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A N N U A L R E P O RT 2 0 0 8 – 2 0 0 9 Sophie Zeidman Hamburger JFS Café Europa Member b 1919, Benzia Poland, on the cover Sophie’s arm bears a number tattoo, an indelible reminder of her captivity in the Auschwitz-Berkanow concentration camp. Draped over that arm is the thin garment she wore when she escaped from a Nazi death march. At first, the Nazis used Sophie as a slave laborer, making Sophie survived because of several similar expressions army uniforms in her hometown factory. In 1944, the of simple human kindness or just plain luck. Her youthful Germans shut down the factory. No longer “productive,” brashness and ingenuity often helped, like the time she she became an inmate in the notorious concentration camp. applied to the City Hall for food distribution cards for the Sophie was 20 during her nightmare year in Auschwitz. In homeless. Sophie made up a Polish name and address and 1945, as the Russian army approached, her German captors pretended that she had been imprisoned for trading goods retreated, taking Sophie and all the other female inmates on the black market. The official mistook the girls for with them to cover up the crimes from the advancing Allied “folks-Deutsch,” i.e. Poles who had become Germanized, soldiers. Those who were too sick or weak to keep up the and issued them German passports and bank certificates. pace were shot. Forced to march away from the camp, Flush with food and some cash, they backtracked to thank Sophie’s nightmare continued. the farm woman who had helped them recover from the With only a paper thin cotton garment to protect her from death march. the frigid temperature, and with no food or sleep, Sophie When the war was finally over, Sophie returned to her town thought she would surely die on the march from the camp. in Poland to look for any survivors from her family. She She decided to escape with three others, believing it was could find none. She married another Holocaust survivor their only chance to survive. “If we get shot, at least we tried from her town, eventually settling in America where they to do something,” she told the others. Bravely, they split raised two sons and a daughter. off from the group but they were too weak to run. All they could do was head for the forest. Miraculously, there was no gunfire to stop them. Once they reached the forest, they hid till morning when they came upon a German woman, carrying two buckets of water. The filthy, lice-ridden girls begged her for food. Though she had little herself, the woman shared what she had—some water, bread, and flour soup—and allowed them to clean up in her house. She even gave Sophie a pair of shoes to replace the pitiful strings that hung from her feet. It became clear that the four girls traveling together were challenged to find other kind people who would feed them About JFS Café Europa all. Splitting up into two pairs, the girls continued to walk Café Europa is a social support group for survivors of the from town to town and beg for food. A Polish woman who Holocaust. It is a place for survivors to build supportive worked on a farm took them in to live with her family for relationships and participate in social and educational activities two weeks while the girls got their strength back. including trips, holiday celebrations and entertainment. ANNUAL REPORT 2008–2009 JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE OF LOS ANGELES Message from the President and the Executive Director The world at large, and here in Los Angeles, continued to face significant economic challenges in the last year. Through it all, JFS has remained steadfast in its commitment to provide a safety net for individuals and families of the greater Los Angeles community. JFS has built on its strengths to meet the ever-increasing need in our community in creative and sustainable ways. We continue to respond with food, shelter, counseling and other services for the most vulnerable, from homeless children and their families to the frail elderly. Whether visiting an ailing Holocaust survivor at home, volunteering at SOVA and providing nourishing groceries to those who are hungry, counseling spouses and children who suffer from violence in the home, or assisting seniors to remain physically and mentally fit, JFS staff and volunteers change lives for the better every day. We have advocated for our clients at City Hall, in the halls of Sacramento and in the nation’s Capitol, protecting clients’ resources and services and ensuring that our elected representatives understand the impact of their actions. And, when our friends and family have been in need, our staff has responded, providing the highest quality of care throughout our many programs. As a new year begins, we thank you, our family members—donors, volunteers, staff members, friends and partners—for helping us respond. With your generous support, we renew our commitment to strengthen individuals and families in need. We cannot do it without you. Jeff Nagler, Board President Paul S. Castro, JD, Chief Executive Officer 1 2 JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE OF LOS ANGELES ANNUAL REPORT 2008–2009 Jewish