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So much more than
a place to live
2008 Annual Report
Dear Friends,
Preparing an annual report provides the opportunity to pause and reflect on all that has
been accomplished in the past year. Despite the economic upheaval that jolted the country
in 2008, we at Jewish Community Housing for the Elderly continued to do well at what we
do best: offer quality affordable housing to seniors with limited financial resources where
they can engage in a full life and be part of a vibrant community. In addition to providing
exceptional housing for the 1,300 tenants who currently live at JCHE, we also made great
strides to provide senior housing in the underserved MetroWest region. We plan to break
ground for Shillman House on the Weinberg Campus in the Nobscot area of Framingham
in 2009.
Our model of independent housing with supportive services makes it possible for seniors to
age well in the community, and postpone or avoid a nursing home. In 2008, our tenants
lived at JCHE an average of 10.5 years. Only 2.8% moved to a nursing home, a figure
that is particularly impressive considering that the average age of tenants is 80 years old.
We are very proud that we enable so many of our tenants to live out their lives at JCHE.
It is a cost-effective approach to the housing needs of older adults. And, it offers benefits
that are invaluable. JCHE’s supportive housing enables older adults to remain in control
of their lives.
In the subsequent pages, you will meet Charles, Betty, and Dzhudit, as well as others who
live at JCHE. Their stories are inspirational. Although their reasons for moving to JCHE
may differ – affordability of the housing; access to supportive services; opportunity to be
part of a vital community – they share a desire to approach life as a participant rather than
an observer. These remarkable individuals in their 80s and 90s feel safe and comfortable at
JCHE. Without the concerns of escalating rents and broken faucets, JCHE tenants can
continue to cultivate friendships, enjoy favorite activities while discovering new interests,
and contribute their time to improving the lives of others.
At JCHE, seniors are able to live as we would all choose – independently and with dignity.
This is all possible because of the generosity and concern of our wide circle of friends and
supporters. You assume a most critical role. Without you, JCHE would still exist. We
would continue to offer affordable, well-maintained senior housing. But your contributions
make it possible to offer tenants the heart and soul of JCHE: the programs and services that
allow tenants to retain their independence, engage in a vibrant community, and age well
at home. As always, our tenants express it most eloquently. Recently, one described her
favorite JCHE program – tutoring elementary students in an urban school – as “the reason
to get up in the morning.” On behalf of all the seniors who live at JCHE, thank you for
providing the resources that offer that fundamental incentive daily.
With warm regards,
Paul Rosenberg, Chairperson
Ellen Feingold, President
Cover: Fredda Lourie has discovered her artistic style in art classes at JCHE’s Coleman House.
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Charles Chasson
When Charles moved to
Golda Meir House from out of state,
he and his son had the chance to get to
know one another again.
Charles
Charles Chasson (left) with his son, Andrew.
What began as an occasional computer lesson has become a cherished onging father/son connection.
When Charles Chasson first moved to Golda Meir House in 2005, his son Andrew helped him become acclimated.
When Andrew came to visit, the two spent time together in Golda’s Computer Center for conversation and
computer tips. It was an excellent setting for Andrew to help Charles feel comfortable on the Internet and in his
new surroundings. The Center is often a hubbub of activity and soon both Charles and Andrew were drawn into
its community. It didn’t take long before Andrew signed on as a weekly volunteer, and he and his dad were
sharing regular time together.
Nearly five years later, these Computer Center visits continue to offer more than hints about avoiding Internet
spam. “This has given me a way to participate directly in my dad’s life,” says Andrew. Charles shares these
appreciative sentiments. He was often traveling for business when his children were young. “In the last few
years, I’ve gotten to know my son. We have a really good and loving relationship.”
These valued interactions with Andrew – as well as those with other family members – are a wonderful
complement to the independent life that Charles has established at Golda. He participates in many learning
opportunities and regularly volunteers in the building. He is responsible for one of Golda’s most popular and
intellectually challenging activities, a current events discussion, for which he prepares tirelessly (including
online research in the Computer Center!).
Living at Golda Meir House has been a positive experience for Charles, and his family enthusiastically agrees.
According to Andrew, “By having my dad close by at Golda, we’ve had a second chance to get to know
one another.”
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Dzhudit
Dzhudit Grin is 92 years old. She insists
that she is unremarkable despite the fact that
at age 73, she left everything familiar and
moved from Russia to the United States. She
arrived with few belongings and minimal
knowledge of English. After moving to
JCHE’s Leventhal House, she started taking
English classes in the building. “Many come
here and don’t want to be part of the culture
or learn the language,” she explains. “I want
to understand everything.”
When Dzhudit had surgery to insert a
pacemaker, her doctor wanted her to go to a
rehabilitation facility for a few weeks. She
was adamant that she wanted to return to
her JCHE apartment. “I want to rehab in
my own bed,” she told him. And with the
support of JCHE’s CaringChoices services,
she was able to do so successfully.
Dzhudit Grin (right) with medical escort, Zoya.
Dzhudit Grin
JCHE’s CaringChoices SM
program makes it possible
for Dzhudit to manage her
life at Leventhal House.
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Dzhudit views the CaringChoices program
as a lifeline. While it was initially difficult
to accept assistance, she now knows that it
enables her to manage successfully in
independent housing. In addition to
supplying essential help in her apartment,
the program provides escort assistance to
medical appointments. The medical escorts
are fellow tenants in the Brighton buildings
who are employed by JCHE to provide these
important services. Dzhudit had an urgent
need for an escort several months ago when
her eyesight completely failed. Without a
competent and reliable escort, she would
have been unable to get the medical care that
ultimately restored the vision in one eye.
Dzhudit feels enormously grateful for the
support she receives. Had she stayed in
St. Petersburg, her life would have been
very different and very difficult. She is
pleased to be part of a “wonderful nation
that understands that older people need
some help.”
Marilyn Berger
and Arlene Rosenfield
At Coleman House, it was
Barney – a 13 year old dog –
who first brought Marilyn
and Arlene together.
Marilyn and Arlene
Marilyn (left) and Arlene (right) enjoying time with Barney.
It was Barney who first brought them together. Barney, a 13 year old Shih-tzu dog, lives happily at JCHE’s
Coleman House with his owner Arlene Rosenfield. When Marilyn Berger, another Coleman tenant, met
Barney, she liked him so much, she wanted to meet Arlene. A cherished friendship has formed between the
two women. And Barney enjoys constant attention from both Arlene and his ‘auntie’ Marilyn.
