The Maccabeats are Coming! - Minneapolis Jewish Federation

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Spring 2013 | AVIV 5773
JAZZ UP YOUR SEDER
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Passover playlist on Spotify
Minneapolis
Community Concierge
Your new connection to
Jewish life in Minneapolis
CELEBRATE ISRAEL'S
65th Independence Day...
State Fair style
The Maccabeats
are Coming!
See the YouTube pop
sensation live in concert!
Shir Tikvah,
Kenesseth Israel,
and the Film
Festival celebrate
milestone
anniversaries!
+ L ocal Young Leader Selected
for National Position
jewishminneapolis.org
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Minneapolis Jewish Federation
partner agencies & programs
AMERICAN JEWISH JOINT DISTRIBUTION
COMMITTEE
AMOS & CELIA HEILICHER
MINNEAPOLIS JEWISH DAY SCHOOL
BAIS YAAKOV HIGH SCHOOL
BET SHALOM CONGREGATIONAL SCHOOL
contents
AT HOME
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Introducing the Community Concierge:
Helping you connect to Jewish life – your way!
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What’s Jewcy? Quick News Updates
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Darren Lederfine Selected for
National Leadership Position
B’NAI B’RITH YOUTH ORGANIZATION/
NORTH STAR REGION
CAMP SCHOLARSHIP FUND
EDGE (ENRICHMENT, DEVELOPMENT AND
GROWTH FOR EDUCATORS)
HILLEL: UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE SERVICES
ISRAEL CENTER
JEWISH AGENCY FOR ISRAEL
JEWISH COMMUNITY RELATIONS COUNCIL OF
MINNESOTA AND THE DAKOTAS
JEWISH FAMILY AND CHILDREN’S SERVICE
OF MINNEAPOLIS
JEWISH HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF THE UPPER
MIDWEST
MINNEAPOLIS JEWISH COMMUNITY
INCLUSION PROGRAM FOR PEOPLE WITH
DISABILITIES
OVERSEAS
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Celebrating Passover in Argentina
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Birthright Israel: A Dream Comes
True for An Inspirational Young Man
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Missions Bring Federation’s
Global Impact to Life
Nechama
Pop Sensation
4 YouTube
Comes to Minneapolis
NATIONAL AGENCIES (10)
RIMON: THE MINNESOTA JEWISH ARTS
COUNCIL
SABES JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER
SHA’ARIM
SHIR TIKVAH CONGREGATIONAL SCHOOL
SHOLOM COMMUNITY ALLIANCE
features
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Passover Guide: Jazz Up Your Holiday
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Celebrate Israel’s 65th Independence
Day with Israel Week
TALMUD TORAH OF MINNEAPOLIS
Volunteer Selected
7 Local
for National Leadership
TEMPLE ISRAEL CONGREGATIONAL SCHOOL
TORAH ACADEMY
Twin Cities Jewish Community
Government Affairs Program
our Mission
We build community, care for the
welfare of Jews everywhere and
maximize participation in Jewish life.
Minneapolis Jewish Life is a publication of the
13100 Wayzata Blvd., Suite 200
Minnetonka, MN 55305
Tel 952.593.2600
Fax 952.593.2544
www.jewishminneapolis.org
in the Spotlight
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Photo Gallery
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Calendar of Events
looking ahead
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Weaving the Fabric of Jewish Identity
for Future Generations
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Tributes
Address
14 Missions
Global Impact
Thank you to our Corporate Partners:
Thank you for helping to make the world a better place
at home 
Recently, we met with a family that was in town house-hunting before they
officially relocate to Minneapolis. Their two sons got a real kick out of calling
their soon-to-be new home, “MinneSNOWta.” So, of course, we let them
know that our claim to fame as a Jewish community is being “the home of
the frozen chosen!” We even dug up a picture to prove the point as true
(see Exhibit A). This made them even more excited for their big move to our
community!
The Minneapolis Jewish community is a very special place. Our community
has so much to offer for people of all ages, backgrounds and interests from a thriving Jewish arts scene, to a wide range of Jewish learning options, to exceptional social services and everything in between. The goal
of the Community Concierge is to ensure that everyone - whether they are
new to MinneSNOWta or have lived here their entire life - is able to connect
to programs, services and opportunities that are meaningful to them.
We are changing the perception that our community is difficult to break
into and authenticating “Minnesota nice” with the same hospitality as your
Bubbe. We are connecting people to Jewish life at every stage of life. The
Community Concierge is here to help young families find early childhood
programming that’s right for them; empty-nesters discover new ways to
fill their empty calendars and aching hearts; newcomers find a place
to celebrate their first Shabbat; and community members in need find
services and support that will bring them comfort and recovery.
The Community Concierge is not a single person. It is a team. That team
begins inside the four walls of the Federation, but extends through our
cadre of local partners and passionate volunteers who believe in the
importance of a vibrant, inclusive and accessible Jewish community.
Exhibit A: Authentic Frozen
Chosen t-shirt stands up on its
own after being frozen solid
in -30 degree temps. Photo
courtesy of Michael Cohen.
If you or someone you know is looking to connect or learn more about our
community, we would love to meet for coffee (skim mocha, light on the
whip, for us). Why? Because this is a special place – and everyone should
be able to experience it!
Warmly,
The Community Concierge Team | [email protected]
P.S. Turn to page 16 to read about upcoming events through the Federation and visit www.jewishminneapolis.org/calendar to see what’s going on
across the Twin Cities Jewish community!
Join the Community Concierge Corps!
FOLLOW US ON TWITTER AT
@jewishmpls
Are you friendly, outgoing and passionate about our community? Do you love
meeting new people? If so, we want you to join the Community Concierge Corps!
As a member of the Corps, you can do everything from hosting a new family for
Shabbat dinner to being the friendly face at the Community Concierge kiosk at
major community events. Basically, the Community Concierge Corps is the warm
and welcoming arm of the Jewish community. It’s a low-commitment, high impact
opportunity! Interested? Contact Laura Taple at [email protected].
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A glimpse around the Minneapolis Jewish
Federation and its wide-reaching network
➜ Day School Students Help Repair the World
On Monday, March 4, the Amos and Celia Heilicher
Minneapolis Jewish Day School (HMJDS) kicked off VOICE
(Volunteer Opportunities in Community Education), a week
of tikkun olam focused activities. Students participated in
classroom sessions about the importance of tzedakah, and
with a fresh idea of what Judaism teaches about our responsibility to others, the children entered the community
to act on those values through off-site service projects.
VOICE activities,
which take place
during the school
day as well as during a dedicated,
parent/child volunteer evening,
benefit a wide range
of secular and Jewish charities. VOICE
projects focus on
hands-on learning
for students and impact people both locally and globally. This year, students created stained glass designs for
Sholom, donated fleece blankets for the Hennepin County
Humane Society, and made stuffed “boo boo bears” to
cheer up patients at Children’s Hospital of Minneapolis –
among many other projects!
VOICE reflects HMJDS’ commitment to diversity education
and helping students understand their role as citizens of
the world; building future learners and leaders committed
to the Jewish community and the global society throughout
their lives.
➜ Community
Comes Together to
Donate Backpacks
to Cuban Students
In January, 24
delegates from the
Minneapolis Jewish
community traveled
to Cuba to get a firsthand glimpse of our
global partners’ lifesaving and community-building work on
the ground. Just prior to departure for Cuba, we received
an urgent request for 120 backpacks for Jewish kids attending the Havana Jewish Hebrew school. Within just five days, our local educational partners
reached out to their students and families to collect backpack donations and personalized notes from Minneapolis
kids for their peers in Cuba. It was an incredible display
of our community coming together to make a difference in
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Minneapolis Jewish Federation | Spring 2013
the lives of people in need, and we extend a yasher koach
to the staff, parents and students at Aleph School, Gan
Shelanu, Temple Israel Congregational School, Bet Shalom
Congregational School, Shir Tikvah Congregational School,
Amos and Celia Heilicher Minneapolis Jewish Day School,
Bais Yaakov High School, Talmud Torah of Minneapolis,
Torah Academy, and the Sabes JCC Early Childhood Center.
Students at the Gan were particularly touched by their
Cuban peers’ need for backpacks. In addition to participating in the backpack drive, when it came time to decide
where to donate that week’s tzedakah money, the children
chose to contribute it to the emergency backpack drive.
Thank you, Gan students, for raising enough money for
12 extra backpacks!
➜ Adath Jeshurun
and the Minneapolis
Jewish Federation
Present Maccabeats
Live!
The Maccabeats have
toured the world, and
they’re finally stopping in Minnesota!
After The Yeshiva University student vocal
group’s Chanukah video went viral, they shot to international fame and have since performed everywhere from New
Zealand to the White House. On May 5th at 2 pm, catch the
Maccabeats live at Adath Jeshurun – and stay after for an
autograph!
Under 12 - $9 • 12+ - $18 • Reserved Seating - $36
Order tickets at www.adathjeshurun.org/maccabeats
While you dance and sing along to the Maccabeats, you can
help send a child to Jewish summer camp! Buy a $10 raffle
ticket at the concert and be entered to win exciting prizes,
including a camp pack ($200 value)! All proceeds will help
Minneapolis kids experience the magic of summer camp.
(P.S. We’re always accepting donations to our camp scholarship fund! Donate online at jewishminneapolis.org/donate)
➜ A New Home for Hillel at the University of Minnesota?
For the past 50 years, Jewish students have welcomed
Shabbat in Hillel’s chapel, and laughed with friends on the
cozy couches between classes. Students have fallen in love
over board games and navigated the trying experience of
becoming an adult through spiritual guidance in the
rabbi’s office.
Hillel is in a time of exciting transition, as the Board of
Directors begins the conversation to transform the aging
physical space that struggles to keep up with the progressive nature of today’s Hillel. Its leadership believes that the
at home 
comfortable yet well-worn Hillel building is outdated, and
that soon, continuing to own and operate the building in its
current state may no longer be cost-effective.
In a strategic
proactive move,
Hillel has put
together a task
force to evaluate potential
scenarios.
From architects
who could
design a more
modern space
for Hillel, to real estate professionals who have insight into
a different location for the organization’s space, Hillel’s
Building Committee is looking to build a team of experts.
“We’re taking some steps to ensure Hillel’s future, and part
of that is having a good facility,” says Dan Weiss, Hillel’s
Immediate Past President and Building Committee Chair.
If you are interested in becoming involved in this project,
please contact Dan Weiss at (952) 927-8202 or
[email protected].
Happy Anniversary!
➜ Minneapolis Jewish Film
Festival - 20 years!
