Agnon Matters! - Mandel Jewish Day School

Agnon Matters!
AGNON MATTERS
2012-2013
ANNUAL REPORT
5772-5773
THE AGNON SCHOOL, A PRIVATE JEWISH DAY SCHOOL, DEVELOPS
ETHICAL LEADERS AND CONFIDENT CRITICAL THINKERS WITH A
LIFELONG LOVE OF LEARNING. BY INTEGRATING SUPERIOR GENERAL
ACADEMICS AND JUDAIC STUDIES, AGNON ACHIEVES ACADEMIC
EXCELLENCE IN A NURTURING, WELCOMING ENVIRONMENT THAT
ENGAGES AND TEACHES TO THE WHOLE CHILD.
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
FIRST ALUMNI AT THE HELM
BOARD OF TRUSTEES:
FIRST ALUMNI AT THE HELM
Michael Haas, Board President
The Agnon School Board of Trustees nominated Michael Haas as Board President at its
May 28th Annual Meeting. Haas is the first Agnon alumnus to take the helm as President
of the Board of Trustees, attending Agnon from 1975-1982. Active on Agnon’s Board
since 1994, Haas succeeds Orry Jacobs, who served as Agnon’s Board President for the
past three years.
Haas’ vision for the school is clear. “Agnon holds an important place in the community
and is recognized as the premier Jewish day school in Cleveland. Agnon’s reputation for
academic excellence and superb Jewish education is unparalleled. I intend to build upon
this foundation and help Agnon grow in terms of enrollment and updated facilities. I will
also strive to increase teachers’ salaries.”
A partner with the global law firm of Jones Day, Haas represents clients in real estate,
real estate finance, private equity and real estate fund formation. As a frequent speaker
on real estate, Haas has been a guest commentator on Fox Business News. He was
also named an Ohio Super Lawyers - Rising Star and was listed as a leading real estate
practitioner in Chambers USA and Legal 500 US.
Active in the community, Haas has served on the following Boards: Community Relations
Council of the Jewish Federation of Cleveland, Cleveland Jewish Community Foundation
and B’nai Jeshurun Congregation. He is also a former member of the United Jewish
Community’s National Young Leadership Cabinet, the International Council of Shopping
Centers, the Mortgage Bankers Association, the American Bar Association (Real Property
Section) and the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association.
Haas earned a Juris Doctor degree from Cleveland State University in 1994 and a
B.A. degree in Political Science from Syracuse University in 1991. He and his wife,
Raquel Flatow Hass, reside in Pepper Pike. They have two children who attend Agnon.
Agnon holds an
important place
in the community
and is recognized
as the premier
Jewish day school
in Cleveland...
A MESSAGE FROM
THE HEAD OF SCHOOL
AND BOARD CHAIR
A M ES SAGE F RO M T H E H EA D O F S CH O O L A ND BOAR D C H AIR
An Annual Report is – or at least should be – far more than pie charts, graphs and numbers.
Clearly those are essential to the telling of a school’s story, and the information offered
in these pages presents a wonderful story of progress and optimism, born of hard work
and commitment. Yet it’s incumbent upon all of us to drill down even more deeply to the
narrative behind the numbers – to the character of a school. Balanced budgets, growing
annual funds and successful endowment campaigns are indispensable; yet they are also the
means to an even more important end.
So what are those end results – what do we hope to accomplish at Agnon? TO OFFER OUR
STUDENTS THE VERY BEST ACADEMIC ENVIRONMENT, one in which their intellectual
curiosity is nurtured and supported – that’s a great place to start. TO INCULCATE JEWISH
PRIDE WHILE WE PROVIDE SOPHISTICATED KNOWLEDGE OF JEWISH HISTORY AND
LITURGY AND LANGUAGE – that’s another central tenet of what we offer our students.
TO BUILD A COMMUNITY OF MUTUAL RESPECT, not merely “tolerance” – where
students and teachers may come from different places regarding their affiliations and
backgrounds and observance levels, but where genuine respect is the watchword of the
day. Where we celebrate both diversity and unity.
WE SEEK NOTHING LESS THAN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE FUTURE LEADERS OF
OUR COMMUNITIES – of the community of Cleveland and of the American Jewish
community. We wish to provide the skill-set and more importantly the mind-set that will
Orry Jacobs
Jerry D. Isaak-Shapiro
give them the tools to be entrepreneurs and physicians and educators – all the while
adhering to values culled from our millennia-old tradition. Leaders come in all shapes and
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sizes – some will be explicit, step-out-in-front leaders, prepared to assume responsibilities
in high school, college and beyond. Some will be quiet leaders, supporting others through
thoughtful role modeling of doing the right thing. Still others will be the kind of leaders
who challenge the status quo, who ask the tough questions.
This is the beautiful picture that is being painted every day at Agnon, the three-dimensional
picture beyond the numbers. We hope that you’ll read through these pages and capture
a glimpse of that portrait. It’s as much your painting as it is the teachers’ or even the
students’ – because we would not be able to paint it without your partnership. For that,
we thank you – for the trust and support and your own unwavering commitment to Jewish
education. We thank you for coming along on this incredible journey with us.
B’shalom,
Orry JacobsJerry D. Isaak-Shapiro
President, Board of Trustees Head of School
We thank you for coming along on
this incredible journey with us.
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STUDENT
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
PENNY WARS
Students raised $1,366 by waging
a week-long “Penny Wars” charity
event to support the Jewish
Federation of Cleveland’s Annual
Campaign for Jewish Needs. The
Federation uses Annual Campaign
funds to address the needs of the
Jewish community worldwide,
distributing funds to those at risk
and strengthening Jewish identity.
SPELLING BEE WINNER Julian Barnett was Agnon’s
representative at the Cuyahoga County Spelling Bee.
Ilana Solomon (pictured) was the alternate.
POWER OF THE PEN Fourteen Agnon Middle School
students participated in the district’s “Power of the
Pen” competition – a leading Ohio interscholastic
program in written expression that challenges
7th and 8th graders to write creatively. Coached by
Middle School teacher Diane Lavin, 8th graders
Gilda Weinstock (pictured) and Julian Barnett
placed high enough to participate in the Regional
competition. Seventh grader Rayna Langholt
qualified for the State Tournament after successfully
competing at the District and Regional levels.
SHOFAR IDOL Seventh grader Rayna Langholt won
the Middle School “Shofar Idol” competition. Rayna
blew the shofar for 41 seconds during a special Rosh
Hashanah assembly.
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STUDENT COUNCIL Eighth grader Julian Barnett (top, right)
was elected to serve as Student Council President and
7th grader Reed Abrams (center, right) as Vice President.
SOCCER VICTORY The Middle School Soccer Team
placed second in the team championship games.
JUNIOR LEGO LEAGUE The Agnon Brainstormers, a
team of Agnon 3rd grade boys, participated in a Junior
Lego League competition at Hathaway Brown School.
As a solution to this year’s theme - a Super Seniors
Challenge - the students created a Lego model and
presentation board that demonstrated how robots have
changed. They were awarded a trophy for innovation by
developing a robot called “Senior Wheelie E,” designed
to help seniors in their daily lives.
Eleven Agnon Middle School students participated in the 60th Annual
Northeastern Ohio Science and Engineering Fair (NEOSEF). After
presenting their projects to a team of scientists and engineers, each
Agnon student received recognition from the judges. The following
Agnon 7 th and 8 th graders were this year’s NEOSEF award recipients.
