are paying less per square oot and are able to providethe space and the sophisticated technology that our newprogramming initiatives require. We can now use ourextensive con erence space or the many training seminarswe provide to the eld and to convene meetings with JCCsta and leadership on existing programs such as JCCMaccabi ArtsFest, the JCC Maccabi Games, An Ethical Star t,and our new adult education initiative rom the MandelCenter or Jewish Education. We installed up-to-the-minuteaudio-visual hardware and so tware so we can meet withpeople who may be across the continent. A liated JCCs inthe New York metropolitan area can take advantage o these

resources, and other organizations can rent our meetingspace, providing additional income. We eel ortunate thatin New York City’s competitive real-estate market, we wereable to nd conveniently located o ce space at 1999 priceswith a very reasonable rate o increase that gives us the spacewe need to represent and ser ve the JCC Movement, and we

are grate ul to the donors to the Securing Jewish Futurescampaign who made it possible.The Torah commands “You shall write them upon the

doorposts o your house and upon your gates.” To consecrateour new home, board members took a break rom theOctober board meeting and attended the dedication o the Jerri-Ann and Gary Jacobs Family Con erence Centerand the Edward H. and Irene Kaplan Lobby, along withthe Morton L. Mandel Executive Suite. Barbara and EdGoldberg a xed a mezuza to the entrance to the receptionarea, and Anne and Stephen M. Kau man and Jeromeand Evelyn Makowsky attached mezuzot on the lintels o the Kau man & Makowsky Board Room. To symbolizeour ongoing tradition o service, ormer chair Ed Kaplan

astened the mezuza rom our old o ce to the entry thatleads to the con erence center. Geri and Lester Pollock andNoreen Gordon Sablotsky dedicated the con erence roomsbearing their respective names. Entwining tradition andchange, we celebrated our new home.

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design, I received a care package from the Washingtonstate-based “US Troop Care Package” project that

contained one of the pillows that your athletes made! What were the chances that a pillow made by Jewish children inConnecticut would nd its way (via the Paci c Northwest) to a Jewish service member in Baghdad? I don’t know if you have

Rabbi Harold Robinson (right), the new director ofJWB Jewish Chaplains Council, traveled to Djibouti

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To EverythingThere Is a Season

Three long-standing members o our sta le t in 2006,a ter decades o outstanding contributions. Executive Vice-President o Program Services Leonard Rubin joined JCCAssociation in 1978 as the camping consultant, and as hisresponsibilities increased, he helped the agency grow intothe multidimensional organization it is today, developingand supervising programs in health and wellness, camping,adult and teen services, and early childhood education.Lenny was responsible or conceiving programs as varied as“the great Succahrama” to JCC Maccabi Arts est.

Through the years, Lenny mentored numerous JCCpro essionals, encouraging them through guidance andexample. As Saul Levenshus, president/CEO o the BarshopJCC o San Antonio, said, “Lenny, you are a class act, atrue gem. You have helped to train and teach a generationo pro essionals through the programs and initiatives youconceived o , nurtured, and brought to li e throughout yourcareer. Those o us who have had the opportunity to cross your path have been eternally changed or the better.”

Lenny’s thought ulness, creativity, and integrity werelegendary in the JCC Movement, rom his early days at theCleveland and Tulsa JCCs. “You have exempli ed the best inthe Movement,” wrote Mitchell Ja e, another long-time JCCAssociation sta member. “Those who have been privileged towork with you have been enriched by who you are, what youhave inspired in others, and what you have accomplished.”Lenny retired at the end o 2006, and passed away on April 18,2007, a ter a long illness.

The director and deputy director o JWB Jewish ChaplainsCouncil, Rabbis David Lapp and Nathan Landman, steppeddown rom their posts in 2006 as well, a ter a cumulative morethan orty years o dedication to Jewish military chaplainsand personnel. They worked devotedly to provide materials,support, and training to Jewish chaplains and lay leaders allover the world, bringing a bit o yiddishkeit to Jewish men andwomen very ar rom home and everything amiliar. We wish

them well, and thank them most sincerely or everythingthey did or us.

Charity NavigatorIn 2006, Charity Navigator, America’s largest indepen-

dent evaluator o nonpro t organizations, gave us their high-est rating. That means that we do a great job o allocating ourresources in the most scally responsible way. According toCharity Navigator’s website, www.CharityNavigator.org, thisrating indicates that our undraising practices are exception-al–exceeding industry standards or percent o dollars goingto programs, low undraising overhead, and nancial trans-parency. This rating should inspire even more con dence inour donors that their contributions are being used e ciently and e ectively.

2006 Revenues and Expenses(in thousands)

Revenue Unrestricted Revenue $ %

NFC and Federation Support 1,900 17.3JCC Dues 3,550 32.4Annual Giving & Foundation Grants* 2,305 21.0

Corporate Sponsorship 410 3.7Program Revenue 2,430 22.2Earnings From Investments 370 3.3

Total Unresricted Revenue 10,965 99.9

Expenses Unrestricted $ %

Program Enrichmen t Services 3,702 33.8Community Consultati on Services 2,762 25.2Professional Development 668 6.1Marketing & Communicati ons 856 7.8Services to the Military 339 3.2Jewish Education (Including Israel Operations) 1,238 11.3Support and Development 439 4.0Management & Finance 961 8.8

Total Unrestricted Expense 10965 100.2 *In addition to these grants the agency has received additional

restricted grants of $1,145,766 to support programs that do notappear in the above operating budget. They are listed on thefollowing pages.

gotten any feedback from the eld yet – but please let your kids know that I was really touched! You made my Hanukkah!—LT Risa Simon, Camp Victory, Iraq

Donors

Endowment and Capital FundsLeft to right,Leonard Rubin, RabbiDavid Lapp, RabbiNathan Landman.

