The Museum presented 100 programs, including lectures, film screenings, family days, Young Friends events, sensory-friendly activities, and more.100programs

MORE THAN

120families and organizations rented the Museum for private functions, including weddings, bar and bat mitzvahs, corporate functions, nonprofit fund-raising events,

and more. NMAJH.org/EventSpace

INTERNS BROUGHT THEIR FRESH PERSPECTIVES TO SUMMER,

FALL, AND SPRING INTERNSHIP PROGRAMS AT THE MUSEUM.

These students and recent graduates, who hail from schools

including Brandeis University, Michigan State University,

Princeton University, and others, have called their time at NMAJH “thrilling” and “life-changing.”

Several of the internship positions were partially or fully funded,

enabling all interested students to apply.

NMAJH.org/Internships

More than

10,000 K–12 STUDENTSexperienced the Museum

through specially

designed programs such

as Courageous Choices, Becoming American and the accompanying Traveling Suitcase, and others. Thanks to our generous donors,

approximately 2/3 of all student groups received

funding to support their NMAJH visit.

NEARLY

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“This visit helped our students more fully understand the

obstacles, challenges, and successes of Jewish immigrants and other

immigrant groups.”

—ST. ISIDORE SCHOOL IN QUAKERTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA

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E ach year, the Museum welcomes visitors from around the world. This year brought

us individual visitors, families, and groups from Austria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Canada, China, France, Germany, Ghana, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Mexico, the Netherlands, Nigeria, Russia, South Africa, Spain, Ukraine, the United Kingdom, Zimbabwe, and others.

NEARLY

32,500 visitorsexperienced the Museum free of charge thanks to special-access

initiatives.

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on-site in Philadelphia, and toured two exhibitions to five different

venues across the United States. NMAJH.org/TravelingExhibitions

THE MUSEUM PRESENTED

More than 90 percent of members choose to renew their memberships year after year, which is 50 percent higher than the industry average.

45% of NMAJH members live outside a 50-mile radius of the Museum.

90%

4 SpecialExhibitions

On July 4, 2016, the Museum welcomed nearly

3,200 visitors to celebrate

Independence Day.

FOUNDATIONS, CORPORATIONS, OR GOVERNMENT ENTITIES contributed $10,000 or more.

In fiscal year 2017,

102

The Museum was awarded significant government funding for arts and humanities in fiscal year 2017.

EXHIBITIONS

1917 How One Year Changed the World supported by

Power of Protest: The Movement to Free Soviet Jews supported by

“The students enjoyed seeing the actual artifacts that were brought to our school in the

Traveling Suitcase. The stories, pictures, and simulation of how immigrants lived were

wonderful.” —SOLIS-COHEN ELEMENTARY

SCHOOL, PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA

“Your outstanding American Jewish history museum [is]

too important to ignore.” —MELVYN, MEMBER SINCE 2010

In fiscal year 2017, the Museum received nearly

9,000 giftsfrom more than 7,000 supporters. Nearly 1,200 made their first gift to NMAJH.

MORE THAN

8,500 Volunteer Hours

were contributed in FY17. The Museum thanks its volunteers for

their incredible service.

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LocallY GrownJersey’s Jewish Farms

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M A N Y T H A N K S T O O U R G E N E R O U S D O N O R SPLEDGES AND CASH GIF TS MADE IN FISCAL YEAR 2017

$100,000 to $1,000,000+AnonymousBetsy and Phil DarivoffKathy Fields-Rayant and Garry A. RayantJacqueline Finkelstein- LeBow and Bennett S. LeBowRichard A. and Susan P. Friedman Family FoundationThe Horace W. Goldsmith FoundationInstitute of Museum & Library ServicesLiz and Matthew KamensThe Eleanor M. and Herbert D. Katz Family Foundation, Inc.Sidney Kimmel FoundationKoret FoundationAndrea E. and Michael A. LevenThe Lindy FamilyNational Endowment for the HumanitiesJane and Daniel Och Family FoundationPennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust (PREIT)Lyn M. RossMarcia and Ron RubinRobert Saligman Charitable FoundationThe Snider FoundationSotheby’sRoy J. ZuckerbergRenée and Joseph Zuritsky

$50,000 to $99,999Madlyn and Leonard AbramsonComcast CorporationCozen O’ConnorFoundation for Jewish Day Schools - Jewish Federation of Greater PhiladelphiaSandra E. GoodsteinPennsylvania Historical and Museum CommissionRobbi and Bruce Toll