SECOND PLACE WINNERS
THIRD PLACE WINNERS
SPECIAL AWARDS
KAYLA GITERMAN (8th): How does water
temperature affect the duration of bubbles?
NOAH HOROWITZ (8th): How does metal type
affect galvanic cell voltage?
GABE SUGERMAN (8th: What is the effect of
temperature on carbonation?
CALLIE GORDON (7th): How does Red Bull affect
heart rate?
RACHAEL GROSSMAN (7th): How does temperature
affect the heart rate of a child of the ages 11-13?
JESSICA LINDEN (7th): How do different types of
music affect a person’s heart rate?
JULIAN BARNETT (8th): What are the sliding frictions
of different materials in a vertical shaft?
LEAH FRYDENBERG (7th): How does yeast affect
decomposition of foods?
LOGAN GOLDBERG (7th): How does color affect
eye fatigue?
LEAH RUDOW (7th): How do different scents
of essential oils affect heart rate?
NOAH HOROWITZ (8th) won a special award from
the Cleveland Regional Council of Science Teachers.
GILDA WEINSTOCK (8th) won a William R. Sweet
Family award.
LOGAN GOLDBERG (7th) won a special award from the
Cleveland Clinic Department of Psychiatry and Psychology.
HONORABLE MENTION
GILDA WEINSTOCK (8th): What type of wood will
burn the most in a given amount of time?
HELP FOR ETHIOPIAN ISRAELI CHILDREN In conjunction with their April class
trip to Israel, Agnon 8th grade students personally delivered new clothes
to Ethiopian children in Israel who live below the poverty level. Everyone
filled duffle bags with brand new donated clothes for Ethiopian children in
need. To cover airline costs for a second piece of luggage, the 8th graders
conducted a fund raiser as part of this important social justice project.
BIG WIN FOR JV BASKETBALL TEAM Agnon’s JV Basketball Team won the
league tournament championship. Fuchs Mizrachi School placed second.
HEBREW SPELLING BEE ENRICHES VOCABULARY With funds from the Slomianski
Cultural Fund, Agnon provided students with an opportunity to enrich their
Hebrew vocabulary in a fun and motivating way during its seventh annual
Hebrew Spelling Bee for students in 4th-8th grade. Top prize went to
Omer Sarig (5th grade) for the 4th-5th grade challenge. Avital Arenas
(5th grade) placed second and Rylan Polster (5th grade) placed third.
Carly Stewart (6th grade) won the Middle School challenge. Second place
went to Rayna Langholht (7th grade) and Asaf Roth (8th grade) placed third.
IRON CHEF COMPETITION Fifth and 6th graders
participated in a nutrition and physical activity
program in collaboration with Whole Foods
Market. The program culminated with Agnon’s
version of an Iron Chef competition. Student
teams were judged on creativity, taste and
presentation. The winning team included
three 5th graders: Sari Langholt,
Elana Spiegel and Casey Posner.
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FACULTY AND STAFF
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
FACULTY AND STAFF ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Fifth and 6th grade teacher DINA ROCK’S
term was extended as a Hope Street Group
National Teacher Fellow. The fellowship is
designed for teacher leaders who share their
expertise, experience and ideas to help shape
education policy nationwide. Dina is one of six
selected educators who represent the Hope
Street Group in advocating for education policy
changes. Dina Rock authored an essay, “Letter
to a Teen-age Me,” which was published in Your
Teen magazine.
As Chair of the National Sydney Taylor Book
Awards Committee, AIMEE LURIE, our
librarian, announced the winners of the
Sydney Taylor Book Award in New York.
The Sydney Taylor Book Award recognizes
outstanding books for young readers, older
readers and teens that accurately reflect the
Jewish experience.
First grade teacher JOHANNAH CROSS taught
a Reading Assessment and Intervention course
at John Carroll University.
VOLUNTEER AND STAFF RECOGNITION
Agnon’s “Gloria Abrams Parent Volunteer of the Year”
award was presented to HILLARY GRAHAM (mother of two
Agnon students) and SCOTT SIMON (father of two Agnon
students). Graham has devoted numerous hours as Agnon’s
PTA President, and Simon chairs the school’s annual Dad’s
Camp-In event, in addition to serving as Master of Ceremony
at Agnon’s Spring Benefit Auction.
Agnon’s “Grandparent Volunteer of the
Year” award went to JACKIE PONSKY
(grandmother of two Agnon students)
who regularly volunteers in her
grandson’s Gan Shoresh/Preschool class.
VOLUNTEER SUPPORT
Our thanks to the many Agnon parents, grandparents,
alumni and others who volunteer time and talent in
support of the school. The Agnon School is an outstanding
community and learning environment thanks to our
generous volunteers and donors. We are sincerely grateful.
STAFF MILESTONES
Three Agnon teachers,
LINDSEY VANDER,
KIM FAVOR and
TSIPI ARENAS, as well
as several 5th grade girls
and boys grew their hair
and donated it to various
organizations that help
cancer patients including
Pantene, Locks for Love
and Zichron Menachem
in Israel.
STEVE KARL
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A YEAR OF FIRSTS
NEW PHILANTHROPY COURSE
Seventh and 8th graders actively engaged in a
new course on philanthropy entitled “Do Unto
Others.” This program was taught by Barbara
Gross, a professional fundraiser with 35 years
of non-profit fundraising experience in the
Jewish community. Students first learned about
the characteristics of a non-profit organization.
Each grade then broke into smaller groups
and selected a Cleveland (7th grade) or Israelfocused (8th grade) non-profit to research.
Each group visited their selected non-profit
organization and made a presentation about
their agency to their entire class. During our
Celebration of Learning Program, students
showcased their non-profits and raised funds
for their organizations.
AGNON’S ANNUAL AUCTION RAISES
RECORD AMOUNT
For the third year in a row, a sell-out crowd of
more than 350 people filled the auditorium and
gym at our 24th Annual Spring Benefit Auction
and Raffle – “Into the Future: Agnon Graduates
Soar to New Heights.” The evening gala
raised a record $405,000, including $300,000
contributed during the evening’s “Fund-ANeed” to renovate the school’s auditorium. The
remaining $105,000 was used for scholarship
assistance, programming and operations. The
evening was chaired by Eliana LeVine, Robin
McCann, and Meg Ratner. Elisabeth Sapell,
Chair Advisor, Lisa Mayers and Ali Tannenbaum
rounded out the Organizing Committee.
THANKS TO OUR
BENEFIT AUCTION SPONSORS
PRESENTING
Forest City
Jones Day
Adam & Nancy Levin
Peter & Aliki Rzepka
University Hospitals Urology
Institute & Rainbow Babies &
Children’s Hospital
SIGNATURE
American Greetings
BENEFACTOR
Fathom
Mitchell & Kyla Schneider
Penske Cleveland
Michael Uhr
PATRON
First Merit Bank
Rochelle & Harley Gross
Legacy Village
Lorex
The KSB Group/Merrill Lynch
Wealth Management
Strassman Insurance
www.directwinewarehouse.com
UNDERWRITING SPONSORS
Louis & Cynthia Chaiten
Orry & Sheila Jacobs
Zac & Taryn Ponsky
Jonathan & Suzanne Scharfstein
Rodney & Donna Wasserstrom
Abe & Idelle Wolf
Gerald Zahler
UNDERWRITING
CHAI SPONSORS
MotoPhoto of Shaker Heights
Clifford & Linda Wolf
FIRST GOLF MARATHON
RAISES FUNDS FOR SCHOOL
Six golf enthusiasts including
Adam Levin, Ruth Mayers, Ted
Einhorn, Kathy Weisblat, Bob
Marcantonio and Steve Lander,
took The Agnon School’s “100
Holes of Golf Challenge” at Legend
Lake Golf Course in Chardon, raising
more than $20,000 for the school.
