AnnualReport - Addison-Penzak JCC of Silicon Valley

Annual Report
2015-2016
Addison-Penzak JCC
of Silicon Valley
Levy Family Campus
Report from the Chair and CEO
Greetings and welcome to the Addison-Penzak Jewish
Community Center of Silicon Valley. As we look back on
2015-16, we have much to be grateful for.
In September 2015 we celebrated our building’s 10th
birthday with cake and candles in the main lobby. After
10 years, we are still growing and thriving. Our preschool
is full, our summer 2015 camp enrollment increased by
200 camper-weeks, our membership numbers are up, and
we experienced a third year-in-a-row of record-breaking,
broad-based community support for the annual APJCC
Mitzvah Project.
Leslee Adler,
Chair of the Board
Nate Stein,
CEO
From this thriving base, the JCC reached out to the
community outside our walls this year. In December we hosted the first annual community Hanukkah
event at Children’s Discovery Museum of San Jose, with over 2,000 museum visitors experiencing
Hanukkah and Jewish culture that day. We also hosted blood drives, participated in community
charity runs, hosted health presentations from local hospitals, and hosted a community theater
production of “Oliver.”
We also reached out to those within our walls, providing additional services to make the JCC accessible
to everyone. In July 2015, with the generous support of local donors through the Jewish Federation of
Silicon Valley, a hearing loop was installed in the APJCC Auditorium. The hearing loop allows those who
are hearing impaired to participate fully in lectures, performances, meetings, and more. In March, we
organized a free recreation day on our athletic field for children with special needs and their families to
participate in sports including baseball, basketball, soccer, and tennis.
And we reached out to the wider Jewish community, sponsoring a Birthright Israel trip, working with
Hatikvah House, and sending preschool teachers to Israel. Our Russian-Speaking Jewish Programs
have grown tremendously over the past year under the leadership of Rabbi Ilana Baird, with hundreds
attending events and classes at the JCC and around the community, and more than 1,000 followers on
our Russian Facebook page.
Sports and fitness programs continued to flourish. The JCC was voted Best Health Club in Silicon Valley
in Metro Newspaper’s reader poll again this year. That’s 8 years in a row!
Our social media engagement has also grown, especially on Facebook, and our staff have been posting
some beautiful photos on Instagram. We encourage you to get involved by following us on
facebook.com/apjcc and instagram.com/apjcc_pix.
All of this is thanks to YOU, our supporters. We couldn’t do it without you.
Todah rabah (thank you very much)!
Have a happy, healthy year.
B’Shalom,
LesleeNate
LESLEE ADLER, CHAIR OF THE BOARD
NATE STEIN, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
2015-16
Financial Summary
In the 2015-16 fiscal year, APJCC Silicon Valley operating revenue totaled approximately $8.50
million (based on unaudited figures), an increase of $520,000 compared to the 2014-15 fiscal
year. Total net operating income before depreciation and capital expenditures is estimated at
$592,000. The APJCC also had $2,341,000 in accumulated assets (including Hatikvah House).
There was no dues increase in the fiscal year. The Jewish Federation of Silicon Valley provided
Fair Market Value of rent at the Levy Family Campus in 2015-16 totaling $1,489,144.
APJCC Income Fiscal Year End June 30th, 2016
46%
Program Fees Membership Dues Contributions *
Other 2%
*This represents grants from
many organizations, including the
APJCC’s annual allocation from
the Jewish Federation of Silicon
Valley, as well as donations from
hundreds of individuals.