Family Service of Los Angeles (JFS) is an extended family that welcomes and serves people of all ages, ethnicities and religions with compassion and caring. This compassion grows out of deep roots in Jewish values and traditions: repairing the world, helping others, not standing idly by. Our professional staff and dedicated volunteers share a passionate commitment to enriching the community and improving the quality of life for vulnerable populations living in our city. In 1854 JFS was the first charity to be established in Los Angeles and today we are proud to offer ‘a family of services’ to nearly 100,000 individuals a year. Through our programs, we strive to meet the trials of poverty, hunger, family violence, homelessness, substance abuse, families in crisis, disabilities and aging with dignity. Our services are as diverse and varied as the needs of our clients. We are proud to operate three shelters, three food pantries, home delivered meals, five senior centers, in home services, support groups, counseling, case management, recreational activities and much more. For a complete list of programs and locations, visit our website at www.jfsla.org. ANNUAL REPORT 2008–2009 JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE OF LOS ANGELES 3 JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE OF LOS ANGELES STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION June 30, 2009 With Summarized Totals at June 30, 2008 2009 ––––––––––––– 2008 ––––––––––––– $ $ ASSETS Cash and Cash Equivalents 209,811 216,154 Investments 3,836,340 4,838,604 Accounts and Other Receivables (Net) 2,126,662 2,651,334 Pledges Receivable (Net) 1,197,760 1,395,765 Beneficial Interest in Perpetual Trusts 2,176,772 2,879,343 Beneficial Interest in Charitable Remainder Trust — 800,000 Deposits and Other Assets 341,906 324,886 Land, Buildings and Equipment (Net) 2,891,174 3,151,605 ––––––––––––– ––––––––––––– TOTAL ASSETS $ 12,780,425 $ 16,257,691 ––––––––––––– ––––––––––––– ––––––––––––– ––––––––––––– LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS LIABILITIES: Accounts Payable $ 1,172,732 $ 845,594 Accrued Liabilities 1,040,923 1,156,656 Refundable Advances 378,007 606,564 Line of Credit 650,000 1,800,000 Notes Payable 322,810 390,609 ––––––––––––– ––––––––––––– TOTAL LIABILITIES 3,564,472 4,799,423 NET ASSETS: Unrestricted 2,760,726 4,223,874 Temporarily Restricted 3,564,064 3,643,113 Permanently Restricted 2,891,163 3,591,281 ––––––––––––– ––––––––––––– TOTAL NET ASSETS 9,215,953 11,458,268 ––––––––––––– ––––––––––––– TOTAL LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS $ 12,780,425 $ 16,257,691 ––––––––––––– ––––––––––––– ––––––––––––– ––––––––––––– For a complete copy of financial statements audited by Green Hasson & Janks LLP, please visit www.jfsla.org 4 JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE OF LOS ANGELES ANNUAL REPORT 2008–2009 JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE OF LOS ANGELES STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES Year Ended June 30, 2009 With Summarized Totals for the Year Ended June 30, 2008 2009 ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Temporarily Permanently 2008 Unrestricted Restricted Restricted Total Total ––––––––––––– ––––––––––––– ––––––––––––– ––––––––––––– ––––––––––––– REVENUE AND SUPPORT: Revenues: Government Fees $ 9,732,224 $ — $ — $ 9,732,224 $ 9,355,738 Client Fees, Program Income and Reimbursements 3,193,670 — — 3,193,670 3,447,427 Support—Direct: Contributions 2,204,025 2,918,515 2,453 5,124,993 4,992,077 Special Events (Net of Direct) Expenses of $240,518) 657,339 — — 657,339 1,012,273 Grants 3,489,776 — — 3,489,776 3,118,802 Gifts In-Kind 1,285,768 — — 1,285,768 577,413 Change in Value of Beneficial Interest in Perpetual Trusts — — (702,571) (702,571) (80,461) Support—Indirect: Allocation from Jewish Federation Council 2,921,723 — — 2,921,723 3,329,038 Grant Passed Through Jewish Federation Council 477,141 — — 477,141 506,702 Allocation from United Way 116,774 — — 116,774 197,702 Investment Loss (Net) (978,626) — — (978,626) (69,252) Rental and Other Income 53,618 — — 53,618 161,150 Net Assets Released from Program Restrictions 2,997,564 (2,997,564) — — — ––––––––––––– ––––––––––––– ––––––––––––– ––––––––––––– ––––––––––––– TOTAL REVENUE AND SUPPORT 26,150,996 (79,049) (700,118) 25,371,829 26,548,609 EXPENSES: Program Services 22,369,767 — — 22,369,767 22,293,070 Supporting Services 5,244,377 — — 5,244,377 5,924,663 ––––––––––––– ––––––––––––– ––––––––––––– ––––––––––––– ––––––––––––– TOTAL EXPENSES 27,614,144 — — 27,614,144 28,217,733 ––––––––––––– ––––––––––––– ––––––––––––– ––––––––––––– ––––––––––––– CHANGE IN NET ASSETS (1,463,148) (79,049) (700,118) (2,242,315) (1,669,124) Net Assets—Beginning of Year (As Reclassified) 4,223,874 3,643,113 3,591,281 11,458,268 13,127,392 ––––––––––––– ––––––––––––– ––––––––––––– ––––––––––––– ––––––––––––– NET ASSETS—END OF YEAR $ 2,760,726 $ 3,564,064 $ 2,891,163 $ 9,215,953 $ 11,458,268 ––––––––––––– ––––––––––––– ––––––––––––– ––––––––––––– ––––––––––––– ––––––––––––– ––––––––––––– ––––––––––––– ––––––––––––– ––––––––––––– Direct Client Services Rent and Occupancy Gifts In-Kind Professional