May 2012

A Message from the JCC’s Executive Director, Beth Goodman

In the coming months, the Jewish Community Center is offering a multitude of ways to engage in some aspect of Jewish life—for you, for your children, for your whole family! No prior experience is necessary to enjoy what we’ve got to offer. Sum-mer day camp, our Teen Program, lively activities for seniors, arts and culture, clubs and classes…there’s something for everyone!

The Jewish Film Festival has found a new home! Yes, the Rialto Cinemas is relocating to the former Sebastopol Cinemas, and the JCC is proud to present our 2012 Jewish Film Festival at this fantastic new location. The films this year could be the best yet and you'll see them in a real movie theater again, with Rialto's famous popcorn, lots of parking, excellent restaurants nearby and an easy drive to it all. Thinking about becoming a Sponsor? Now's the time. Email Ellen for more information at ellenb@jccsoco.org.

We bet you'll be surprised at all the activities brought to you by the JCC. Among other things, this year we offered a Mah Jongg club, Yiddish Literature classes, Parenting workshops, the Klezmatics concert, the com-munity Yom Hashoah Commemoration, Israel’s Birthday celebration, a countywide Purim Carnival, Seders for seniors at seven locations as well as a Passover cooking class. Mark your calendars for the return of Simcha Sunday on April 7, 2013!

The JCC connects people and creates community – Jewish community. You can discover the inviting array of opportunities to connect Jewishly in a comfortable way whatever your level of commitment – and providing those options for you is what your JCC is all about. But it doesn’t just happen! With your participation and donations, you make it happen by supporting Jewish life in Sonoma County.

Please contribute whatever you can to help JCC fulfill its purpose. You can use the enclosed envelope to make your donation.We do have something for everyone!

P.S. If you are a donor to the JCC at the $180 level and above, you’re invited to our annual Donor Thank You event on Sunday, June 10. This year we’ll use the indoor and outdoor space at the JCC offices where we’ll host ‘A Taste of the JCC’ – wine, appetizers, delicious BBQ and a silent wine auction will be just part of the day. Look for some special guests and surprises too.

Because I consider myself a non-religious Jew, the Jewish

Film Festival gives me the opportunity to check in with

my community in a meaningful way. I love seeing what Jewish life is like

around the world, and I always feel way more in touch and yes, proud of my

heritage after each film I see.~2011 Jewish Film Festival

attendee

Jewish Community Center, Sonoma County Something for Everyone!

1301 Farmers Lane, Suite 103 • Santa Rosa, CA 95405(707) 528-4222 phone • 707/528-4288 fax • www.jccsoco.org

The JCC, Sonoma County is a beneficiary of the Jewish Community Federation

Our Friendship Circle Senior 55+ program is perpetually hosting luncheons, day ex-cursions, get-togethers of all kinds, and again this year, a bus trip to Ashland, Oregon for the Shakespeare Festival in October. If you’re 55+ years old, and you’re l o o k i n g for some

new friends and great activities, let Jalena Bamberger or Bar-bara Scharf know that you’d like to receive the monthly Friendship Circle newsletter in the mail.

Countywide Teen ProgramDo you have, or know someone who has a teen? When your stu-dent participates in our program, you’ll see why our County-

wide Teen Program boasts the highest post B’nai Mitzvah retention rate in the Bay Area! The JCC’s Chaverim students come from all points in Sonoma County to join in dinner discussions and social events with Rick

Concoff and Aaron Selya, solidifying their Jewish identity with pride and enthusiasm. Registration for the coming school year is taking place and you can find out more just by calling the JCC office, 707/528-4222.

The JCC’s Annual Meeting takes place Thursday, June 21.Come at 6:30 pm for coffee and dessert. The business meet-ing starts at 7:00 pm. Our Board President, Jay Peretz, will recap the highlights and challenges of the past year in his state of the organization ad-dress; Board member elections will take place and any changes in the by-laws will be voted on. We will also honor our volunteer of the year! Please RSVP to the office 707/528-4222.