Other
11%
Contributions*
Membership Dues
Program Fees
41%
46%
41%
11%
2%
APJCC Expenses Fiscal Year End June 30th, 2016
Sports & Fitness 33%
8%
4%
Development
9%
Early Childhood Education General Administration Education & Culture Day Camps Development Day Camps
10%
Education & Culture
18%
General Administration
18%
Early Childhood
Education
Facility Occupancy/Improvements18%
Facility Occupancy/
Improvements
Sports & Fitness
33%
18%
10%
9%
8%
4%
CHAIR
Leslee Adler
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Leslee Adler
Ruth Fletcher
Rebecca Geshuri
Sheldon Gilbert
Michelle Greenberg
Carrie McCarthy
Judy Levin
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Nate Stein
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Stuart Phillips
BOARD MEMBERS
Leslee Adler
Avery Kaufman Borenstein
Sherry Cohen
Ronald Cohn
Michael Fletcher
Noah Fletcher
Ruth Fletcher
Rebecca Geshuri
Alex Gilbert
Sheldon Gilbert
Michelle Greenberg
Elaine Hamilton
Virginia Hess
Jeanette Lerner
Wayne Levenfeld
Judy Levin
Bill Lister
Ruth Litwin
Todd Lutwak
Carrie McCarthy
Sylvia Metz
Jack Moore
Rabbi Phillip Ohriner
Robin Sabes
Millie Sprintz
Kari Wolff
A beneficiary of the
Jewish Federation
of Silicon Valley
The APJCC is proud to
be a part of the Initiative
on Jewish Peoplehood,
co-funded by the
Koret Foundation and
the Taube Foundation for
Jewish Life & Culture.
OUR MISSION
The Addison-Penzak Jewish Community of Silicon Valley is dedicated to the
enhancement of Jewish life by providing for the social, cultural, educational,
recreational, health and wellness needs of our community. We provide a common
meeting place and extend these services as a resource for the entire Jewish and
general community in the town of Los Gatos and greater Silicon Valley.
In affiliation with
JCC Association
of North America
Thank You to Our Supporters!
We wish to acknowledge the 658 individuals and 77 businesses, foundations and other organizations who
collectively made $971,000 in charitable contributions to the APJCC’s community-strengthening programs
between July 1st, 2015 and June 30th, 2016. 100% of contributions go to programs such as hot lunches for
seniors, recreation programs for children with special needs, subsidized memberships and preschool tuition
for low-income households, and Jewish education, arts and culture.
No portion of any unrestricted gift goes to administration, overhead or personal fitness operating expenses.
Donors with an * have confirmed their intention to make a legacy gift to the APJCC.
Donors with a + have made a multi-year commitment of support.
GIBOR (Hero, $10,000+)
Ron Cohn & Elizabeth Darrow*
Doris & Rick Davis*
Ruth & Michael Fletcher*
Eugene Fooksman
Genesis Philanthropy Group (R.A.)
Virginia & Randy Hess*
Jewish Federation of Silicon Valley
Koret Foundation
Bill Lister / Coldwell Banker
Sylvia & Leonard Metz*
Myra Reinhard Family Foundation
Taube Foundation for Jewish Life & Culture
HALUTZ (Pioneer, $5,000 - $9,999)
Anonymous (1)
Arcadia Development Co.; Eli Reinhard
Cookie Addison*
Apple Inc.
Mishy, Jason & Arissa Balaban*
Avery Kaufman & Richard Borenstein
Dorothy & Mel Cotton Endowment
Barbara Frank
Fry’s Electronics
Rebecca & Arnnon Geshuri*
Michele & Isy Goldwasser
Beryl Grace & Jonathan Rosenberg
Michelle & Joel Greenberg
Carol Jeans / Sereno Group
Judy & Gordon Levin*
Los Gatos Memorial Park & Darling-Fischer
Milton and Sophie Meyer Fund
Bonnie Slavitt Moore & Jack Moore*
Cynthia & Allen Ruby
Cyndi Sherman & Stephen Schleimer*
Lisa & Nate Stein
BONEH (Builder, $3,600 - $4,999)
Jyl & David Jurman
The Richard and Emily Levin Foundation
Debby & Todd Lutwak
Valeria Simets & Leonid Rabinovich
Whole Foods Market
Miriam E Wirt Fund
GOMEL CHESED (Benefactor, $2,500 - $3,599)
Bankers Network Corp
Belmont Village Senior Living
Blacy’s Fine Jewelers
Lorna Borenstein & David Lawee
Classic Car Wash
Sherry & Nat Cohen
Delivered By Grace
Ernst & Young, LLP
Neal Fearn - Morgan Stanley Smith Barney
Donna & Sheldon Gilbert
Giordano Wealth Management Group LLC
Good Samaritan Hospital
Google
Hagafen Cellars
Elaine & Mike Hamilton
Eliyahou & Britt Harari
HearWell Audiology
Integrated Wealth Management
Judy & Warren Kaplan
Los Gatos Teen Therapy
Dr. Melody Lynd, Inc.