Marilyn and Arlene have each lived at Coleman House for about 10 years. Marilyn, 81, had put herself on
the Coleman waiting list because it had been home to her beloved mother-in-law. “I have many wonderful
memories of spending time here with her,” she says. Arlene, 75, moved from a Brookline apartment that
didn’t offer on-site staff or supportive services. “I knew I wanted a safer environment.” Besides, her
previous apartment did not allow dogs, and Arlene knew she would be happiest if she had a dog.
The women watch out for one another. Because her mobility is limited, Arlene welcomes Marilyn’s offer
to walk Barney twice a day. Marilyn’s children recently asked her to give up driving – which she readily
agreed to do – so she is appreciative of Arlene’s willingness to drive her to the store. In addition to sharing
their love for Barney, the women share a life perspective.
Marilyn and Arlene each have close relationships with their respective children, but thrive on their
independence. “My kids offered to create an in-law suite for me, and I said ‘no way,’” states Marilyn.
“Living at Coleman House lets me feel good about myself.” Arlene concurs. “It’s so important to
have your own life.”
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Betty Rosenzweig
The community at Golda Meir
House has everything that Betty
was seeking: learning opportunities,
diversity and interesting people to meet.
Betty Rosenzweig with 5th grade pen pals, Shakeem and Val.
Betty
Betty Rosenzweig, age 81, moved to Golda from New York in search of good housing near her Newtonbased family. She found the security she was seeking along with a limitless number of interesting people
to meet and activities to explore. “I’m really attracted to the diversity here. It is such a rich and
engaging environment,” she notes.
Betty has been particularly drawn to Golda’s learning opportunities. She is taking a class to learn
Russian. “There are many Russian tenants here at Golda and I would like to talk with them in their
language.” The experience has given her a fresh perspective on how those from the former Soviet Union
feel as they struggle to learn English. It is a challenge, but Betty is persevering. She carries homemade
flash cards in her pocket so that she can frequently test her vocabulary skills.
She is also interested in helping others learn. Recently, Betty participated in a JCHE’s Generations
Together program to help children improve their writing ability. It was a pen pal program that matched
Golda tenants with Boston elementary school students. Betty exchanged letters monthly with 11-yearold Shakeem. She speaks with pride about the poem he wrote called “The New Kid.” It was a perfect
jumping off point to bridge the 70 years between the two. She told him about her own experience
arriving at Golda as “the new kid.” As she describes, “It wasn’t easy but I made new friends and I am
very happy here. And now I have a wonderful new friend and my very first pen pal Shakeem. I feel
incredibly lucky.”
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David
David Shonfield’s life was on a steady track.
After serving in World War II, he married Rita,
the love of his life, and they had two daughters.
What started as a temporary stint in a lighting
company back in his 20s became his place of
employment for over four decades. For years,
the Shonfields enjoyed their life as renters in a
Brookline two-family house.
Then, their luck began to turn. Rita’s health
started to fail. His employer sold the company,
leaving David jobless. The Shonfields were
uprooted from their apartment when their
landlord put it on the market. They moved in
with their daughter for two years. “I always
thought I was so secure, but I discovered there’s
no such thing,” reflects David. Even as he faced
these unsettling situations, David maintained
good humor and a sense of balance.
They solved their housing dilemma in 1994
with a move to JCHE’s Genesis House. They
enjoyed several good years together until
Rita’s illness progressed. Sadly, in 2003, she
was unable to rebound. David was able to
make the transition to life alone largely
because he was already well settled at JCHE.
Today, at 86, David continues to approach his
days with levity and evenness. A self-described
preacher, he shares wisdom about enjoying
life’s little but essential components. Life at
JCHE is good. He participates in a current
events group. He caringly checks in on JCHE
staff and always brings them treats for Purim.
His apartment is conveniently near his shul,
his brothers, and his daughters. Frequently,
he buys a bouquet of flowers for his dining
table. “Rita loved flowers. They were a small
thing that made her happy.” They are a lovely
reminder of their years together.
With so many exercise opportunities at JCHE,
it’s convenient for David to keep fit.
David Shonfield
A move to JCHE’s Genesis
House made it possible for
David and his wife to have
their own space after living
with their daughter for two
years.
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Gert Cohen
Gert has lived at
Coleman House for
23 years. “I highly
recommend it!”
Gert Cohen (right) with caregiver Tanya.
Gert
On Gert Cohen’s next birthday, she will be 100. As one of Coleman House’s original tenants –
since 1986 – Gert is truly a JCHE matriarch. For years, she actively participated in the building
and in the community. She started the Coleman House social club, organizing parties and
cultural events. She enjoyed Coleman’s proximity to the Jewish Community Center and held
leadership positions there. In her 60s, before she came to JCHE, Gert fulfilled a lifelong dream
by enrolling at Curry College. In addition, longing to see the country, she attended Elder Hostel
programs at 15 different college campuses.
In the last few years, Gert has slowed down. After taking several falls, she now has a full-time
caregiver. Tanya, who has assisted her for five years, caringly refers to her as ‘my Mrs. Gertrude.’
Gert’s attentive daughters understand and agree with their mother’s desire to remain in her
comfortable Coleman apartment. “I’ve been in rehab hospitals and that’s not where I want
to be,” states Gert.
For Gert, slowing down does not mean tuning out. She reads the Boston Globe thoroughly each
day. At age 99, her overall health is as remarkable as her memory. She takes no medications.
Her restriction-free diet means she can still enjoy herring or hotdogs for lunch and more than an
occasional vodka. Her family knows how to throw a party to Gert’s liking!
Gert has enjoyed a full life – and JCHE’s Coleman House has been a significant part for over
23 years.
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JCHE
by the numbers
In 2008, the average age of JCHE’s
1,300 tenants was 80. Tenants, 70%
of whom were female, came from 19
different countries and spoke 30
different languages.
The average income of tenants in 2008
was $9,400. According to the U.S.
Department of Housing and Urban
Development, 97% of JCHE’s tenants
living in subsidized units were
considered to be “extremely low
income.”
Most tenants live out their lives at
JCHE. In 2008, only 2.8% of all JCHE
tenants left to move into a nursing
home.
Those tenants who moved out in 2008
had lived at JCHE for an average of
10.5 years.
JCHE annual
financial statement*
December 31, 2008
REVENUE SOURCES
Rents from Tenants Gov’t Rental and Mortgage Subsidies Gov’t Service Subsidies Grants & Contributions Food Programs Interest and Miscellaneous TOTAL REVENUE SOURCES
$19,874,792
PROGRAM USES
Housing
Operations Real Estate Taxes
Total for Housing 11,222,884
1,671,791
12,894,675
In 2008, over 23% of JCHE tenants
served as volunteers, contributing their
time and skills in their building and in
the wider community.
Nearly 21% of tenants used supportive
services through JCHE’s Caring
Choices SM program in 2008,
including case management, personal
care, escorts, meals, medication
reminders, and homemaking services.