and Temporary Services Depreciation and Amortization Supplies and Materials Miscellaneous Telephone Program Activities Property Taxes and Insurance Publicity and Advertising Equipment, Repairs and Maintenance Printing and Reproduction Equipment and Building Purchases Security Postage and Delivery Dues and Subscriptions Total 2009 Functional Expenses Total 2008 Functional Expenses Salaries Payroll Taxes and Employee Benefits Employee Expenses Total Personnel Costs $12,623,290 $396,033 $2,592,858 –––––––––– –––––––––– –––––––– –––––––– –––––––––– –––––––––– $3,500,109 ––––––––– ––––––––– 19,209 2,724 $12,376,657 $413,741 $2,157,854 –––––––––– –––––––––– –––––––– –––––––– –––––––––– –––––––––– 1,156 810 100,796 14,874 21,455 3,986 25,656 934 16,762 64,853 $4,535,875 ––––––––– ––––––––– 59,114 63,956 28,262 14,062 39,245 618 2,798 34 1,346 340 1,819 1,276 106,424 256,978 — 43,514 82 1,533 7,056 40 6,621 13,226 234 4,101 7,337 — 25 –––––––––– –––––––– –––––––––– 334,966 22,142 94,310 32,268 121,002 182,510 84,185 36,575 183,115 79,676 58,454 14,840 23,796 — 36,512 13,738 140,504 12,656 — 11,745 52,849 7,809 917 ––––––––– 2,932,226 328,823 448,544 829,651 387,452 837,224 1,147 1,073 2,097 1,085 1,578 181 2,453 16,700 3,191 314 30,273 15,200 — — 3,054 550 — 2,552 186 8,118 — 2,296 — 121,149 65,806 — $1,871,819 $552,273 $756,688 ––––––––– ––––––––– ––––––––––– ––––––––––– –––––––––––– –––––––––––– $1,914,094 $378,271 $593,275 ––––––––– ––––––––– ––––––––––– ––––––––––– –––––––––––– –––––––––––– 17,686 — — 4,394 292 — 1,320 1,386 1,273 624 125 10 ––––––––– ––––––––––– –––––––––––– 11,326 676 35,917 17,554 24,491 78 23,266 1,362 17,911 408 49,217 173,975 — 22,122 9,946 152,164 174,923 24,156 166,605 26,778 5,852 29,138 53,491 450 389,114 — 6,950 50,322 1,295 40,230 16,208 26,789 4,008 50 6,796 17,675 2,150 108,297 — 29,072 60,268 153,459 215,153 40,364 193,394 30,786 5,902 35,934 71,166 2,600 497,411 — $22,293,070 $5,000,520 $ 924,143 $5,924,663 –––––––––– –––––––––– –––––––––––– –––––––––––– ––––––––––– ––––––––––– –––––––––– –––––––––– $22,369,767 $4,135,252 $1,109,125 $5,244,377 –––––––––– –––––––––– –––––––––––– –––––––––––– ––––––––––– ––––––––––– –––––––––– –––––––––– 74,560 27,887 631 28,518 71,252 72 — 72 29,349 15,914 22,177 38,091 9,038 33,352 705 34,057 –––––––––– –––––––––––– ––––––––––– –––––––––– 120,214 86,355 696,686 135,949 205,638 51,573 205,637 201,846 162,676 117,164 4,209,444 1,240,890 1,285,768 3,052,479 584,984 162,983 747,967 169,267 54,731 8,873 63,604 –––––––––– –––––––––––– ––––––––––– –––––––––– 13,465,728 3,003,288 804,842 3,808,130 394,809 69,701 94,413 7,965 4,787 1,744 ––––––––– ––––––––––– –––––––––––– 1,533,889 301,176 388,281 493,104 11,121 ––––––––– 1,955,773 1,636,154 47,511 316,787 129,725 2,429 11,496 –––––––––– –––––––– –––––––––– 7,564,903 210,783 1,510,923 Total Management Total Program and Supporting Services General Fundraising Services –––––––––– –––––––––––– ––––––––––– –––––––––– $10,243,982 $2,363,573 $ 632,986 $2,996,559 Supporting Services –––––––––––––––––––––––– Program Services –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Disabilities Nutrition Senior/ Children and Immigration and Older and Shelter Special and Hunger Adults Families Counseling Services Needs Resettlement ––––––––– –––––––––– –––––––– –––––––––– ––––––––– ––––––––––– –––––––––––– $1,451,548 $ 5,799,024 $160,843 $1,182,640 $1,131,115 $226,688 $292,124 STATEMENT OF FUNCTIONAL EXPENSES Year Ended June 30, 2009 With Summarized Totals for the Year Ended June 30, 2008 JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE OF LOS ANGELES $27,614,144 –––––––––– –––––––––– 103,078 71,324 67,440 43,095 –––––––––– 149,286 146,623 850,145 351,102 246,002 244,967 236,423 207,748 198,610 188,330 4,212,044 1,738,301 1,285,768 3,800,446 232,871 –––––––––– 17,273,858 2009 –––––––––– $13,240,541 $28,217,733 –––––––––– –––––––––– 302,131 71,674 117,896 55,270 –––––––––– 186,618 190,684 914,344 381,105 272,872 113,182 295,459 230,794 260,566 384,290 4,231,327 1,655,319 577,413 3,900,372 239,441 –––––––––– 17,976,789 2008 –––––––––– $13,836,976 Total Expenses ––––––––––––––––––––––– ANNUAL REPORT 2008–2009 JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE OF LOS ANGELES 5 6 JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE OF LOS ANGELES ANNUAL REPORT 2008–2009 HAPPENINGS Adult Fair In October of 2009, JFS and Westside M.A.P.S. hosted an “Active & Healthy Resource Fair for Older Adults” at the Iranian-American Jewish Center in West Hollywood. Nearly 500 seniors from across the city and valley, along with their family members and caregivers, attended the fair. Participants met more than 60 exhibitors who provided information about services and resources available for older adults, attended lectures and received free flue shots and health screenings. Photo by Curtis Gibbs Gleaning Photographer and documentary filmmaker Rick Nahmias was inspired to create a project to help provide locally-grown produce to those who struggle with issues related to poverty and hunger. Out of this idea grew “Food Forward,” which paired local produce growers with food pantries, including the JFS SOVA Community Food and Resource Program. Over the