Premier, Inc
Provident Credit Union (PCU)
Eleanor & Richard Rusnak
Robin Sabes
San Jose Youth Symphony
Scharf Investments, LLC
SkinSpirit Skincare Clinic and Spa
Susan & Jonathan Sweedler
Andrew & Roni Wolfe
MANHEIG (Leader, $1,800 - $2,499)
Harvey Belsky*
Berliner Cohen
Roman Braverman
C2 Educational Center, Inc.
Coldwell Banker - Callahan Group
Cisco
Miriam Engel
Lilia & Vlad Gorshteyn
Karen & Allen Guggenheim
Jon & Michelle Kaplan
Howard May
Carrie McCarthy & Stephen Weinger
Rosemarie & Barry Mirkin
Edis & Martin Robinson
Silicon Valley Hearing, Inc
Addison-Penzak JCC of Silicon Valley
Levy Family Campus
Anna Slutsky - Alaine Pinel Realtors
Vardy’s Jewelers
Kathy & David Wallerstein
Maureen & Steven Wincor
TOMECH (Sustainer, $1,000 - $1,799)
Aaron’s Moving
Alana Addison
Adleson, Hess & Kelly
Altman-Aronow Foundation Sporer, Schiff, Krigel Families
AMP Printing
Rabbi Melanie Aron & Michael Dine
Rabbi Ilana and David Baird
Miriam & Robert Bassian
Shirley Berger
Susan & Eric Broockman
CareMore
Robert Chaykin - Morgan Stanley Smith Barney
Los Gatos
Igor & Tatiana Cherkas
Barrie and Jonathan Cress
Maureen Ellenberg
Susan & Steven Ellenberg
Coldwell Banker - Doug Evans
Susan & Ron Fagin
Oleg Ferdman
Joan & Marvin Fox
Ruth & Robert Fox
Susan & Mark Fredkin
Lisa & Arnold Goldberg
Guidance Home Care
In loving memory of David and Lotty Hakim
Jane Hiatt & Robert Pearl
Kathryn Kolder
Tina & Wayne Levenfeld*
Paula Barbarito-Levitt & Marc Levitt
Miriam & Charlie Marr
Natalie & Bill Mauskopf
Lissa Minkin Brown
Susan & Bernie Nachshen
Nancy Nehawandian DDS / Top Down Dental
Rabbi Phillip & Rabbi Shoshana Ohriner
Marcia & Joseph Riggio
Pearl & Leonard z”l Rosenthal
Shell Rubenstein
Naomi & Jeff Salowe
Marina Salzman/Encore Travel
www.apjcc.org
Thank You to Our Supporters!
San Jose Thunderbirds
Marilyn Sefchovich
Siena Bistro
Florence Silverman
Eta & Sass Somekh
Millie Sprintz
Thomas Cambrian Cleaners
Top Flight Elite
Eileen & Howard Turner
Doreen & Billy Warshal
Sheila & Martin Weisberg
Pat & Alan Werba
Werba Rubin Wealth Management
Coldwell Banker - Steve Wilkins
Donna & Ken Wirt
Dennis and Elise Wolf
Kari Wolff*
MEFARNES (Supporter, $500 - $999)
Ken Abrams
Rochelle & Barry Alhadeff
Bank of America Charitable Foundation, Inc.