Services
Supportive Services Food Transportation Communications & Public Education Total for Services Wellness is an important focus at
JCHE. In 2008, tenants made over
5,600 visits to the fitness center in their
buildings and attended over 1,100
exercise classes. There were nearly
300 opportunities to attend health
screenings and wellness programs.
TOTAL PROGRAM USES In 2008, JCHE sponsored twentythree Generations Together
intergenerational programs that
created 460 opportunities for tenants
to connect with 730 young people in
Greater Boston.
In 2008, JCHE tenants enjoyed nearly
2,500 concerts, special events and
educational opportunities. They took
over 5,750 trips in JCHE’s vans for
medical appointments, food shopping
and other destinations.
$ 3,954,740
11,398,211
356,591
1,782,262
1,541,575
841,413
1,000,023
1,537,653
128,303
80,130
2,746,109
558,114
Fundraising
16,198,898
CASH FROM OPERATIONS 3,675,894
CAPITAL USES
Capital Improvements Contribution to Reserves Mortgage Principal Payments Real Estate Development 803,129
545,175
794,028
1,107,362
TOTAL CAPITAL USES
3,249,694
CHANGES IN NET ASSETS 426,200
* NOTE: This report is a consolidation of nine audited Financial Statements
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thank you
to our 2008 donors
Ronald and Marilyn Aaron
Samuel Aarons
Steven Aaronson
Bronya Abramova
Helen Abrams
Jean Abrams
David Abromowitz and Joan Ruttenberg
Acme Shade Company
Sheldon and Miriam Adelson
Joseph and Nancy Adolph
Aron and Susan Ain
David Alberts
Rita Blanter and Alexandre Alexeyenko
Eugene Alterman
Samuil and Olga Alterman
Barbara Altman
Yael Bat-Shimon
Stuart and Lee Bauer
David and Nancy Bayer
Robert Beal
Dorothy Bekoff
Simon and Sofia Belenky
Semen Belensky
Joe Belisle
Abram and Lyubov Belokopyt
Anita Bender
Barry and Susan Benjamin
Melvin and Helyn Benjamin
Victoria Ben-Shoshan
Isidore and Debra Berenbaum
Mark and Julie Berenberg
Leyb and Ester Berenshteyn
Louise Berenson
Yevgenia Berezovsky
Michael and Rachel Bratt
Peter Breslow and Jessica Goldstein
Sari Breslow
Martin and Rhoda Bress
Menasha Breykher*
Sandra Brick and Diane Schoen
Liviu and Lica Brill
Diane Bromberg
Andrea Brown
Daniel and Louise Brown
Larry and Barbara Brown
Richard and Lorraine Brown
Brown Rudnick LLP
Raisa Bruk
Elizabeth Bruno
Leyzer Brusilovskiy and Sofiya
Denenberg
Ida Bubareva
“We are impressed with JCHE’s commitment to enable
seniors with different needs and abilities to age with
dignity, regardless of their means.”
—Gerry and Debra Bickoff, JCHE longtime supporters
Samuil and Anna Altshul
Emilio Amendola
Cuan Andres
Igor and Alla Andreyeva
Alan and Carol Annis
Lillian Annis
Greg Ansin
Susan Ansin
Peter Antoszyk
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Pearl Appel
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Frances Archambault
Sheila Ardery
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Arkady and Irina Arist
Ilya Arkovich
Chris and Alicia Arnold
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Steven Aronson
Marion Arvedon
Stuart and Ann Arvedon
Norman and Lenore Asher
ASSAF Enterprises, Inc.
Judith Asushkina
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Bank of America
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Norman Barden
Khana Barenberg
Damon Barglow and Beth Soltzberg
Aleksandra Barinova
Edward Barshak
Mikhail and Esfir Barshteyn
Vadim Barskiy and Frida Vulfson
Carol Bartos
Alexandra Bashkinova
Brian Baskir
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Lilya Berezuk
David and Shirley Berg
Mikhail Bergelson and Olga
Konstantinovs
Kostia Bergman and Libby
Zimmerman*
Michael and Ellen Berk
Bernard and Nancy Berkman
Sidney and Phyllis Berkowitz
Aleksandr Berlin
Gerald and Mimi Berlin
Larry and Barbara Berman
Lois Berman
Marc Berman and Harriet Kodis
Mark Berman
Ronna Berman
Stanley and Anita Berman
Alan and Judy Bernstein
Eugene and Flyura Bernstein
Neil and Sandie Bernstein
Scott Bernstein
Yuliya Berteneva
Aaron Beshansky
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Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Gerry and Debra Bickoff
Arnold Binder
Mildred Binder
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Chester and Diane Black
Ron Blau and Judith Levin
Stuart and Dorothy Bless
Donald and Ellen Bloch
Jeffrey and Suzanne Bloomberg
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Vanda Boeur
Bernice Boltax
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Maxine Bookless
Steven Boraks and Barbara Ditzian
Alex and Ann Borochin
Farida Borocova
Mae Bortnick
David and Michelle Brandriss
Alan and Joyce Branfman
Gregory and Marina Bratshpis
2008
Khersh Buchko
Michael and Danielle Buckman
Maxwell and Roberta Burstein
David Bushoy
Nat Butner and Sylvia Glickman
Etta Byer
Mark Byers and Laura Isenberg
Kate Cai
Li Cai
Zu Ming Cai
Mickey and Lois Cail
Susan Calechman
Susan Calhoun
Richard and Ellen Calmas
Jonathan and Ronda Canter
Barry and Judith Caplan
Sidney and Natalie Caplan
Capstone Advisory Group, LLC
Jon and Cheryl Carner
Carpets Unlimited
Robert and Nancy Casper
Roger Cassin and Irma Schretter
Central Boston Elder Services
CGI Companies
Irwin and Roberta Chafetz
Melvin and Judith Chalfen
Amy Chan
Chi-Chun and Chi-Ming Chan
Fernadina Chan and Albert Wong
How Ching Chan
Mey Chan
Shuet Chin Chan
Wah Chan
Wilson Chan
Shika Charnis
Michael and Amy Chartock
Herbert and Joan Chasen
Hollis Chase
Joel Chase
Natalie Chase
Stuart and Ellen Chasen
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Bao Chen
Hui Chen
Pei Dai Chen
Qiao Chen
Wen-Bin Chen and He-Quun Cai
Xue-Xian Chen and Lai Yung
Yian Chen
Kenneth and Cheryl Chernack
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Pui Chin
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Khien Fon Chu and Shanglin Zhang
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Jason and Judy Chudnofsky
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Wai Chung
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Citizens Bank Foundation
Marcia Clash
Alan and Joan Cohen
Albert and Nancy Cohen
Ben Cohen
Bonnie Cohen
David and Debbie Cohen
David and Laura Cohen
Donna Cohen
Edith Cohen
Fay Cohen
Gerard Cohen
Gerard and Sherryl Cohen
Jean Cohen
Jill Cohen
Louis Jared Cohen
Mitchell and Leslie Cohen
Pat Cohen
Richard Cohen and Mona Ackerman
Rob and Lisa Cohen
Stephen and Carol Cohen
Stewart and Marie Cohen
Bonnie Cole
Glenn and Iva Cole
Milton Coleman
Joseph Collins
Phillip and Janet Colman
Contracting Specialists, Inc.