course of the year, “Food Forward” and its dedicated volunteers provided thousands of pounds of fresh fruit and vegetables that were distributed at each of our three food pantry locations. Young Leaders The JFS Young Leadership group has grown into an active source of support for the agency over the course of the last year. Professionals and students ages 20-40 have participated in a variety of volunteer, fundraising and networking events including “Martinis and Mitzvahs”, “A Day At Dodger Stadium” and “Chore Day at Park La Brea”. If you or someone you know is interested in learning more, logon to www.jfsla.org/youngleaders. ANNUAL REPORT 2008–2009 JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE OF LOS ANGELES 7 Adopt-A-Family In 2009, the JFS Adopt-A-Family program provided a record breaking 120 families in need with gifts during the December holiday season. Donors, who included individuals, families and groups—such as book clubs and office teams, received a vignette and a wish list from a needy family. Gift cards, kitchen appliances, clothing, books and plenty of surprises made the holiday season a joyous one for many who would have otherwise gone without a celebration. For more information about the 2010 Adopt-A-Family program contact Sherri Kadovitz at 323 761-8800 ext 1217 or [email protected]. Yaran Iranian Peer Counseling Last year, through the generosity of the Jewish Community Foundation, JFS launched the Yaran Iranian Peer Counseling program which provides confidential, supportive services to the Iranian immigrant community. Yaran serves all Persian speaking individuals, and provides services including social service information and referral, family/mental health issues, domestic violence counseling, domestic violence counseling and substance abuse counseling. “Yaran is an innovative program specifically targeted to the Iranian community here in Los Angeles,” said Vivian Sauer, JFS Associate Executive Director. “Yaran not only provides services to the community, but uses a paraprofessional training model to help Iranian community peers to become counselors and advocates. By directly engaging community members, we will be able to develop clear strategies to overcome cultural barriers and better serve the Iranian community with needed social services.” For more information about Yaran, please call (818) 464-2864. Older Adult Fitness Centers Extending our commitment to helping older adults remain healthy and active, JFS opened its second older adult fitness center last year. Located in the JFS Valley Storefront Senior Center in North Hollywood, the program offers group wellness classes, ergonomically supportive cardio and strength training equipment, individualized workout plans and supervision by a trained professional staff. The JFS Eichenbaum Health and Fitness Center located adjacent to the JFS Freda Mohr Senior Center on Fairfax Ave., also continues to support the growing demand for fitness related services for older adults in the city. For more information logon to www.jfsla.org/fitness. Esther Himelblum Fruchter JFS Café Europa Member b. 1922, Warsaw, Poland Esther likes to be with people, spending her time at the Senior Center in Roxbury Park and at Café Europa— her home away from home. She is pictured with Susan Brandler, a Café Europa volunteer. “Susan is like an adopted daughter to me,” she says. Growing up in a family of five children, Esther always After two years, the family moved to California and saved strived to advance in life. As a teenager, she lived at home, enough money to buy a little grocery store. Esther worked making gloves to earn some money. She missed out on alongside her husband in the store. Sadly, Esther lost both gaining a Jewish education but she did manage to save a her husband and her son, but she has the pleasure of little to attend opera performances. watching her grandchildren thrive. When the war broke out, the family along with her sister’s “It was always my dream to find someone from my family,” two children lived together in the Warsaw ghetto until Esther says. That dream was realized during a 2004 visit to 1942. Esther’s brother changed his name and using his Israel organized by Jewish Family Services of Los Angeles false papers, he moved to Lublin. A friend of this brother to meet their Israeli counterparts. After decades believing smuggled Esther out of the Warsaw ghetto. From there, she that all her family perished in the Holocaust, Esther was set out alone, walking eastward until she reached Soviet reunited with a first cousin, Esther Nissenbaum, whom territory. But the Russians accused her of being a spy and she hadn’t seen since the German invasion of Poland. The shipped her to Siberia. With 80 other girls crammed into a barrack, Esther constantly suffered from hunger and cold. Her work details involved digging trenches and plastering, and an assignment supervising some housing construction work in Krasnoyarsk. When the war ended, she returned to Poland to a kibbutz run by the Zionist BRICHA movement. In 1945, Esther walked to Italy, where she remained after marrying a man she had met during her war years in Siberia. They had a son and stayed there for three years with the help of relief funds from the Joint Distribution Committee. The family immigrated to the United States in 1950, settling in Louisville, Kentucky. Her husband couldn’t get employment and again, the family relied on the Joint to sustain them. They moved on to Cleveland where her husband found work in the sheet metal industry. event was covered by the Los Angeles Times and broadcast on both American and Israeli television. Esther became weak from all the excitement, but Susan, her Café Europa “adopted daughter,” helped her get through the emotional meeting. “I will never forget how wonderful Susan was to me. I love her,” she says with gratitude. 