Kamil Beiteshagh
Sheila & David Brown
Liya & Robert Butin
Ronnie Bylow
Anthony Custodio
Val Dizitser
EDU Portraits
Wendy & David Elliott
Debra & Robert Fils
Louise & Neil Granader
Rochelle & Bernard Greenfield
Vlado & Cipora Herman
Marcia Klein & Avishai Hochberg
Lyudmila Kochuyeva
Karen & James Kohut
Jeanette & Stuart Lerner
Carolyn & Max Lettween
Peggy & Syd Levin
Ruth & Stan Litwin*
Andrei Lopatenko
Rebecca Manchester & Gil Aidlberg
Robin Mano & Alan Fishman
Sonya Margolis
Larisa Margulis & Mikhail Guz
Justine Aquino & Ilya Mazo
ProSight Specialty Management Company
Paige & Chuck Robbins
Ruth & Lawrence Ross
Andrea & Joel Rubnitz
Debbie & Dan Rubnitz
Theresa & Stephen Rutledge
Cindy & Phil Shanker
Pamela & Marty Silverman
Amy & Steven Stein
Margery & Stephen Tonna
Cindy & Hong Wang
Michael Yochum & Priscilla Otani
TOREM (Contributor, $360 - $499)
Jamie Ash
Joseph Burman
Marjorie & Ed Cahn
City Lights Theater Company
Elisa & Larry Gerston
Helaine & Stephen Green
Rita & Jerome Jacobson
Svetlana Makogonchuk & Sergey Pilipovskiy
Maureen & Russell Schneider
Carol Shapiro-Gutstein
Naomi Zimbler
Robin Zimbler
SHUTAF (Associate, $180 - $359)
Anonymous (3)
Leslee & Robert Adler
AIR Plumbing System Corp
Applied Materials Silicon Valley Community
Foundation
Beninna Studios
Mindy & Rabbi Allan Berkowitz
Booster U.S.
Kristine Borrison
Elena & Gregory Braverman
Lauren & Eric Carlinsky
Clean Solar, Inc.
Joanne & Harry Cornbleet
Laura & Joseph Decker
Eleanor & Lloyd Dickman
Aurianne & Adam Dorsay
Cantor Devorah Felder-Levy & David Levy
Branden Frederick
Eugenia Friedland DDS
GE Foundation
Babette Goldstein-Ito & Doug Ito
Kelly Braun & Ed Gordon
Jenny Green & Scott Budman
Kyra & Hal Hubis
Helen Ibsen
iGive.com
Lev & Alla Igoudin
Elisa & Brandon Itkowitz
Nikita Jablonsky
Kathy Jenkins & Adam Cone
Sarah Joelson
Arlene & Rubin Jurman
Sylvia & Jim Katzman
Julee Ogawa & George Kent
Oliver Pohland & Elena Klaw
Yana & Thomas Kloetzli
Arleen Kluger
Emma & Alexander Kolchinsky
Susan T. Levin
Bobi & Ray Levine
Lisa & Oleg Lipkind
Yulianna Lyanskaya & Yuri Khodosh
Alison & Jeff Markowitz
MDB Wealth Group Inc.
Nili Mor & Johnathan Tal
Sara & Daniel Palanker
Rachel & David Paul
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Kelly Petrich
Stuart & Evelyn Phillips
Nonna Pikiner
Rhonda Raider
Tal Reichenberg & Avi Benaroya
Martin Roberts
Sean Roth
SanDisk Corporation
Daniela & Seth Silverstein
Polina & Maxim Spivak
Russell Steinweg
Wendie Weisman
MaryAnn Welch
Yelena Yakirina & Gregory Feldman
Yuriy Yuzifovich
Lisa & David Zirl
AMIT (Colleague, $100 - $179)
Anonymous (3)
A Party Place
Lewis Aptekar
Merav & Yaron Bar
Stacy & Andrew Barrett
Jeffrey Baruh
Iris Berke
Mimi Bloom
Jane & Howard Blumenthal
Amber & Andrew Burnham
Mimi Chan & Sangil Yoon
Jane Decker
Beverly & Vince Domenech
Dorothy & Richard Dorsay
Dr. Diane Dreher & Robert Numan
Danielle Drew
Anna Fine
Renee & Howard Fine
Frank Family 2005 Trust
Yuliya Galperina
Linda Gates
Jodi Gerston
Talia & Karel Gless
Arlene & Steven Greenberg
Beryl & Herm Greenberg
Marcia Hunter
Madelyn & Dov Isaacs
Maia & Eric Jacobson
Fred & Beverly Jacobson
Jane & Len Jacobson
Juniper Networks Foundation
Claudia Munoz & Charles Kalko
Doris & Stanley Katz
Mark Khavinson
Monika Kirkorian
Margie Klinger
Larisa & Victor Kogan
Gregorz Kwolek
Mikhail Lotvin
Tiffany & Russell Lund
Natasha Lyukevich & Michael Kennedy
Macy’s / Bloomingdale’s
Kymmie McCarthy & Jared Smith-Mickelson
Joy & Edward Mills
www.apjcc.org
Thank You to Our Supporters!