The golfers completed 565 holes
of golf, collectively. Proceeds from
the marathon went to Agnon’s
Barry Levin Fund, providing support
for program enhancements, and
Agnon’s Annual Campaign for
Excellence, providing general
operating support and financial
assistance for those who could
otherwise not afford an Agnon
education.
THANKS TO OUR 100 HOLES
OF GOLF SPONSORS
EVENT SPONSORS
Lee & Denise Farkas • Peter & Aliki
Rzepka • David Szellow • Gregg &
Susan Wilkes
BEVERAGE CART SPONSORS
Bob & Jackie Breakstone • Channel
Sources, LLC • Neil Cole • Michael
E. Maund • Rich & Aimee Mason •
Neil & Connie Waxman
HOLE SPONSORS
Greg & Hallie Abrams • Mitch
Bowlus • Chagrin Valley Soap
& Salve • Complete Sourcing
Solutions • Corky and Lenny’s •
Leo Dardashti • Ronald & LuAnne
Fisher • Rob Hawranko • Aaron
Herzog • Jeffrey Kahn & Karen
Horowitz • Jonathan & Lesley Kaye
• Levin Consulting • Adam & Nancy
Levin • Aaron Magden • Doug &
Ruth Mayers • Jared & Stephanie
Miller • Ken Outcalt • Stephen
A. Silverman • Tech Promotions
• Neil & Jenn Tramer • Michael
Williamson
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YEAR IN
REVIEW
KINDERGARTEN TEACHERS CELEBRATE PURIM
COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY
8TH GRADE ART SELF PORTRAIT
7TH GRADERS DISCUSS ISRAELI ELECTIONS
GIRLS MIDDLE SCHOOL BASKETBALL
EARLY CHILDHOOD ART
8TH GRADE GRADUATION
EARLY CHILDHOOD STUDENTS CELEBRATE CHANUKAH
4TH GRADE GREEK CHANUKAH PROGRAM
MUSIC WITH VISITING ARTIST
EARLY CHILDHOOD STUDENTS CELEBRATE PASSOVER
1ST GRADERS VISIT AGNON’S ROMAN MUSEUM
8TH GRADE ISRAEL TRIP
COMIC BOOK AUTHOR VISITS 4TH GRADERS
PASSOVER TZEDAKAH PROJECT
3RD GRADERS CELEBRATING SUKKOT
MIDDLE SCHOOL SOCCER TEAM
6TH GRADE SCIENCE LAB EXPERIMENT 3RD GRADE NATIVE AMERICAN PROGRAM
8TH GRADE FENCING GYM CLASS
LOUIS STOKES VISITS AGNON
CELEBRATING SIMCHAT TORAH
MIDDLE SCHOOL SCIENCE FAIR
WIZARD OF AG PLAY
KINDERGARTEN L’DOR V’DOR PROGRAM
5TH GRADE SHOFAR FACTORY
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BOARD OF TRUSTEES
PRESIDENT
Orry Jacobs
VICE PRESIDENTS
Laurie Goetz
Michael Haas
Lisa Linden
NEW 2013-2014 BOARD MEMBERS
David Gordon
Eliana LeVine
TREASURER
Barry Epstein
SECRETARY
Lori Riga
TRUSTEES
Susan Hurwitz
Steven Lander
Joshua Mayers
Stephanie Miller
Bradley Ortman
Margaret Ratner Ryan Rivchun
Helen Salz
Suzanne Scharfstein
Idelle Wolf
PAST PRESIDENTS
Marc Freimuth
Irwin Haber
Adam Levin
Dan Aaron Polster
Peter Rzepka
Walter Schaffer
Keith Sherwin
Nancy Kumin
Emily Ludwig
Robin McCann
Anat Nurko
Michael Pasternak
Joelle Reizes
Jonathan Ross
Elisabeth Sapell
Scott Simon
Robert Goldberg
Jeffrey Kahn
John Marcus
Arthur Rosner **
Barry Sands
Jonathan Shanes
Daniel C. Worthington
HONORARY LIFE TRUSTEES
Ian and Gloria Abrams
Nick and Carol Federico
Rochelle Gross
Robert Immerman
Simon Kadis**
David and
Peter and Aliki Rzepka
Helen Kangesser**
Sam Weisberg
Neil Waxman
SENIOR STAFF
Jerry Isaak-Shapiro, Head of School
Leah Spector, Assistant Head of School/
Director of Judaics and Hebrew Terry Pollack, Director of General Academics
Cathy Schreiber, Director of Early Childhood
Janet Keane, Chief Financial Officer
Laura Simon, Director of Admissions
Laura Leventhal, Director of Development
Karil Bialostosky, Director of Endowment and Grants
Kathy Peskin, Director of Marketing
Ellen Joseph, Student Services Coordinator
SHAW ABRAMS is co-owner of Force Sports, an athletic facility that features a variety
of sports activities for children and adults. Shaw attended the University of WisconsinMadison, where he earned a B.A. degree in Economics. He is a Co-Director of the
Orange Soccer Club and serves on the Friends of the IDF “Guys Night Out” Board. Shaw
graduated from Agnon (Kindergarten - 8th grade) and his two oldest children are now
students at the school.
CYNTHIA CHAITEN is a Senior Financial Advisor at Merrill Lynch Wealth Management,
where she is responsible for investment management, retirement planning and
income management. She earned a B.S. degree in Biochemistry from the University of
Rochester and a Masters of Public Policy degree from Georgetown University. Cynthia
co-chairs Playground Fundraising for B’nai Jeshurun Congregation. She has two children
at Agnon.
MARTIN COHEN is the CEO of Prestress Services Industries, LLC, a leading fabricator
of bridge products and structural pre-cast and pre-stressed concrete components used
for parking structures and other building projects. Martin earned a B.S. degree in Civil
Engineering from the University of California - Davis and a Juris Doctor degree from
Cleveland Marshall College of Law. Martin is active in the American Israel Public Affairs
Committee (AIPAC) as a Senate Club Member. Six of his grandchildren attend Agnon.
CHARLES DAROFF is a founding partner of the law firm Hurtuk & Daroff Co., LLP. His
practice specializes in real estate transactions and finance. He earned a B.A. as well as
a Juris Doctor degree from Case Western Reserve University. An active member at B’nai
Jeshurun Congregation, Charles has served on several of their committees and acted as
a legal advisor.
MEREDITH HILLMAN works for Michigan-based e-Prize, Inc., as an Account Director,
Vice President. She is responsible for leading and managing The Coca-Cola Company,
servicing North America, Europe and Australia. Meredith earned a B.A. degree in Sports
Management and Communications from the University of Michigan and an M.B.A. from
Wayne State University. She will be co-chairing the Federation’s 2013 - 2014 Woman2-Woman Committee, which engages young women within the Woman’s Philanthropy
Division. She has three children at Agnon.
FRANCK KAKOU is President of European Wine Imports, Inc. and CEO of Beverage
Solution and Logistics, Inc. Franck attended the Culinary School of Paris and is a former
chef. He is a member of Park Synagogue and has two children at Agnon.
PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE
NICOLE HAAS is the owner of Premier Equipment, LLC, a company that re-sells plastic
processing equipment. She has one child at Agnon.
**OF BLESSED MEMORY
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DONORS OF DISTINCTION:
2012 – 2013
$25,000+
Anonymous (4)
Grant & Jennifer Dinner
Forest City Enterprises Inc.
FGI Foundation / Fran Gordon
Robert Goldberg
Harley & Rochelle Gross
Charles & Ilana Horowitz Ratner
Robert Immerman Family Foundation
Jewish Federation of Cleveland
Jewish Education Center of Cleveland
Craig & Pamela Kahn
Stephanie & Jared Miller
Peter & Aliki Rzepka
Stephen & Penni Weinberg
$10,000 - $24,999
David & Hedy Adler
Agnon PTA
Canpro Investments LTD.
Gordon Concert Fund of the
Jewish Federation of Cleveland
Michael Haas & Raquel Flatow Haas
Robert and Susan Hurwitz Family Foundation
Levin Consulting/Adam & Nancy Levin
Jack, Joseph & Morton Mandel Foundation
Jonathan & Meg Ratner
The Reisman Family
Tony & Wendy Reisman
Sydney & Phyllis Reisman
GRANTS
Grant funding secured this year
allowed us to build and integrate
grade level Websites, enhance
staff training, create a reading
resource room, provide field trips,
enhance Judaics, and build and
support a greenhouse and garden.
We thank our funders including
Target, The Capitol Square
Transportation Foundation, Whole
Foods, Canpro Investment, the
Sattin and Albin families, the
Partnership for Excellence in
Jewish Education and the Jewish
Education Center of Cleveland for
gifts totaling almost $40,000.
$5,000 - $9,999
Ian & Gloria Abrams
Barry & Barbara Epstein
Louis Freiberg
Andrew & Judy Green Family Foundation
Jeff & Nicole Haas
David & Becky Heller
Richard Horvitz & Erica Hartman
Horvitz Foundation
Orry & Sheila Jacobs
Jones Day
David Leavitt & Leah Spector
Saul & Anat Nurko
Esther & Hyman Rapport Philanthropic Trust
William & Wendy Sattin
University Hospitals Rainbow Babies
and Childrens Hospital
University Hospitals Urology Institute
Neil & Connie Waxman
Abraham & Idelle Wolf
$2,500 - $4,999
Greg & Hallie Abrams
Shaw & Ally Abrams
Sheldon & Terry Adelman
American Greetings
Bass Security Services
Louis & Cynthia Chaiten
Michael & Wendy Cynamon
Michael & Ann Epstein
Lee & Denise Farkas
Daniel & Laurie Goetz
William & Shirley Haas
William & Anita Heller
Jonathan & Lesley Kaye
Kenneth & Amanda Kurland
Steven & Giselle Lander
Philip & Lisa Linden
Eric & Emily Ludwig
Thank You!
Bradley Ortman & Melissa Myers
Michael Pasternak & Allison Gilmore
Joshua Polster & Eliana LeVine
Jonathan & Elisa Ross
Robert & Kathy Solganik
Jeffrey Sunshine & Helen Salz
Target
Robert Wilson & Richard Zingale
$1,800 - $2,499
Jamie & Wendy Cohen
Ellen E. & Victor J. Cohen
Supporting Foundation
Lois Davis
Fathom
Don & Judy Jacobson
John & Sharon Marcus
Joshua & Lisa Mayers
Doug & Ruth Mayers
David and Inez Myers Foundation
Daniel & MaryAnn Rothstein
Jonathan & Suzanne Scharfstein
Mitchell & Kyla Schneider
Scott Simon
Matt & Ilana Weisberg
Earl & Marilyn Weiss
Timothy & Sandra Wuliger
$1,000 - $1,799
Jeremy & Marla Bass
Martin & Carolann Cohen
Evan & Meg Cooper
Steven Dettelbach & Karil Bialostosky
Daniel & Wendy Dobres
Bruce & Sharon Epstein
First Merit Bank
Marc & Ann Freimuth
Jeffrey & Kelli Gellis
Michael & Stacy Goldberg
Herb & Francine Greff
Irwin & Ida Haber
Jason & Meredith Hillman
Matthew & Naomi Kall
Gary & Roberta Kaplan
KSB Group
Harvey & Nancy Kumin
Marcia Levine
Lorex Corporation
Edward & Deborah Meckler
William & Robin McCann
David and Ruth Moskowitz
Family Foundation
Penske Automotive
Terry Pollack & Barbara Gross
Dan Polster & Deborah Coleman
William Proper
Nathan and Fannye Shafran Foundation
Kevin & Robyn Schadick
Graham & Jennifer Schwarz
Diana Shall
Sinai Synagogue Endowment Fund
Ralph & Rachael Stewart
Strassman Insurance Services, Inc.
David Szellow
Ileen Tepper
Rodney & Donna Wasserstrom
Jerome & Judith Weiss
Gregg & Susan Wilkes
Clifford & Linda Wolf
Jonathan & Kimberly Wynbrandt
Isaac & Joan Yedid
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DONORS 2012 – 2013 EVERY DONOR IS APPRECIATED
Ian & Gloria Abrams
Greg & Hallie Abrams
Shaw & Ally Abrams
Sheldon & Terry Adelman
Daniel & Ines Ades
David & Hedy Adler
Adventure Chrysler Jeep
Agnon PTA
Lawrence Allan
Andrew Altman & Amy Lipson
Murray & Connie Altose
American Greetings
Edward & Grace Anderson
Anonymous (4)
Mario & Tsipi Arenas
Melvin Arnwine
Jona Hope Ashner
Sheldon & Sharon Auerbach
Christopher & Deby Auerbach-Brown
Steven & Anne August
Linda Augustus
Mike Axel
Canpro Investments LTD.