The Minneapolis Jewish Film
Festival has come a long way since
its inaugural year, when a group
of film enthusiasts gathered in
Galtier Plaza in St. Paul to watch
three films. Now the Film Festival is
celebrating twenty years of bringing the Twin Cities the best feature
films, documentaries and shorts
from around the world. Thousands
of patrons – young and old – of all
faiths and interests, gather together
to learn, laugh, cry, and share the
consciousness of Jewish culture,
history and artistry through the
magical medium of the movies.
This year’s festival featured a
unique, carefully chosen selection
of films with an eye for quality and
variety. The Film Review Committee and Film Festival staff reviewed
over 165 films before making their
final selections!
➜ Shir Tikvah – 25 years!
Progressive Reform congregation Shir Tikvah, located in
South Minneapolis, will celebrate its 25th anniversary with
a festive weekend May 24 and 25. Rabbi Stacy Offner, Shir
Tikvah’s founding Rabbi
Emerita and Rabbi Rick
Jacobs, President of the
Union for Reform Judaism, will join other distinguished guests in celebrating the congregation.
“We welcome all to
come and celebrate Shir
Tikvah’s first 25 years
and the enduring values
that guide us forward,”
remarked Shir Tikvah’s
Senior Rabbi Michael
Adam Latz. “The weekend’s events will lift up Shir Tikvah’s
mission and vision for a dynamic Judaism in which the
active practice of inclusivity, radical hospitality, prayer, and
Torah learning can lead to a more just and peaceful world.”
The community is invited to join the congregation at 6
p.m. on Friday, May 24 at Shir Tikvah's original home, the
St. Paul Jewish Community Center, for dinner and a commemorative Shabbat. The festivities continue on Saturday,
May 25 at 7 p.m. with a dance party to live 80s music at
the Metropolitan Ballroom. Visit www.shirtikvah.net for
more details.
➜ Kenesseth Israel – 125 years!
Kenesseth Israel is celebrating its 125th year of maintaining and fostering the growth of a Torah-observant community in Minnesota. To celebrate, the congregation has a
number of events
planned, including a visit and talk
from Rebbetzin
Esther Jungreis on
May 5. Jungreis
is the founder of
Hineini, the New
York based center
for Jewish Learning and Outreach,
and a Holocaust
survivor who has
touched the lives
of thousands with her rousing speaking style and insightful
books. For information and tickets for Rebbetzein
Jungreis's speech, contact Kenesseth Israel Congregation
at 952-920-2183 or [email protected].
To continue the festivities, Kenesseth Israel will host a
"Kosher Taste of Minnesota" on June 2nd. Taking place in
and around the Kenesseth Israel building, at 4330 W. 28th
St. in St.Louis Park, the event will create a State Fair-like
atmosphere.
The entire extended Jewish community, as well as the
entire Eruv community and its neighbors, is invited to come
out and enjoy a day of food, games, entertainment and
fun. For more information as it comes, visit
www.kenessethisrael.org
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OVERSEAS
Celebrating
Passover in
Argentina
aniela holds her son Santiago’s hand and
helps him peer under cushions and behind
furniture. Although Santiago is too young to
understand the tradition and history behind
the afikomen he’s searching for, Daniela is
confident that the Seders and other Jewish programming
they attend through Baby Help Argentina will teach Santiago about his Jewish heritage.
For Baby Help parents like Daniela, the fear of being unable to feed their families or afford clothes and medicine
for their children was all-consuming in the wake of Argentina’s financial collapse in 2001. Busy fighting for their
families’ survival, many parents were forced to let teaching and keeping Jewish rituals slide to the bottom
of their priorities.
A program through Federation’s partner, the American
Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC), Baby Help
began directly after the financial collapse to provide suddenly impoverished women and their children with basic
necessities. Eventually, it became equally as focused on
re-connecting families to their Judaism. Families gather
several times each year to celebrate their Jewish heritage
and pick up long-forgotten customs.
“To belong to Baby Help means to continue our grandparents’ stories. It is to strengthen our values… it is education… it is peace,” reflects Cynthia.
More than 10 years after Argentina’s financial collapse
Baby Help still provides critical assistance to nearly 600
small children and their families. With Federation’s support, formula, nutritious food, and baby supplies like diapers, cribs and strollers are delivered to families in need.
Baby Help also fosters self-sufficiency, providing day care
services while parents work or seek employment. But it is
the Jewish programming that makes Baby Help a unique,
memorable and ultimately a life-changing program.
Each year, Daniela and Santiago eagerly await the annual
“Baby Pesach” Seder. Looking around the Seder table at
newfound friends and welcoming faces, Daniela beams at
the beautiful feeling of belonging and sharing. When what
she needed most was money and food to keep her family
afloat, she never thought it would be rekindling her Judaism that would save her.
For Cynthia, a young mother who relies on Baby Help, the
program’s center in Buenos Aires is a second home, and
its programming fills a personal void. “[My daughter] Delfina explains to me what Shabbat candles and matzah are,
and she takes me automatically into memories I thought
were lost… but they are still in my heart,” says Cynthia.
Watching Delfina learn Jewish customs brings tears to
Cynthia’s eyes as she thinks of her father. As a four-yearold boy in a post-Holocaust refugee camp, Cynthia’s father
was unable to embrace his Judaism. Though he tried to
pass the traditions on to Cynthia, the tumultuous events
of her adulthood after the financial collapse ensured that
religion fell through the cracks.
[My daughter] Delfina explains to me what Shabbat candles and matzah are,
and she takes me automatically into memories I thought were lost…”
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Darren, Vice President of Wealth Management at Swiller
Lederfine Wealth Management Group (part of UBS Financial Services, Inc.), never expected to become an accomplished young leader in the Jewish community, and credits
three moments in moving him along on his personal Jewish
journey. The first came as a teenager, when Darren spent
his first summer at Herzl Camp.
“This was the first time in my life I was surrounded by
Jews,” remembers Darren. “This was the first time that
I celebrated and honored Shabbat; where I started to understand the meaning of Zionism. You know what? It was
pretty cool. I loved it.”
The second moment, Darren’s attendance at a Federation
Young Leadership event, illuminated the power of the Federation movement and the importance of tzedakah. At the
event, Dr. Rick Hodes, an American living in Ethiopia as the
Medical Director for the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC), credited the Federation system with
making his efforts possible, and the proverbial light bulb
went off over Darren’s head.
The sudden passing of Darren's mother led to his third
moment of reflection. “At the funeral I had a difficult time
concentrating,” says Darren. “I started thinking about my
own life. What had I accomplished? If I died, what would
they say about me at my funeral? I knew I was a good person, a good son, a good friend. But something in my gut
was telling me I could do more; that I needed to do more.”
“We have to offer the next generation a dream – a
vision that is both morally and spiritually compelling
– one that creates a sense of community,” said Darren
Lederfine in his successful application for 2014-2015
Co-Chair of the Jewish Federation of North America
(JFNA)’s National Young Leadership Cabinet (NYLC).
“Stories of persecution and suffering can’t be the only
weapons in our arsenal; we also need to offer stories of
hope, of individuals overcoming incredible odds…
stories that inspire.”
To be named chair of NYLC is acknowledgement of
Darren’s capacity and skills and is, ultimately, a major
responsibility and honor. It requires a vision for the future,
the ability to inspire and motivate fellow leaders, and an
understanding of the issues facing Jewish communities.
NYLC is central to the Jewish Federations’ mission, where
engaging the next generation is a top priority, said Jerry
Silverman, JFNA president and CEO. “It is critical for our
success that we recruit talented leaders,” Silverman said.
“We are thrilled with the choice.” In the fifty years NYLC
has existed, Minneapolis has had many active participants
in the national program. The only other chair from our
community was Bobby Swiller (2004-2005). (Sandy Neuman of St. Paul was chair in 1987).
Darren sought increased responsibility with Federation’s
Young Leadership and began his leadership path. Now, ten
years later, Darren has made waves in the Minneapolis
Jewish community and traveled across the world to understand the global needs of the Jewish people – accomplishments that have brought him to the esteemed position of
NYLC co-chair.
In the coming months we will learn more about Darren’s
and his co-chair, Devra Jaffe-Berkowitz of Stamford,
Connecticut’s, plans for the future. In the meantime, the
Minneapolis Jewish Federation, our partners and the
entire community congratulate Darren in this and all his
accomplishments. We are honored to be the beneficiary
of a legacy he continues to build – not just for himself, but
for his community.
➺
National Young Leadership Cabinet
Celebrates its 50th Anniversary this summer!
National Young Leadership Cabinet has been engaging thousands of
young leaders across the country through premier events, leadership
training and missions for 50 years. In addition to the national anniversary
celebration taking place July 28-30th, 2013 at the Canyons Resort in
Park City, Utah for Cabinet Alumni, we will be putting together a Cabinet
reunion right here in Minneapolis. If you are interested in learning more,
please contact Laura Taple at [email protected].
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FEATURES
This year, the first night of Passover falls on Monday, March 25th. Make this night different
from other nights with new crafts, treats, and a special Passover drink for the adults.
Seder Table:
Think Color!
Don’t just focus on the top of your flower displays – use
the whole space. Try taking inexpensive glass vases and
surrounding the flower stems with bright vegetables and
fruit. For example: Evenly cut asparagus or slices of lime
and use them to line the interior of the vase as a complement to the pastel colors of spring flowers (pink and lavender tulips, hydrangea, and crocus). Or if you prefer daffodils and yellow tulips, try lining your vase with miniature
red, yellow and orange peppers, kumquats, or slices of
oranges. The brilliance of these colors changes the mood
from traditional spring to warm and vibrant. Don’t forget
about green! It’s a neutral color that goes with anything…
and a great way to use your excess parsley.
The Seder table is a place where memories are made and
traditions are handed down. It’s a place to celebrate,
remember and honor our freedom. Passover is ALL about
the table.
After enduring months and months of shades of gray and
white, Passover comes along to help us celebrate spring.
It is important to use the table and items on it to capture
both the celebratory mood and the religious significance
of the holiday.
The Seder plate is, of course, the centerpiece, but the
whole table should be a festive feast for the eye and
inspire your guests to slow their pace and take the time
to retell the Passover story once again. So pull out your
family’s heirlooms and remember to tell their stories too.
It doesn’t have to cost a lot to add beauty and meaning to
your table. Here are some ideas from local designer Cher
Harris of Cher Design to enhance your Seder table.
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The Seder table is a place where memories
are made and traditions are handed down.
It’s a place to celebrate.
Think Layers!