Angela & Max Muller
Laura & Dan Neault
Anna Netchitailo
Colleen Ryan & Salvatore Pistritto
Rachel & Eric Powell
Tanya & Eli Pozniansky
Thelma Ramm
Fagie Rosen
Alina & Alexnder Roshal
Julie & Jay Ross
Carrie Rozoff & Jeff Pritchard
Elisa Sabes
Marina & Michael Salzman
Vanina Sandel-Mutchnick & Sharon Mutchnick
Jerome Shapiro
Sara & Daniel Sharvit
Linda Shatz-Levenson
Molly & Boris Shedrin
Barbara & David Silverstein
Julie & Daniel Simon
Richard Sogg
Galina & Valery Sokolov
Ron Sosnick
Ilana & Felix Soyferman
Victoria & Adam Spiler
Olga Stepanov
Sandy & John Stephenson
Carolyn T. Taber
Chana & Morris Taradalsky
Barbara & Charles Taubman
Sarah & Emil Tiller
Villages Jewish Group
Liann & Paul Walborsky
Daphne & Andrew Zhen Wong
Molly & Durwood Wright
Lourdes & Frank Yashar
Inna & Moshe Zaltsmann
HAVER (Friend, $1 - $99)
Anonymous (10)
Sue Agnoletti
Akanksha & Daman Ahluwalia
AmazonSmile Foundation
Sharon Ardenboim
Kefira Bar Golani
Melissa & Jon Barragan
Ashley & Al Basseri
Kiana Tran & Ivan Bergman
David Berman
Naomi Abraham & Rodger Bernstein
Shauna Biro
Marianne Borenstein & Marko Navala
Lisa & Scott Borland
Sheryle & Robert Bresniker
Ina & Harvey Checkman
Maya Chernis
Mary & Ted Chuba
Seema Cicerone
Joy & Mike Cohen
Andrea Dang & Tri Nguyen
Sejal Dharia & Karl Fleischman
Kirsten & Joel Donahoe
Erica & Chad Dyer
Barbara Eisner
Lisa & Seye Ewedemi
Marcia Fariss
Dina Fayngold
Ilya Firman
Carla & Jonathan Fisher
Aviva & Josh Fronen
Zina German
Elizabeth Geurts-Oren & Eyal Oren
Nina Gholami & Shahnam Khabiri
Daniel & Luida Gildenberg
Anna & Andrew Goldberg
Ximena Gomez & Nicolas Visiers
Barbara Green
Elizabeth & Howard Greenfield
Andria & Mark Grodzinsky
Roza & Gary Grossman
Marilyn & Eugene Handloff
Kate & Adam Harris
Aline & Dr Nick Harris
Robert Hassing
Daniel Herlinger
Vivian Herman
HGST, a Western Digital company
Brandy & Chris Higgins
Arlene Hitchcock
Lorraine & Sy Hoff
Shana & Kyle Howden
Joy Ishii & Kostadin Djordjev
Noelle & Nathan Jachimiec
Jessica & Richard Joffe
Nina & Dave Kamalsky
Dorit Kastro-Twig & Ilan Twig
Jaya Kawale & Aditya Pal
Svetlana & Alex Keyser
Nina Gholami & Shahnam Khabiri
Byungha Kim
Dohee Kim
Beth & Thomas Kollar
Ella Krivopaltsev
Judith Kuhn
Ryuko & Joseph Kulakofsky
Allan Lebovitz
Cynthia Levy
Julie Lewis & Michael Dern
Irma & Jack Longley
Elena Lubivy
Naama & Zion Lugasi
Ada Margulis
Caroline & Amit Menipaz
Linda & David Mighdoll
Elena Mikhailova & Viktor Mikhailov
Aleksandr Mikhlin & Elena Darevsky
Yetta Miller
Barry Minkin
Austin Moore
Rachel Lapidus & Steve Morandi
Cara Moretti
Alina Moretti
Linda Naon
Andrea Dang & Tri Nguyen
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Erin & Dean Ostilly
Hadas Pade & Trevor Gillis
Lisa & Corey Peterson
Kaushik Raghunath
Krithika Giridharan & Anantharaman Rajesh
Shira Roman-Pokorny & Tamir Pokorny
Lauren & Larry Roseman
Stephanie & Neal Rothstein
Julie Sachse
Dani Salzer & Kenneth Swartz
Lizi & Shai Sand
Bob & Marleen Santana