Jewish Heritage NightThe JCC, Sonoma County has 100 seats situated together for the A’s Jewish Heritage Night on June 19. Join us to watch the Oakland A’s compete against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Don’t miss this great summer night as the Bay Area Jewish community unites at the ballpark. Be proud and thrilled as once again our teens sing the National Anthem before the game. See the flyer on the facing page for all the details!

Camp Chai - Summer Day CampRick Concoff was recent-ly reminded how power-ful a Jewish Day Camp experience for a Jewish child or teen can be. Re-cently he was promoting camp to various religious

schools, and was excited to meet with the current 7th graders who are eligible for our Coun-selor in Training (CIT) program this summer.

Two of the 7th graders cited their 'Trip to Israel' at Camp Chai a number of years ago. They remembered a whole day dedicated to 'visiting Israel' during Camp Chai. The way the counselors creatively made the 'trip' happen still lives as an ex-citing memory. They want to bring that and so much more to the younger children attending this summer. This is the legacy of Camp Chai.

Camp will once again be led by Rick Concoff, Director, Aar-on Selya, Assistant Director and all of our great counselors.

Reserve your space at Camp Chai now for the last two weeks of June. Look for registration in-formation inside this newsletter.

JCC StaffBeth Goodman, Executive DirectorJalena Bamberger, Friendship Circle, Asst. Program DirectorEllen Blustein, Film Festival, DirectorRick Concoff, Teen Program & Camp Chai, DirectorKaren Gould, Director of OperationsBarbara Scharf, Friendship Circle, DirectorCaryn Shapiro Stone, Development DirectorAaron Selya, Teen Program, Asst. Program DirectorAmy Young, Bookkeeper

Simcha Sunday returns Sunday, April 7, 2013!

The JCC, Sonoma County is a beneficiary of the Jewish Community Federation

Jewish Heritage Night 2012Oakland A’s vs.

Los Angeles DodgersTuesday, June 19

The JCC, Sonoma County has 100 seats situated together for the A's Jewish Heritage Night on June 19. Join us to watch the Oakland A's compete against the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Don't miss this great summer night out as the Bay Area Jewish community unites at the ballpark.

Your ticket ($30 per person; children 2 and under are free) includes: A delicious food item (or $5 credit at any concession stand)Jewish Heritage Giveaway ItemsGreat seat in the Plaza Infield, right outside the Westside Club

All participants will receive FREE PARKING as part of Chevy Free Parking Tuesdays.

No transportation will be provided from Sonoma County. Carpooling is encouraged.

To buy tickets, go to www.jccsoco.org or call the JCC, Sonoma County, 707/528-4222.

Join the JCC, Sonoma County at Oracle Arena in Oakland

Help the A’s BEAT LA!

7 PM

A special thank you to our loyal volunteers and JCC Board members.We really couldn’t do it without you.

Corisa AaronsonHarriet BaerMarg BalloJanine BambergerAlfred Batzdorff Susanne BatzdorffBerni BaxterSuzan BernsAaron BlumRachel BlumBetty BoydEvelyn BregerLouise BrewerAnne BrisgelSusan BrownGesher CalmensonTracy CandiottiDebbie ChapmanJune ChapmanEli CohenElly CohenLen CohenDiane CrandonLily CrandonDeborah CutlerFran DanoffJoy Danzig Sharon Davis Loretta DennerMike DeskyMari DoxiadisPaula DuranRoz EdelsonNorman EisleyMarsha EwigGeri FabianDrew FalsteinGayle FarkasStan Feingold Sherry Forkum Bernice Fox

Caryn FriedDarlene FriemanNatalie FriedmanMaddy GibsonLaura GittlemanMarcia GladstoneLois GlennJudith GolemanGarry GoodmanKaren GouldStan GreenbergLiz HagenJudith HelmanJanet IsaacksSara JacobsonJoel JamanMary JamanCarol JarvisBetty Kale Vicki KalishRay KaplanAlex KatzIsabelle KatzJoshua Katz Leah Kaufman Judy KayenGale KissinSasha LaHayeJerry LakinsLarry ScharfMarcia Lavine Barbara Lesch McCaffry Laurie LevinBarbara LevinsonShirley LibermanMargaret LivingstonTina LlopsisJoy LovingerKaty LussonTom MeadeMark Milberg