With so many items taking up space on the table (Seder
and Matzah plates, bowls of charoseth , Kiddush and
Miriam’s cups), one way to add interest without taking up
space is to layer the table. Start with a basic table cloth
then add one or more of the following: a sheer overlay
to add sparkle and elegance, a complementary colored
napkin poking out between your dinner and salad plates, a
colored or sheer runner down the center of the table.
Think Texture!
Don’t be afraid to mix patterns and texture to add interest
to the table. Strew colorful, glimmering or sheer ribbon in
and around the symbolic and religious items on the table.
The effect adds whimsy and color. If you’re really adventurous, you can take artichokes, limes or sprigs of blooming branches as a support for place cards on your table.
You can simply layer them on one another, or insert a slit
or toothpick to hold the card.
Remember the Kids!
If you have youngsters at the table, don’t forget to provide items that keep their interest and keep them at the
table for as long as you can (someone has to ask the four
questions!) Passover coloring books and crayons, word
finds and other activities will keep your youngest guests
engaged while allowing their parents to take part in the
Seder.
Passover Playlist
Set a festive mood at
your Seder with this
uplifting playlist. Get
it free on Spotify –
search for Minneapolis Jewish Federation
Passover playlist!
A Child’s Introduction to Pesach
There are so many books about Passover – it’s a good thing it lasts eight days! If you’re
looking for a great book to teach your youngest Seder guests about this wonderful
holiday, pick one from PJ Library’s list! This month, as they do every month, PJ
Library members will receive one of these fun and informative books to share Jewish
culture and heritage with their children – for free! For a list of this month’s books, or
to sign up for PJ Library, visit www.pjlibrary.org
PJ Library is locally funded in part though the Louis Herman Memorial Fund, a designated
fund of the Minneapolis Jewish Federation's Jewish Community Foundation, a grant from
Harry and Sandy Lerner, and Jewish Family and Children’s Service of Minneapolis. A program
of the Harold Grinspoon Foundation, PJ Library nourishes Jewish life from the start.
So you found the afikomen…
In many homes, once the afikomen is found, it’s the Seder
leader’s job to bargain its return so that the Seder can
continue. Prizes, silver dollars, and good old fashioned cash are
often the fare. Why not encourage the kids to pay it forward?
Instead of a prize for themselves, give them “tzedakah dollars”,
representing a donation made in their honor by you to
provide relief for suffering Jews – just like Pharoah’s slaves in
Egypt – around the world. To print tzedakah bucks for your
Seder, go to jewishminneapolis.org/tzedakahbucks.aspx
Four Cups of…Sangria!
We’re obligated to drink four cups of wine at the Seder – why not make it the good
stuff? Wesley Gagnelius, Young Leadership committee member and mixologist/bar
manager at Parma 8200, offers a welcome alternative to Manischewitz.
Make it yourself or order it at Parma!
5600 W. 83rd Street, Suite 100
Bloomington, MN 55437
www.parma8200.com
Seder Sangria (makes a pitcher)
1 Bottle of Binyamina Reserve Zinfandel
2 oz Cointreau (optional)
3 oz orange juice
4 oz Yarden Blanc de Blancs Sparkling Wine
2-3 cups chopped fresh or frozen fruit of your choice
R Go Down, Moses
Louis Armstrong | Louis & The Good
Book | 1958
R Ma Nishtanah
Yaffa Yarkoni | Jewish Holiday Songs
Volume 3 | 2009
R Dayeinu
Craig Taubman (Featuring Laurence
Juber) | Celebrate Passover | 2000
R Kadesh Ur’chatz
Deborah Ktchko-Gray | Passover
Seder Songs | 2012
R Adir Hu
Shira Kline | ShirLaLa Pesach |
2006
R Chad Gadya
Paul Zim | Passover Seder Sing
Along | 1996
R Miriam’s Song
Debbie Friedman | And You Shall be
a Blessing | 1989
R Let My People Go
Rich Recht | Knockin Holes in the
Darkness | 2008
R Avadim Hayenu
Craig Taubman | Passover Lounge |
2006
R One Day
Maccabeats |
Voices from the
Heights | 2010
R Eliyahu
Hanavi
David Broza | Best of the Celebrate
Series | 2006
R Eliyah
Craig Taubman | Inscribed |
2005
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OVERSEAS
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Grady Hughes had just one problem while
he was in Israel: the hummus was too spicy.
Such a mundane complaint seems amazing
when you consider that Grady, 19, suffered
an accident 11 years ago that left him with
a traumatic brain injury, legally blind, deaf
in his left ear, and partially paralyzed on his
left side. But none of that stopped Grady
from making the most of his time in Israel.
Grady spent ten unforgettable days in Israel
on a National Jewish Council for Disabilities
(NJCD) trip through Taglit-Birthright Israel
and Israel Free Spirit.
“It was life-changing,” Grady says, “But
ten days wasn’t enough. I just can’t wait to
go back.”
We became family on that plane
The 24 young adults on Grady’s Birthright
trip instantly bonded over their Judaism
and their excitement of fulfilling a longtime
dream of visiting Israel. Some shared stories
of the accidents that changed their lives.
Soon, it was as if the strangers had known
each other their whole lives.
“The scariest part of the trip for me was the
plane ride. I get panic attacks on planes, but
one of my new friends held my hand the
entire way to Israel,” says Grady. “We
became family on that plane.”
When asked about the best part of his trip
to Israel, Grady hardly knows where to start.
The group packed an extraordinary amount
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of activities into their ten-day trip. From
visiting the main Israeli tourist sites like the
Dead Sea and Yad Vashem, to making fudge
at a chocolate factory and touring a winery,
no experience was missed.
“I can’t believe everything they did,” says
Marla. Although Grady has been home from
Israel for over a month, Marla continues to
experience her son’s trip through his animated stories – and each story reveals a new
activity she had not yet heard about.
“We went to a tank museum!” remembers
Grady. “I got to go in a tank.” Marla, who
is sitting nearby with Riley, Grady’s seizure
dog, shrugs. “I didn’t know about that part
yet,” she says.
Eventually, after recounting the flash mob in
their Jerusalem hotel lobby, and the dance
party on a party barge, Grady settles on the
best part of his trip. “Just being there with
my friends,” he says. Marla adds that Grady
gets a few phone calls per week from his fellow travelers.
“One of my new friends from Florida wants
to come all the way up to Minnesota just to
visit me!” exclaims Grady. “The people I went
to Israel with are my new family.”
Unique Experiences
While Grady and the other participants were
able to experience most of the Israeli sights
that participants on a typical Birthright trip
would enjoy, some unique and unpleasant
experiences were unavoidable.
“
I never in a million
years thought
that Grady
would have the
opportunity to
go on Birthright,”
says Marla,
Grady’s mother.
”
OVERSEAS 
“One night I felt like I might have a seizure,” says Grady.
“I was a little scared, but my counselor grabbed my hand
and told me everything was going to be okay. He took a
mattress from a bunk bed no one was using, shoved it
next to my bed, and slept there the whole night.”
“I knew Grady was in good hands,” says Marla. “I wasn’t
worried at all. Communication was fantastic. They sent
a detailed e-mail every night, and when Grady had that
potential seizure, they called me.”
Marla was impressed not only with the communication,
but with the perseverance of the staff. “No matter what
happened, the trip never stopped,” she says. “There was
always a plan B and plan C.” With their troop of eight
counselors, a medic, and five IDF soldiers, Grady’s trip
was prepared for anything.
A Masada Bar Mitzvah
Grady fondly reminisces about the moving Jewish experiences he had while in Israel, many of which built upon
things he had previously learned back home in Minneapolis. “A bunch of us had our bar or bat mitzvahs on top of
Masada,” says Grady. He participated in the bar mitzvah
ceremony despite having become a bar mitzvah when he
was thirteen and used his experience to lead the ceremony. “I read Torah for the group!” he says.
Grady also found visiting the Kotel moving. “I prayed for
my mom’s aunt,” he recalls solemnly. “She has cancer.”
“I never in a million years thought that Grady would have
the opportunity to go on Birthright,” says Marla, “He
needs a little bit more one on one than most kids.”
Grady smiles. Israel has always been the dream. And now
he can say it is a dream come true.
The Minneapolis Jewish Federation wants to help all teens &
young adults experience Israel firsthand! Learn more about
scholarships and opportunities at jewishminneapolis.org
(click on Israel Center).
Photos provided by Grady Hughes and Lauren Browdy
Inclusion in the Jewish
Community
Federation partners with local programs and organizations
to ensure that people of all ages and abilities have the opportunity to participate in Jewish life and be active members of our community.We are proud to work closely with
the Minneapolis Jewish Community Inclusion Program for
People with Disabilities (a joint program of Jewish Family
and Children's Service and the Minneapolis Jewish Federation), the Sabes Jewish Community Center and Sha’arim to
create an inclusive and accessible Jewish environment.
Youth Darkaynu, a Jewish educational program offered
through Sha’arim in collaboration with the Sabes JCC’s
Inclusion Department, helped Grady expand his social
network and become proficient at reading Hebrew during
his teen-age years. The program has now expanded to
include Darkaynu for Young Adults and Darkaynu Café.
At these evening programs, participants enjoy a wide
variety of Jewish activities and a laid back environment to
listen to Jewish music and drink coffee with friends.
“Inclusion isn’t just a program," emphasizes Anita Lewis,
Inclusion Director at the Sabes JCC. “It’s a culture.”
For nearly two decades, the Minneapolis Jewish community
has embraced that culture - and the Federation is committed to ensuring that the infrastructure needed to support
it continues for decades to come.
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israel
is 65!
The Great Israel
Get Together
April 14 – 21
April 14-21 is Israel Week! Show your love and support of Israel in a
new way each day, leading up to a State-Fair style Yom Ha’atzmaut
(Israel’s Independence Day) celebration! Learn more @ israelweek.org.
Sunday, April 14
Yom Hazikaron
Take a moment to commemorate Israel’s fallen soldiers and victims of
terrorism on this day of remembrance.
Minneapolis: 7 pm | Sabes JCC
Led by students from Heilicher Minneapolis Jewish Day School
St. Paul: 7 pm | Mount Zion Synagogue. Led by St. Paul teens
Monday, April 15
Support the Soldiers
The IDF troops that visit the Twin Cities each year through Parallel Lives leave with a special
connection to our community. Show our Parallel Lives partners you’re thinking about them, and the
hard work they do, by sending an e-mail to [email protected].
Want to do more? Send a soldier a special treat – pizza, soda, burgers and ice cream! – at pizzaidf.org
Tuesday , April 16
Celebrate Israel on campus
Join in Hillel’s annual Yom Ha’atzmaut celebration!