Caroline Schneider
Natalie Schriger
Elisa Schweizer-Miller & Shai Miller
Michele & Zane Shahroody
Inna Sigal & Alexander Shlifstein
Sybil Sommer
Kiran Srinivasan
Laura Sternberg
Marsha & Jay Sternin
E. G. Stewart
Assaf Stoler
Molly Stolow-Kipnis & Assaf Kipnis
Joa Suorez
Ariel & Thomas Sutton
Dina Talerico & Chris Sepe
Genia & Viktor Tikhonov
Truist
Dorit Kastro-Twig & Ilan Twig
Maria Veksler
Anya Volosskaya & Leonid Volosskiy
Jenna Waldman & Wesley Klimczak
Marissa Weinstock
Sophie & Bernie Weinzimmer
Casey & Bryce Wend
Harvey & Rosalee Wolfe
Harold Woron
Beth Yarnelle Edwards
Faye & Stanley Ye
IN KIND DONORS
Ulric & Gloria Dennis
LEGACY DONORS
In addition to the donors indicated above
who have confirmed their intention to
make a legacy gift to the APJCC, the
following have also confirmed their
intention to make a legacy gift to the
APJCC.
Robert & Kimberly Chortek
Frankel Family Trust
Art & Gladie Rabitz
The Wolff Family
We apologize if we have inadvertently left
anyone off this page. If your name is missing,
contact Jon Kaplan, Director of Development,
at [email protected] or 408.357.7401.
www.apjcc.org
Thank You to Our Volunteers!
We couldn’t do what we do without our extraordinary volunteers! Todah rabah (thank you very much) to all.
Adult Programs
JC Corso
Ben Cintz
Barrie Cress
Margo Choukrane
Max Cohn
Lew Davis
Floyd Frisch
Alex and Sonja Goldberg
Sid Green
Joan Gruenebaum
Jon Hall
Ken Hengst
Tamara Herman
Jane Hubert
Judy Kaplan
David and Susan Kaskowitz
Margie Kilger
Jack Kogel Z’L
Sharon Kundin
Larry Lisenbee
Ruth Litwin
Tina Levenfeld
Judy Levin
Janice Margolius
Kathy Murphy
Nancy Nelson
Mary Beth Parfitt (Mayo)
Jim Philbrick
Diane Portnoy
Laura Kramer-Rahmil
Jussi Rajna
Marcia and Harry Ratner
Fagie Rosen
Mike Rothenberg
Maureen Schneider
Cilla Shaffar
Marsha Shain
Jodi Sherman
Shira and Bill Shore
Noa Sklar
Jerry Snyder
Joe Sorger
Russ Steinweg
Lois Tager
Barbara Sher Tinsley
MaryAnn Welch
Sandi Weinstein
Dennis and Elise Wolf
Steve Yvaska
Board of Directors
Leslee Adler
Avery Kaufman Borenstein
Sherry Cohen
Ronald Cohn
Michael Fletcher
Noah Fletcher
Ruth Fletcher
Rebecca Geshuri
Alex Gilbert
Sheldon Gilbert
Michelle Greenberg
Elaine Hamilton
Virginia Hess
Jeanette Lerner
Wayne Levenfeld
Judy Levin
Bill Lister
Ruth Litwin
Todd Lutwak
Carrie McCarthy
Sylvia Metz
Jack Moore
Rabbi Phillip Ohriner
Robin Sabes
Millie Sprintz
Kari Wolff
Early Childhood
Sharon Ardenboim
Leslee Adler
Lisa Borland
Aviva Fronen
Elizabeth Geurts
Talia Gless
Jess Joffe
Avery Kaufman Borenstein
Beth Kollar
Aelita Leto
Naama Lugasi
Sonya Margolis
Lauren Nagel
Laura Neault
Erin Ostilly
Lisa Peterson
Tal Reichenberg
Carrie Rozoff
Jeanene Seiler
Julie Simon
Holly Slaten
Molly Stolow-Kipnis
Margery Tonna
Jenna Waldman
Lauren Wibmer
Shoshana Wolf
Jewish Life & Cultural Arts
Diana Alper
Lia Butin
Inna Drouz
Lilia Gorshteyn
Lisa Lipkind
Tanya Poznansky
Marina Salzman
Inna Zaltsman
Leslee Adler
Susie Brenner