Susan MillerMolly MorrisonJerry NewmanShai OmranLinda O'Neill Lori PahlerDeborah PerelAdam PeretzCaleb PeretzJay Peretz Laurie PeretzJill PermuttLaura PetersonLily PetersonBlair PleasantAnya PorGabor PorRose Ann PremiBob Raful Myrna RivkinEli RosenGabe RosenJeff Rosen Arnie Rosenfield Lisa RoutmanDavid RubinsteinCameron SargentLinda SargentSharon Schecter Eliza Schoellhorn Linda Schulman Sylvia Sendar Deborah ServalMitchell ServalDes ShapiroMargaret ShapiroNancy ShermanFrank SherrJanice ShotkinLouise SilkEdythe Smith

Sandy Smith Toni SpizmanFanny Stein Edee Sternfield-SquiresLee StraussSylvia SucherFrederika SumeliusBill ThomasPat ThomasRuth TurnerJudy VanceElisabeth Van NuysSuzanne Waxman Shoshanna Weiss Marcia WoodworthJeanne Zweig

JCC Board of DirectorsJay Peretz, PresidentStanley FeingoldJosh KatzMark MilbergLaura PetersonAnya PorGabor PorArnold RosenfieldLisa Routman

Community PartnersB'nai Israel Jewish CenterBureau of Jewish EducationCongregation Beth AmiCongregation Ner ShalomCongregation Shir ShalomCongregation Shomrei TorahCumulus ProductionsJF&CSJCCSFOsher Marin JCCPJ LibraryPress DemocratRialto CinemasSonoma State UniversitySummerfield Waldorf SchoolSur La Table

We apologize for inadvertentany and all omissions or inac-curacies.

Join the Legacy CircleHelp ensure that future generations

experience all that the JCC has to offer.To learn more, please contact

Caryn Shapiro Stone707/528-4222 x 306 or caryns@jccsoco.org.

Legacy CircleSusan Lentz & Herb Polesky z"l

Innovator Claude & Lynn GanzMichael & Colleen Hyman & Alan Hyman, The Pawn AdvantageRenee Newman, z"lMartin & Marlene Stein

LeaderAlan BaerBarry & Gail Ben-ZionStan Feingold & Roz EdelsonDavid & Barbara FrommGarry & Beth GoodmanJewish Community Federation of San Francisco, the Peninsula, Marin and Sonoma CountiesJewish Family and Children’s Services on behalf of Henry & Lucille LibickiPerry, Johnson, Anderson, Miller & Moskowitz, LLPMike & Ellen MundellDesmond & Margaret ShapiroJohn Weinstein & Heidi StewartIrit & Erni Weir, Hagafen Cellars

AdvocateDeana Abramowitz & Joel Reif, La Plaza Veterinary ClinicAl & Susanne BatzdorffBerni Baxter, Coldwell BankerJohn BloomGordon & Ann BlumenfeldDaniel & Linda BornsteinDina & Tom BrayCongregation Beth Ami & The Friedman CenterCongregation Shomrei TorahElliott, Barbara, Gallery 360Emeritus CorporationExchange BankLeland Fishman, Fishman Supply CoMark FreedRabbi George & Laura GittlemanEvelyn GurevitchRuss & Russ GurevitchJewish Family & Children’s ServicesJoel Jaman Keegan & CoppinJudi HymanBen & Diana KleinHerb & Beverly LibermanShirley LiptonSid & Gerry Lipton

Richard & Judith MarkoffPeter Masi, Master Cleaners/Santa Rosa Oriental RugsCarolyn Metz, Frank Howard AllenJoel & Pam NeubergNew York Community TrustJay & Laurie PeretzArnold & Phyllis RosenfieldMartin & Rose RubingerNadya & Genji Schmeder Alain & Judy Serkissian, Mirabel LodgeBill & Pat ThomasStephen & Neva TurerGordon Zlot, KZST