Shayna Bach
Chuck & Sharry Bailin
Stephen Baker
Mitchell & Sheila Balk
Oren Baratz & Susanne Wish-Baratz
Jeremy & Marla Bass
Alan Bass
Bass Security Services
Irit Baum-Rawraway
Jeff & Susan Beamish
Marilyn Beck
Gina Bein
Dwayne Bellow
Rich & Nadine Bendycki
Roger & Linda Benjamin
Steve & Etti Berkman
Robert & Sandra Berkowitz
Richard & Rachel Berkowitz
Irv & Lynne Berliner
Frances Berman
Gary & Julie Berman
Jeffrey & Donna Berns
Deborah Blair
Jay Blaushild
Lawrence & Marilyn Blaustein
David Blumberg
Jeffrey & Laura Blumenfeld
Marc & Jill Boardman
Howard Bochnek
Alexander & Vera Bogorad
Daniel & Susan Borison
Mitchell & Caroline Borrow
Mitch Bowlus
Bob & Jackie Breakstone
Jeremy & Barbara Brecher
Robert & Barbara Brenner
Richard & Jackie Brooks
EVERY DONOR IS APPREICATED
Jonathan & Ellen Brown
Louis Brown
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Dorothy Nebel de Mellow
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George Mathiowitz
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Benevolent Association
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Family Foundation
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Rabbi Rona Shapiro
Louis Freiberg
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Judy Fridson
Marc Fried
Andrew & Loren Frieder
Amy Friedman Pisman
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Jason A. Friedman
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Mitchell Friedman
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Sam Friedman
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Elaine Gluck
Jeffrey & Kerry Glueck
Nancy Gluck
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Steve Gold
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Michael & Shari Goldberg
Michael & Stacy Goldberg
Robert Goldberg
Greg Goldfeder & Allison Proper
Jerrold & Barbara Goldstein
David & Susan Goldstein
Joshua & Tiffany Goldstein
Olga Goldstein
Steve Goodman
Darryl & Deborah Jo Gordesky
FGI Foundation / Fran Gordon
Gordon Concert Fund of the
Jewish Federation of Cleveland
Alan & Lori Gottlieb
Robert Graham
Andrew & Judy Green
Family Foundation
Jon & Marlene Green
Irwin Greenblatt
Marge Greenfield
Herb & Francine Greff
Michael & Nancy Greff
Kevin & Liz Gregory
Irina Grinblat
Amy Groedel
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ENDOWMENT DONORS ($5,000+)
Grant & Jennifer Dinner Fund
Robert Goldberg
Horowitz Ratner Family Foundation
Craig & Pamela Kahn Fund
Marjorie Heller
William & Anita Heller
David Hernandez
Jason & Meredith Hillman
Shirley Hoffman
Stephen & Amy Hoffman
Jason & Debra Hollander
Michael & Eydie Holsman
Stephanie Holzner
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Erica Hartman Horvitz Foundation
Martin & Sandra Horwitz
Johya Howell
Scott & Brooke Howell
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Robert and Susan Hurwitz
Family Foundation
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Brad & Susie Hylan
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Robert Immerman Family Foundation
Sarah Immerman
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David & Wendy Kornbluth
Rabbi David & Laura Kosak
Milton A. and Charlotte R. Kramer
Charitable Foundation
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KSB Group
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Kenneth & Amanda Kurland
Harry & Janet Kushnir
Shelah Kutunow
Larry & Fran Lake
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Lewis Levin
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Marcia Levine
Mark & Berinthia LeVine
Rob Levine
Ira & Karen Levinsky
Keith & Nancy Libman
Alice Licker
Benjamin Light
Thank You!
David Leavitt & Leah Spector
Jared & Stephanie Miller Fund
Steven & Penni Weinberg Fund
Kurt & Sue Linden
Philip & Lisa Linden
Charles & Roberta Lindenbaum
David & Lori Liner
Larisa Linetskaya
Shelley Lipson
Myra Lipton
Yoav & Efrat Littner
Tara Locher
Karen Lockman
Marvin & Rita Lockman
James Loeb & Judy Mitchell-Loeb
Lorex Corporation
Martha Klein Lottman
Helen Low
Eric & Emily Ludwig
Saul & Linda Ludwig
Steve & Aimee Lurie
Maria Lyatkher
Victor Lyatkher & Rosa Teguy
The Madav IX Foundation
Nate & Paula Madvid
Aaron Magden
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Michael & Yulia Maly
Jack, Joseph and Morton
Mandel Foundation
Richard Mannarino
Robert & Lori Marcantonio
Greg Marcus & Shelley Milan Marcus
John & Sharon Marcus
Kevin & Sheila Margolis
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Bruce & Karen Marks
Richard & Kathleen Marshall
Marshall Carpet One
Michael Edward Maund
Michael May
David Mayers
Doug & Ruth Mayers
Joshua & Lisa Mayers
William & Robin McCann
Paul & Phyllis McCann
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Mark Mesrobian
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Rachel Millstone
Barry & Karen Mintzer
James Mirgliotta
Dennis & Flossy Mitchell
Jeff Morgan
Cindi Morris
George & Fran Morris
Jason & Sharon Moses
Margie Moskovitz
Mark & Abby Moskovitz
David and Ruth Moskowitz
Family Foundation
Steve Moss & Laura Simon
Jeff & Jill Muencz
Peter Mumma & Hillary Graham
David and Inez Myers Foundation
David Nalley
Guilherme & Lakshmi Nebel de Mello
Mr. & Mrs. Carol Nederlander
Gary & Sharyn Neides
Robert & Ilene Neides
Doug Neviera
Art & Margie Newman
Steven & Janet Newman
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Mark & Shellie Nyer
Adam & Erin Oakley
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Rabbi Michael & Carolyn Oppenheimer
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Bradley Ortman & Melissa Myers
Anclaire Oscar
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Andrew & Robin Oster
Ken Outcalt
Dave & Gena Page
Ed & Marla Papcum
Michael Pasternak & Allison Gilmore
Katelynn Patterson
Ezra & Ruth Pecha
Penske Automotive
Michael Perlman
Kathy Peskin
Scott & Deborah Picker
Stephen & Amy Pincus
Sandro & Kim Piunno
Jay Plotkin & Adella Wasserstein
Steven & Paula Polakof
Stanley & Fredda Pollack
Terry Pollack & Barbara Gross
Martin Pollman
Dan Polster & Deborah Coleman
Joshua Polster & Eliana LeVine
Keith & Cynthia Polster
Lee & Monica Ponsky
Zac & Taryn Ponsky
Ron & Shelly Portnoy
Angelo Posa & Sara Haus
Ronald & Linda Posner
Pete Prentice
Charlotte Price
Anatoliy & Yelenna Prokvolit
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Property Investment Company, LLC
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DONORS 2012 – 2013 Nikolaly & Raisa Prudkoglyad
Timothy Quaine
Martin & Debbe Rabinowitz
The Radebaugh Family
Barney Radov
Jay Radov
Lesley Radov
David Raiffe
David & Susan Rapkin
Esther and Hyman Rapport Philanthropic Trust
Jonathan & Meg Ratner
Family Foundation
Albert & Audrey Ratner
Marc & Nadya Raxlin
Barry & Susan Reis
The Reisman Family
Tony & Wendy Reisman
Sydney & Phyllis Reisman
Ofer & Joelle Reizes
Yona Reizes
Jay & Mindy Resnick
Jeffrey & Jessica Resnick
Larry & Linda Rich
Craig Richter & Betsy Margolin
Lori Riga
Allison Ritley
Ryan & Lauren Rivchun
Bradley & Marcy Robbins
Rabbi Daniel Roberts &
Elaine Rembrandt
Gary Roberts
D. Kyle & Cynthia Rose
Mitchell & Svetlana Rose
Murray Rose
Jeffrey & Melissa Rosen
Bruce & Sharon Rosenbaum
David & Enid Rosenberg
Arthur & Barbara Rosenfeld
Syrille Rosman
Arthur & Val Rosner
Jonathan & Elisa Ross
Sam & Terry Roth
Steven & Ronit Roth
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Rabbi Hal & Erika Rudin-Luria
Minda Rudnick
Steve & Carrie Rudow
John Ruhl & Ivy Turkington
Bob & Beth Ruskin
Fred & Anne Rzepka
Peter & Aliki Rzepka
Stephanie Saad
Eli & Hanna Saar
Jamie Safdiah
Jeffrey Saks
Joan Saks
Andrea Saltzman
Martin & Mary Ellen Saltzman
EVERY DONOR IS APPREICATED
Joel Saltzman & Shiri Katz
Eli & Michele Saulson
Barry & Eva Sands
Elisabeth Sapell
George Sapir
Ziv & Shelly Sarig
William & Wendy Sattin
Steven & Fredda Savett
Carl & Toni Scalabrino
Kevin & Robyn Schadick
David & Orna Schafer
Irwin & Marion Schafer
Adrienne Schaffer
Jonathan & Suzanne Scharfstein
Rabbi Jeffrey & Deborah Schein
Aaron Schlesinger &
Adrienne Kirschner
William & Mirel Schlesinger
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Schoenfeld International Inc.