10 JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE OF LOS ANGELES ANNUAL REPORT 2008–2009 DONORS Donors The great sage Rabbi Tarfon said, “It is not your obligation to complete the task, but neither are you at liberty to desist from it.” The task of tikkun olam, the healing of our world, is a daunting one, but each of us must do our part. JFS offers our sincere thanks to our most generous donors whose names are listed in the pages of this report. This is a list of financial donations only, made between July 1, 2008–June 30, 2009. Every effort has been made to ensure proper recognition to each donor; we apologize for any errors. We would also like to gratefully acknowledge the thousands of individuals who have given gifts up to $250, donors of goods and services, those who wish to remain anonymous, those who give of their time, and others who support our work whose names do not appear in this book. DONORS ANNUAL REPORT 2008–2009 JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE OF LOS ANGELES 11 $1,000,000+ Lester* & Rhea* Kleinberg Suzanne, Ric & Jerry Kayne Patricia & Ira Cohen The Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles Barbara & Tom Leanse Helene & Arthur Laub Ann & Philip Colburn Mitchell, Silberberg & Knupp Foundation Joyce & Don Lee Irma* & Louis Colen $100,000 – 1,000,000 Shana & Don Passman Debbie & Morey Levovitz Dart-L Foundation by Jacob & Lea Friedman Anonymous (2) Debbie, Rick, Ashley & Jeremy Powell Bank of America The Harold Edelstein Foundation Susan & Edward Rosenson United Way of Los Angeles Joseph K. & Inez Eichenbaum Foundation Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. Michael Forman Marilyn Ziering Andrea Massion Microcrystalline Cellulose Settlement Fund E.G.K. Foundation Ellen & Jeff Nagler Herbert Z. & Connie Abell Ehrmann Jonathan R. Novak Dennis & Deedy Oberman Anita Hirsh $18,000 – 24,999 Ornest Family Foundation Jeanne Phillips & Walter Harris Buchalter Family Trust Jack Sraberg* California Foundation for Stronger Communities Ralphs/ Food 4 Less Foundation Wells Fargo Dermalogica Foundation, Inc. $50,000 – 99,999 Noreen & S. Ian Drew Frances Brody* Bucky Hazan Charitable Auto Resources, Inc Gabe Kapler Foundation City National Bank Patricia & Stanley Silver Gang, Tyre, Ramer & Brown Pearle Rae & Mark Levey Klee, Tuchin, Bogdanoff & Stern LLP Irene & Eytan Ribner Roz & Abner Goldstine J. Samuel & Manya Harwit-Aviv Charitable Trust Judah Hertz Joleen & Mitch Julis Doreen & Kenneth Klee Barbara Weiser & Robert Margolis Blossom Trustman Marcie & Howard Zelikow Ruth Ziegler Madeline & Bruce M. Ramer Rosalyn & Julius Griffin Endowment Fund Anonymous (5) Nancy Berman Beverly Hills B’nai B’rith Eric Eisner Pat & Jerry B. Epstein Esther & Steven Feder Frances Schermer Frederick R. Weisman Philanthropic Foundation Leslie & Mark Friedman Eveline & Uri Ginzburg Donna & Harvey Rosen Charlene & William Glikbarg Eric Rowen Judy Friedman & Fred Gluckman Lela & Gerry Sarnat Vicki & Daniel Gold Alan & Angel Schneider Stanley Goldhaber* Joseph Sherwood Barbara & Ronald E. Gordon Jerome Snyder Dorothy & Ozzie Goren Southwestern Bag Co. The Maurice Marciano Family Foundation Frances Toll $10,000 – 17,999 Marlynn & Rabbi Elliot Dorff Etan and Debby Barak Milgrom Cindy Ornest Werner Hamburger* The Davidow Charitable Fund Beverly & Richard Horowitz Ethel B. & Robert M. Kanne Joyce Eisenberg-Keefer and Mel Keefer Marcia & Dick Volpert Sally & Morton Kirshner Washington Mutual Lisa & Victor Kohn Wells Fargo Foundation Cindy & Richard Koral Marion Wolff* Laemmle Theatres Charitable Foundation Joyce & Larry Powell Sam Birnkrant Lois Rosen Family Violence Project Endowment Fund William E. Bloomfield Jr. $5,000 – 9,999 Louis Borick Anonymous (8) Carolyn & Gerald Bronstein Colette & Gerald Ament Sherrie Zacharius & David O. Levine Judy Carmel Jackie & Clarence Avant Irene & Howard Levine Nikki Cavalier & Paul S. Castro Daniele & Philip Barach Elayne & Howard Levkowitz $25,000 – 49,999 Alyce & Phil de Toledo Ann & Alan J. Barton Anonymous (2) Ella Fitzgerald Charitable Foundation Phyllis & Sanford Beim Lowitz Foundation — Dr. & Mrs. Barry Lowitz Irving & Dena Schechter The Michael & Irene Ross Endowment Fund Adele & Lawrence Braun The Erwin Rautenberg Foundation Irene Finkelstein* Claire & George* Gering Priscilla & James Halper Lois & Richard Gunther Charlotte & Dr. Edward* Kamenir Louise & Herb Horvitz Foundation *of blessed memory Lander Family Trust Connie & Martinn Mandles Dahlia & Arthur Bilger Joni & Jeff Marine Charmaine Blatt Susan & Jonathan M. Brandler Cannon Family Foundation Jeannette & Kenneth Chiate Lori Mars & David Fields Matt Construction Corporation Wendy & Barry Meyer JFS is a beneficiary of the Jewish Federation Toby Tambor JFS Café Europa Member b. 1934 Deretchin, Belarus Toby eagerly tells her amazing story of the “wild child” who survived in the forest outside her Polish town in what today is Belarus and credits her mother with saving her life. Toby wears her mother’s shawl that played a key role in her survival story. She holds the hand-made spoon given to her by a friend who was to care for her should her mother not make it. Sadly, the woman—nine months pregnant—was killed a week before liberation. Before the war, Toby’s mother had a store in fabrics and Of the 142 in Toby’s forest “family”, only 40 made it through beads. When the Russians entered their town in 1939, she the war. They were freed by the Russians in 1944 and after whisked her child away to hide, leaving behind all her three years in Austrian D.P. camps, Toby and her mother possessions. When they returned, everything was gone but made aliya to Israel. She met and married her husband in for her precious shawls, called “facheles.” Netanya and the two idealistic Zionists made a life in Israel The Germans bombed the town in 1941. Toby and her for 17 years. Eventually, they moved to Brooklyn. mother escaped across the river. A year later, they were After both her husband and mother died, Toby struggled to in hiding in the cellar of a house with seven others. She find herself. She learned to move her troubles from the front remembers hearing shooting and screaming from under the of her mind to the back, “to open doors and to close doors.” floorboards. Toby’s mother had prepared two shawls and She lives in Los Angeles near her children and is an active a soft grey coat for their escape. She told Toby that if they member of the Holocaust Child Survivors of Santa Monica. were found, she would cover her with the black shawl so she wouldn’t be seen. Only eight years old, Toby protested pleading, “But I can’t survive without you.” During a break in the killing, they emerged from their hiding place. Toby’s mother told her to run to the high foliage by the river. Though it was summertime, Toby’s mother put the soft grey coat on her daughter so she would meld into the grey light of dawn. Toby ran as she was instructed, taking refuge in a Jewish home where she devoured a dish of noodle kugel that had been prepared for the Tisha B’Av fast. In the morning, she saw a man pointing out the Jews’ hiding place to the German soldiers. Afraid of being discovered, Toby ran through the corn fields and into the forest. There, she found her starving, barefoot cousin and shared her meager food with him. Later on, they banded together with groups of other escapees, growing to 142 in number. Some young Jews became partisans and joined up with the Russians to bomb trains and disrupt the German army. Toby recalls cutting off her long hair and going without showers for two years as they learned to live as forest creatures. “I don’t give up—I always was a survivor,” Toby says with pride. DONORS ANNUAL REPORT 2008–2009 JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE OF LOS ANGELES 13 14 JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE OF LOS ANGELES ANNUAL REPORT 2008–2009 DONORS Alexander A. & Ruth E. Jacobson Charitable Foundation Lillian Raphael Righteous Persons Foundation Accredited Nursing Services Jewish Federation Sylvia Weisz Women’s Campaign Adat Ari El Judy & Ronald Kabrins Sydney & Tom Ross Arlene & Alan Alda Roneet & Kenneth Kahan Elyse Salend & Jon Pynoos The Anyone Can Whistle Foundation Audrey & Albert Katz Toni & John Schulman Jacqueline Pearlson* Debbie & Jay Kester Bill Scott & Karen Kaplan Ira Pittelman Gail Asch Grace Kim Annette & Daniel Shapiro Ralphs Community Contributions Program Bunny & Howard Bernstein Chris King Marsanne & Steven Shapiro Dena & Joel Bess Sandy King Debora & Tom Shapiro Lynn & Leslie Bider Barbara & Martin L. Kozberg Beth and David Shaw Arlene & Isaac Blumberg Paulie & Barry A. Kramer Sidney Stern Memorial Trust Judy & Bernard Briskin Sharon & Gordon Krischer Mace Siegel Melanie & Alan Brunswick L & R Investment Company Wendy & Harlan Spinner Drs. Joan & Harry Saperstein Beth Burnam Lee & Luis Lainer Sheila & Alan Mandelberg Carleen Schwartz Marcia Burnam Lasky Charitable Lead Trust Gini & Norton Sharpe Chesed Foundation Deborah Laub Rick Rosenthal & Nancy Stephens Gloria Simons Bikram Choudhury Jill Cherneff & Rocky Laverty Drs. Mary & Andrew Stolz Riva & Alan B. Slifka Phyllis Cohen & Joel Binder Susan Lebow Eileen & Eric Strom Ira Smedra Connie Frank Foundation Henry Chaim Lerner* The Help Group Trinka & Howard Soloway Barbara & Gilbert Dembo Robert Levey Adrienne & Mark Tobin Sherry & Mitchell Stein Susan Ehrlich, PhD Nadine & Israel Levy Jennifer & Lawrence Trilling Charlotte Stern* Nancy & Mike Eisenstadt Priscilla & Richard London Saul & Shirley Turteltaub Mike Stoller & Corky Hale Stoller Janet & Jake Farber Virginia & Francis Maas Valley Beth Shalom Sisterhood Helgard & Irwin S. Field Valley Outreach Synagogue William Symington Lisa & Jonathan Mandel Marianna & David Fisher Venable Foundation, Inc. Don Taffner Roberta & Richard Marantz Trish & William Flumenbaum Maurice Amado Foundation Eva Vollmer The Harry Evans Testamentary Trust Food Industry Crusade Against Hunger Peter Maurice Sharon & Gary Weisenberg The Jewish Women’s Repertory Co. Jeanne & Herbert Mayer Sylvia Weisz Gail & Dennis Galanter Milken Family Foundation Wells Fargo Community Support Campaign Edward D. & Anna Mitchell Family Foundation Myra & Harry Morewitz Carol & Jerry Muchin Kathy & Tony Namvar Robin Nourmand Morris Ostin Janice and Benjamin Reznik Anita & Arnold Rosenstein Janet & Maxwell Salter Samuel Goldberg & Sons Foundation Inc. $2,500 – 4,999 Anonymous (7) 30 Years After, Inc. 