11:30 AM – 1:30 PM | Northrop Plaza on the U of M campus
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FEATURES

Wednesday, April 17
Dance Like an Israeli
Dance to the beat of Israeli music, new and old, at Sababa –
Israeli Zumba!
7:15 pm | Sabes JCC | Free | Taught by Shira Schwartz
Thursday, April 18
Defend Yourself Like an Israeli
Young Leadership presents Krav Maga for women 21-40.
6-8 PM | Sabes JCC
Friday, April 19
Cook Like an Israeli
Impress your friends and family by cooking an authentic Israeli meal
for Shabbat dinner! Check israelweek.org for recipes and resources.
B’teavon (bon appétit)!
Did you know?
Krav maga classes are
available year round
at the JCC!
Saturday, April 20
Talk Like an Israeli
Brush up on your Hebrew before you head out to Sunday’s big
celebration! Head to israelweek.org for some phrases to get you started!
Sunday, April 21
Twin Cities Yom Ha’atzmaut Celebration
Celebrate Israel’s 65th Independence Day…State Fair style!
4 – 8 pm | State Fairgrounds | Free admission (food for purchase)
This Great Israel Get Together will feature Israeli food on a
schtick, including matzah balls, falafel and more! Enjoy family
fun – from Hebrew story time, to face painting, to live music – and
shop for handmade Israeli goods in the Israeli market.
End the day by jamming out to hit Israeli hip-hop group HaDag Nachash!
For more information, contact Eilat Harel at [email protected] or visit israelweek.org
6pm
HaDag
Nachash
Live
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OVERSEAS
"I was amazed at how far the
donation and campaign dollars can
go in the former Soviet Union and
Israel, and I was surprised to see how
much the overseas communities need
our help." - Dannon Shiff, Harry Kay
Leadership Development Institute
Mission to Israel & Kiev
View our global
impact online in
real-time at www.
MapYourImpact.org
IN DECEMBER AND JANUARY, 76 members of our
community experienced firsthand the effect our dollars
have around the world. Three different missions – to
Kiev and Israel, Morocco, and Cuba – gave delegates
the opportunity to observe our partner agencies, the
American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee and the
Jewish Agency for Israel, on the ground changing lives.
Here are some reflections from our travelers on how
their journeys enlightened and affected them.
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I never fully understood the role
Federation dollars play outside the
United States. The organizations we
support are doing tangible, meaningful
work to improve the lives of Jews around
the world and Israel. Experiencing it
firsthand is very powerful. It’s a story I
hope to share and that will impact my
giving and engagement in a meaningful
way. – Rachel Vegas, Harry Kay Mission
to Kiev and Israel
The mission expanded my view of life outside my
own Jewish world. I now feel a sense of urgency
about and responsibility for the safety of all Jews. I
am now motivated to find a way to help, a way that
would involve me in the global Jewish circumstance.
I look forward to finding that path. – Marcia Marcus,
Morocco Mission
OVERSEAS 
I was most impressed with the pharmacy that is
run in the Jewish Community Center/Synagogue.
All of the medication is donated to cover daily
needs as well as very specific illnesses. As
Americans we truly are fortunate to have access
to medication to rid a headache or manage a
greater illness. As difficult as it is for all Cubans to
obtain medications, the Jewish Community Center
pharmacy shares with all. This is so telling of the
Jewish community.” – Julie Moss, Cuba Mission
What stood out most from the experience
were the powerful connections our group
made on this trip. Having evenings together to
talk after a long and eye-opening day driving
through Ukrainian towns was definitely one
of the highlights. – Lev Buslovich, Harry Kay
Mission to Kiev and Israel
Our worlds are so different,
yet we’re responsible for one
another – it is both powerful
and humbling to see that
personally. It’s also amazing
how going overseas breaks
down local barriers – we’re
now connected to local
people whose paths hadn’t
crossed ours before. – Susi
Saxl, Morocco Mission
It was incredible sitting among these
wonderful Cuban people who are so thirsty
for Judaism and for our traditions and for
our prayers. – Laurie Lifson, Cuba Mission
Upcoming Missions
❋ JFNA National Summer Family Mission | June 24-July 2, 2013
❋ TAG ’13 | Transform + Grow – Joint Minneapolis Jewish Federation & Jewish Women’s Renaissance Project (JWRP) Mission | October 20-30, 2013
❋ JFNA National Winter Family Mission | December 21, 2013 –January 1, 2014
❋ Minneapolis Jewish Federation Mission to Cuba | April 23-27, 2014
For more information or to pass on ideas for future trips, contact Alyssa Huck at the Minneapolis Jewish Federation: [email protected] | 952-417-2323
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Calendar of Events
March 2013
May 2013
Young Leadership’s Casino Royale featuring DJ
Strange Love
Saturday, March 23, 8 pm | FIVE Event Center, 2817 Bryant Ave,
Minneapolis
A night of drinks, dancing, and your favorite casino games and prizes!
Online registration closes on March 21st.
Contact Shana Cohen at 952-417-2352 or [email protected]
Adath and Federation Present Maccabeats LIVE
Sunday, May 5, 2013 | Adath Jeshurun
Get ready to rock with
family & friends when the
Maccabeats perform live at
Adath! Tickets on sale March
11. Contact Alyssa Huck at
[email protected] or
952-417-2323
April 2013
Twin Cities Cardozo Society Presents: Helping to
Make a Better Jewish Community
Tuesday, April 23, 5:30 pm | The Bachelor Farmer
A thought-provoking discussion about tikkun olam
Contact Alyssa Huck at 952-417-2323 or [email protected]
Israel’s Memorial Day
Yom HaZikaron
Sunday, April 14, 2013 | Sabes JCC
Take a moment to commemorate
Israel’s fallen soldiers and victims of
terrorism on this somber day, led by
students from Heilicher Minneapolis
Jewish Day School
For more information contact Eilat Harel at 952-417-2321 or
[email protected]
Krav Maga: Israeli Self-Defense Class
Thursday, April 18th, 6 pm | Sabes JCC
Learn to defend yourself like an Israeli as part of Israel Week!
Admission: $20 | A 2-hour self-defense seminar for Jewish women in
their 20’s and 30’s
Israel’s 65th Independence
Day Celebration
Sunday, April 21
International Bazaar State Fair
1265 Snelling Ave N, St. Paul
Enjoy Israeli food, music, dancing and
arts & crafts! Featuring the hip hop
Israeli band Ha Dag Nachash;
For full details please go to www.
israelweek.org.
Young Leadership & TC Jewfolk’s New Jew in Town
Happy Hour
Thursday, May 30, 5 pm
Just moved here? Been here forever? Somewhere in between?
Join us at this special happy hour to welcome Jews who are new to
the Twin Cities! If it’s your first time, your first drink is on us!
June 2013
THE PILLARS AMONG US
Sunday, June 30, 10 am
Beth El Synagogue, 5224 W 26th Street, St. Louis Park
A special brunch celebrating 25+ years of philanthropy and
leadership in our community.
Contact Mort Naiman at 952-417-2322 or [email protected].
Find a complete listing of events happening in the Twin
Cities Jewish community on the Community Calendar at
jewishminneapolis.org/calendar or contact the
Community Concierge at [email protected] for help
navigating what’s going on!
Advertise With Us!
Put your business in front of the Jewish community by
sponsoring Minneapolis Jewish Life, the
Minneapolis Jewish Federation’s quarterly magazine.
Our Readers & Our Community:
• Minneapolis Jewish Life is distributed to 10,000 Jewish
households in the greater Minneapolis area FEDERATIONEWS
• Median age is 43.
• 70% of Jewish adults have earned at least
a bachelor’s degee.
Aiding greece’s
Jewish
• Current median income of Minneapolis
community
Jewish households is $76,000
Summer 2012 | Av - Elul 5772
Minneapolis Jewish Federation’s Call for
Change Phone-a-Thon Sunday, April 28, 9 am | Minneapolis Jewish Federation,
13100 Wayzata Blvd, Minnetonka
Change lives and win prizes! Join a team of five to see who can raise
the most money to support Federation’s life changing programs and
services. To join a team, or volunteer to be a team captain, contact
Alyssa Huck at 952-417-2323 or [email protected]
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In the communIty
The Jewish
Community of
the Future
Community
Campaign
Raises neaRly
$10 million
Fighting
Breast
Cancer
For more info on sponsorship opportunities, including
ad sizes and pricing, contact Lisa Pollack Furman at
[email protected].
Women & Children
in Crisis Turn To
FederaTion
SPOTLIGHT 
1.Young adults and young families spent Christmas Day at the Metrodome for football, yoga, and fun family activities.
2. Visiting Israeli author Etgar Keret laughs with Heilicher Minneapolis Jewish Day School students during a Q & A through
Culture Blvd II: Israel Author Series.
3. Stereo Kitchen performs live at Hell’s Kitchen for Light It
Up: A Hanukkah Party for a Cause.
4 & 5. David & Jessica Kutoff (4) and Jon Wolpert, Rhona
Shwaid and David Jurisz (5) celebrate Hanukkah at Light it Up.
6. Danelle Himmelman, Emily Sepler & Allie Markman get into
the spirit of Purim at Cirque Du Purim II, a community-wide
Purim celebration for Jews in their 20s & 30s.
7. Purim performers included Eddy Wilbers on stilts from
Embrace the Light.
8. Purim event co-chair David Jurisz rocks the clown costume!
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Art Enthusiasts Battle the Snow to Celebrate Four Decades of Feminist Art
Artists Jane Bassuk, Joyce Lyon, and Rachel Breen spoke in compelling,
personal terms about their lives as creative artists and Jewish women at a
Rimon Artist Salon, A View Down the Road: Four Decades of Feminist Art,
on February 10. The event, moderated by Professor Riv-Ellen Prell, took
place on a snowy afternoon at the Robbin Gallery in Robbinsdale and was
described by enthusiastic audience
members as “rich,” “engrossing,” and
“friendly.” The Salon was presented
in honor of the 40th anniversary of
WARM, Women’s Art Resources
of Minnesota, several of whose
co-founders were Jewish, including
Joyce Lyon.
Rimon’s popular Artist Salons are held throughout the Twin Cities, giving
audiences a chance to hear how artists look at the world, how they frame
questions through their media, and create work that adds to public conversation about the issues of the day. The Salon conversations reach across
generations and help Jews (and non-Jews) of highly diverse backgrounds and
experiences connect with Jewish life.