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Michael & Amy Shore
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Scott & Annie Siegel
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Jacqueline Sandman
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Stephen Silverman
Scott Simon
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Sinai Synagogue Endowment Fund
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Stephen Smith
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Marvin & Judith Solganik
Robert & Kathy Solganik
Vivian Solganik
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Gail Solway Little
Jeanette Solway
Lawrence & Jodilyn Solomon
Michael Solomon
Norman Sommers
Elaine Spiegel
Stuart & Jodi Spiegel
Jim & Marsha Spitz
SS&G Financial Services
Robert Patrick Stanley
Glenn Starkman & Debby Rosenthal
David and Robert Stein
Family Foundation
Adam & Shari Stern
Leonard & Michelle Stern
Jack & Tudy Stewart
Jim & Jodi Stewart
Ralph & Rachael Stewart
Susan Stodolsky & David Cramer
Alex Stolyar
Roz Stone
Strassman Insurance Services, Inc.
Arthur & Karen Strauss
Thomas & Michele Sudow
Michael Sugar
David & Peggy Sugerman
Rabbi Eddie & Roxanne Sukol
Jeffrey Sunshine & Helen Salz
Gilbert & Sylvia Sunshine
David Szellow
Gary & Milana Tabachnik
Robert Federick Tacher
Alisa Taddeo
Bernard & Richard Talon
Eric & Alison Tannenbaum
Gabriel & Susan Tannenbaum
Target
Rabbi Kara & Kobi Tav
Tech Promotions
Ileen Tepper
Robert & Sophia Teren
David & Tracy Thomas
Alisa Tolchin
Bill & Betsy Trabold
Neil & Jennifer Tramer
Kris Tufto
Laurie & Isabelle Tulk
University Hospitals Rainbow Babies and Childrens Hospital
University Hospitals Urology Institute
Cecily Urich
Fred & Susan Valins
John Valvoda
Brad Van Dillen
Lindsey Vander
Gina Villa
Ilya & Marina Viner
Ruth Viny
THANKS TO OUR AGNOTE AND
VENDOR PARTNERS
Boris’ Kosher Meats
Contempo Cuisine
Frank’s Hebrew Book Store
Dr. Giselle Lander/Hillcrest Family Vision
Giant Eagle
Heinens
Hunan Coventry
Jacob’s Judaic Book and Gift Center
Lax and Mandel
Miles Market
Mitchell’s Ice Cream
Mr. Brisket
Rosenfeld Jewelry
Starbucks
Subway
Tibor’s Kosher Meats
Treasures Gift Shop at Siegal College
Unger’s Kosher Market
Whole Foods Market
Mel & Barbara Vogel
Saul Wachs & Diane Cover
Stephen & Carolyn Warner
Mark & Leigh Wasserman
Steven & Joni Wasserman
Rodney & Donna Wasserstrom
Neil & Connie Waxman
Bill Wayne
Joel & Malka Weil
Sanford & Bev Weinberg
Stephen & Penni Weinberg Fund
Jeffrey & Ellen Weiner
Beth Ellen Weiner
Joel Weingarten
Ed Weinstein & Michele Cydulka
Brent & Kate Weinstock
Yair & Carol Weinstock
Edward & Gail Weintraub
Barry & Myta Weisberg
Matt & Ilana Weisberg
Bill & Barbara Weiss
Earl & Marilyn Weiss
Jerome & Judith Weiss
Stephen & Joan Werber
Morris Wheeler
Gregg & Susan Wilkes
Jim & Eileen Wilkoff
Shallamar Williams
Michael Williamson
Robert Wilson & Richard Zingale
Mark Wiseman
Abraham & Idelle Wolf
Clifford & Linda Wolf
Howard & Marla Wolf
Paul & Helen Wolf
Warren Wolfson
Robert Woolnaugh
Dan & Ellen Worthington
Timothy & Sandra Wuliger
Jonathan & Kimberly Wynbrandt
Abe Sam Yazdian
Isaac & Joan Yedid
Sheldon & Iris Yellen
Daniel Yulish
Gerald Zahler
Eldar Zarbavel & Tanya Linetsky
Richard & Marcie Zeiger
Robert & Nancy Zimmerman
Bradley & Lisa Zucker
Burton & Sandi Zucker
Jonathan Zupnik
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AGNON FUND CONTRIBUTORS
ALIKI & PETER RZEPKA
JUDAICS FUND
Peter & Aliki Rzepka
Phillip & Deborah Weiss
Gary & Rena Widzer
Gerald Yosowitz & Nancy Levy
BARRY LEVIN FUND
Adam & Nancy Levin
Levin Consulting
Kathy Peskin
Glenn Starkman & Debby Rosenthal
Abraham & Idelle Wolf
EARLY CHILDHOOD FUND
Jeff & Nicole Haas
Steven & Paula Polakof
CAROL BERKE
MEMORIAL LIBRARY FUND
Agnon 4th Grade
Barry & Anita Gellis
Jerrold & Barbara Goldstein
Robert & Susan Hurwitz
Kelli & Sue’s 2012-2013
Gan Shoresh Class
Marcia Korenstein
Aimee Lurie
Josh & Lisa Mayers
Allison Saks
Marvin & Judith Solganik
HEBREW LIBRARY FUND
Richard & Jackie Brooks
CHESED FUND
Rob & Kathy Solganik
Glenn Starkman & Debby Rosenthal
Abraham & Idelle Wolf
ENDOWMENT FUND
Lawrence Gard & Gary Cohen
Jeffrey & Kelli Gellis
Arthur & Diane Lavin
Josh Polster & Eliana LeVine
HEADMASTER’S
DISCRETIONARY FUND
Richard & Jackie Brooks
John & Sharon Marcus
Glenn Starkman & Debby Rosenthal
Allyn & Leslie Sobel
Abraham & Idelle Wolf
ABRAHAM SLOMIANSKI ISRAELI
CULTURE FUND
Saul & Anat Nurko
MIDDLE SCHOOL FUND
Kathy Peskin
PRIMARY GRADES FUND
Barry & Lynn Chesler
Joel & Deborah Glass
Hillman Family
Marcia Kornstein
Eric & Emily Ludwig
Douglas & Ruth Mayers
James & Susan Mezi
Jared & Stephanie Miller
Lori Riga
Walter & Paula Schwartz
James & Marsha Spitz
ELEMENTARY GRADES FUND
Dan & Laurie Goetz
Barry & Eva Sands
David & Jennifer Snyder
ZIONA & SIMON KADIS
ENDOWMENT FUND
Ian & Gloria Abrams
Agnon School Board of Trustees
David & Ruth Dobres
Forest City Erectors
Jeff & Kerry Glueck
Dan & Laurie Goetz
Kevin Hynes
John & Deborah Juergensen
Ben Kadis
Kovalsky Family
Susan Mackey
James Mirgliotta
Mark & Shellie Nyer
Charlotte Price
Harriet Roth
Peter & Aliki Rzepka
Jacob Samsa
TDS Telecom
Jennifer Tucker
Shirley Ungar
Ruth Viny
Neil & Connie Waxman
Abraham & Idelle Wolf
GRETEL BLOCK ISRAEL
EXPERIENCE ENDOWMENT
FUND
Charnas Family
Jared & Stephanie Miller
Rabbi Kara & Kobi Tav
Kathy Peskin
VINCENT FEDERICO
SCHOLARSHIP
ENDOWMENT FUND
Marcia Kornstein
KAHN FUND FOR LEARNING
DIFFERENCES
Jeffrey & Karen Kah
Kathy Peskin
WISH LIST
Monthly all-school Kabbalat Shabbat Sponsors: $150
Weekly Middle School Lunch Sponsors: $250
Tu B’Shevat All School Lunch: $750
Grade Level Shabbat Dinner Sponsors: $1,000
Hebrew Language Books and Locking Cart for Library: $4,000
Musical Instrument Lending Library: $5,000
Graded (K-8th Grade) Reading Books and Novels: $5,000
Early Education Commons Enhancements: $3,000
“A Kids Guide to Giving,” for each 7th Grader
who completes a course on tzedakah or {philanthropy): $300 for one year $1,500 for 5 years
Video Camera: $1,500
20 (6-foot) Tables: $4,000
40 Table Cloths for the New Auditorium: $750
Bicycle Rack:$150
2012/2013 FINANCIALS
INCOME
Continuity Commission
State Aid
Other
Contributions/
Fundraising
JFC Subvention
Tuition
TOTAL
EXPENSES
3%
Continuity
Commission
5%
State
Aid
1%
Other
$%
$185,000
3%
303,000
5
25,000<1
1,404,00025
621,000
11
3,141,000
55
25%
Contributions
Fundraising
55%
Tuition
11%
JFC
Subvention
$5,679,000 100%
4%
$%
Other
14%
Employee
Compensation
Occupancy
Tuition Assistance
Program Expenses
Other
$3,449,000
62%
394,0007
692,000
12
791,000
14
228,0004
TOTAL
$5,554,000 100%
Program
Expenses
12%
62%
Employee
Compensation
Tuition
Assistance
7%
Occupancy
PEGGY WOLF MEMORIAL
TECHNOLOGY FUND
Clifford & Linda Wolf
WE REGRET ANY ERRORS OR OMISSIONS.