The Merrin Center for Teen ServicesAnne Heyman and Seth Merrin

The Jerri-Ann and Gary Jacobs FamilyConference CenterJerri-Ann and Gary Jacobs

The Irene and Edward H. Kaplan LobbyIrene and Edward H. Kaplan

The Barbara and Morton Mandel ExecutiveSuiteBarbara and Morton Mandel

Conference Rooms and Department SuitesNoreen Gordon SablotskyAnn P. and Stephen M. KaufmanEvelyn and Jerome B. MakowskyGeri and Lester PollackAndrea and Alan P. Solow

Senior Staff Of cesBonnie and Allan FinkelsteinSharon and Stephen SeidenSharon and David Wax

Management Team Of cesIrene and Phil ShiekmanDavid Sterling

Staff LoungeD’vora Tager and Robert Dietz

Professional Team and Consulting StaffOf cesMichael Ostroff, The Ostroff GroupCarol and Lawrence Zicklin

Guest and Visiting Personnel SuiteVirginia A. and Frank Maas

Entryway MezuzahBarbara & Edwin Goldberg

Work StationsMandell L. BermanDeena and Jerome A. KaplanI. E. MillstoneBarbara and J. Victor SamuelsIrene and Philip M. Shiekman

President’s Of ce and Senior Staff Of ceMezuzotShirley and Allen SolomonRoberta and Allan Weissglass

MezuzotJudith and Lester LiebermanFani Magnus Monson and Michael A. MonsonAlan and Janet MannLaura Rubin and Leonard Rubin k ”z

Toby and Robert RubinRonna and Michael SegalAmy and Andrew J. ShaevelCharlene and Jack G. Shaffer

*As of December 31, 2006

For information about contributing to the Meetingthe Challenge: SECURING JEWISH FUTURESCampaign, or to learn about naming opportunitiesin the new JCC Association continentalheadquarters, please contact Fani Magnus Monson,vice-president of development, by e-mail [email protected] or by telephone ( 212) 786-5135.

Launched in the fall of 2005, the Meeting the Challenge: SECURING JEWISH FUTURES campaign is making it possible for JCC Association to achieve a tripartite goal:

• Creating and endowing the new Merrin Center for Teen Services to bene t both Jewishteens throughout North America and the teen professionals in JCCs who work with them.

• Enhancing the JCC Association general endowment to enable us to meet the rising costs ofour current initiatives, maintain the quality of our signature programs, and respond exiblyto new JCC needs as they arise.

• Meeting the capital expenses of our relocation to new of ces, necessitated by the changingreal estate market in New York. Our new headquarters are providing a scally responsible,cost ef cient, technologically sophisticated home with room for growth in the years ahead.

We thank the donors whose commitment and generosity have helped us pass the half-waypoint in this ve-year, $12,000,000 campaign*:

On hand for the ribbon-cutting, af xing of mezuzot,and celebration as JCC Association opened itsnew of ces in October were many of the visionaryleaders who helped establish the new home ofthe JCC Movement. Above, JCC Association Chair,Alan P. Solow toasts the historic occasion. At left,Irene and Edward H. Kaplan, and Jerome B. andEvelyn Makowsky with Ann and Stephen Kaufman.Below, left to right: Noreen Gordon Sablotsky, GaryJacobs, and Geri and Lester Pollack. We are deeplygrateful to these, and all the generous donors whoare helping us Secure Jewish Futures.



Endowment FundsBeyond2000JCC Association is grateful to the Harry andJeanette Weinberg Foundation of Baltimore,and proud to have partnered with it in thissuccessful campaign, which enhanced ourendowment by a total of $5,100,000. Wethank the following donors whose generosityin contributing $3,600,000 made itpossible to meet the Weinberg Foundation’s$1,500,000 challenge grant.

VisionaryHarry and Jeanette WeinbergFoundation, Inc.

FoundersEdgar M. BronfmanIrene and Edward H. KaplanEvelyn and Jerome B. Makowsky

BenefactorsJane GellmanAnn P. and Stephen M. KaufmanArlene and Robert KogodJacqueline Blatt and Ronald L. LeibowMerle and L. Michael OrloveGeri and Lester PollackSyril Rubin and Leonard Rubin k ”z

Noreen Gordon SablotskyPaula L. Sidman and Edwin N. Sidman k ”z

Carol Brennglass Spinnerand Arthur C. Spinner

Lee and John M. Wolf, Sr.

BuildersEstate of Matilda BlendesBonnie and Allan FinkelsteinBetty S. and Norton MelaverAnne S. Reich and Henry and Anne Reich

Family Foundation, Inc.Cheryl Fishbein and Philip SchattenLinda and Jerome SpitzerRoberta and Allan Weissglass

PatronsAnise and Ronald BelzRuth White Brodsky and

Joanne and Donald BrodskyMarvin GelfandBarbara and Edwin GoldbergVirginia A. and Francis MaasPhyllis and Philip MargoliusMarvin J. PertzikAliki and Peter RzepkaBarbara and J. Victor SamuelsBarbara and Norman SeidenJudith Shiekman k ”z and Philip M. ShiekmanSharon and Edwin ToporekLinda Cornell Weinstein and

Sherwin WeinsteinBarbara and Douglas Bloom

Beyond2000Patrons, cont’d.

Barbara and Daniel DrenchAnnette and Lionel GoldmanTillie Mazor Foundation/Judith LiebermanJudith and Mark LittEstate of Mary LittChildren and Grandchildren of

Jerome B. Makowsky, 1998-2002 Chair,JCC Association, in his honor

Lynn and Gerald OstrowPatricia and Stephen R. ReinerShirley and Allan Solomon

Andrea and Alan P. SolowEstate of Henrietta Weil

FriendsWendy and Warren BlumenthalEleanor and Edward EpsteinLaura Rubin and Leonard Rubin k ”z

Charlene and Jack G. ShafferRandi and Ian ShermanPeggy and Philip Wasserstrom

Endowing Today for TomorrowThe following individuals made a leadershipcommitment to JCC Association’sEndowment Fund to assure that the work ofthe JCC Movement continues in perpetuity.We give them our special thanks. These giftswere received prior to the inception of theBeyond 2000 Endowment Campaign.

FoundersJoan and Jesse Feldman k ”z

Florence G. Heller Memorial Fund

Florence G. Heller TrustMary and Solomon Litt k ”z

Barbara and Morton L. MandelSamuel MorganrothGeri and Lester PollackEsther Leah Ritz k ”z

GuardiansLili and Max M. HahnSyde HurdusSam SulstenLee and John M. Wolf, Sr.