A View Down the Road: Four Decades of Feminist Art was supported in
part by the Women’s Endowment Fund of the Minneapolis Jewish Federation, the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, and the Tychman Shapiro
Gallery of the Sabes JCC. For information about future Artist Salons, visit
www.rimonMN.org.
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
Looking Ahead
Weaving the Fabric of Jewish Identity for
Future Generations
IT WAS A SUNDAY MORNING
IN 1997 WHEN HOWARD
AND KATHY ZACK RECEIVED
A CALL. As Howard reached for
the phone, he had no idea the
conversation that followed would be
the start of a lifetime commitment to
the Minneapolis Jewish community.
It was a call from the Minneapolis
Jewish Federation’s “Super Sunday,”
the largest fundraising push of the
year, and ironically, it was just the
push the Zacks needed to find their
place in the community.
MAKING MINNEAPOLIS HOME
Howard and Kathy Zack had just
moved to Minneapolis from New York,
and unlike many transplants, they
quickly acclimated into the community. “It’s not so easy to be Jewish in
Minnesota – you have to want it a little
more,” says Kathy. The Zacks wanted
it. They soon became involved with
several organizations, and Minneapolis
began to feel like home.
The first place Howard and Kathy
joined was Temple Israel – just in time
for their son to become a Bar Mitzvah. They didn’t just become members, they got involved. Eventually,
Howard became president of the congregation and it was in this role that
he learned how integrated our Jewish
institutions are, how we dovetail one
another’s work and how we have come
to depend on one another.
Today, Howard serves on the boards
of the Temple Israel Foundation, Oak
Ridge Country Club, Jewish Family &
Children’s Services of Minneapolis
(JFCS), the Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC), and the Minneapolis Jewish Federation. For Howard,
his involvement in the Federation gives
him the opportunity to collaborate
with local and overseas institutions for
the common purpose of preserving
and enhancing Jewish life in Minneapolis and around the world. Federation is an integral part of Kathy’s life
here, too. As a Lion of Judah, she
feels she’s part of a sisterhood of
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like-minded women; in fact she leaves
many of the events she attends feeling
more educated and often spiritually
and emotionally moved.
BROAD VISION FOR A
SECURE FUTURE
Fifteen years after moving to Minnesota, with their kids grown and living
out of state, Howard has retired and
really, while he and Kathy could live
anywhere in the country, Minneapolis
is where the Zacks feel most comfortable. It's home. A home and a community to which they remain committed.
The Zacks want to ensure the Minneapolis Jewish community, the community that welcomed them in, remains
vibrant and strong.
Their commitment to changing the
world hasn’t been limited to Minnesota’s borders. The Zack’s broader vision
for the worldwide Jewish community
has sent them around the globe to
see the impact of their influence and
philanthropy firsthand.
When Howard and Kathy travel, they
spend time visiting the Jewish community wherever they are – they’ve visited
with communities in Argentina, Chile,
Spain, Hong Kong, Australia, Morocco,
and Israel. They’ve seen first-hand
the lives that have been and are being
changed and the communities that are
nurtured because of the Minneapolis
Jewish Federation and its overseas
partners.
Howard recalls a Friday night service
they attended in Casablanca at a
beautifully preserved synagogue, and
how that experience reinforced the
importance of helping a small Jewish community (only 4,500 Jews),
and others like it, survive. Trips like
this continue to inspire the Zacks and
motivate their philanthropy.
With an eye toward the future, the
Zacks have found a way to keep their
passion and aspirations alive through
an endowment they established at
the Minneapolis Jewish Federation’s
Jewish Community Foundation. Both
Kathy and Howard believe planned
giving is the best way to fulfill their
passion for the preservation of Jewish
identity. Their legacy now stands as a
message to their adopted Minneapolis
community and to their own family
about their personal passion for the
safety and preservation of the local
and global Jewish community.
For information on establishing a fund in
honor of a loved one or a Charitable Gift
Annuity contact Mort Naiman 952-4172322 or mnaiman @mplsfed.org
Arts & Culture Funds
Bobby and Elliot Cohen
Tzedakah Fund
Bobby & Elliot Cohen
Don Brown
Ron Harris
• Speedy Recovery
Paula & Arvin Cohen
• In Memory of Gene Snyder
Joan & Shelly Weinstein
• In Honor of Special Anniversary
Rimon Arts Fund
Amy Funk
David Harris
• In Appreciation
Ann Ginsburgh Hofkin & Michael Hofkin
Dr. Michael & Carol Bromer
• In Honor of 50th Anniversary
Community Campaign
Endowment Funds
Barry Effress Memorial
L’Chaim Endowment Fund
Jane Effress
Betty Borman
• In Memory of Marvin Borman
Barbara Glass
• In Memory of Larry Glass
Libby Hoffman
• Thinking of You
Joanne & Michael Silverman
Marsha & Gary Tankenoff
Susan Krantz Lazar
Lion of Judah Endowment
Rebecca Biderman
Dr. Michael & Carol Bromer
Barbara Rubin-Greenberg &
Barry Greenberg
Kay King
Kris MacDonald
Bonnie Padilla
Susan Lazar
• In Honor of Special Birthday
Susan Lazar
Judy Harris
• In Honor of Kipnis-Wilson/Friedland Award
Education Funds
Morris Berenberg Family
Scholarship Fund (JVS)
Penne Berenberg
Family of Eva Beers
• In Memory of Eva Beers
Family of Arnold Orloff
• In Memory of Arnold Orloff
Rivoli Golden
• In Memory of Suzanne Efron
Mrs. Henry Goldstein
• In Memory of Irwin Baker
John McCollum
• In Memory of Harry Kay
Esther Shanedling
Ronnie Weisman
• In Memory of Risa Weisman
Cardozo New Lawyer and Law
Student Program Designated Fund
Carolyn & Daniel Ansel
Glenn & Lisa Aronauer
Frank & Margo Bonvino
Neil & Ann Covin
Janet Dolan
Lynn Goldbloom
Harold & Cindi Goldfine
Mark Freidson & Betty Holmes
Steve & Marion Kahn
Sue & Harvey Kaplan
Avi & Arlene Leibovich
John C. Levy
Zvi & Arlene Rubovich
Philip Garon
• In Honor of Sidney Barrows Lifetime
Commitment Award
Ronald D. Aucutt
Eileen & Bob Elkin
Eugene L. Heck
Daniel J. Hoffheimer
Dr. Donald W. Klass
Julie Roin & Saul Levmore
Rosanne Nathanson
Nafton Sadoff
R. L. Wasserman
Steve Brand
Commitment Award
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Bunin
Steve Brand
Philip Garon
Commitment Award
Sally Forbes Friedman
Steve Brand
Philip Garon
Commitment Award
Robert Karon
• Speedy Recovery
Marcia, Allen, Jill & Bob Oleisky
Robert Goldaris
• In Honor of Arthur T. Pfefer
Memorial Award
David Wolfson
Robert Goldaris
• In Honor of Grandmother’s 80th
Birthday
• In Honor of Arthur T. Pfefer
Memorial Award
Corrine and Tom Feinberg
Education Designated Fund
Corrine & Tom Feinberg
Theresa Berman
Susie Ring
Family of Fay Ribnick
• In Memory of Fay Ribnick
Philip Garon
Commitment Award
Rivoli Golden
• In Memory of Sister
Dr. & Mrs. Phillip Kibort
• In Memory of Harriet Rutstein
Dr. & Mrs. Melvin Sigel
Matthew and Linda Gilfix Family
Technology Designated Fund
Linda Gilfix
Dr. Fred Kravitz
Roberta Kravitz
• Speedy Recovery
Joan & Shelly Weinstein
Heidi Foundation Designated Fund
Lynn & Buddy Abramson
Dr. Stuart & Sue Ellen Borken
Diana Idelkope
Herb Schechter
Michael Schechter
Janie & Mark Covin
Vivian Fischer
• In Honor of Birthday
Andrea & Scott Harris & Family
• In Memory of Harold Schenker
Janny & Al Silver
• In Memory of Al Gleekel
Dr. Elliot Latts
Memorial Scholarship Fund
Shirley Latts & Family
Naomi Rotenberg
Cheryl Ravich
• In Memory of Ferne Pesses
Drs. Phil & Mary Kibort
• In Memory of Harriette Rutstein
Barry & Susan Taran
• In Memory of Susan’s Mother
Pam Wexler
• In Memory of Rami Cooks
Health Funds
Minneapolis Jewish Day School
Designated Fund
Judith and Jon Harris
Health & Healing Fund
Lisa, Paul, Joely & Parker Gendler
Steve & Barrie Orloff
Barbara Rubin-Greenberg &
Barry Greenberg
Sharon & Phil Snyder
Jim & Paula Tankenoff
Judy Harris
• In Honor of Kipnis-Wilson/Friedland
Award
Judy & Jon Harris
Keri & Scott Bader
• In Honor of Birth of Granddaughter,
Harper
Elissa Heilicher
• In Honor of Amos S. Deinard Award for
Distinguished Leadership
Susan & Mike Horovitz
Frances Ginelle
Susan Lazar
Lisa Peilen
Peter Simon
Nancy Nathanson
• In Memory of Mickey Kaplan
Jerry Ribnick
• In Honor of a Job Well Done as
Federation President
Stanley Schweitzer
• In Honor of Federation’s Arnie Lifson
Lifetime Achievement Award & Phillips
Eye Institute Recognition
Renee Zwerner & Family
• In Memory of Allan Zwerner
Minnie and Joe Milstein
Scholarship Fund (Hillel)