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ENDOWMENT AND
LEGACY GIVING
ENDOWMENT AND LEGACY GIVING
This year we received two pledges of one million dollars
each from the Horowitz Ratner Family Foundation
and the Weinberg, Dinner, Kahn and Miller Families,
bringing our total commitments to $4 million.
Both charitable gifts represent multigenerational
contributions. An additional $700,000 in legacy and
planned gifts, including bequests and life insurance
policies, will help secure a bright future for The Agnon
School.
Also in 2012, the Partnership for Excellence in Jewish
Education (PEJE) admitted several Agnon donors into
its newly created L’Dor V’Dor Honor Roll society. This
national giving initiative recognizes generous donors
across North America who have invested to secure
the future of Jewish day schools through endowment
and legacy gifts. Agnon representatives to this society
include Sheldon and Terry Adelman, Robert Goldberg,
Charles and Ilana Horowitz Ratner, Robert Immerman,
Orry and Sheila Jacobs, Jon and Margaret Ratner, Peter
and Aliki Rzepka, the Weinberg-Miller-Dinner-Kahn
Family and an anonymous donor.
HONORARY ENDOWMENT COMMITTEE
David and Hedy Adler
Charles and Ilana Horowitz Ratner
Robert Immerman
Orry and Sheila Jacobs
Adam and Nancy Levin
Peter and Aliki Rzepka
Stephen and Penni Weinberg
ROBERT GOLDBERG is not only a founding member of
The Agnon School, he is also a generous donor. His interest in
starting a Jewish community day school began when his daughter
was ready to enter 1st grade. Though he wanted her to get a solid
Jewish education, he also wanted to find an alternative to an
afternoon Hebrew school and the Hebrew Academy of Cleveland,
an Orthodox day school.
He contacted his good friend Peter Rzepka because Peter also had
a daughter ready to begin school. After a series of discussions that
included Walter Schaffer, the three men each committed $1,000 to
start a Jewish community day school that taught students from all
walks of life. In addition, they contacted the Jewish Federation of
Cleveland’s Endowment Committee and received $50,000 for each
of three years.
“We pulled in a few other donors and started the school. We had
no idea what we were doing and launched the school in 1969 with
11 students,” said Bobby.
Today, Bobby has a grandson, who happily attends the school,
and remains a strong supporter and community advocate. When
asked why he has chosen to make a sizeable gift to the Agnon
Endowment, he replied, “I am extremely proud of what Agnon has
become. And, I’m now at an age where I want to make sure that
the school continues and prospers forever. Agnon filled a void in
the community and broke the ice for different types of day schools.
Now there’s a place for all of us!”
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PROFILES
DAVID LEAVITT AND LEAH SPECTOR have had a strong
connection to The Agnon School for more than 20 years. In addition to
being parents of five Agnon graduates, Leah is Agnon’s Assistant Head
of School and Director of Judaics and Hebrew.
“We deeply love the school. Agnon instilled pride and self-confidence within
our children and provided a foundation to succeed in life. They have high
self-esteem and strong identities as Jews,” said Leah.
“It was important for our children to get a great education and for
Judaism to be a central part of their lives. Agnon stressed high academics
and positive Jewish values above all else. We also treasure the sense of
community that exists at Agnon,” said David.
Feeling thankful and blessed after their last child graduated, David and Leah
reflected upon their experience and felt that it was natural for them to
enhance their collective memories by giving back to the school. “In our case,
we designated the funds for alumni, so our children and their peers could
continue to benefit from these dollars. Our experience was priceless, and
we owe the school so much,” said Leah.
“This is the best investment we have ever made. We want to give back to
something that gave us so much. It is our responsibility to do so,” said David,
who added, “I wouldn’t be married to my wife if it wasn’t for Agnon!”
ORRY AND SHEILA JACOBS have been affiliated with
The Agnon School for more than 20 years. Sheila was an Agnon Early
Childhood teacher for 11 years, and Orry served as President of the
Agnon Board of Trustees from 2010-2013.
They are impressed with the high quality of Jewish and secular education
that Agnon provides its students, in addition to the school’s emphasis on
Jewish values. “Agnon gives its graduates the skills they need to succeed
in the 21st century – the ability to work effectively in a team, leadership,
creativity, public speaking, writing and problem solving,” said Orry.
“When you look at the colleges that Agnon graduates attend, in addition
to how well they are doing there and the leadership roles they hold, you
know that Agnon is doing a great job!”
The Jacobs’ decided to make a Legacy gift to Agnon because Jewish
education—and day school education in particular—is their highest
charitable priority. “We wanted to leave part of our estate to charity, so
making a Legacy gift to Agnon was a natural fit for our priorities,” said
Orry. “This is a good time to make our estate plans, and we are delighted
that Agnon is making endowment development a high priority.”
THE AGNON SCHOOL
PRIVATE EDUCATION. JEWISH VALUES.
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ALUMNI
NOTES
ARIANA STARKMAN (’12)
won the Highest Achievement
Award for 9th grade at the
Ecole International de Geneva
(International School in
Geneva) where she attended
high school. Ariana ranked
#1 out of approximately 130
students.
ZACHARY REIZES (’11) and
NOA SHAPIRO-FRANKLIN
(’11), Shaker Heights High
School, won first place in the
state History Day Competition.