Endowing Today for TomorrowBenefactors, cont’d.

BenefactorsBeatrice and Irving EdisonHenry Kaufmann FoundationEvelyn Goodstein and

Jacob Goodstein k ”z

Irene and Edward H. KaplanFrances and Joseph Kruger k ”z

Judith and Lester LiebermanMinnie Nathanson k ”z

Janet and Irwin Jay RobinsonArlene and Leonard Rochwarger k ”z

Joanna and Daniel RoseCharlene and Jack G. ShafferJudith Shiekman k ”z and

Philip M. ShiekmanJeanne and Milton Zorensky

BuildersJean Adler and Robert L. Adler k ”z

Hyman J. CohenBonnie and Allan FinkelsteinLeo and George P. FrenkelYetra Goldberg and Israel Goldberg k ”z

Ann P. and Stephen M. KaufmanJudith and Mark D. LittEvelyn and Jerome B. MakowskyJoan and Martin E. MessingerSyril Rubin and Leonard Rubin k ”z

Muriel RussellHelen Zimman and Harold O.Zimman k ”z

PatronsElla Berman and Gerrard Berman k ”z

Elayne and Julian BernatShirley and Roy DurstEdwin A. HochstadterBea D. KatcherCharles R. KatzLynne and Charles KlatskinArthur KokotJacqueline Blatt and Ronald L. LeibowNorma and Alfred W. LevyBetty S. and Norton MelaverSusan Mintz and Donald R. Mintz k ”z

Merle and L. Michael OrlovePesses-Sachs FamilyEvelyn S. and Shaol L. PozezAnne S. Reich and Henry S. Reich k ”z

Barbara and Norman SeidenGeraldyn and Henry SicularRoseann and Alan SimberloffLinda and Jerome Spitzer

SponsorsGerry and Charles Aaron k ”z

Dinerman FamilyBarbara and Daniel DrenchAndrew L. EisenbergLinda and Robert Fischer

Endowing Today for TomorrowSponsors, cont’d.

Annette and Lionel GoldmanAlvin GrayDolores and Solomon Green eldAnise and David A. KaplanJanet Kaplan and Leonard Kaplan k”z

Clara and Martin L. LarnerLynn and Gerald OstrowMarvin J. PertzikHarriet L. and William RosenthalAnita and Arthur RotmanEugenia and Irving Ruderman

Milton A. ShorrDavid SterlingMuriel and Myron StroberSharon and Edwin ToporekPeggy and Philip WasserstromH. S. Weil EstateLinda Cornell Weinstein and

Sherwin WeinsteinRoberta and Allan Weissglass

Endowment-FundedProgram SupportJCC Association gratefully acknowledges thefollowing generous supporters, who throughtheir endowments make these programspossible on an ongoing basis:

Support of JCC Association Israel Of ceJudith and Mark D. Litt

Jewish Education ProgrammingGeri and Lester Pollack

JCC Association Scholars FundSyril Rubin and Leonard Rubin k ”z

Esther Leah Ritz Next GenerationMemorial Fund

To honor the memory of Esther Leah Ritz,former continental chair and founder ofthe JCC Association Endowment Fund,we established the Esther Leah Ritz NextGeneration Memorial Fund. Proc eeds of thisendowment underwrites the cost of the NextGeneration program, which supports thedevelopment of lay leadership for JewishCommunity Centers.

We are grateful to the donors to thisendowment fund:

Judith and Joseph D. HurwitzIrene and Edward H. KaplanAnn P. and Stephen M. KaufmanCarol and Leonard Lewensohn

Philanthropic FundBarbara and Morton L. MandelEvelyn and Jerome B. MakowskyMelanie Katzman and Russell MakowskyGeri and Lester PollackLaura Rubin and Leonard Rubin k ”z

Endowed Scholarships

JCC Association scholarships enablestudents who plan to make careers in theJCC Movement to pursue their educationat the master’s level. We are grateful to thedonors of these scholarship funds:

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 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 Russell Memorial

Scholarship FundFedgie and Hy Schultz 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

Annual SupportNew Initiatives FundJCC Association expresses its gratitudeto the visionary supporters of the NewInitiatives Fund, spearheaded by PastChair Edward H. Kaplan. Through theirgenerosity, the New Initiatives Fund isenabling JCC Association to serve localJCCs with innovative new programs,provide new and necessary professionaldevelopment opportunities, and developcreative programs to directly bene t JCCs

in such areas as technology, fundraising andstrategic planning. This multi-million dollarfund is allowing JCC Association to providefor the ever-changing and growing needsof Jewish Community Centers with creativenew models and cutting-edge technologies.

Gary BermanMandell BermanJoshua BernsteinThe Diane and Norman Bernstein FoundationCharles E. Smith Family FoundationPaul Silberberg and Mark Solomon

CMS Endowment FoundationMarcella and Neil Cohen and

Ryna and Melvin CohenSamuel R. Dweck Foundation, Inc.Lois and Richard EnglandDiana and Michael David EpsteinSylvia S. Ely Foundation, Inc.Joan Lee GindesRobert GoldbergCharles H. Goodman

Arie and Ida Crown MemorialBrenda and Sandy GuritzkyBarbara and Allan HurwitzIrene and Edward H. KaplanJack KayLawrence Kirstein k ”z

Thelma and Melvin Lenkin and Edward LenkinThe Levitt FoundationBernard L. MadoffMarshall B. Coyne Foundation, Inc.Melrod Family Charitable Foundation, Inc.Alan and Amy Meltzer Family FundHoward and Geraldine Polinger Family

FoundationAbe PollinAnne S. ReichCharles and Lynn Schusterman Family

FoundationRhoda and Charles SteinerDaniel Solomon Woodbury FundAndrew Tisch

Donors Donors

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Mandel Center for Excellence inLeadership and ManagementJCC Association is grateful to the MandelFoundation for its annual renewable grant,which created and sustains the MandelCenter for Jewish Education.

JCC Association thanks Irene and Edward H.Kaplan for their support of a program withthe Mandel Center for Excellencein Leadership and Managementdedicated to helping new and emergingJewish communities to create Jewish

Community Centers.