Audrey Cooper
Selma Cooperband
Nadezhda Cosores
Ruth Creedman*
Harvey Creem and Cynthia Stone Creem
Steven and Bonnie Croopnick
Crystal Capital
Andres Cuan
Marilyn Cugini
Larry Curtis
Howard Cutler
Ted and Joan Cutler
Olga Dadasheva
Herbert and Ann Daitch
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Stephen and Nanci Dephoure
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Anita Diamant
Helene Diamant
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* Deceased
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Diversified Financial Management
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Nancy Dlott
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Foundation
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Gordon Brothers Group
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Elaine Greenberg
Henrietta Greenberg
Paul and Phyllis Greenberg
Ramon Greenberg and Myrna Balk
Greenberg, Rosenblatt, Kull & Bitsoli, P.C.
David and Charlotte Greenfield
Harvey and Rosanne Greenstein
Martin and Rachel Greenstein
Paul and Lorraine Greiff
Gennady and Sarra Gribov
Constance Hagman
Joshua and Jessica Hamermesh
Richard and Lorie Hamermesh
Ernest Hamilton
Roy and Sylvia Hammer
Charles Hamwee
Pria Harmon
Rosalind Harmon
George and Blossom Harris
Diana Harte
Laressa Hartshorn
Steven and Rachelle Harz
Merle Hass
HEARTH
Hebrew Rehabilitation Center for the Aged
Janina Hekler
Clifton and Ruth Helman
Robert and Ellen Helman
Hemenway & Barnes LLP
Philip Hendel
Philip Herr
Pearl Herrmann
Marjorie Hession
Rita Hettinger
Eileen Hill
James Hill and Gail Paris
Marilyn Hillman
Robert Himmel
Hinckley, Allen & Snyder LLP
Kwai Ho
Lee Sun Ho
William and Winnie Ho
Richard Hochman and Esther
Rosemann-Hochman
Peter Hodgeson
Robert and Karen Hoffman
Don and Gee Hom
Tony Hom
Sun Vee Hom Chin
Harold and Paula Homonoff
Kevin Honan
Steven Hoort
Horizons Management Assoc, LLC
Debbie Horwitz
Irene Howard
Guo Huang*
Peijian Huang
Yong Hong Huang
Helen Hui Guan Li
Rong Huo
Joseph and Sylvia Hurvitz
Joseph and Sandra Hurwitz
Joshua and Rose Hurwitz
Dam Huy
Li-Feng Huy
Barry and Doris Hyman
Anatoliy Ilinskiy
Mikhail Inger and Mayya Malinina
Emiliya Iorish
Ronald and Linda Isaacson
Allan and Ellen Isbitz
Burt and Shirlee Isenberg
Mark Isenberg
Sherry Israel
“The time and patience that my mother has been given by
the resident services coordinators has improved her quality
of life -- and mine.”
—The daughter of an Ulin House resident
Marvin and Joan Glickman
Global Insurance Network Inc
Anthony and Francine Godfrey
Oren and Rose Goffin
Alan and Barbara Goldberg
Arthur Goldberg
Avram and Carol Goldberg
Jerry and Betty Goldberg
George and Elaine Goldberger
Stephen Goldberger
Bella Goldenberg
Garrick and Karen Goldenberg
Marylynn Goldhaber
Barry Goldin and Alice Lichenstein
Grinnell Mechanical
Marsha Gross and Elisabeth Jurkiewicz
Robert Grosskopf
Steven and Barbara Grossman
Leon and Joelle Gunther
Danny Guo
Tamara Gura
Irina Gurenich
Bella Gurevich
Fruma Gurevich
Maria Gurevich
Yakov Gurevich
Faina Gutkin
Vladimir Gutkin
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Yelena Isyanova-Schein
Lyudmila Ivanova
Ed and Betsy Jacobs
Evelyn Jacobs
Fredric and Susan Jacobs
Hazel Jacobs
Mimi Jacobs
Eliot and Gay Jacobson
Andrew and Cindy Janower
Gary and Carole Jennison
Jewish Alliance and Social Action
Jewish Big Brothers Big Sisters
Jewish Community Centers of Greater Boston
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Jewish Family and Children’s Services
Jewish Family Service of Metrowest
Millicent Jick
Yvonne Johnson
Stephen and Helen Judlowe
Jeheskel Jura
Frances Kadesh
Frieda Kadish*
Sidney and Helen Kadish
Roger Kafker
Herbert and Elinore Kagan
Marcy Kagan
Matt Kahn
Milton Kahn
Richard and Erica Kaitz
Elizabeth Kalustov
Joel and Jane Kamer
Jerry Kameras
Laurence and Sylvia Kaminsky
Chung Fong Kan
Dan Kane
Meng Yu Kang
Alice Kaplan
Arnold Kaplan
Bernard and Faith Kaplan
Dorothy Kaplan
Helene Kaplan
Robert Kaplan
Ruth Kaplan
Sumner and Eleanor Kaplan
Alex Karetskiy
Yefim Karetskiy
Joy Karol
Boris and Bella Karolinskaya
Nancy Karp
Cecily Karzen
Rudolph and Helen Kass
Jacob and Ethel Kates
Jacqueline Kates
Gabriel and Adela Katz
Helen Katz
Jonathan Katz and Norah Wylie
Jack and Ellen Kay
Yelena Kazakova
Daniel Kenney and Gay Singer Kenney
Jeffrey and Sarah Beth Kesselman
Lenore Kesten
Key Bank
Arkady Khasin
Geda Khatutskaya
Irina Khechinashvili
Polina Kheyfets
Emmanuil and Sofia Khylap
Boris and Olga Khurgin
Howard and Phyllis King
Vera Kipnis
Fred and Edna Kirby
Mariya Kirchtein
David Koven and Diane Gordon
Harvey Kowaloff
David Kozlov
Mina Kozlovskaya