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Gordon & Donna Schwarzbach Linda & Larry Elins Kathleen Gordon Helena & Ira Katz Anne Elman Jacquelyn & Stanley Gottlieb Helen & Sidney Katz Marcie Greenberg Lauren & Lloyd Braun Employee’s Community Fund of the Boeing Company Judi & Roy Kaufman Esther Brenner Carol & Moise Emquies Norma & Harvey Greenberg Claire & Victor Kaufman Richard Brent Adrienne & Selwyn Enzer Eric Greenspan Ruth & Rabbi Hillel Kellerman Laurie & Jeffrey Evans Sharon & Bradford Grob Samuel and Helene Soref Foundation Edd Khani Linda & Larry Gross Nancy & Al Klein Linda Gross Susanne & Lawrence Klein Reveta & Bob Bowers Mona Brandler Stephanie & Harold Bronson Julie & Joseph Fax Ronnie & Michael Kassan 16 JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE OF LOS ANGELES ANNUAL REPORT 2008–2009 DONORS John Gordon JFS Café Europa Member b. 1936, Budapest, Hungary John is holding an etched glass from a Hungarian spa where his mother had vacationed before the war. John Gordon is active in the Child Survivors of the Anti-Semitism was rampant and John’s family registered Holocaust. He is a frequent speaker to students, telling his him in school as a Catholic. “I dreaded going to P.E. classes. compelling story through the eyes of a child. I had to find excuses to avoid having to shower with other John’s father died very young, leaving his mother to run their small business and care for their two year old son. When the Nazis occupied Hungary in 1944, John recalls, “All of us had to wear the yellow star when we went outside, and it was scary to have people notice you. Then the order came that Jews can live only in specially designated houses. We were among the fortunate ones who already lived in one of boys.” In 1956 the Soviet army put down the Hungarian Revolution and firebombed John’s apartment house that had been a center for the resistance. John decided to make his escape through Austria and joined a refugee group hosted by a small town in Pennsylvania, where he ultimately attended Penn State University. “The most difficult time for me was the decision to leave the star houses; however, in addition to my grandparents, an Hungary without telling my grandparents,” he explains. “I aunt and uncle with their two children also moved in with never had the opportunity to say a final goodbye.” us. I had to take orders from several adults who lived with us and I was no longer the only child and the center of attention.” John watched from a window as the Arrow Cross John’s marriage and reconnection to the Jewish community have helped him come to terms with the losses in his life. About his mother, he admits “It has been difficult for me to stop blaming her for not surviving for the sake of her little (Hungarian Nazi Party) emptied the neighboring buildings boy.” Now, he can appreciate his many blessings, “finding and marched the residents away. Soon a young man came connections through survivor organizations, synagogue, and for John and his mother. John hid behind his mother’s skirt family and friends who sustain me.” as they were instructed to pack a small bag and gather in the park. They were marched to the main synagogue, where they spent the night, sleeping on the benches. John’s last memory of his mother is his sleeping in her lap. Afterwards, his mother was required to report to the brick factory, a gathering place for the deportation of Jewish women. He never saw her again. By late November, the Soviet Army had surrounded Budapest, and the Nazis prepared to deport or kill the last remnant of Jews in the city. John’s aunt, who worked at the Swedish Legation, found a hiding place for the boy at one of the Wallenberg “protected” houses. During the constant air raids, the Jews took shelter in the basement, each family living in a small area separated by hanging sheets. The building took a direct hit, but John survived to be liberated by the Russians. When his mother did not return, his aunt and uncle took responsibility for raising him with the help of his grandparents. 18 JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE OF LOS ANGELES ANNUAL REPORT 2008–2009 DONORS Carole & David Fiske Anita & Michael Melnick Rita Pynoos Lady’s Secret Foundation Sue & Ed Meltzer R.E.M. Heidi & Stuart Laff Besse Meyer* William & Sandra Rake Alice & Nahum Lainer Barbara & Alan Miller Lisa Rawlins & Rich DeLorimier Neil Lane Judith & Louis Miller Judy & Howard Raykoff Wendy Goodman & Dina LaPolt Frederick & Judith Mishkin Carolyn DeFoe Reiss Joyce Leanse M.J. Magesh & S.F. 