Mandel Center for JewishEducationJCC Association is grateful to the MandelFoundation for its annual renewable grant,which created and sustains the MandelCenter for Jewish Education.

JCC Association also thanks the following fortheir support of programs within the MandelCenter for Jewish Education:

The AVI CHAI Foundation:Lekhu Lakhem: Jewish and EducationalJourneys for JCC Camp Directors

George S. Blumenthal:TAG: Jewish Values Through Camping ®:Touching Torah

Merrin Center for Teen ServicesJCC Association is grateful to Anne Heymanand Seth Merrin for their annual grant whichcreated and sustains the Merrin Center forTeen Services, which is dedicated to enhancingthe work of teen professionals and providingprogramming for the youth they serve.

Annual Fund 2006JCC Association gratefully acknowledgesthe following donors who have madegenerous contributions to the 2006annual support program:

Leadership CircleJerri-Ann and Gary JacobsIrene and Edward H. Kaplan

Platinum Plus Club

Edith EverettJoan and Martin E. MessingerGeri and Lester Pollack

Gold Plus ClubBen and Esther Rosenbloom FoundationLois RosenthalBarbara and J. Victor SamuelsCheryl Fishbein and Philip SchattenSharon and Stephen SeidenPaula L. SidmanShirley and Allen SolomonJeffrey and Lynda Solomon Foundation,

In honor of Lenny SilbermanAndrea and Alan P. SolowLinda and Jerome Spitzer

Silver Plus ClubFern and James BadzinLisa F. and Ron BrillAndrew L. EisenbergBonnie and Allan FinkelsteinAnn P. and Stephen M. KaufmanRonald A. Krancer

Jacqueline Blatt and Ronald L. LeibowJudith and Lester LiebermanJudith and Mark D. Litt

Annual Fund 2006Silver Plus Club, cont’d.

Virginia A. and Francis MaasEvelyn and Jerome B. MakowskyBetty S. and Norton MelaverPatricia and Stephen R. ReinerIrene and Phil M. ShiekmanRoberta and Allan Weissglass FoundationKelly and Michael Wolfe

Bronze PlusSusan and Arnold BeilesAnise and Ronald BelzTanya and Stephen BodzinJoanne F. and Donald W. BrodskyNancy I. and Peter BrownMarcella E. and Neil CohenD’vora Tager and Robert DietzLori and Stephen DorskyDale T. and Edward FilhaberRuth and Michael FletcherFreddi and Marvin GelfandJane GellmanBarbara and Edwin GoldbergMary Anna and Michael D. KaplanElizabeth J. Rosenkrantz and

Steven LancmanJanet and Alan MannBarbara and Sidney MillerFani Magnus Monson and Michael MonsonMarvin J. PertzikAvalee and Ronald PrehoganRose and James RobinsonBarbara and Martin RosenLaura Rubin and Leonard Rubin k ”z

Noreen Gordon SablotskyMarcia and Martin J. Satinsky

Debra and Gerald K. SchwartzRonna and Michael SegalSusan StearnsSherry and Doron StegerDavid and Sharon WaxLinda Cornell Weinstein and

Sherwin WeinsteinLee and John M. Wolf, Sr.

Super VIP AssociateAnonymousMarjorie and Morley BlanksteinBarbara and Daniel DrenchDana EgertMarilyn and Sam FoxRaymond FinkRita and Lawrence GotfriedDr. Arnold P. and Sandra GoldRoslyn and Ricky HaikinCarole and Morton H. KatzLeslie and Ronald KatzAlvin and Marilyn MarsTammy and Scott MenakerMichael OstroffToby and Robert RubinLinda and Barry Russin

Annual Fund 2006Super VIP Associate, cont’d.

Barbara and Norman SeidenAmy and Andrew ShaevelRandi and Ian ShermanCarol Brennglass Spinner and

Arthur C. SpinnerDavid SterlingMuriel and Myron StroberMarilyn and Henry Taub FoundationEllen and Robert H. TemkinMary Rita and Norman Weissman

VIP AssociateElizabeth Schiro and Stephen L. BayerJulian BernatJoshua BernsteinHarriet and George BlankBarbara and Douglas BloomRuth BrodskyJane and John C. ColmanAnn F. and Robert EisenJanet S. and Doron ElamEleanor and Edward EpsteinMarlyn R. and Alyn EssmanArlene FicklerRobin Frederick and Michael GoldMaxine and Jay FreilichEllen B. GaberAlan GoldbergEugene GrantBarbara and Louis GrossSharon and Barry S. KantrowitzDeena and Jerome A. KaplanLori and Ron KasnerLois LautenbergLaurie F. and Paul Lieberman

David M. MaxI. E. MillstoneLynn and Gerald OstrowLaurie and Haran C. RashesFrancine and Steven RodJoanna and Daniel RoseEnid and David RosenbergLawrence I. and Nancy RosenbergHarriet L. and William RosenthalArthur and Anita RotmanDaniel RubinJane and Ken RubinWendy and Steven RubinCharlene and Jack G. ShafferCheryl and Mark ShermanLeonard SilbermanJeanne and Jordan TobinMichael and Nannette Wien

Executive AssociateAnonymousRobin and Bob BallinRenee and Gary BomzerHal BordySteven M. CohenElena and Joel DinkinJudith Corn and David Fried

Annual Fund 2006Executive Associate, cont’d.

Gretchen and Gordon GrossJoseph HarrisDeborah and Michael HopkinsRichard JuranRichard David LevinJeanmarie and Gary S. LipmanSaul H. MagramNancy and Douglas “Woody” OstrowPhillip C. PepperMaurice D. Plough Jr.Fred F. Richman

Sidney and Lois RobbinsLouis M. “Buddy” SapolskyJohanna and Arnie SohinkiKyle E. Solomon,

In honor of Lenny SilbermanSharon and Edwin ToporekPeggy and Philip WasserstromEnid and Barrie M. WeiserCharlene and Steven WendellGwynne WicksAnita and Earl WinestockJerry WischeLeadership Circle: $25,000 and abovePlatinum Plus: $18,000 - $24,999Gold Plus: $10,000 - $17,999Silver Plus: $5,000 - $9,999Bronze Plus: $2,500 - $4,999Super VIP Associate - $1,800 - $2,499VIP Associate - $1,000 - $1,799Executive Associate - $500 - $999

Program and Project SupportJCC Association gratefully acknowledges

the following foundations and individualswho have made generous contributions in2006, making these programs and projectspossible:

Early Childhood Initiative/An EthicalStartThe Lisa and Ron Brill Charitable TrustThe Marcus FoundationSan Francisco Jewish Community

Endowment FundRighteous Persons Foundation

Young Adult Initiative/GesherCityBenjamin H. Gordon Charitable FoundationGrandchildren of Harvey M. & Lyn P.