Dr. Aaron & Judi Nathenson
Leslie & Jerry Milstein
Ben Rosenzweig Holocaust
Memorial Designated Fund
Jean Rosenzweig
Elaine Weber
Dr. James E. Rubin Memorial
Medical Scholarship Fund
Judy & Jon Harris
Barbara Rubin-Greenberg
Nancy and Steve Schachtman
Talmud Torah Scholarship Fund
Judy & Jon Harris
Steve Schachtman
• In Honor of Outstanding Term as
Minneapolis Jewish Federation’s
Campaign Chairman
Nancy & Steve Schachtman
Scott Bader
Steve Brand
Philip Garon
Commitment Award
Susan & Mike Horovitz
Frances Ginelle
Jerry Strauss Memorial Designated
Fund for Holocaust Education
Abby & Michael Strauss
Danny Berdass
Nancy Hartman
Dee Burton
• In Memory of Father, Ron
Benjamin Hartman
• Speedy Recovery
Rachael Goldberger & Joel Paper
• In Memory of Rachael’s Father
Sharon & Mark Rosenblum
• In Memory of Grandmother
Eileen Strauss
Helen & Richard Averbach
• In Memory of Saba Haubenstock
Rich & Peggy Bloom
• In Memory of Mother
Trudy & Jeff Burstein
• In Memory of Betty Bix
Frances Diamond
• In Memory of Burton Diamond
Family of Rami Cooks
• In Memory of Rami Cooks
Family of Reuveen Rahamim
• In Memory of Reuveen Rahamim
Benjamin Hartman
• Speedy Recovery
Mount Sinai Community Foundation
Carolyn Abramson
Stanley Schweitzer
Marian & Osher Altrowitz
Louise Ehrlich
• Speedy Recovery
Dr. & Mrs. Horacio Jinich
Betty Borman & Family
Delores & Mel Sigel
Judy & Jon Harris
Delores & Mel Sigel
Hy & Sheila Paisner
Dr. Neil Kay
• In Memory of Harvey Kay
Nathan Newman & Family
Jerry & Louise Segal
Family of Annarose Charney
• In Memory of Annarose Charney
Family of Arnold Rosenberg
• In Memory of Arnold Rosenberg
Blair & Fremajane Wolfson
Family of Marvin Borman
Stanley Schweitzer
Delores & Mel Sigel
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Inclusion Funds
Paul Adelman Children with
Disabilities Endowment Fund
Cindy Alpert
Sherrie & Mike Argirion
Judie & Alan Begoun
Amy Fischer
Robin Fischer
Larry & Phyllis Gelles
Nancy & Daniel Gooze
Donna & Harold Gordon
Joy & David Grossman
Susan Johnson
Charles Kadish
Janis & David Kirshner
Gail & Ben Klein
Hazel J. Levinthal
Sandra & Lewis Liszt
Donna Simon
Debbie & Rick Taich
Sue Zipkoff
Beth Binder
Beth Binder
Rita Kieffer
Vicki Miller
Beth & Rick Binder
Melinda Bonk
Lou Chapman
Pam Radow
Shelley Redstone
Leslee & Bobby Gold
• In Memory of Phyllis Simon
Jane & Jon Gordon
Julie Blew & Mark Stamps & Family
• In Memory of Rita Deubert
Majorie Binder
Julie Blew & Mark Stamps & Family
• In Memory of Rita Deubert
Dr. Jordan Block
Richard Binder
Lorel & Robin Fischer
Ron Noble & Kathy O’Neill
• In Honor of Jonathan’s Graduation &
Accomplishments
Gerald Guon
Andrea & Floyd Adelman
• In Memory of Paul Adelman
Jan Hoffman
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Arnold
• In Memory of Rochelle’s Mother
Hannah Hoffman
• In Honor of 3rd Birthday
Lauren Hoffman
• In Honor of 16th Birthday
Marian Pollack
• In Memory of Brother, Gene
Mr. & Mrs. Nate Sockrider
• In Memory of Lyla and Adam
Marlene Wilson
• In Memory of Ralph Dostal
Myra Juster
Marvin Engler
Joseph Kane
Gail Lehman
Shirley Jacobson
• In Memory of Niece
Audrey Kiges
• Thinking of You
Mickey Orren
• In Memory of Carol Orren
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Andrew Frankel Hurwitz Fund
to Support Programming for
Children with Special Needs
Designated Fund
Rafael & Lois Wurzel
Doreen Frankel & Jake Hurwitz & Family
• In Memory of Andrew Hurwitz on his
Yahrzeit
Judy & Jon Harris
Doreen Frankel & Jake Hurwitz & Family
• In Memory of Andrew Hurwitz on his
Yahrzeit
• In Honor of New Home
Doreen Frankel & Jake Hurwitz
Ann Dickstein
• In Memory of Ira Dickstein
Israel Experience Funds
Alexander Muss High School in
Israel
Barb Adelman
Family of Reuveen Rahamim
• In Memory of Reuven Rahamim
Louis Herman Israel Experience
Fund
Jane & Todd Lifson
Michael Barry
• In Honor of Assuming Presidency of the
Jennifer, Dan, Tobin & Abbott Spiller
Maxwell Lang
• In Honor of Bar Mitzvah
Annette Paletz Memorial
Scholarship
for Alexander Muss High School
in Israel Designated Fund
Serene & Leonard Paletz
Jane & Gene Borochoff
• In Memory of Daughter, Rachael
Mitzi Diamond
Family of Alex Astren
• In Memory of Alex Astren
Family of Martin Finch
• In Memory of Martin Finch
Family of Allan Schweizer
• In Memory of Allan Schweizer
Family of Warren Wert
• In Memory of Warren Wert
Lowen Grodnick
• In Memory of Brother, Armol
Naomi Maul
• In Memory of Warren Maul
Bob and Missy Swiller
Teen Israel Scholarship Fund
Bobby & Missy Swiller
Paul & Lisa Gendler
• In Memory of Zetta Shapiro
Tony Gleekel
Michael Launer & Lesli Hines
• In Memory of Father
Julie & Scott Moss
• In Memory of Arnold Moss
Robby & Rhonda Zakheim
• In Memory of Stanley Zakheim
Social Service Funds
Julius Ancer Senior Fitness
Programming Fund at the
Sabes Jewish Community Center
Micki & Mort Naiman
Debbie Arbit
Stan Baratz
Bob Barrows
Linda Barrows
Chuck Barry
Michael Barry
Lyle Berman
Beverly Fink
Jack Fiterman
Linda Fiterman
Jon Harris
Judy Harris
Ellisa Heilicher
Jerry Ingber
Judith Ingber
Steve Kalin
Elliot Kaplan
Eloise Kaplan
Paul Karon
Irvin Kessler
Neil Lapidus
Susan Lazar
Delores Levin
Sheila Locketz
Kris MacDonald
Marni Noyman
Michele O’Kane
Lillian Raen
Andy Redleaf
Bonnie Ross
Harold Scherling
Michael Schoenberger
Nancy Schoenberger
Vicky Sektor
Laura Silberfarb
Marsha Tankenoff
Frank Trestman
Chuck Barry
• Speedy Recovery
Lyle Berman
Sharon Snyder
• In Memory of Theresa Berman
Theresa Berman
Abigail Rose & Michael Blum
Robert & Tasya Kelen
Bob & Jane Ketroser
Susan & Hart Kuller
Mike & Anita Kunin
Kris & John MacDonald
Gal & Marni Noyman
Dean & Karin Phillips
Joel & Sharon Waller
Jeff & Mary Werbalowsky
Mr. & Mrs. Leo Wolk
• In Honor of Anniversary
Betty Borman
Tom Borman
Bobby & Susie Diamond
• In Memory of Dr. Burt Diamond
Ted Flaum
• In Honor of Jacob Martin’s Bar Mitzvah
Lori & Brad Fritz
• In Honor of Brad’s Birthday
Beverly Grossman
Pat Grossman
Michael & Susan Horovitz
• In Honor of Birth of Grandchild
• In Honor of Grandson’s Bar Mitzvah
• In Honor of Mike’s Birthday
Doreen Frankel & Jacob Hurwitz
• In Honor of Birthdays
John Isaacs
• In Memory of Wife, Shirley
Robyn Johnson
• In Memory of Robert Carl Eckers, Jr.
Phil Kibort
• In Memory of Mother-in-Law
Michelle Horovitz & Adam Klarfeld
• In Honor of Birth of Daughter
Susan & Hart Kuller
• In Memory of Guzzie Yager
Scott & Jennifer Lang
• In Honor of Son’s Bar Mitzvah
Scott & Laurel Lifson
• In Honor of Matt’s Engagement
Francie Ross
• In Memory of Elaine Estreen
Amit Sela
Nicole Sela
• In Honor of Daughter’s Bat Mitzvah
Anita Silver
• In Honor of Daughter’s Engagement
Frank & Toodie Trestman
• In Honor of Blake Andrew’s Bar Mitzvah
Kathy & Howard Zack
• In Memory of Zelda Zack
Robert and Susan Diamond
Emergency Financial Assistance
Fund (JFCS)
Bob & Susie Diamond
Chris Bame
• In Appreciation
Nancy and Stuart Friedell
Family Fund (JFCS)
Nancy & Stuart Friedell
Michael Orren
Agnes Berenberg Hoffman
Endowment Fund for Emergency
Aid for the Elderly (JFCS)
Kevin & Jill Brazner
Lisa Trestman
Frank Trestman
Sandy Wallack
• In Memory of Helen Swerling
Renee & Hess Kline
Molly & Sid Bader
• In Honor of Jacey’s Marriage
Marty Bell
Gloria Johnson
Loie Johnson
Simie Kaye
Sue Ring
Joan Noun & Binder Family
• In Memory of Jay Binder
Kevin Brazner
Family of Arnie Moss
• In Memory of Arnie Moss
Eva & Shel Kieffer
Jeanne & Albert Levin
• In Honor of Birth of Great-Granddaugher
Nancy Nathanson & Family
Estelle Silverman & Family
• In Memory of Saul S. Silverman
Sandra & Bob Wallack
Rick, Conner & Logan Kline
Renee Kline
Ross, Lisa & Paulie Nathanson
Levin & Shapiro Families
• In Honor of Birth of Daughter,
Granddaughter, Great-Granddaughter
Lisa Trestman
Frank Trestman
• Happy Birthday, Dad
Loni & Darrell Ansel
Linda & Miles Braufman
Brina Krelitz
Suzi & Fred Nathanson
Marilyn Trestman
Sandy & Bob Wallack
• In Appreciation
Chuck Barry
Bud Bolter
• Speedy Recovery
Marty Bell
Theresa Berman
Norton Gray
Simi Kaye
Max Rutman
Bill Weisberg
Marja Engler
• In Honor of Granddaughter’s
Engagement
Family of Irwin Baker
Family of Helen Swerling
Judy Harris
Award
Rose Haubenstock
Renee Kline
Irene & Dick Kretch
Engagement
• In Memory of Dick’s Sister
Nancy Nathanson
Sandy & Bob Wallack
Holocaust Survivors Fund (JFCS)
Lisa, Paul, Joely & Parker Gendler
Stein Family
• In Memory of David Weiner
Jewish Domestic Abuse Fund
Doreen Frankel, Jake Hurwitz &
Margot Hurwitz
Betsy, Steve, Abbie & Lewis Sitkoff
• In Memory of Shirley Burstein & Amy
Sitkoff
Jewish Housing and Programming
(J-HAP) Designated Fund
Sally Leafman Appelbaum
Kerry & Scott Bader
Sally Beloff
Ed & Lynn Bick
Hazel Chase
Marcia & Mark Cherniack