$25,000 to $49,999Blank Rome LLPPamela and Alec EllisonThe Jill and Mark Fishman Foundation International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 98Lasko Charitable FundCheryl and Philip L. MilsteinTammy and Richard P. MorgansternThe Neubauer Family FoundationOriglio BeverageParkway CorporationPECOCarolyn and Marc J. RowanTracey and Shanin SpecterHarriet and Larry WeissLisa and Richard Witten

$10,000 to $24,999Hallee and David AdelmanAssured Guaranty Corp.The Baelen FamilyBarrack FoundationSandra A. BlochSolomon & Sylvia Bronstein FoundationMichele and Jeffrey BrotmanShirlee and Bernard BrownJoan Carter and John AglialoroCharina Endowment Fund, Inc.Clayman Family FoundationD. Walter Cohen and Claire J. ReichlinSuzanne and Norman CohnRobert Lloyd Corkin Charitable FoundationCurtis Family Foundation, Inc.EisnerAmper LLPAmy L. Finkel and Richard J. BraemerFirstrust BankChristina and Lance FunstonBill Graham Memorial FoundationGrant Thornton LLPInsperityRobert & Marjie Kargman FundElissa and Tom KatzBarbara KayThe Sylvia Kellem Memorial FundThe Kestenbaum Family Foundation

Susan and Leonard KlehrJane and Leonard Korman Family FoundationSusanna Lachs Adler and Dean Adler The Lazarus Charitable TrustKathy and Thomas LeonardRuth LibrosLucius N. Littauer FoundationLubert-Adler Management Co., LLPJoyce Magar de Botton and Claude de BottonSamuel P. Mandell FoundationSandra and David Marshall Leslie Anne Miller and Richard Worley FoundationThe Philadelphia Cultural FundDaniel PromisloThe Edward John and Patricia Rosenwald FoundationLorraine and George RubinAlice Saligman and Klaus BrinkmannSherrie R. SavettSayer Family FoundationSchwartz FoundationSeed the Dream FoundationAbraham Z. & Norma Shanzer Charitable Remainder Unit TrustRebecca and Daniel ShapiroConnie SmuklerJoan and Bernard SpainStradley, Ronon, Stevens & YoungConstance and Sankey Williams / Hess Foundation, Inc.Marian and Norman WolginM.B. & Edna Zale Foundation

$5,000 to $9,999Nicole and Raanan AgusJoseph Alexander Foundation, Inc.AnonymousThe Eugene Applebaum Family FoundationArronson FoundationAstor, Weiss, Kaplan & Mandel, LLPPamela and Laurence BaerBallard Spahr LLP

Mr. and Mrs. Saul BerkowitzSeth BerkowitzCandace Bernard and Robert J. GlickmanMiriam G. BernsteinGay and John BinswangerByrd Alley, LLCCivic Foundation, Inc.Louise and Robert CohenColliers InternationalCharlotte and Buddy CookDawn and Joseph CoradinoWalter D’AlessioIlana B. DeanDelaware North CompaniesKelly and Michael DeMarcoDrinker Biddle & Reath LLPFox Rothschild LLPPaula and William H. GlazerJulie Goldman and Alan HoffmanSamuel M. and Gail V. GoldsteinGwen D. GoodmanRosemarie Greco and Anne MorrisseyGreenblatt Family Charitable TrustMartin J. GrossPenny Grossman Fox and Robert A. FoxThe Hassel FoundationArthur Hiller z”lMarjorie and Jeffrey HonickmanThe Honickman FoundationThe Jacobson Family FoundationThe Frank and Marta Jager FoundationCynthia and Jordan KatzBryna and Joshua LandesRachel and Jonathon LevineThe McLean ContributionshipBarbara and David MesserBeatrice and Larry V. MetzmanMicklin FamilyDavid and Linda Moscow FoundationSharon Ann Musher and Daniel Mark EisenstadtPearl and Albert NiponOCF RealtyEllen and Mark OsterPalm Restaurant of Philadelphia, Inc.Mark E. Pasquerilla

Elise and Charlie PizziNorman Raab FoundationElizabeth and Stephen RaynesCharlene and John RobertsJeanne and John RoweJudith Rubin Garfinkel and Marvin GarfinkelSchnader Harrison Segal & Lewis, LLPMimi and Allan SchneirovVivian C. Seltzer, Ph.D. and William SeltzerThe Paul and Emily Singer Family FoundationBarbara Spiro Ryan and Robert RyanSidney Stern Memorial TrustThe Tobin Family FoundationWilmington Trust / M&T BankEtta Z. Winigrad