Meyerhoff Philanthropic FundCynthia S. MarcusJCC of Greater Boston

Youth Programming:

Support of Jr. NBA/Jr. WNBA ProgramInitiativeNational Basketball AssociationWomen’s Basketball Association

Program and Project SupportYouth Programming, cont’d.

Support of JCC Maccabi Arts FestDoron Steger

Support of JCC Maccabi GamesWilliam D. Abramson

Support of JCC Association/NFLYouth PartnershipNational Football League Youth Football FundNational Football League Players Association

Support of GoGirlGo! ProjectThe Hadassah Foundation

Women’s Sports FoundationSupport of JCC AssociationYouth Sports ProgramsMajor League Baseball Rookie LeagueNational Hockey League – NHL Street

Scholarship ProgramsWe gratefully acknowledge the generoussupporters of the JCC AssociationScholarship Program, which enablesstudents who plan to make careers in theJCC Movement to pursue their education onthe master’s degree level.

Elizabeth Schiro and Stephen L. BayerEd Lee and Jean Campe FoundationSam and Louise Campe FoundationCrown Family FoundationShirley and William L. GrossmanLouis and Anita Perlman Family FoundationBarbara and J. Victor Samuels

JWB Jewish Chaplains Council

JCC Association gratefully acknowledges theindividuals and organizations supporting thework of JWB Jewish Chaplains Council withcontributions of $500 or more:

Air Force Chaplain Fund, HQ, USAF/HC, DCAnonymousAnonymousJoseph BettmanB’nai Brith Southeast Region, NCB’nai B’rith International, PAB’nai Israel Congregation, MDAlan BroderBuffalo Grove Illinois, No. 89 JWVCongregation Beth David, CACongregation Beth Israel, MACongregation Knesset Israel, MACovenant B’nai B’rith, Unit 2215Federation of Jewish WOS of MDGarden City Jewish Center Sisterhood, NYJewish Fed of Macon & Middle GeorgiaJewish War Veterans, Kirschenbaum

Silver Post 282, ILJewish War Veterans of the USA,

Post 669, NJEdith Lange

Donors Donors

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ChairAlan P. SolowChicago, IL

Vice-ChairsLisa BrillAtlanta, GADonald BrodskyHouston, TXCheryl FishbeinNew York, NYGary JacobsSan Diego, CARonald L. Leibow

Los Angeles, CAStephen R. ReinerNew York, NYToby RubinSan Francisco, CAStephen SeidenLivingston, NJIan ShermanOttawa, ON

SecretaryNoreen Gordon SablotskyMiami, FL

Associate SecretariesMichael SegalNorth Miami Beach, FLShirley SolomonBoca Raton, FLMichael WolfeSalt Lake City, UT

TreasurerEdwin GoldbergLouisville, KY

Associate TreasurersStephen DorskyBirmingham, ALAndrew ShaevelBuffalo, NYDoron StegerBridgewater, NJ

PresidentAllan Finkelstein

Honorary ChairsEdward H. KaplanWashington, DCAnne P. KaufmanHouston, TXJerome B. MakowskyMemphis, TNMorton L. MandelCleveland, OHLester PollackNew York, NYDaniel RoseNew York, NY

President EmeritusArthur Rotman k ”z

Board of DirectorsJames BadzinLeawood, KSStephen L. BayerW. Hartford, CTArnold BeilesStaten Island, NYRonald A. BelzMemphis, TNHarriet BlankBridgewater, NJ

Stephen BodzinAlexandria, VAGary BomzerNo. Miami Beach, FLNancy I. BrownAlpine, NJMarcella E. CohenWashington, D.C.Jeffrey A. CoopersmithColumbus, OHDana EgertBergen Cty, NJJulius Eisen

Bergen Cty, NJAndrew L. EisenbergBoston, MAArlene FicklerPhiladelphia, PADale T. FilhaberBoca Raton, FLRaymond FinkBuffalo, NYRuth FletcherSan Jose, CARobin FrederickStamford, CTMaxine FreilichStamford, CTMarvin GelfandLos Angeles, CAJane GellmanMilwaukee, WISandra GoldEnglewood, NJJoyce GoldsteinEssex Fells, NJ

Lawrence GotfriedWest Orange, NJRoslyn HaikinHouston, TXMichael HopkinsWest Orange, NJDavid JacobsW. Hartford, CTBarry KantrowitzRockland Cty, NYMichael D. KaplanMemphis, TNRon Kasner

North Brunswick, NJMorton H. KatzNew Orleans, LARonald M. KatzIndianapolis, INStephen M. KaufmanHouston, TXSherry KulmanToronto, ONJudith LiebermanWest Orange, NJLaurie F. Lieberma nChicago, ILGary LipmanStamford, CTVirginia A. MaasLos Angeles, CADavid M. MaxBaltimore, MDBetty S. MelaverSavannah, GADr. Scott MenakerCharlotte, NC

Dr. Sidney MillerColumbus, OHMarvin J. PertzikSt. Paul, MNGeri PollackNew York, NYRonald PrehoganOttawa, ONHaran C. RashesAnn Arbor, MILeonard M. RobinsonFair eld, NJRose Robinson

Boca Raton, FLBarbara RosenWayne, NJEnid RosenbergCleveland, OHLawrence I. RosenbergBaltimore, MDHoward RosenbloomLutherville, MDLois Rosenthal,Scarborough, NYDaniel RubinTena y, NJJane Tzinberg RubinSt. Louis, MOSteven RubinSt. Paul, MNLinda RussinRockland Cty, NYJ. Victor SamuelsHouston, TX