Zachary won in the Senior
Individual Documentary
category for “The Ford
Assembly Line,” and Noa in
the Senior Group Performance
category for Reed v. Reed:
The Pivotal Catalyst to Legal
Equality for Women. They
both went on to compete at
the national level.
MOLLY KAZAN (’10) and
LUCIE SHIFFMAN (’10)
attended the 2013 BBYO
National Executive Conference,
each serving as Nesiah
(President) and representing
their regions of Wisconsin and
Ohio, respectively.
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DANIELLE BUCHINSKY (’11),
is a three time state qualifier
in tennis representing Laurel
School. In 2011 she was a
finalist in doubles and most
recently finished 4th in singles.
ANDREW MOYAL (’10),
a junior at Orange High
School, received the
Michelson-Morley Award
for “Outstanding Talent and
Achievements in the Area of
Mathematics and Science.” He
also placed 4th in a national
science competition.
ELI SUGERMAN (’10), a
junior at Orange High School,
received the Yale Book Award
for “Outstanding Personal
Character and Intellectual
Promise.”
MICAH SATTIN (’10), a
junior at Shaker Heights High
School, became USY Chapter
President.
ZACHARY KIRSCH (’10)
participated in the Bronx
High School of Science
42nd annual New York City
Invitational as a member of
the Hawken School team. This
New York Invitational is one
of the nation’s largest high
school debate and speech
tournaments, with more than
1,000 debaters from 30 states.
Zach, along with a partner,
took part in a public forum
team and advanced to the
next level with the top 32
teams.
MAXWELL BARNETT (’09)
and KOBY PICKER (’09)
were named National Merit
Scholarship Semifinalists.
Chosen on the basis of high
scores on the Preliminary
SAT, semifinalists represent
less than one percent of high
school seniors nationwide.
RACHEL SHAW (’08) and
SHOSHI BIELER (’08) were
named National Merit
Commended Students.
DANIEL KAPLAN (’07)
is studying design at the
University of Cincinnati’s
College of Design Architecture
Art and Planning. The
school was recently named
the number three design
school in the U.S. He credits
Barbara Weiss for instilling
a foundation to understand
art and instilling personal
art freedom. Daniel spent
six weeks at Camp Ramah
in Canada working with
mentally challenged teens and
adults and is now a Resident
Assistant to 75 incoming
freshmen at the University of
Cincinnati.
SARI LEVENTHAL (‘05) was
accepted to the University
of Pennsylvania’s Nurse
Practitioner/Pediatric Acute
and Chronic Care Graduate
Program. She went to Israel
for the spring semester, and
completed a maternity/
pediatrics nursing rotation at
Hadassah Hospital.
DAREN FRANKEL (’05) earned
a silver medal at the U-23
World Rowing Championships
for Team USA in Austria, one of
only four of 23 boats to earn
a medal for the USA. A 2013
graduate of the University of
Pennsylvania with a degree in
Chemical and Biomolecular
Engineering, Frankel earned
the medal in his first
international competition.
JOSH SHAPIRO’S (’04) play
“Sinternet! The Musical” was
selected as one of four plays
to premier in “New Voices
2013” at Muhlenberg College.
The musical features a college
professor who sells his soul to
the devil to have the internet
destroyed.
ALLISON SCHARFSTEIN (’04),
Shaker Heights High School
‘08, Yale ’12, is teaching 5/6th
grade ELA at Brooke Charter
Schools in Boston.
DEBORAH BEIM (’00)
received a professorship at
Yale University.
RACHAEL KAPLAN (’99)
recently moved back to
Cleveland and is working
at University Hospitals as a
speech pathologist and is
pregnant with her first child.
Former Agnon science
teacher, IDA FRIEDMAN
KASDAN, joined by son JOSH
FRIEDMAN (’10) is making
soap at Chagrin Valley Soap
and Salve in Solon, and
earning international praise for
their natural products.
Congratulations to NOAH
LEAVITT (’10), MAYA
SPECTOR (’10), SARA SHORE
(’10), ELANA ROSNER (’10),
ZACH LEVIN (’09), JULIA
SCHARFSTEIN (’10), ELIANA
DOBRES (’10), NADAV PECHA
(’09) and KOBY PICKER (’09)
for having been selected
and serving on the 20122013 Saltzman Youth Panel,
a community leadership
youth program of the Jewish
Federation of Cleveland.
ALUMNI
NOTES
MARRIAGES
SHAINA OIF (’02) to David Leb;
DAVID KAPLAN (’02) to Erica Bleiweiss. David is starting
a job with the Jewish Federation of Columbus.
BIRTHS
SARA BETH (KAPLAN) FERRIN (’99) gave birth to twins,
Ari and Cayla. She and her family live in Denver and Sarah
is going to nursing school.
STEPHANIE (JOSEPH) SAAD (’99) gave birth to a son, Dov.
IN MEMORIAM
YEVGENIYA BARON PROBST (’99)
MELISSA KOPPEL (’03)
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE AGNON
CLASS OF 2013!
Bottom Row (l-r): NOAH HOROWITZ, GABRIEL SUGERMAN,
ASAF ROTH, GABRIEL SHAPERA, CAMERON BERGER
Middle Row (l-r): MADELEINE CARLONE, ILANA SOLOMON,
ZACHARY SHORE, LINDSEY FISHMAN, SUZANNE BERMAN,
DAVID BUCHINSKY, KAYLA GITERMAN, KATIE DINNER
Top Row (l-r): SASCHA ROBERTS, WILLIAM GOLDSTEIN,
GILDA WEINSTOCK, JULIAN BARNETT, MICKI REISMAN,
CASEY GREGORY
REUNION
CLASS OF 2003
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 29
Contact Michael Bohl at
[email protected]
for details.
MAXWELL BARNETT (’09)
received Agnon’s Alumni
College Scholarship award.
He is attending Ithaca
College - Honors Program
as a freshman. His mother,
Halle Eichenbaum Barnett,
is an Agnon alumna, and
his grandmother, Sharon
Eichenbaum, worked at Agnon
for 18 years as a teacher,
administrative employee and
head of school. In his winning
essay, Barnett writes, “Agnon
students are taught how to
think rather than what to
think.” He goes on to state,
“One of the things my Agnon
education has led me to
understand is that a holistic
knowledge of the past fosters
a balanced understanding
of the present and an ability
to successfully plan for and
improve the future. This
belief has, in part, shaped the
way I have chosen to further
educate myself and given me
something to strive for in life making an impact.”
Drs. Suzanne and Jonathan
Scharfstein and Jonathan’s
parents, Bernard and Barbara
Scharfstein, established
The Agnon School Alumni
College Scholarship and Staff
Education Endowment Fund.
The endowment provides a
$1,000 merit-based college
scholarship annually as well
as up to $1,000 each year for
staff conference travel. Active
at Agnon for many years,
Suzanne and Jonathan are
the parents of three Agnon
alumni.
Members of the class of 2002
gathered over Thanksgiving
weekend to celebrate their 10th
year reunion.
Agnon kindergarten friends now
seniors: JOSH CARNO-HARF,
JOSH A. FRIEDMAN (’10),
SARA SHORE (’10), JACKSON
GOLDBERG (’10), MICAH SATTIN
(’10)
Agnon Alumni (’02), SHAINA
OIF, surrounded by her Agnon
friends: LANNA JUSTMANN,
RACHEL ZIELENIEC, RACHAEL
BAUM, MORGAN LEAVITT and
DANIELLE RESSLER.
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