$2,000 to $4,999Peter and Jan Albert Family FoundationAltair Development AssociatesBank of AmericaHarold & Renee Berger FoundationThe Sybiel B. Berkman FoundationBryna and Fred BermanThe Broad FoundationLois and Julian BrodskySandra and Sidney BrownCasey for Treasurer CommitteePearl and Paul CaslowCharles Schwab & Co.Conner Strong & BuckelewCindi and Glenn CooperDFDR ConsultingDranoff PropertiesDuane Morris, LLPLee DucatEchelon Protection & SurveillanceMitzi & Warren Eisenberg Family Foundation, Inc.Federation HousingJill Bender Feld Kurtzman and Charles D. KurtzmanThe Fine FoundationPhyllis and Stephen FlinkGallagher & AssociatesThe Joseph and Anna Gartner Foundation

The Edwin M. Gilberg Family FoundationGlobal Tax Management, Inc.Goldman, Sachs & Co.Margaret F. and Joseph S. GordonArchie Gottesman and Gary DeBodeHarriet and Bernard GrossJewish Federation Real Estate GroupMichael F. and Elizabeth Joynt Family Charitable FundSherri Jurgens and Michael RossElaine KaufmanKorman CommunitiesElaine and Emanuel LandauFran and Leon LevySueyun and Gene LocksChristopher Ludwick FoundationHilarie and Mitchell MorganSandy and Howard NeedlemanNewman & CompanyPark Hyatt Philadelphia at the Bellevue HotelPearl Properties Commercial ManagementPennsylvania Council on the ArtsRethink Staffing LLCLeslie Rosen Catering, Inc.Judy and Richard RosenbleethRoyer Cooper Cohen Braunfeld LLCAdele K. SchaefferDanny ScherSusan and Stephen ScherrBubbles M. SeidenbergLeonard B. and Joan K. ShoreAvi SilbersteinSporting Club at the BellevueCarla Stern and Richard C. GoodwinNina Tinari-Schulson and Michael SchulsonCarroll and Charlotte Weinberg Charitable Foundation Inc

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REFLECTING on SUCCESS

For a donor listing including members at the Supporter Level through $999, please visit NMAJH.org/annualreport.

$1,000,000+ Lifetime DonorsThe Annenberg FoundationThe Eli & Edythe Broad Foundation Shirlee & Bernard BrownHope Lubin Byer City of PhiladelphiaBetsy & Ed CohenBetty Ann & D. Walter Cohen Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Herbert I. CorkinSandy & Stephen Cozen & Family Betsy & Philip Darivoff Delaware River Port AuthorityAlexander & Lorraine DellMichael & Susan Dell FoundationMarie & Joseph FieldAmanda & Glenn FuhrmanHoward GittisThe Horace W. Goldsmith FoundationAlexander & Louise Grass Hess FoundationAndrew & Mindy Heyer The Honickman Family Marjorie & Lewis KatzSharon & Joseph Kestenbaum Family Sidney & Caroline Kimmel Geraldine & Bennett LeBowVelda & David LevitskySamuel P. Foundation MandellJohn P. & Anne Welsh McNulty Foundation Jill & Alan Miller National Endowment for the HumanitiesThe Neubauer FamilyJane & Daniel Och The William Penn FoundationPennsylvania Historical and Museum CommissionRaymond & Ruth Perelman Righteous Persons Foundation Ann B. RittLyn & George Ross Marcia & Ronald Rubin Robert Saligman Charitable FoundationRoberta & Ernest Scheller, Jr.Eric & Erica Schwartz Constance & Joseph Smukler Kadimah FoundationEd SniderThe Tisch FamiliesFrances & Sylvan TobinRobbi & Bruce Toll

Jane, Stuart, Elizabeth, & Rachael WeitzmanLisa & Richard Witten Marian & Norman WolginRoy J. Zuckerberg Family FoundationZuritsky / Winigrad Families