Louis M. SapolskyBaltimore, MDMartin J. SatinskyNashville, TNPhilip SchattenNew York, NYBrian SchreiberPittsburgh, PAGerald K. SchwartzMiami, FLJack G. ShafferDenver, COCheryl ShermanStaten Island, NYPhilip M. ShiekmanPhiladelphia, PAPaula L. SidmanBoston, MAPhilip SilversteinColumbia, SCJeffrey SolomonNew York, NYDavid H. SorkinStaten Island, NYCarol Brennglass SpinnerNew York, NY

Jerome SpitzerNew York, NYRobert TemkinBoston, MAJeanne TobinCleveland, OHHoward WassermanBrooklyn, NYDavid WaxSan Diego, CALinda Cornell WeinsteinRochester, NYAllan Weissglass

Staten Island, NYMary Rita WeissmanDayton, OHMichael S. WienMarietta, GAAnita WinestockVancouver, BC

Honorary BoardJulian BernatEl Paso, TXDaniel DrenchMetroWest, NJIrwin L. ElsonDetroit, MIGilbert S. FoxNashville, TNHugh W. GreenbergDetroit, MIGordon R. GrossBuffalo, NYHenry Kohn

New York, NYMark D. LittLarchmont, NYI.E. MillstoneSt. Louis, MOGerald S. OstrowPittsburgh, PARabbi Emanuel RackmanIsraelIrwin Jay RobinsonNew York, NYHarriet L. RosenthalMetroWest, NJMarvin D. RubensteinDallas, TXIrving RudermanRochester, NYNorman SeidenFt. Lee, NJMyron StroberPalm Beach, FLHenry TaubTena y, NJJohn M. Wolf, Sr.Pittsburgh, PA

Program and Project SupportJWB Jewish Chaplains Council, cont’d.

Lewis A. KnopfmacherMartin S. LaskyMax & Rebecca Rochkind Family FoundationMitzvah Makers, MDNew Kalman Sunshine Fund, IncNY Metropolitan Region United Synagogue

of Conservative JudaismPittsburgh Conference of Jewish

Women’s Org.Sisterhood of Temple IsraelStanley J. ScherDr. & Mrs. Robert SmithTemple Emanuel of Pascack, NJTemple Beth Hillel Social Action Fund, CTTemple Israel of New York SisterhoodUnited Way of New York City

Military Chaplaincy Rabbinical SchoolScholarshipJCC Association thanks Rabbi PhilipSilverstein for establishing the rst MilitaryChaplaincy Rabbinical School Scholarship,in memory of his beloved wife, AdinaSilverstein.

Florence G. Heller-JCC AssociationResearch CenterWe thank the following donors whosegenerous contributions support he FlorenceG. Heller – JCC Association ResearchCenter’s practice-oriented research forJewish Community Centers and YM-YWHAs:

Shifra BronznickAvrum I. Cohen

Steven M. CohenEdward GabovitchJane GellmanSandra Gold

In honor of Leonard Rubin k ”z

Sally GottesmanMarvin IsraelowRuth H. Kahn StovroffJudith KaplanMichael D. KaplanFerne KatlemanJudith LiebermanMark D. LittVirginia A. MaasBernard MarcusNorton MelaverBarbara RosenToby RubinStephen SeidenAndrew J. ShaevelShirley SolomonJudith Veinstein

Program and Project Supportcont’d.

Corporate SponsorsWe gratefully acknowledge the followingcompanies who provided support to JCCAssociation continental programs:

Days of Caring and Sharing inday and resident campsThe Coca-Cola Company ®

JCC Maccabi Games ®

The Coca-Cola Company ®

CIBC World Markets Miracle DayCybex

JCCs of North America Biennial

Gold SponsorSterling and Sterling, Inc.

Silver SponsorStaples

Bronze SponsorsAccrisoft CorporationThe Coca-Cola Company

Supporting SponsorsAAA Flag and Banner Manufacturing Co.Commerce BankSheletron, Ltd.

JCC CircleWe thank the following donors, whosecontributions support the publication of JCCCircle Magazine:

Accrisoft CorporationAssociation of Jewish Chaplains of the US

cMarketThe Coca-Cola CompanyCybexFreeMotion FitnessKades Financial Inc.Iron Grip Barbell CompanyLes Mills North America, Inc.Leslie’s Swimming Pool SuppliesLife FitnessMilton A. Shorr, Development Consultant, Inc.MondoNetwork Services CompanyPrecorSchlesinger Newman & GoldmanSciFitSheletron, Ltd.Sportwall InternationalStaples Business AdvantageStar TracSterling & Sterling, Inc.Technogym

Program and Project Support, cont’d.

Preferred VendorsThe following companies provide preferentialcontinental account status to af liated JCCsand/or nancial support of services to JCCAssociation programs:

AccrisoftAramarkBalanced Body, Inc.BSN SportsChase Paymentech Solutions LLCcMarketCrown Trophy

CSI SoftwareCybexIron Grip Barbell Company, Inc.Les Mills North America, Inc.Leslie’s Swimming Pool SuppliesLife FitnessMondoThe Nautilus GroupNetwork Services CompanyPBCS TechnologyPlus One Health Management, Inc.PrecorPTP, Promise Technology PartnersSciFit Systems, Inc.Sheletron, Ltd.Sportwall InternationalStaples Link.comStar TracSterling and Sterling, Inc.TandusTechnogym USA Corp.True Fitness

Donors Of cers and Board

Leonard RubinEarlier this year, we lost our long-time board member,Leonard Rubin. Rubin was a mainstay of his northern NewJersey community, deeply involved in many communalinstitutions, but he had a special relationship with the JCCMovement. He was a founder and supporter of the JCCon the Palisades, from its original home in Englewood tothe large, beautiful facility in Tena y. The whole Rubin

family—his wife Syril, and their children, Daniel, Robert, Toby, Leslie, andMark, and their families—loved the JCC, and their dedication is evident fromthe nursery school to the basketball court. Rubin joined the JCC Associationboard in 1978 and chaired the 1986 Biennial in Toronto as well as theLeadership Development Task Force. Always concerned about the futureof the JCC Movement, he received the Frank L. Weil Award and the JCCAssociation Community Builders Award in recognition of his extraordinaryaccomplishments. His generosity made possible the JCC Association scholar-in-residence program, which has deepened the Jewish education of both staffand board. “He was the guy who articulated and inspired and motivated theothers,” said Sandra Gold, another JCC Association board member and friendand neighbor of Rubin’s. We mourn his loss; he will be deeply missed.