PartnerHarriet BaerDavid & Marg BalloStephen & Gerrie BeargMarc & Patty BernsteinKate E. BlackCobert Safety ProfessionalsRenee DertnerEast/West CafeMildred FerroMadelyn FischmannJ. Pat GeisSteven Goldberg & Renee MiguelKaren Grotte, Coldwell BankerEric Iskin, Olde Town JewelersArthur & Judith KayenEdna KramMurray LevishEran & Anne MatalonLouis & Sandra Menachof Mark MilbergBrian & Kerith OverstreetOrren PerlmanJoseph Pogar & Lori Pahler, Lynmar EstateLawrence Prager & Linda MyszakRuth RobinsonLisa RoutmanRoberta SaundersJoseph SchwartzNorm & Carol Silverman, Silver Pines VineyardsJeffrey & Karen SommersRoy & Miriam SparrowJean & Albert Straus, Straus Family CreameryBarbara TobinBarbara Tomin & Whitey StermanDavid & Elisabeth Van NuysMarcia WoodworthPenny WolfsohnZiedrich, Eric

FanKenneth AdelsonPam AdinoffSharon BardPaul & Carol BerlantArthur BlumAndrew & Susan Brown Michael & Barbara DeskyPam FieldNatalie FriedmanArmand & Lois GlennMoses GoldbergRichard & Jill GoldbergGary & Barbara GreensweigDonald & Marsha JacobsVictoria KalishJames & Diane Keegan Greg Haims & Katherine MadrigalDavid & Jacqueline MarcusBob Marmor & Laurie WeslerCory Mays & Jalena Bamberger Craig MeltznerJonas MendelsohnLinda O'NeillRudolph & Emily OppenheimerAdele PickarBetty RiessJayne RosenbergJeff & Linda SargentLarry & Barbara ScharfDavid Silacci & Susan Lewis James & Dana SimondsRandi SteiglitzMax & Michelle SteinEdee Sternfield-SquiresJerold Terhune & Sandy SmithEloise TweetenJeanne Zweig

SupporterHans & Enola AngressDan Berger & Juliann SavageSuzan BernsJoyce BowenKy BoydLynda BrinnJerry & Ann BrisgelMorris & Catherine BrockHerb & Ellen BrosbeJeremy & Shelley BrottFrances BrumlikEdward & Barbara BurkeLynn CamhiAndrew & Jacqueline CohenRoy Cohen Congregation Beth Ami Gift ShopLily Crandon

Diane DorfmanBarbara DuchonMartin & Constance FeibuschReed & Nancy Ferrick Harry & Sherree FogelAndrea Goodman Joyce GrodaGene GrossHarry Hankin & Gussie LevineJudith Helman Floris HoffenbergRuth HostyS. I. Horowitz Human Race, Volunteer Center of Sonoma CountyKahn & WiesenKaufman, P & RJane LangBarbara Lesch McCaffryBen Lev & Wendy EllynLevin & NolesBarbara LevinsonShirley Liberman & Margaret LivingstonDuncan LooneyStephen MacholEsther MarksonFlorence MetzDaniel Miller Susan MillerJoseph & Signe MinuskinEileen MitroBarry & Judith Moorman Shirley Morrison James & Joan Muhlstein Mary Lou NussinowDebra OlcottJanet QuartersMartin & Marilyn ReissErnest & Bernice Rose Steve SchwartzSylvia SendarDeborah ServalPhyllis ShapiroRon & Lillian Shelan Nancy & Ed ShermanCJ Siegel Robert & Charli SilvermanSteve & Laurel Jo Simon Nancy SolomonMorris & Helga SpizmanRicki StreitfeldMarilyn SwireMartin & Ann Ullman Wade & ChernoffJane Wagner Jan ZlotnickBetty Zuck

We appreciate our generous donors.Your contributions keep the JCC vibrant and strong.