Barrie Cress
Iris Drotman
Alex& Sondra Goldberger
Judy Kaplan
Avery Kaufman Borenstein
Arleen Kluger
Ann Lee
Ruth & Stan Litwin
Rita Loren
Leora Marciano
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Sara Rich
Julie Ross
Robin Sabes
Carrie Schneider
Elisa Schweizer
Robyn Siegel
Holly Slaten
Millie Sprintz
Lisa Stein
Sabrina Stein
Molly Stolow-Kipnis
Ken Wirt
Kari Wolff
Kimi Yashar
Heidi Zinman
Marsha Metheny
Lyudmila Oyzboyd
Diane Portnoy
Evelynn Phillips
Hazel and Bob Raskowitz
Fagie Rosen
Linda Rossen
Judy Sack
Billee Schneider
Jenessa Schwartz
Ann Sharon
Corrine Sherman
Linda Sherry
Sima Shore
Harriet Siegel
Judy Siegel
Carol Pliner
Sue Sabes
Barbara Trisler
Sports & Wellness
Joel Korelitz
Jeanette Lerner
Steve Sutton
Marketing
Ilyanne & Marc Cauchy
Ed Gordon
Phil Kipnis
Ken Wirt
Special Events & Fundraising
Leslee Adler
Rick Bible
Avery Kaufman Borenstein
Scott Budman
Lauren Carlinsky
Sherry Cohen
Ron Cohn
Len Connolly
Doris Davis
Max Eichholtz
Michael Fletcher
Ruth Fletcher
Rebecca Geshuri
Sheldon Gilbert
Kaila Goldstein
Michelle Greenberg
Elaine Hamilton
Michael Hammer
Robert Hayes
Virginia Hess
Rachael Huck
Jess Joffe
Jeanette Lerner
Wayne Levenfeld
Judy Levin
Bill Lister
Ruth Litwin
Carrie McCarthy
Sylvia Metz
Sarah Mitnick
Jack Moore
Lisa Nguyen
Rabbi Philip Ohriner
Tal Reichenberg
Youth & Camp
Leslee Adler
Aarushi Agrawal
Hope Beckman
Rohin Bhusan
Pat Blair
Josh Bringuel
Bryan Carlen
Adam Czerny
Alex Gilbert
Sheldon Gilbert
Arthur Goldstein
Matthew Goldstein
Allyson Greco
Michelle Greenberg
Adina Greene
David Greene
Nina Gupta
Michael Gutnick
Maya Haylock
Rachel Keady
Christine Lee
Jeanette Lerner
Kelly Lin
Chloe Lutwak
Carrie McCarthy
Raksha Narasimhan
Jordan Pache
Medaya Padilla
Andrea Rubnitz
Tal Shwartzman
Millie Sprintz
Tiffany Tian
Celine Tsai
Sofia Visiers
Eva Vrijen
Kari Wolff
We apologize if anyone has inadvertently been left off this list.
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APJCC Departments at a Glance
Preschool
The APJCC Preschool had 155 children enrolled for the 2015-16 school year and was at full capacity. Our after-school
enrichment classes were varied with the addition of a Hebrew class and a STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art,
math) class. All classes ran at or near capacity. We initiated a monthly study group model for ongoing staff development.
We hosted a successful day of learning for all the teachers from the five local Jewish preschools.
Summer Camp
Camp Shalom had 626 campers this past summer. We had 200 more camper-weeks than the previous year. Camp Shalom
continued the trend set last summer by bringing a shlicha (Israeli counselor) to camp. In partnership with Yavneh Day
School, Camp Shalom expanded its programming by adding three weeks of STEAM-based camps. Seasonal camps
including Winter, Ski Week, and Spring Break saw an overall rise in numbers. For the first time we ran three weeks of
Spring Break camp.