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patients in VA hospitals. Its Council AdvisoryGroup consists of Conservative, Orthodox,and Reform rabbis and active-duty Jewishchaplains, a cooperative and successfulventure in Jewish pluralism.

Rabbi Harold RobinsonDirector, JWB Jewish Chaplains Council;Director, Armed Forces andVeterans Services212.786.5119 | E-mail: [email protected]

Barry BaronDeputy Director,JWB Jewish Chaplains Council212.786.5137 | E-mail: [email protected]

Brad HoffmanDeputy Director,JWB Jewish Chaplains Council212.786.5137 | E-mail: [email protected]

Gail MamatosSr. Executive Secretary,JWB Jewish Chaplains Council212.786.5120 | E-mail: [email protected]

Mandel Center forJewish Education has as its mission to infuse the people,experiences and programs of the JCCsof North America with Jewish content,learning, and values, and thereby toenhance and elevate every Jewish personwho is part of a JCC community.

Rabbi Alvin MarsDirector, Mandel Center for Jewish Education212.786.5110 | E-mail: [email protected]

Rabbi Jennifer TobensteinAssistant Director,Mandel Center for Jewish Education212.786.5123 | E-mail: [email protected]

Naomi Schan eldProgram AssociateMandel Center for Jewish Education212.786.5145 | E-mail: nschan [email protected]

Marketing and Communicationsmaintains consistent brand image for theJCC Movement and provides consultationand training to JCCs to increase theireffectiveness in image building, advertising,communications , public relations, andbranding, as well as accommodating thein-house needs of JCC Association.

Robin BallinSr. Vice-President,Marketing and Communications212.786.5112 | E-mail: [email protected]

Peter ShevenellCreative Director212.786.5101 | E-mail: [email protected]

Miriam RinnCommunications Manager212.786.5092 | E-mail: [email protected]

Jeremy Rosenstein KortesGraphic Designer212.786.5143 | E-mail: [email protected]

Jarah MoeschWeb Designer212.786.5148 | E-mail: [email protected]

Alina ChernyMarketing Administrator212.786.5096 | E-mail: [email protected]

Merrin Center for Teen Servicescreates programs and resources for teensand the professionals working with themto help JCCs inspire the next generation toembark on its Jewish journey.

Arnie SohinkiSr. Vice-President, Program Services212.786.5097 | E-mail: [email protected]

Adinah EastJCC Maccabi Israel & JCC Maccabi ArtsFestContinental Coordinator212.786.5091 | E-mail [email protected]

Alon LaviShaliach, JCC Maccabi Israel212.786.5152 | E-mail: [email protected]

Professional Developmentrecruits, refers for placement, counsels, andtrains professionals across the continent.Extends scholarships to quali ed collegegraduates interested in JCC careers andoffers training seminars as well as studyseminars in Israel.

Steven RodVice-President, Professional Development212.786.5085 | E-mail: [email protected]

JoyAnn BrandAssociate Director ofProfessional Development Services212.786.5114 | E-mail: [email protected]

Sara LevithanCoordinator of Recruitmentand Scholarship Programs212.786.5111 | E-mail: [email protected]

Tory HollandAdministrative Assistantand Conference Registrar212.786.5086 | E-mail: [email protected]

Program Servicesprovides JCCs and camps with programassessment and resources to help themmaintain creative, innovative programmingin arts and culture, early childhoodeducation, adults, teens, individuals withspecial needs, tness, recreation, andcamping. It also coordinates the JCCMaccabi Experience, which includes JCCMaccabi Games®, JCC Maccabi Israel®, andJCC Maccabi ArtsFest®.

Arnie SohinkiSr. Vice-President, Program Services212.786.5097 | E-mail: [email protected]

Rachel KaplanAdministrative Assistant, Program Services212.786.5125 | E-mail: [email protected]

Patricia Cipora HarteVice-President, Program Services212.786.5130 | E-mail: [email protected]

Adrienne KroneAdministrative Assistant, Adult Servicesand JCC Maccabi ArtsFest212.786. 5140 | E-mail: [email protected]

Lenny SilbermanVice-President, Program Services,

Continental Director, JCC Maccabi Games212.786.5144 | E-mail: [email protected]

Jason KromirsHost Community Coordinator,JCC Maccabi Games212.786.5102 | E-mail: [email protected]

Michele KorntregerContinental Coordinator, JCC Maccabi Games212.786.5116 | E-mail: [email protected]

Jennifer SzwajderContinental Associate, JCC Maccabi Games212.786.5093 | E-mail: jszwajder @jcca.org

Yotam AronovitzJCC Maccabi Educational Shaliach212.786.5139 | E-mail: [email protected]

Adinah EastJCC Maccabi Israel & JCC Maccabi ArtsFestContinental Coordinator212.786.5091 | E-mail [email protected]

Alon LaviShaliach, JCC Maccabi Israel212.786.5152 | E-mail: [email protected]

Janine AcevedoSr. Secretary, JCC Maccabi Israel212.786.5090E-mail: [email protected]

Charlene WendellConsultant on Camping & Youth Services212.786.5126 | E-mail: [email protected]

Steve BeckerContinental Consultantfor Sports and Wellness212.786.5105 | E-mail: [email protected]

Jason SilberfeinJCC Association-NFL Youth FootballPartnership Program Director212.786.5081 | E-mail: [email protected]

Anthony SlayenHealth and Fitness Consultant212-786-5128 | E-mail: [email protected]

Jessie BodaAdministrative Assistant,Sports & Wellness and Camping212.786.5095 | E-mail: [email protected]

Arlene SorkinDirector, JCC Maccabi ArtsFest212.786.5089 | E-mail: [email protected]