The JCC, Sonoma County is a beneficiary of the Jewish Community Federation

Camp Chai Summer Day Camp 2012 Where Your Community Feels Like Family

Where Kids Create Positive Identities, Friendships & MemoriesCamp Chai has been an important part of the Jewish Community in Sonoma County for over 25

years. It is a wonderful place for children to experience camp in a safe, well-organized program. Many of our counselors and CITs are former campers who have experienced the love of camp and want to share it with others. Our long-time Director, Rick Concoff, is a local educator, youth leader and Jewish advocate who brings years of experience with him.

Camp Chai offers campers the opportunity to bond with other Jewish children and learn about their shared heritage in a fun, active, child-centered atmosphere. The Camp Chai program includes learning and saying daily blessings, expressing gratitude, and looking at how we interact with others in our daily lives. All are welcome regardless of religious observance and affiliation

Session I: June 18-22Session II: June 25-29For campers entering K - 9th gradeCamp is Monday - Friday, 9 am - 3 pmCamp meets at the large gazebo area in Finley ParkCost is $295 per session

This 22-acre park, located in northwest Santa Rosa, is adjacent to the Finley Community Center and Aquatic Complex where we’ll swim twice each week. Finley Community Park is located at 2060 West College Avenue, Santa Rosa, CA 95401.

Camp Chai Registration Please complete a separate form for each camper. Online registration is available at www.jccsoco.org.

Camper InformatIon

Camper’s First Name___________________________________Camper’s Last Name______________________________

Enroll my child as a camper Enroll my child in the Counselor-in-Training Program (entering 8th or 9th grade)

Male Female Grade in Fall 2012___________________________________________________

Parent/Guardian Name:________________________________________________________________________________

Home Telephone:___________________________________________________Cell:______________________________

Email Address:_______________________________________________________________________________________

Address:_________________________________________City ____________________________Zip_________________

My deposit of $___________ is enclosed$100.00 registration fee (applicable toward tuition) per camper is required to reserve each child’s space.

Donation amount: $__________________ I wish to contribute to the JCC to help provide financial assistance for those in need.

Total remitted: $________________________

My check is enclosed Please charge my credit card (VISA or MC)Credit Card #_______________________________________________________Expiration Date: ____________

The JCC, Sonoma County is a beneficiary of the Jewish Community Federation

Your JCC At A Glance Something for Everyone!

Serving Our Community Online Community Calendar

Simcha SundayYom Hashoah Commemoration

Purim CarnivalInformation & Referral

Sonoma Jewish Connection Weekly eNews

Friendship Circle Seniors 55+Luncheons

Day and Overnight ExcursionsHoliday Outreach Events

Membership TeaChanukah Party

Youth & TeensCamp Chai Summer Day Camp

Countywide Teen ProgramLeadership & Social Action Opportunities

Alumni Activities

JCC PresentsJewish Film Festival

The Met Opera Live in HDThe Klezmatics in Concert

Clubs & ClassesMah Jongg Club

Mindful Parenting ClassesYiddish Literature

Exercise

Upcoming JCC Events � Camp Chai

Session I: June 18-22; Session II: June 23-27, 9 am-3 pm, Finley Community Park � 'A Taste of The JCC' Donor Appreciation Event

Sunday, June 10, JCC office � Jewish Heritage Night: Oakland A's vs Los Angeles Dodgers

Tuesday, June 19, 7 pm, Oakland Coliseum � JCC Annual Meeting

Thursday, June 21, 7 pm, JCC office � Mah Jongg

2nd & 4th Tuesdays, 1-3 pm, JCC office � Jewish Film Festival

Fall 2012 � 'Literature of Jewish Immigration'

Wednesdays, August 8, 15, 22, 29, 2-4 pm, JCC office Led by Loretta Denner, the class will read and discuss several early 20th Century works by immigrants from eastern Europe. While these writers were Yiddish speakers, they wrote in English about the immigrant experience. We'll include long works by Anzia Yezierska, Abraham Cahan, Henry Roth,and a couple of short stories by Abraham Reisen. For further information and inquiries, contact Loretta at lorluba@yahoo.com.

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