Sandy Krakoff
Louis and Deborah Kraml
Lev and Roza Krants
Howard and Julie Kravets
Mildred Guberman Kravetz
Linda Kreisel
Lyudmila Krikunenko
Rose Krimsky
Susan Krinsky
Arnold and Gabriela Krockmalnic
Birgit Krumbiegel
Edward and Barbara Krupat
Ester Krupnik
Vulf and Svetlana Krupinov
George and Lizbeth Krupp
Izabella Krutouz
Olena Krylova
Gary Kulp
Yuriy Kulyomin and Tatiana Obolentseva
Mark and Judith Kuperwaser
Geoffrey and Debbie Kurinsky
Jack and Judith Kushinsky
Alexander and Larissa Kushkuley
Khaim Kushkuley
Ray and Susan Kwasnick
Bik Kwong
Debby Kwong
Mark Labow and Gwendolyn Wong
Daniel Lakier
Joann Lam and Siu-Ki Chan
Rod and Pamela Landis
Bruce and Wendy Landon
Estelle Landy
George Langer
Matt and Karen Langweber
Tatyana Larina
Augustina Laskaroya
Charlotte Lastnick
Sun Lau
Hyman and Dorothy Lavine
Yuk Ming Law
Mei See Law-Sandson
Lan Le
Steve and Lisa Lebovitz
John LeClaire
Chung-Yuan Lee
Michael and Diane Leeming
Mildred Lefkowtiz
Alan and Judith Leichtner
David and Doris Lelchook
Dora Lenkin-Kashper
Liza Lerman
Herbert and Rose Lerner
Marina Leslie
Raisa Leytes
He Yi Li
Li Li
Ming Li
Xiao Li
Yu Li
Joseph Lia
Bert and Goldie Libon
Natalie Lichtenstein
Jon and Lonna Lichter
Bennett and Deborah Liebman
Miriam Lief
Jinghua Lin
Quan Lin
Abraham Linik
Henry Linschitz and Suzanne Hodes
Bette Lipkind
Leslie Lipkind
David and Diane Litman
Lesley Litman
Philip Litman
Anna Litvak
Dmitry and Julia Litvak
Chen Xuan Liu
Xin Liu
Yan Liu
Julia Livingston
Sai Lo
Viola Lodge
Hans and Herta Loeser
Victor and Paula Louie
Harvey Lowell and Carolyn Keller
Enid Lubarsky
Abram Ludin and Zelda Ludina
Fruma Lungin
Zifrie Lurie
Paul Luu
Vladimir Lvovskiy
Victor Lyamtsev
Carla Lynton
Roy and Ginny MacDowell
Robert and Judith Mack
Joseph Maco
Macy’s Foundation Matching Gifts
Ery and Laura Magasanik
Frima Magaziner
Ilya Magid
Yefim and Mila Magitsky
Maguire Plumbing
Tiu Chu Mah
Timothy Mahoney and Julie Plaut Mahoney
Shlima Makhlis
Leonid and Lena Malinin
Fred and Karen Mandell
Marian Mandell
Marvin and Pauline Mandell
Rose Mandell
“My son lives far away and he’s not well. All I can do to help
him is to give him the peace of mind that I am safe. By living at
JCHE, he knows I am fine.”
—A Leventhal House resident
Lyle Kirtman
Lawrence and Karen Klaff
Stephen Klar and Janice Gross
Mark and Marina Kleiman
Victor and Ann Klein
Faina Klich
Semyon Klich
Dan Klublock and Dorothy Miller
Mila Kobrina
Gertrude Kochansky
Rachel Koffman
Arkadiy Kogan and Alla Mazina
Inna Kogan
Gertrude Kohen
Zelman Koifman
Thomas and Diane Kolb
Tamara Koldobskaya
Ruth Kolow
Lyubov Komarovskaya
David Kopyt and Luba Gendelman
Sumner Korins and Patricia Elliot
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Richard and Clare Lesser
Chok Leung
Norman B. and Muriel Leventhal
Alan and Marge Levin
Bernice Levin
David Levin
David and Ann Levin
Beylya Levina
Tatyana Levina
Donald Levine
Eleanor Levine
Richard and Wendy Levine
Levine Chapels
Neil Levitan and Audrey Zabin
Daniel and Susan Levy
Jeff and Laraine Levy
Philip Levy
Selma Levy
Doris Lewis
Sylvia Lewis
Tanya and Kim Lewis
2008
Joseph Manello
Robert and Mierelle Manocherian
Manulife Financial Corp
Judith Marcovitch
George and Norma Marcus
Richard and Anita Marcus
Alan and Ann Marenburg
Greg Margolin
Stephanie Marks
Eleanor Markson
Teresa Marotta
Ben and Elyse Marsh
Zoya Martirosua
Svetlana Martirosova
Howard and Clara Marton
Joan Mass
Jacob and Evelyn Matloff
Seymour and Ruth Matuson
Lisa Maxwell
Arkady Mayblum
Claire Mayer
Donald and Patricia McClair
Mary McCluskey
John and Donna McDonald
Rob McDonald
Danny and Suyfan Mei
Jules and Barbara Meisler
Yuri Rada Melamed
Zoya Melnikova
Dorothy Mendelsohn
Saul and Marilyn Mendelson
Marvin and Peggy Menzin
Eugene Merfeld
Tasya Meriman
Ann Merrill
Roger Mervis and Elizabeth Reiss Mervis
Ruth Meshekow*
Rakhel Mesonzhnik
Richard Meth
Lynn Meyer
Mark and Kim Michelson
Microsoft Matching Gifts Programs
Richard and Debbie Mikels
Lidiya Mikheyeva
Carol Miller
Helaine Miller
Ilene Miller
Stephen and Ronna Miller
Alice Mills
Roza Milyavskaya
Lloyd and Sharon Mintz
Mark Minuti
Richard and Judy Mirel
Elaine Misilio
Mikhail and Zinaida Misonzhnik
Henry Mittelman
Bruce and Ellen Mittman
Boris Mochkin
Pon Mon
Jack and Phyllis Monderer
Ward and Lucy Mooney
Joseph and Nan Morgart
Charles Morrill
Guy and Joyce Moss
Sophia Movshovich
Oi Yuet Moy
Yee Moy
Zook Moy
Kam Ha Mui
Catherine Muldoon
Arnold and Susan Nadler
Alice Nahigian
Lawrence and Meryl Nannis
Yakov Naroditskiy and Olga
Borochina
Mark and Robin Nasson
Paul and Roberta Nathanson
Natixis Global Associates
Vladimir and Irina Nemchenok
Gold Nepomnyaskaya