Lois & Sherm Devitt
Lee & Patti Engler
Marilyn & Howard Fischbein
Roger & Marianne Foussard
Audrey Freidson
Betty Holmes & Mark Freidson
Ken & Molly Garelick
Karen & Bruce Gershman
Patti Goldberg
Yetta Goldenberg
Groll Family
Shirley Jacobson
Sue & Harold Koritz & Family
Marie & Ron Levitus
Diane & Jeff Lovich
Ellen Mack
Mary & Bob Mersky
Mel Orenstein
Marian Perling
Bonnie Resig
Mike & Donna Rodich & Family
Fran, Stan & Mindy Rosen
Francie & Barry Ross
Tudie Ross
Harold & Elaine Rubin
Shirley Silberman
Anna & Charles Silverman
Rosemary & Jerry Sjolsvold
David & Dede Smith
Edith Naomi Smith
Ethel & Norman Smith
Marilyn & Marvin Sternberg
Donna & Jamie Tilsner
Teresa & Irving Victor
Karen Yarmo
Family of Mickey Kaplan
Rose Averbach
Mrs. Burt Diamond
Family of Saba Haubenstock
Judi Jacobson
Hazel Chase
Alan & Annalee Covin
Bev & Jerry Finkelstein
Nancy & Rick Grobovsky
Ronna Locketz & Ann Kamel
Libby & Benjie Kaplan
Diane & Jeff Lovich
Pamela & Mark Margolis
Randee Massler
Abby & Ron Rabinovitz
Alexander & Vicki Rosenstein
Barbara & Dan Schultz
Anna, Chuck, David & Scott Silverman
Marcee Specktor
Donna & Jamie Tislner
Jill & Steve Wolpert
Lori, Arne & Rebecca Leder-Fogel
Mort Leder
Judie & Marvin Liszt & Family
Alli, Tony, Jonah & Noah Rubin
Family of Arlene Harris
• In Memory of Arlene Harris
Jeanne and Albert Levin Family
Fund for Emergency Aid to the
Elderly (JFCS)
Lorraine & Sid Applebaum
• In Honor of Birth of Great-Grandson, Jonah
Marty Bell
Cindy Brown
Evelyn Kape
Felice Kronfeld
Sue Ring
Sandy & David Benenson
• In Honor of Son’s Marriage
Jill Edelstein & Family
Family of Robert Launer
• In Memory of Robert Launer
Gretta Freeman
• In Honor of Birth of Great-Grandson,
Samson
Barbara & Ron Harris
• In Honor of Birth of Granddaughter
Simie & Al Kaye
Sheldon & Eva Kieffer
Neil Lapidus
• Speedy Recovery
Loni & Allan Stillerman
Guzzie Yager
• In Honor of Granddaughter’s Marriage
Joyce and Donald Moscoe Family
Emergency Fund (JFCS)
Joyce Moscoe
Sid & Molly Bader
Kerry & Scott Bader
• In Honor of Aaron & Jacey’s Marriage
Rita Bobman
Family of Guzzie Yager
• In Memory of Guzzie Yager
Susan & Bill Goldenberg
Eva & Sheldon Kieffer
• In Honor of Birth of GreatGranddaugher, Alexia
Sandy & Bob Wallach
Marlene & Tom Moscoe
Jill & Bob Edelstein
Tamar & Daniel Hyman
• In Memory of Grandfather
Larry Rustin
• In Memory of Renee Rustin
Leon and Sylvia Sorkin
Professional Achievement
Award Fund
Randi & Barry Wolfish
Mari Forbush
• In Honor of Leon and Sylvia Sorkin
Jewish Communal Professional
Achievement Award
Gary L. Tankenoff Youth against
Prejudice Endowment Fund of the
JCRC of Minnesota & Dakotas
Helain & Jimmy Pesis
Reva Rosenbloom
Paula and Jim Tankenoff Family
Fund (JFCS)
Jim Tankenoff
Nancy Nathanson
Norman and Sally Winer
Emergency Aid to the
Elderly Fund (JFCS)
Norman & Sally Winer
Irving Cell
Family of Shirley Burstein
• In Memory of Shirley Burstein
Unrestricted Funds
Dotan Aviv Appelbaum
Genesis Mitzvah Fund
Fromstein Family
Scott & Terri Gray & Famiy
Peggy & Joel Mandel
Dotan Aviv Appelbaum
Charles and Melanie Barry Family
Philanthropic Fund
Chuck & Melanie Barry
Michael Barry
• In Honor of Newly Elected President of
Teri & Scott Gordon
Elissa Heilicher
Sandy Wallack
Loni & Darrell Ansel, Susan Chalfen,
Margie & Stuart Cohen, Susan & Norton
Gray, Bonni Shapiro, Herb & Marta
Schechter, Eileen & Harold Scherling,
& Dan Silvers
Chuck Barry
• Speedy Recovery
Theresa Ackerman Berman
Memorial Fund
Margo Berdass
Family of Theresa Berman
Gerald and Joy Bratter
Philanthropic Fund
Jerry & Joy Bratter
Martin Bell
Sue Ring
Simie & Al Kaye
• In Honor of Simie’s Special Birthday &
60th Anniversary
Chalfen Family Philanthropic
Fund
Mark & Jill Koritz
Cindi & Avery Appelman
Barbara and David Eiger
Philanthropic Fund
Barbara Eiger
• In Memory of David S. Eiger on his
Yahrzeit
Harvey and Evelyn Flom Family
Philanthropic Fund
Harvey & Evelyn Flom
Bob Balick
• In Memory of Brother, Steven
Harriet & Ted Benowitz
• In Honor of Birth of GreatGranddaughter
Linda & Miles Braufman
• In Honor of Birthdays & Anniversary
Family of Warren Wert
Henry & Gertrude Goldstein
Judy & Jon Harris
• In Honor of Birth of Samuel Caleb
Mary Beth Kibort
• In Memory of Harriette Rutstein
Sharon Snyder
Harold & Evelyn Wolovitch
• In Memory of Paul Seymour
Richard M. Joseph and
Ann R. Friedman Family
Philanthropic Fund
Richard Joseph & Ann Friedman
Fremajane Wolfson
• In Memory of Erma Lipshultz
General Endowment Fund
Anonymous
Dr. Eric Bressler
• In Honor of Carolyn F. and Stephen K.
Lieberman Campaigner of the
Year Award
Cindi & Harold Goldfine
• In Honor of Friends of the Family Award
Mel & Ronnie Burstein
Rob, Susie, Matthew & Benji Ribnick
Family of Arnold Moss
• In Memory of Arnold Moss
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Livia & Peter Fahndrich
Family of Al Gleekel
Family of Theresa Berman
Larry Michno
Howard Zack
Sally Forbes Friedman & Family
Diane Arenson
Ivan Arenson
Jeanne Astren
• In Memory of Father
Gail Cohen
Jon & Ellen Sue Parker
• In Honor of Daughter’s Wedding
• In Honor of Danny’s Engagement
Merna Goldetsky
Betty Borman
Tom Borman
Barb Grossman
Jean Stulberg
Leslie, Jerad, Zachary & Anika Hahn
Michael Barry
• Mazel Tov
Anna & Ken Hampton
Nancy & Ellis Olkon & Family
• Thinking of You
Ann & Robert Jackson
Mimi & David Sanders
Michael Klerer
Jocelyn Knoll
• In Memory of Louis Ritchot
Jane & Todd Lifson
Family of Arnold Orloff
Esther Miller
Jerry Ribnick
Myrna Orensten
Michelle & Larry Shapiro
Elissa Heilicher
Tim Broms
• In Memory of Myron Broms
Sedelia Chase
• In Memory of Daughter, Shirley
Jill Edelstein & Family
Leslee Gold
Marcia Graybow
• In Memory of Cecille Feldman
Sandy Kaplan & Nancy Nathanson
Nancy Silver
• In Memory of Myron Stulberg
Beverly Weinberg
• In Memory of Marvin Krupp
Dan Wilensky
• In Memory of Doris Wilensky
Laura Taple
• In Honor of Birth of Samantha Marley
Taple
Howard Zack
Jerry Ribnick
Laura Taple
• In Honor of Birth of Daughter, Samantha
Marley Taple
Louise & Jerry Ribnick
Lorraine Astren
• In Memory of Alex Astren
Chuck Barry
Rachel Klein
Jim Rudin
Nancy Schachtman
• Speedy Recovery
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Barry & Midge Frailich
• In Honor of Birth of Grandsons
Al Kaufman
• In Memory of Brother
Anita & Sid Konikoff
• In Honor of Jacob’s Engagement
Sherry Lear
Shareen Rahamim
• In Memory of Reuven Rahamim
Joyce Ratner
Ann Robinow
Chaya Simpser & Eliezer Scherman
• In Honor of Marriage
Janet Shanedling
Howard Zack
Francie & Barry Ross
Tom Borman
Amy & Steve Rothstein
Michael Barry
• In Honor of Assuming Presidency of
Dr. Eric Bressler
Lieberman Campaigner of the Year
Award
Marty Chester
• In Honor of Tychman Family Young
Leadership Award
Mari Forbush
• In Honor of Jewish Communal
Professional Achievement Award
Elissa Heilicher
Jerry Ribnick
• In Honor of Term as President of Board
of Minneapolis Jewish Federation
Ronald Shacter
Bob Pearl
• Speedy Recovery
Estelle Weiss & Steve Shamblott
Joseph & Genya Buslovich
• In Memory of Manya Buslovich
Shep Harris & Beckie Skelton
Dr. Eric Bressler
Lieberman Campaigner of the
Year Award
Marty Chester
• In Honor of Tychman Family Young
Leadership Award
Mari Forbush
• In Honor of Leon and Sylvia Sorkin
Jewish Communal Professional
Achievement Award
Elissa Heilicher
Randi & Barry Wolfish
Mari Forbush
• In Honor of Leon & Sylvia Sorkin Jewish
Communal Professional Achievement
Award
Elissa Heilicher
Sanford and Marlene Goldberg
Family Philanthropic Fund
Barbara Eiger
Lorene Lampert
Sandy & Marlene Goldberg
Sandy & Marlene Goldberg
Family of Shirley Kahn
• In Memory of Shirley Kahn
Sharon and William Hope Family
Philanthropic Fund
Sharon & William Hope
Betty Borman
Paula Cohen
Renee Gainsley
Barry Solomon
• Speedy Recovery
Marilyn Wert
Yoni Israelson
Howard & Betty Israelson
Gary Kohler
• In Honor of Blue Clay Capital
Howard & Betsy Israelson & Family
Dr. David Potter & Miriam Garland & Family
• In Appreciation
Ned & Carol Kantar
• In Honor of Ned’s Presidency of
Kenesseth Israel Synagogue
Sheldon and Delores Levin
Philanthropic Fund
Corky & Delores Levin
Theresa Berman
Paula Cohen
Bob Diamond
Jill Edelstein
Debbie & Gil Mann
Louise & Jerry Ribnick
Diana Chazin Levitt Memorial
Designated Fund
Deborah Ammentorp
Peter Ammentorp
Anonymous
Mr. & Mrs. Ralph Atlas
Scott & Kerry Bader
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Berman
Troy Beugen
Harvey Blumenberg
Marc A. Bonk
Sol Brandys
Stuart Chazin
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Chazin
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Cohen
Abbe Blacker & Stephen Cohen
Robert Colwell
Dr. Kent & Freda Confeld
Cre8play, LLC
D.B.R. Inc.