1654 Society MembersElie M. Abemayor and Judy Shandling Nicole and Raanan AgusTracy and Dennis AlbersAnonymous (3)Lezlie and Richard AtlasThe Baelen FamilyPam and Larry BaerCarol E. Baker and Mark E. SteinIvy L. Barsky and Randall FreedMr. and Mrs. Saul BerkowitzBryna and Fred BermanCandace Bernard and Robert J. GlickmanMarcella and Stuart BernsteinEli and Edythe BroadDon and Linda BrodieThe Julian A. & Lois G. Brodsky FoundationJeffrey and Michele BrotmanJoan Carter and John AglialoroCivic Foundation, Inc.D. Walter Cohen and Claire J. ReichlinLouise and Robert CohenStephen and Sandy CozenCurtis Family Foundation, Inc.Phil and Betsy DarivoffRichard and Rosalee C. Davison Foundation, Inc.Ilana B. DeanMarian and Kenneth DiskenAllan DombChung Do and Frank LindyPeter and Silvia DreyfussGloria and Paul FinePhyllis and Gary FinkelsteinDr. and Mrs. Lawrence M. FishmanJudith R. Forman and Richard N. WeinerSteven and Melanie GlassGail and Samuel GoldsteinJane and Neil GolubGwen GoodmanSylvia G. GordonTerry A. GraboyesMartin J. GrossAndy and Mindy HeyerAndrea Hirschfeld

Ms. Carolyn Hirsh and Mr. Alan S. LindyJane Barr Horstman and John HorstmanThe Jacobson Family FoundationThe Deanne & Arnold Kaplan FoundationRobert & Marjie Kargman FundThe Eleanor M. and Herbert D. Katz Family Foundation Inc.Jonathon and Rachel LevineLeon L. and Fran LevyElaine LindySamuel P. Mandell FoundationAnne Welsh McNultyBarbara and David MesserMicklin FamilyMitchell and Hilarie Morgan Sharon Ann Musher and Daniel Mark EisenstadtRobin Chemers Neustein and Shimon NeusteinDaniel PromisloSusan and Evan RatnerJoanna and Daniel RoseLyn M. RossRobin and Steven RotterBarbara Spiro Ryan and Robert RyanRobert Saligman Charitable FoundationEvelyn Sandground / Bill Perkins in honor of Frank & Marta JagerSavitz Family FoundationMimi and Allan SchneirovVivian C. Seltzer Ph.D. and William Seltzer Rayman Solomon and Carol AvinsJoan and Bernard SpainMarc and Diane SpilkerCarla Stern and Richard C. GoodwinMeredith and Jon StevensLynne L. TarnopolConnie and Sankey Williams Etta Z. WinigradMarian and Norman WolginRenée and Joseph Zuritsky For more information, please visit NMAJH.org/1654Society Legacy Society MembersValla Amsterdam z”lReba Bacharach z”lSusanne H. Becker z”lJean Beloff z”lAlan S. Berg

Hope L. ByerD. Walter CohenJeanette Cohen z”lSteve & Sandy CozenSamuel DubinMinna Dubner z”lMr. & Mrs. Robert EvansJoanne R. FishbaneBenjamin Garsten z”lDonald & Susan GoldTevis M. Goldhaft z”l Elaine GollandAlexander Grass z”lMark W. HartHatchwell FamilyArthur Hiller z”l & Gwen Hiller z”lMichael IsaacsonEvelyn Isserman z”lBertha Karavin z”lLewis Katz z”lEdna Kean z”lPhilip J. Kendall z”lHoward KichlerNaomi Klein z”lLinda M. Knapp z”l Charitable Trust & Adelene B. Miller z”l Joan LeftinDorothy A. LevinHadassah R. Levin z”lRuth LibrosMollie Lischin z”lJoseph H. Levine z”lBernard J. Malis z”lMorris Mashonsky z”lRosalie Middlemas z”lMr. & Mrs. Michael MironLeo Nothmann Marital TrustElla W. Ostroff z”lBarbara D. PaxtonTheodore & Lenore RobinsonDaniel & Joanna RoseBeatrice B. Rosenkoff z”lLyn M. Ross & George M. Ross z”l Bertha C. RothMimi & Allan SchneirovMiriam Schonwetter Sharp z”lNancy Silver ShalitAbraham Z. Shanzer z”l & Norma Shanzer z”lToni Mendez Shapiro z”lShirley ShayAnn ShipperElizabeth & Alan ShulmanJoanne L. SnowRuth Sondak z”lMay M. Spirt Charitable Remainder Trust Diana L. Stein z”lPhilip SternbergBarbara Sugarman

Etta Weinberg z”lMildred L. Weinstock z”lJoy L. WezelmanPaul & Nancy WoolfFor more information on making a planned gift to the Museum, kindly contact Cobi Weissbach, Director of Development at 215.923.3811 ext. 131 or cweissbach@nmajh.org.