Peter and Margie Nesson
Newton Planning Department
Hin Teung Ng
Lan Oi Ng
Lew Ngoot Ng
Evelin Nickinson
Betty Neirenberg
Cari Nierenberg
Alfred and Meryl Norek
Michael and Ronnie Norman
Boris and Marcia Novak
Helaine Nusbaum
Victor Nussbaum and Karen Margolis
Phil and Sandra Nyman
Old Mutual
Helen Orenbuch
Abbot Orentlicher
Stuart and Roslyn Orkin
Gilbert Osnos
Richard and Patricia Ossen
Eleanor Ostrer
Carl and Nancie Ostroff
Olga Ostzovsky
Sarah Ovadia
Robert Paglia
Dawen Pang
David and Eleanor Paradise
Tovia Paris
Lillian Parker-Hurvitz
* Deceased
Robert and Lori Paul
Diane Paulson
Peabody Resident Services
Jay and Gail Pearlstein
Arthur and Ruth Penn
Richard and Ellyn Penn
Alice Perdue
Tricia Perez Kennealy
Edna Perlmutter
David and Marlene Persky
Lauren Persky
Fredric and Laurie Phillips
Sarah Phillips
Liu Ping
Arkady Plotkin
Lorraine Podvey
Edward Polansky
Scott Polansky and Jennifer Ulin
The Polaroid Foundation
Bruce and Robin Polishook
Kenneth and Linda Polivy
Leonard Polivy
James and Mary Pollina
David and Marion Pollock
Genta Polyak
Fanya Popokh
Nadezhda Portnova
Marvin and Shirley Portnoy
Norman and Susan Posner
Bernard and Rhoda Potischman
Maxwell Potter
Douglas Poutasse and Elaine Mittell
Lidiya Povner
Gary Prager
Joel Prives and Susan Lane
Philip Pryor
Pyramid Advisors LLC
Kathleen Qualey
Irving Rabb
Yale and Barbara Rabin
Jack and Irene Radlo
Shirley Radlo
Bruce and Susan Rakusin
Sari Anne Rapkin
Gregoriy Rashkovetsky
Miron and Stella Ratsun
Seth Ravitz
Rita Rayman
Martha Read
Barbara Rediker
Brian Reedy
Richard and Carolyn Reich
Murray and Elaine Reiser
Zufan Ren and Zhi Guang Du
Paul Rezendes and Joy Elbaum
Reznick Group
Martin and Marcia Richards
Pam Richardson
Michael and Andrea Richmand
Susan Richman
Esther Richmond
Riemer & Braunstein LLP
Sander and Lauren Rikleen
Martin and Nancy Robb
Stephen Robbins
Virginia Robinson
Harvey and Doris Robinson
Don Rodman
Sol Rogers
Ted Romanow and Kim Redfield
Nathaniel and Harriet Roossin
Beverly Rosen
Steven and Margery Rosen
Ben Rosenberg
Bonnie Rosenberg
Donald Rosenberg
Myron and Roberta Rosenberg
Paul and Marcia Rosenberg
Shirley Rosenberg
Stanley Rosenblat
Dora Rosenfeld
Arlene Rosenfeld
Eliot and Elisabeth Rosenfield
Robert and Rona Rosenthal
Betty Rosenzweig
David and Diane Ross
Richard and Nancy Rossman
Harold and Lorraine Roth
Dan and Susan Rothenberg
Maurice Rothman
Sandra Rothschild
Leslee Rotman
Abram Royfman
Bella Rozenberg
Mora and Polina Rozenblat
Liya Rozinova
Beth Rubenstein
Constance Rubin
Grace Rubin
Harold Rubin
Henry and Cheryl Rubin
Lawrence Rubin
Arthur Segel and Patty Saris
Maria Seletskaya
Joni Seltzer
Bill and Lois Shaevel
Morton and Eleanor Shaevel
Gennadiy Shafiro
Riva Shafirovich
Martin Shapiro
L. Dennis and Susan Shapiro
Norm and Cynthia Shapiro
Jordan Shapiro
Paul and Ellen Shapiro
Rakhil Shapiro
“At JCHE, I am not sitting around
‘waiting’…waiting for my kids or
grandkids to fill my time. I have my
own full life.” —A Golda Meir resident
Roberta Rubin
Stephen Rubin
Warren Rubin
Leach Ruch
Alex and Inna Rudenskiy
Edward Rudnitsky
Jack and Edith Ruina
Anna Ryabkova
James Saber
Natalya Safro
Robert and Elaine Sager
Ilia Sakovski
Chernia Saladukha
Alice Salamon
Gloria Salminen
Walter Salmon
Robert Salter
David Saltiel
Jonathan Samen and Cynthia Samuelson
Herb and Harriet Sandberg
David and Eleanor Sandler
Laurie Sandler
Tracy Sandler
Jeffrey and Barbara Sands
William and Rhoda Sapers
Akop Sarkisyan and Roza Oliyash
Irving and Libbie Saslaw
Tedd Saunders
Jeffrey Savit and Lori Barnet
Kevin and Suzanne Sayward
James Schaye
Chaim and Diana Schechter
Alexander Schechter
Jody Schechtman
Hilda Scheinhorn
Robert and Phyllis Schiller
Herome Schlakman
Alan and Susan Schlesinger
Asna Schneider
Nancy Schon
Doris Schreiber
Elin Schultz
Stanley Schurgin
Arnold and Susan Schwartz
Jim and Pam Schwartz
Joseph and Joanna Schwartz
Mark and Marie Schwartz
Milton and Joan Schwartz
Nora Schwartz
Philip and Miriam Schwartz
Sidney and Frances Schwartz
Steve and Jan Schwartz
Yefim and Slava Schwartzman
Enrico and Elaine Schwimmer
Michael and Joan Sclar
Willy Sclarsic and Ellen Haiken
Tom and Karen Scotti
Melvin Scovell
Michele Sdougas
George Seage III and Ann Aschengrau
Jonathan Seelig and Maggie Gold Seelig
Cleo Segal
William Segal
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Natalia Shapirovsky
Alan Sharaf and Carolynn Levy
Doug and Nanci Sharon
Allen and Debra Sheldon
Sherin and Lodgen LLP
Barry and Rondi Sherman
Bob Sherman
Joel and Sue Sherman
Malcolm and Barbara Sherman
Geoffrey and Dorothea Sherwood
Howard and Beth Shiffman
Klaudia Shikkaryova
Varvara Shikova
Robert and Mao Shillman