Adam CourtneyDirector, Young Adult Initiative212.786.6108 | E-mail: [email protected]

Dr. Ruth Pinkenson FeldmanDirector, Early Childhood Education212.786.5098 | E-mail: [email protected]

Miriam HealyProjects Coordinator,

Early Childhood Education212.786.5106 | E-mail: [email protected]

Lisa LitmanAn Ethical Start® Coordinator610-668-1656 | E-mail: [email protected]

Rachel KlechevskyEarly Childhood Program Associate212.786.5127 | E-mail: [email protected]

JCC AssociationRegionalOf ces:

*SouthwesternServices Of ceP.O. Box 30372

Austin, Texas 78755Tel: 512.241.1118E-mail: [email protected]

**SoutheasternServices Of ce8200 Hampson Street, Suite 301New Orleans, LA 70118Tel: 504.866.5090Fax: 504.866.8164E-mail: [email protected]

***Israel Of ceSolomon and Mary Litt Building12 Moshe Hess StreetJerusalem, 94185, IsraelTel: 011-972-2-625-1265Fax: 011-972-2-624-7767E-mail: [email protected]

Staff andServices

AdministrationAllan FinkelsteinPresident212.786.5082 | E-mail: [email protected]

Yael LubofskyCoordinator of the Executive Of ce212.786.5084 | E-mail: [email protected]

Community Services consults with all communities to enhancethe functioning of JCC boards, executives,

and staff. Provides JCCs with ongoingtraining in areas such as lay leadershipdevelopment, staff development,programming, nances, etc. Helps JCCsimprove their services by conductingresearch, gathering statistical data, andstrategic planning studies, developingannual work plans, and providingseminars for management and layleaders. Community Services sends a bi-weekly electronic communication packetto executive directors and presidents toshare resources, information, and trends.Research & statistical data providedby Florence G. Heller-JCC AssociationResearch Center.

Mandel Center for Excellencein Leadership andManagement in JCCsis transforming the eld by allowing JCCsto assess their management effectivenessand leadership needs, be more responsiveto dif culties as they arise, and developa practical approach towards continuousself-improvement over time. MCELM willhelp JCCs meet the challenges of thefuture with con dence and pro ciency.

Alan MannExecutive Vice-President,JCC and Community Services;Director, Mandel Center for Excellencein Leadership and Management212.786.5138 | E-mail: [email protected]

Gladys GoldmanExecutive Assistant212.786.5088 | E-mail: [email protected]

Ann Eisen**Vice-President, Community Services;Consultant on Leadership Development504. 866.5090 | E-mail: [email protected]

Janet S. Elam *Vice-President, Community Services;

Consultant on Emerging Communities512-241-1118 | E-mail: [email protected]

David E. PosnerVice-President, Community ServicesTel: 212.786.5125 | E-mail: [email protected]

Alan GoldbergVice President, Mandel Center forExcellence in Leadership and Managementand Community Services212.786.5122 | E-mail: [email protected]

Melissa ShipenbergConsultant on Marketing and Membership,Mandel Center for Excellence inLeadership and Management212.786.5153 or 212-537-6316E-mail: [email protected]

Kay MitchellManager of Information Resources212-786-5109 | E-mail: [email protected]

Danielle KarolyProgram Associate212-786-5129 | E-mail: [email protected]. Steven M. CohenDirector, Florence G. Heller-JCCAssociation Research CenterE-mail: [email protected]

Lauren HradeckyAssistant Director, Florence G. Heller-JCCAssociation Research Center212.786.5121 | E-mail: [email protected]

Lea Graham Reener** Southern Of ce StaffE-mail: [email protected]

Finance and AdministrationServicesoversees management of nancialand human resources record keeping,

nancial reports, and informationtechnology. Assists JCCs in developingdata-processing plans and in conducting

nancial reviews. Maintains JCCs Online,the computer network linking the JCCMovement.

Bob DietzSr. Vice-President,Finance and AdministrationTel: 212.786.5134 | E-mail: [email protected]

Irina KhominaDirector, Human Resources212.786.5131E-mail: [email protected]

Rita NiyazovaAccounting Manager212.786.5132E-mail: [email protected]

Franklin JamesProduction SupervisorTel: 212.786.5118 | E-mail: [email protected]

Andy ZhangManager of Information TechnologyTel: 212.786.5103 | E-mail: [email protected]

Paul NiedbalaInformation Technology Associate212.786.5094E-mail: [email protected]

Donald CredleProduction Assistant212.786.5113 | E-mail: [email protected]

Jamella HallReceptionist212.532.4949 | E-mail: [email protected]

D’wayne HaywoodShipping and Receiving212.786.5107E-mail: D’[email protected]

Irina AbromovAccounting AssistantTel: 212.786.5133

Financial Resource

Development is responsible for the agency’s fundraisingefforts, including annual support anddesignated giving, JCC Associates,foundation grants, corporate sponsorshipand preferred vendor programs, specialevents and endowment funding.

Fani Magnus MonsonVice-President of Development212.786.5135 | E-mail: [email protected]

Elaine VasquezAdministrative Assistant212.786.5136 | E-mail: [email protected]

JCC Association’s Israel Of ce represents the interests of NorthAmerican JCCs and provides servicesfor them in Israel. It also implementsIsrael-based Jewish educational programsincluding training seminars for JCCprofessional staff and lay leaders, JCCMaccabi Israel® experience programs for

teens, Taglit-birthright israel for youngadults, partnership initiatives betweenJCCs and community centers in Israel, andcreates specialized Israel trips for JCCmembers.

Richard Juran ***Vice-President, and Director, Israel Of ce011-972-2-625-1265E-mail: [email protected]

Sara Sless ***Program Director, Israel Of ce011-972-2-625-1265E-mail: [email protected]

Tsvi Vinokur***Israel Director, JCC Maccabi Israel011-972-2-625-1265E-mail: [email protected]

Avigail Barkai***Secretary, Israel Of ce011-972-2-625-1265

JWB Jewish Chaplains Council is a US Government-accredited agencyto serve the religious, educational, andmorale needs of Jewish personnel inthe armed forces, their families, and



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