Chuck & Kathleen Dilley
Ignacio Garrigos
Doris Ginsberg
Bernie Goldblatt
Golden & Associates, Inc.
Jean Golden
Adam Goldfine
Michael Goldman
Craig Greenberg
Bernice & Percy Greenberg
Mr. & Mrs. Andy Halper
Mr. & Mrs. Marc Hasko
Julie Haskovitz
Shirley Haskovitz
Elissa Heilicher
Mark & Ann Isenberg
Phillip Jaffee
Neil Karlen
Manny & Toby Kohen
Bill LaBelle
Lakes Group Allstate Insurance
Jon Lebewitz
Lehman Flom & Co.
Amy Levine
Dr. Alan Levitt
Murray Levitt
Mr. & Mrs. Erwin Lichten
Lois Liss
Scott London
Minnesota Playground, Inc.
Kathy Mulleady
Sandy & Sylvia Naiditch
The Honorable & Mrs. Oleisky
Jill Oleisky
Jon Otterstrom
Esther & Jim Paletz
Barbara Ratner
David Ratner
Matt Reich
Annie Richman
Thomas Rodel
David Rosengren
Beth Rubin
Jodi & Scott Rubin
Mr. & Mrs. Randy Rutzick
Mr. & Mrs. James Sanders
Zelmar Shrell
Edward Silberman
Leonard Silesky
Steege & Associates, Inc.
Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Stein
Jacob Stein
Jeff Stein
Michael Stein
Mr. & Mrs. Oren Steinfeldt
Andrew Stillman
Bruce Stillman
Ralph & Faye Stillman
Michael Sudit
Sunday’s Off, Inc.
Mr. & Mrs. Howard Tarkow
Cory Villaume
Judith Belzer & Jerry Waldman
Mr. & Mrs. David Weisman
Western Construction
Edward & Jane Zeman
• In Memory of Diana Chazin Levitt
Markowitz Family
Philanthropic Fund
Nancy & Herman Markowitz
Jessica Noaman
Alecia Dotterweich
Linda Gilfix
Jessica Noaman
Steve & Sue Warren
Mr. & Mrs. Sheldon Weinstein
Jessica Noaman
• In Honor of Bat Mitzvah
Jacob & Laura Ratner
Kathy & Howard Zack
Jacob Ratner
Fay and Leonard Ribnick Family
Philanthropic Fund
Betty & Peter Jonas
Jill & David Orbuch
Miriam and David Sanders Family
Philanthropic Fund
Reva Rosenbloom
David Sanders
• Thinking of You
Lorraine and Stanley Schweitzer
Philanthropic Fund
Marlene & Marshall Miller
Stanley Schweitzer
• In Honor of Arnie Lifson Lifetime
Achievement Award
Stanley Schweitzer
Bill Aberman
Sid & Molly Bader
• In Honor of Birth of Great-Grandchild
Scott & Kerry Bader
• In Honor of Birth of Grandchild
Bob Diamond
Frances Diamond
Sherry Gleekel & Family
Judy & Herb Goldenberg
Jack & Linda Goldenberg
Stuart Goldenberg
• In Honor of Daughter’s Marriage
Susan & Bill Goldenberg
Bob Karon
• Speedy Recovery
Eva & Sheldon Kieffer
Michael & Joanne Silverman
Michael Orren
Stephen & Betsy Sitkoff
• In Memory of Shirley Burstein
Sandy Wallack
Bill Weisberg
Steve & Betsy Sitkoff
Marvin & Rochelle Stillman
Stanley Schweitzer
Paul Himmelman & Judith Smertenko
Dorothy Haskvitz & Family
• In Memory of Marvin Haskvitz
Kenneth Stesin
Dr. Mark & Heather Stesin
Dr. & Dr. Howard L. Bach
Farah
Sheri & Steve Lear
• In Memory of Sheri’s Mother
Dr. Mark & Heather Stesin & Family
• In Honor of Son Blake’s Bar Mitzvah
Jeff & Diane Diamond
• In Memory of Jeff’s Father, Burt
Marlee Stesin
Dr. Mark & Heather Stesin
Dr. Robert & Susie Diamond
• In Memoryof Robert’s Brother, Burt
Nancy & Mike Schoenberger
• In Memory of Nancy’s Mother
Dr. Tom & Liba Stillman
• In Honor of Grandson’s Bar Mitzvah
Weinblatt/Bass Family
Philanthropic Fund
Esta Miller
Bob Levine
• Speedy Recovery
Mr. & Mrs. Mick Weiss
• In Memory of Dad
Beth & Jay Weinblatt
Michael & Julia Weiss
• In Memory of Alex Weiss
Ilana Weinstein
Mr. & Mrs. Tom Simon
Paula & Arvin Cohen
• In Memory of Phillip Snyder
Jill & Bob Edelstein
Jane & Jon Gordon
Arlene & Zvi Leibovich & Family
• In Memory of Harry Bader
Larry Rustin & Family
• In Memory of Renee Rustin
Nancy Schachtman
• Speedy Recovery
Dr. & Mrs. Brian Tell & Family
• In Memory of Frieda Tell
Jorie & Robby Malk
Mike & Susie Arnold
• In Memory of Walter Lubov
Jacy Grais
Henry (hanc) and Harriet Davis
Family Herzl Camp Scholarship
Fund
Byron & Pattye Hechter & Family
Harriet Davis
Joan Miriam Feinberg Tribute to
Children & Women’s Health &
Welfare Fund of the WEF
Joan Feinberg
Jim & Susie Simon
Steven Fredkove
Sheila Lieberman
• Speedy Recovery
Irene Heller Women’s Endowment
Tribute Fund
William and Ruth Seltz
Philanthropic Fund
Women & Children’s Funds
Esther Neuwirth
Family of Helen Swerling
Kathy & Howard Zack & Family
• In Memory o f Zelda Zack
Ruth Seltz
Lillian Raen
Theresa and Nathan Berman
Tribute Fund of the WEF
Northside Friendship Women’s
Endowment Tribute Fund
Susan Himmelman Shapiro Fund
Theresa Berman
Barbara Raport
• Thinking of You
Barbara Raport
Bev & Marvin Edelstein
• In Honor of Birthdays & Anniversary
Sandra Rozman
Bevery & Richard Fink
Family of Robert Launer
• In Memory of Robert Launer
Betty & Peter Jonas
Beverly Fink
• In Memory of Susan Himmelman
Shapiro
Lillian Raen
Peggy & Joel Mandel
Ilana Weinstein
• In Honor of Bat Mitzvah
Cathy and Richard Broms Camp
Scholarship Designated Fund
Cathy & Richard Broms
Tom Borman
Mr. & Mrs. Allan Caplan
Nancy Schachtman
Women and Children’s Fund
Heidi & Howard Gilbert
Judy & Jon Harris
Nancy Schachtman
• Speedy Recovery
Sue Ackerman
Kerry & Scott Bader
Molly & Sid Bader
• In Honor of Birth of Harper Brynn Bader
Chuck Barry
Ron Rabinovitz
Lindsay Rose
• Speedy Recovery
Cathy Broms
Lisa Peilen
Jean Efron
• In Honor of Conversion to Judaism
Wendy & Randy Engel
• In Honor of Birth of Joseph Isaac
Family of Marvin Borman
Linda & Barry Gersick
Bat Mitzvah
Steve Kalin
• In Honor of Birth of George Kalin Holden
Nancy Nathanson
Addie Perl
• Thinking of You
Delores & Mel Sigel
Kim & Howard Simon & Family
Susie & Barry Taran
• In Memory of Fritzie Passon
• In Honor of Blake Brazner’s Bar Mitzvah
Howard & Kathy Zack
Women’s Endowment Fund
Judy Harris
Award
Judy & Herb Goldenberg
Howard & Kathy Zack
Judy Harris
• In Honor of Wilson/Kipness Friedland
Award
Mimi & David Sanders
Naomi Maul
• In Memory of Stutz Maul
Doris & Eddie Sherman
Howard & Kathy Zack
Bernice Hertz
Tudie Ross
fathers planted before me before I was born,
“soAsdomy
I plant for those who will come after me.”
– Talmud
Tribute card gifts are an excellent way to honor or memorialize a friend or relative, to commemorate a special occasion,
or to acknowledge a life-cycle event. The Minneapolis Jewish Federation’s Jewish Community Foundation will send out a
beautiful, personalized tribute card which acknowledges your donation on the recipient’s behalf. These contributions are
added to the fund of your choice, giving you the opportunity to help individual funds grow and thus increasing the amount
available for distribution to the community.
Three easy ways to make a tribute gift:
• Use the tribute envelope enclosed in this newsletter
• Visit www.jewishminneapolis.org/donate (click under “Other Ways to Give Back”)
• Call our office at 952.593.2600
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Adath Jeshurun Congregation and Minneapolis Jewish Federation Women’s Philanthropy Present
LIVE!
AT ADATH JESHURUN
2PM SUNDAY
MAY 5th
You’ve seen them on YouTube – now this internet pop
sensation is performing live in Minneapolis! Bring the
whole family for a fun a capella twist on Jewish
music… you might even get an autograph!
TICKETS ON SALE: March 11, 2013
$9 Kids 11 & Under •$18 General Admission•$36 Reserved Seating
adathjeshurun.org/maccabeats
Do you have a diehard Maccabeats fan in your family?
They could win VIP backstage passes to meet the Maccabeats
by answering this question: Which camp friend would you
bring with you to the Maccabeats concert & why is this friend
so special to you? Send an e-mail (at least 100 words) and a
photo to [email protected] before April 26th to be
entered to win.
*Two winners will receive three VIP backstage passes.
Entries may be used in Federation promotional material

The Maccabeats are Coming! - Minneapolis Jewish Federation

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