DocentsBernice AbramovichLinda AbramowitzRosalie AlexanderAndrea Allison-WilliamsAlicia AskenaseBarbara BlockJane BrownPhil BurskyStephen CapinChana CohenJudith CohenLou CridenIerachmiel “Yerach” DaskalLyn Davis Beryl DeanCarol DranoffDavid EpsteinAdele FinePhyllis FinkelsteinMarian FisherDavid ForstedHelene Friedman Sybil Terres GilmarBeth GoldmanLaurie GottliebLillian HassmanNatalie HessRochelle HirshJoyce KayErica KingJoyce KrainBeth Latham Andrea LeightonResa LevinsonElaine JaffeLinda MarkoffNancy MessingerFran MillerBarbara Mollin LernerNaida MosenkisFrances NovackMeryl RodgersGerry Rudman z”lCharlotte SchwartzVivian SeltzerSharon Thaler Susan VinebergNan WallaceSusan WeinbergRochelle WolfPaul WoolfGloria Wuhl

VolunteersNona Levin AbramsGloria BaerDebby BaratzJudy BeckerBarbara BlockJeff BrownMinda Gold Carp Karen CherwonyAmy ChipetzHoney CohenLouis CridenNancy DavisRandee DonnBarbara EpsteinRenee Feduniue Marc FeldmanNancy FeldmanAlvin & Patti FirstSelma Harris ForstaterRonald FriedmanEllen GarberKenneth GellerAlan GolisBrenda GoodisEstel GoodyPenina GouldBarbara GrossDiane HarkBeverly HaydenHelene HermanLen HuberSue IsenbergAnn Ryan KaplanErica KingMona KolskyLisa LeffAmy LevineEvelyn LevittHariette MishkinBarbara NochumsonBecky NunezLisa PennPaul PennockCeleste RoseIda RosenSharon RossLily RothmanRobert SahlSandy Sham Alice SietDoris SlutskyPhyllis SternPhilip SternbergBetty Jane “BJ” StroussHelen Victor Turk & Roland TurkDeborah VanderveerBeverly Siegel VictorLenore “Lee” WeinsteinMickie WilliamsArline WinklerHarriet Yanowitz

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NMAJH OfficersPhilip M. Darivoff, ChairpersonLyn M. Ross, Honorary ChairpersonStephen A. Cozen, First Vice Chairperson Andrew R. Heyer, Vice ChairpersonThomas O. Katz, Vice Chairperson Joseph S. Zuritsky, Vice Chairperson Elijah S. Dornstreich, Treasurer Mark Oster, Secretary George Ross z”l, Founding Chairperson

TrusteesSusanna Lachs Adler Philip Balderston Alec Ellison Alan J. Hoffman Sharon Tobin Kestenbaum Elaine Lindy Seymour G. Mandell z”l Mitchell L. Morgan Lisa B. Popowich Marc PorterDaniel Promislo Ronald Rubin, Chairperson Emeritus Laury Saligman Sherrie R. Savett Miriam Schneirov Brett Schulman Daniel A. Shapiro Michelle Singer Meredith C. Slawe Lindy Snider Shanin Specter

Emeriti Harold Berger,  Trustee Emeritus D. Walter Cohen, Chairman Emeritus Gwen Goodman, Executive Director EmeritaRaymond Perelman,  Trustee Emeritus Ruth Sarner Libros, President Emerita Samuel J. Savitz, Trustee Emeritus

Ivy L. Barsky, CEO and Gwen Goodman Director

B O A R D M E M B E R S

National Leadership CouncilRoy Zuckerberg (New York, NY), Chairperson Eugene Applebaum z”l (Detroit, MI)Charles Bronfman (New York, NY)Betsy Z. Cohen (New York, NY)Ambassador Edward Elson (Palm Beach, FL)Milton Fine (Pittsburgh, PA)Rabbi Irving (Yitz) Greenberg (Bronx, NY)J. Ira Harris (Palm Beach, FL)Senator Joseph Lieberman (Hartford, CT)Newton Minow (Chicago, IL)Ambassador John L. Loeb, Jr. (New York, NY)Allan “Bud” Selig (Milwaukee, WI)Albert Small (Washington, DC)Edward Snider z”l (Philadelphia, PA)Fred Wilpon (New York, NY)

Young Friends Board Jake Markovitz, ChairpersonSteven Share, Vice ChairpersonBrielle Weinstein, Outreach Committee Chairperson

Young Friends Board Members at LargeShana GolenZachary GolenBenjamin HirshMelissa HochbaumEllie LevyBryan LiebAli SayerMichael SwiftAlex WeinerShana WeinerAndrew Zakroff

C O R P O R A T E P A R T N E R S

Thank you to these Corporate Partners and supporters from the corporate community who made gifts in Fiscal Year 2017, from July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2017

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