Youth and Families
Youth programming included martial arts, circus/gymnastics, soccer, tennis, swimming, and yoga. We also introduced a
new youth fitness vendor and ran a successful Bizzy Bodies program. We hosted our second annual Fun and Sports with
Friends event for children with special needs, with 80 attendees including parents and volunteers. The youth department
continued its partnership with Yavneh Day School to provide a successful after-school program inside Club J. The afterschool program averaged 37 participants per day, which allowed for growth in participation in after-school classes. We also
brought six teenage athletes to Milwaukee, Wisconsin in summer 2015 to compete at the JCC Maccabi Games.
Older Adults
This year we drew on the talent in our local community with lectures and concerts from local organizations and from
talented APJCC members. We partnered with Foothill College to offer free lip reading classes, and continued our
partnership with Mission College to offer music appreciation and art history. A grant from Jewish Federation allowed us
to offer a monthly Jewish Composers and Lyricists series that brought back memories of music from our seniors’ pasts.
Day trips this year included two theater trips. We also started bringing in local Israeli bar/bat mitzvah families and also the
Yiddish Choristers to our Holocaust Survivors monthly brunches. These are just a few of the many activities we offered for
our seniors this year.
Jewish Life
Holiday celebrations this year included our first annual community Hanukkah event at the Children’s Discovery Museum
of San Jose, the observance of the mitzvah of matanot le’evyonim (giving to those in need) at Sacred Heart Community
Services during Purim, and collaboration with local synagogues to present a tikkun leyl Shavu’ot, a dusk to dawn marathon
of text study for Shavu’ot. Approximately 700 people participated in more than 40 learning and cultural participation
sessions at this year’s Jewbilee, the APJCC’s annual celebration of the diversity of Jewish learning. Our ongoing learning
classes provided a variety of study experiences; one highlight was the Rambam Roundtable group’s completion of its
multi-year reading and discussion of Maimonides’ Guide for the Perplexed.
Cultural Arts
Programs this year included the annual Silicon Valley Jewish Music Festival and South Bay Teen Idol. Theatre Chevruta
completed its third season, culminating in a powerful presentation of “The Diary of Anne Frank.” We continued to partner
with the Los Gatos Art Association, San Jose Opera Guild, and the San Jose Youth Symphony, hosting some of their
events at the APJCC. Exhibitions this year included Laurie Wohl’s “Birds of Longing: Exile and Memory,” a collection of
“interweavings” of Jewish, Muslim and Christian primary texts, accompanied by an interfaith panel of local faith leaders
responding to Wohl’s work.
Sports and Wellness
Our swim lesson program saw an 87% increase in lessons, both private and group. Swim team is at an all-time high in
participation and continues to see steady growth. We have added an additional assistant during some of the prime swim
workouts. Fitness consultations doubled the number of members served over last year, with a 63% decrease in the noshow rate. Both personal training and massage continue steady but did not show any relevant growth over the previous
year. PE programs expanded to include both preschool and middle school students. Top Flight Elite continues to be a solid
partner in our basketball program. Soccer expanded its programming to include a larger Mini Academy for 18 months-4
year olds. Due to increased enrollment, Dance added an Assistant Director, which allowed for expanded programs.
Hospitality
The APJCC continues to be a popular location for civic and community events. In addition to hosting many bar and bat
mitzvah celebrations, wedding receptions, meetings, and quinceaneras this year, we welcomed back several local schools
and a few new ones for their annual fundraising events. We have also become a popular location for vocal and dance
recitals. Fundraising
We experienced our third year in a row of record-breaking, broad-based community support for the annual APJCC Mitzvah
Project. 658 individuals and 77 businesses, foundations, and other organizations made donations, including 148 individuals
who made Circle of Friends levels of gifts of $1,000 or more. The annual gala raised $154,000. Total raised during the year
for the APJCC’s community-strengthening programs was $971,000, with zero going toward administration, overhead,
or personal fitness operating expenses. Tribute and program-designated gifts played a large role in the record-breaking
results.
Addison-Penzak JCC
of Silicon Valley
Levy Family Campus
14855 Oka Road, Los Gatos, CA 95032
408.358.3636
www.apjcc.org