Zakhar Shimonov and Lyubov Minzberg
Sammy and Jacqueline Shina
Klavdia Shinkaryov
Samuil and Nina Shmuylovich
Faina Shnayder
Zena Shnayder
David Shonfield
Melvin Shoul
Anatoly Shpirt
Emmanuil and Eva Shrayer
Bella Shterenberg
Yuriy Shterenberg
Yakov Shteyngardt
Ida Shtulman
Alan Shucat and Alix Ginsburg
Donald Shulman
Leon and Cynthia Shulman
Bernard and Evelyn Shuster
Izya Shuster
Semyon and Polya Shuster
Raisa Shvartsband
Phyllis Shycon
Moss Sidell
Steven Siegel
Larry and Joan Siff
Rae Silberger
Jordan and Rae Silin
Howard Silver
Stella Silver
Jay Silverberg
Caren Silverlieb
Ari and Linda Silverman
Lawrence and Deborah Silverstein
Yevgeniya Simkhovich
Yakov and Sofia Simkin
Irene Simkina
Esther Simon
Bob Sindermann and Lisbeth Goldberg
Annette Singer
Arthur and Donna Singer
Ernest and Betty Singer
Allie Singleton
Ursula Sinkewicz
Ed Siskin
Steven and Karen Sisselman
Phyllis Sisson
Marc and Marsha Slotnick
Gil and Janet Slovin
Marlene Smith
Stanley and Mary Ann Snider
Bradley Snyder
Michael and Barbara Snyder
Samuel Snyder
Stephen and Rosalie Snyder
Michael and Arlene Sobol
Lyubov Sokol
Ruth Sokol
David Solomon
Dorothy Solomon
Sarah Solomon
Ralph and Cecile Solomons
Alan and Susan Lewis Solomont
Leonard and Sharon Soltzberg
Yefim* and Pauline Somin
Herbert and Susanne Spatz
George and Claire Speen
Shirley Spero
John Speyer
Herbert and Judy Spivak
Donald Splansky
Leo and Karin Sprecher
Eric and Aimee Sprung
Herbert Stacks
Harold and Dale Stahler
Sondra Stahler
Karen Star
Alan and Laurie Starr
State Street Corporations Matching
Gift Program
Frederick and Ruth Stavis
Frances Stearns*
Nancy Stearns
Steven and Claire Stearns
Jerome Stein and Lynne Robbins
Barry and Margo Steinberg
Lee and Candace Steingisser
Jeffrey Sternklar
Bernard Stewart
Marilyn Stiller
Mel Stiller
Ronald Stillman
Leo and Jeanne Stolbach
Ilse Stolzenberg
Judith Stone
Michael and Ursula Stone
Daniel Strassberg
John and Jean Struthers
Stubhub.com
Suburban Homemaking and Maternity
Irina Sukhova
Marcel Suliteanu
Michael Sullivan
Szeto Sum
Lee Yuet Sun and Shew Ming
Dorcas Sung
Fanya Sverdlov
Lenore Tagerman
Wai-Cheun Tam and Xin Run Zhao
Joseph Taenbaum
Alexander and Brenda Tanger
June Tankel
Michael and Merle Tarnow
Allen Taylor
Sarra Tekesgevskaya
Robert and Ellen Temkin
Temple Shalom of Newton
Alan Teperow
Jonathan and Ruth Tepper
Sergey and Vera Tetelbaum
Richard Titlebaum, Estate of
Michael and Karen Tichnor
Fred and Elka Tobman
Le Tong
Chu Hoi Towe
Andrea Trachtenberg
Paul Traub
Jack and Rochelle Treiber
Newton and Willa Trevens
Amy Troubh
Lev Troupyanskiy
Lyudmila Tselishcheva
Genya Tsyrulnik
Harold and Millie Tubman
Michael and Ellen Tucci
Maurice and Helene Tuchman
Emmett Tucker
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James Turner
Gregory Turovsky
Richard and Arlene Tuton
Ted and Kate Tye
Peter and Bonnie Ulin
UMass Memorial Medical Center,
Radiation Oncology Department
Urban Medical Group
Isaac Vagodny*
Israil and Raisa Vagodnyy
Nataly Valsky
Boris Vaynshteyn
Anthony Veglia
Sofia Verbitsky
Vladimir Verbuk
Verizon
J. Scott Victor
Mikhail Vidrin
Isaac Vilnits
Panya Vinitskaya
Dmitry Vinograd
Anatoly Vishnikin
I. Sidney Vogel
Lillian Vogel
Lilia Voloshinova
Elizabeth Vorenberg
Lora Vorobyeva
Lena Voykhanskaya
Martina Vyadro
Naakh and Klara Vysoky
Wainwright Bank
Arnold Wallenstein
Eva Wallenstein
Harvey and Joyce Wallenstein
Lilla Waltch
Karmi Wand
Grace Wang
Susie Waysdorf
David and Elayne Weener
Mervyn and Rosemary Weich
Seth Weinberger and Barbara Goodman
Susan Weiner
Jane Weingarten
Eleanore Weinstein
William Weinstein
Sylvia Weintraub
Aaron and Dorothy Weintraub
Howard and Arlene Weintraub
Joseph and Carol Weintraub
Glen Weisbrod
Anne Weiss
William and Brenda Weiss
Clara Weitz
Michael and Bunny Weitz
Paula Weitz
Philip Weitzel
Walter and Sally Wekstein
Wells Fargo Retail Finance
Elaine Werby
Ruth Werman
Joseph and Nancy Wertheim
Jim Wessler and Susan Goodman
Alice Widoff
Marvin Wilkenfeld
Arnold and Suzanne Wilson
Barbara Wilson
Lucille Wilson
Susan Weinstein-Winter
Michael Winter and Deborah Goldberg
James and Evelyn Woldman
Jeanne Wolfson
Pearl Wolfson
Howard and Nancy Wolk
Nathan Wolk
Sidney and Deanna Wolk
Kenneth and Susan Wolkon
Kenneth Wong
Stanley and Evelyn Wong
Yam Heng Wong
Yuen Wong
Mai Wongma
Heng Woo
Debbie Woodman
Mei Woo-Yu
Xiu Qiong Wu
Rui Yun Xu
Sonya Yangarber
Edith Yanoff
Debra Yanofsky
Gar Don and Bik Ng Ye
Gen Ye
Nancy Ye
Paul Yee
Peter Yee
Ronald and Joan Zaiger
Alan and Marilyn Zamansky
Glen Zamansky
Ana Zeiger
Khaya Zelenko*
Muhua Zhang
Gennadiy Zhelnov
Gong Zheng and Xin Wang
Leah Zhiteyskaya
Irina Zhivova
“What would we do without JCHE?”
—The son of a JCHE resident
Peter and Amy Yee
Guang Yin
Mak Ying
Buk Yo
David and Terry Yoffie
Hong Ping Young
Carol and Joan Youngman
Bong Yu
Lou Xian Yu
Oi Ha Yu
Pei Yu
Xiao Su Yu
Yu Yu
Yuri Yukhananov
Helen Yung
Kwan Yung
Pui Chung Yung
Yurko, Salvesen & Remz, PC
Gregory Yurkovsky
Sarah Zackheim
Howard Zaharoff and Deborah
Whitehill
Robert and Fredda Zaiger
Mei Zhou
Arthur and Doris Zich
Joseph and Roberta Zimmerman
Henry Zollinger*
Henry and Barbara Zoob
Henry and Rae Zuerndorfer
Edward Zuker
Judelis Zurman
* Deceased
Foundations
A.C. Ratshesky Foundation
Aaron Foundation
Arthur Ashley Williams Foundation
The Bilezikian Family Foundation
Brookline-Brighton Jewish Community Fund
Bushrod H. Campbell and Adah F. Hall Charity Fund
Charles H. Farnsworth Charitable Trust
Combined Jewish Philanthropies
Irving and Edyth S. Usen Family Foundation
Jewish Community Relations Council
Klarman Family Foundation
Lassor and Fanny Agoos Charity Fund
Lawrence and Lillian Solomon Fund
Linde Family Foundation
Russian Jewish Community Foundation
William J. and Lia G. Poorvu Foundation
2008 – 2009
Officers and Board of Directors
TREASURER
Robert Helman
Officers
CHAIRPERSON
Paul Rosenberg
ASSISTANT TREASURER
Bernard Kaplan
PRESIDENT
Ellen Feingold
CLERK
Harvey Greenstein
FIRST VICE
CHAIRPERSON
Merle Grandberg
Board of Directors
The officers and:
David Abromowitz
Michael Berk
Donald Bloch
Sandy Bloomberg
Rob Cohen
Caralyn Fuld
VICE CHAIRPERSONS
Judith Bernstein
Charles Eisenberg
Irma Schretter
Bill Shaevel
Arthur J. Singer
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Vladimir Geisberg
Jessica Hamermesh
Carol M. Hanover
Helen Kass
Rudolph Kass
Daniel D. Levenson z”l
Ann Levin
Doris Lewis
Mila Magitsky
Seth Ravitz
Alan J. Schlesinger
Willy Sclarsic
L. Dennis Shapiro
Stephen P. Snyder
Harold Stahler
Harold Tubman
Peter Ulin
Directors Emeriti
Lenore Asher
Mickey Cail
Irwin Chafetz
Joan Cutler
Catharyn Gildesgame
Clifton E. Helman
Mildred Guberman Kravitz
Norman B. Leventhal
Melvin Scovell
Marc Slotnick
Stephen Snyder
Alan D. Solomont
Elaine Werby
2008 Staff
Ellen Feingold
President
CARINGCHOICESSM
Barbara Zoob, Director
COLEMAN HOUSE
Robin Nasson, Property Manager
Sheila Ardery
Vice President for Operations and Administration
Valerie Kener
Emmanuil Khlyap
Donna Moscatelli
Thomas Moscatelli
Victoria Ofir
Rochelle Polsky
Elizabeth Reiss
Cristino Reyes
Allan Isbitz
Chief Financial Officer
Vice President for Real Estate Development
Caren Silverlieb
Vice President for Resident Policy & Program
Development
COMPLIANCE & OCCUPANCY
Arlene Tuton, Compliance Manager
Larisa Golikova
Olga Levchenko
Helen Li
Michael Sheynberg
Fredda Zaiger
Vice President for Fund Development
ULIN HOUSE
LEVENTHAL HOUSE
GENESIS HOUSE
ACCOUNTING, FINANCE & IT
Diane Leeming, Director of Finance/Controller
Sheila Ardery
Property Manager
Ann Brannon
Tara Forgit
Diane Guzman
Carolyn Lovett
William O’Day
Martha Read
Gloria Salminen
Debra Silverman
RESIDENT SERVICES
Gaye Freed
Senior Resident Services Administrator
FUND DEVELOPMENT
Lauren Mikels
Karen Langweber
Sarah Ovadia
Lesley Robbins
Adam Freed
Sarah Green Vaswani
Jenya Krein
Tamara Litvin
Victor Louie
Polina Margolin
Clara Martin
Josephine Ng
Tatiana Sebastian
Vera Shakhray
COMMUNICATIONS
Susan Goodman, Director
PHYSICAL FACILITIES
Michele Sdougas, Capital Projects Manager
REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT
Karen Margolis
Tabetha McCartney
Anton Ayrapetov
HUMAN RESOURCES
Mary Murphy, Human Resources Manager
OFFICE MANAGEMENT
Natalia Billings
Claire Wong
FITNESS & WELLNESS PROGRAMS
Francine Godfrey, Director
Maya Drumond
Stavroula Khalil
FOOD SERVICES
Theresa Merullo, Director
David Fillingham
Agron Jahja
Inna Khitrik
Hector Lainez
Lucia Lainez
Wendy Lainez
Tatyana Larina
Imelda Paredes
Kristina Zeqo
GENERATIONS TOGETHER
Barbara Friedman, Director
MAINTENANCE
Kenneth Crowley, Manager
Aleksandr Avakov
Vanda Boeur
Philip Bruno
Rudolf Gazaryan
Peter Gomes
Lubomir Iliev
Aleksandre Kvaitchadze
Annie Mednev
Stefan Mednev
Gary Ostroski
Jose Luis Sorto
Jacqueline Therrien
Alcides Umana
Anthony Veglia
GOLDA MEIR HOUSE
Maxine Bookless, Property Manager
Anne Essaran
Laura Isenberg
Kenneth Johnson
Melanie Katz
Aldo Lainez
Richard Lally
Arsen Pogosyan
Adrian Zeqo
STUDENT INTERNS
Noa Gur
Gabriel Hiller
Ilana Hodson
Molly Hurt
Sheila Mahaffey
Elina Tochilnikova
COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS
Rose Anderson
Florence Baker
Michael Bloom
Mark Byers
Amanda Chaloupka
Andy Chasson
Buzzy Decter
Eleanor Glaser
Marilyn Goldhaber
Risa Greendlinger
Elizabeth Khitrik
Rabbi Avrohom Klipner
Lenna Kutner
Elsa Lawrence
Paul Lewis
Debbie Mann
John McDargh
Jen Miller
James Moreau
Tatyana Nekrasova
Mary O’Leary
Grace Packett
Gayanne Pogosyan
Sofia Raskina
Natalie Schatz
Nathan Schwirian
Daniel Smolens
Sumner Shir
Helene Tuchman
Hana Tukachinsky
Nathan Wuorio
Joan Youngman
“Dear old beutyful lades.
Thank you for the things.
I love it.” —A fourth grade
student who was the happy
recipient of a winter hat, scarf,
and mittens hand-knit by
Coleman House residents.
Rachel Schwartz Siegel
JCHE Annual Report 2008 n
14
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