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Tom Flesh Carol & Akiva Flesher John Forbes Ruth & Herb* Forer Congregation Or Ami Laura Fox MD & John Hofbauer MD Boulevard Management Emily & Rick Corleto Victoria & Charles Frankel Douglas & Arlene Braun Toni & Bruce Corwin Lynn & Richard Frankel Ronda & Stanley Breitbard Ellen Graff & Fred Cowan Maggie & Jan Freed Kitty & Joel Breitbart Sharon & Paul Crane Friars Charitable Foundation Andrea Jedwab & Adrian Breitfeld Gloria & Paul Crane Elizabeth & Glen Friedman AOL Time Warner Inc. Isarela & Bill Aron Broadcast Music Inc. Nancy Wilson & Cameron Crowe Joshua S. & Beth C. Friedman Family Fund Datafaction, Inc. Ruth Friedman Susan Altman Zucky Altman & Robert Stambor Margaret & David Altschul Labor Zionist Alliance/Ameinu Carol Aminoff Harriet Rossetto & Rabbi Mark Borovitz Lisa Katz Contract JFS Café Europa Member b. 1930, Kovno, Lithuania Lisa and her parents were separated during the family’s escape as the Germans invaded Lithuania. She was told that they had been killed on the highway. Every Friday night in the ghetto, Lisa and her siblings covered the windows as they lit Shabbat candles and cried for their Mom’s cherished candlesticks. Liza assumed her mother, like the candlesticks, were lost to her forever. But this is a story of reunion. Lisa was born the sixth of eight children to a middle class From other refugees, Lisa heard of her mother and sister’s family. Her father owned a food warehouse in Kovno where whereabouts. She wrote a letter to the superintendant the family had lived and prospered for several generations. of their building in Vilnius and after months, she heard When the Germans invaded, the youngest child was just a back that her mother was indeed there. In 1959, the family baby and the oldest was in the army. was reunited in Israel. “We polished and cleaned the Determined to save the family from the Nazis, Lisa’s father loaded the wagon and with his wife and baby, headed candlesticks,” Lisa recalls, always proud of this beautiful symbol of her family’s survival. towards the Soviet Union. Hidden under layers of clothing After moving to America, Lisa became a nurse and her was a pair of candlesticks that Lisa’s mother had inherited husband a carpenter. Her children and nine grandchildren from her maternal great-grandmother. The oldest brother are all accomplished, six living in the US and three in Israel. was put in charge of all the other children. Looking for a shortcut in the forest, the children got lost and were captured by the Germans. First, they were taken to the ghetto, then to a series of concentration camps. Lisa became separated from all her sisters and brothers, only one of whom survived the war. After liberation, Lisa walked to Berlin, moving on through Italy and Cyprus and reached Palestine in 1946. She married a Jewish officer who had emigrated from Poland to Palestine in the ‘30s. Their first child was born in Jerusalem in 1947. Later they had another son and a daughter. The children were named for siblings who had died in the Holocaust. In the early 1950s Lisa learned that her parents had not died on the highway as she had believed. In fact, they had made it all the way to Siberia where her father was jailed for six months and died. Her mother was always mindful of the candlesticks that had been in her family for generations. She managed to hide them in a barrel and buried them in the ground. At war’s end, Lisa’s mother and sister moved many times, from Siberia to Afghanistan, back to Kovno and settled in Vilnius. The nearly 200 years old candlesticks now belong to Lisa’s daughter, the fifth generation to own them. 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Geraldine Mund Gary Pearlson Vicki Pearlson & Scott Willis Haim & Gail Pekelis Gaye & Mark Pettibone Shirely & Edgar Phillips Lou Pietruszka Marvin Pietruszka PLB Management Lauren Polak Heidi & Albert Praw Vicky & Sam Praw Cheryl & Joel Prell Simin & Fereidoun Rabizadeh Judith Rafael Jean & Erwin Raffle Rabbi Sanford Ragins Susan & Alan Raphael Steven & Kathy Rasmussen Linda R. & Larry Rauch Linda & Stephan Ray Susan & Harold Reichwald Estelle* & Carl Reiner Charlotte & Stanley Reinhart Lois & Richard Reinis Marci & Daniel Reiss Tina & Elliot Loboda Ruhuma & Rabbi Elazar Muskin Mitchell Locks Edna & Jilber Naftaly Frieda & Arthur Spiwak Lockton Insurance Brokers Roberta & Paul Nathanson C. Ruth & Eugene Roberts Erica Lodgen 25 Rishon B’nai Brith Arleen Rockoff 26 JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE OF LOS ANGELES ANNUAL REPORT 2008–2009 DONORS Jarrow Rogovin Susan Shaw Bradley Tabach-Bank Hana & Robert Wexler Diane Roosth Shomrei Torah Synagogue Rochelle & Ronald Tamkin Dennis & Joan Wilder Rikki Rosen Judith & David Shore Judith & S. 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Parsons Foundation City of West Hollywood The Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Foundation County of Los Angeles Angell Foundation State of California Bank of America U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency Righteous Persons Foundation U.S. Department of Health & Human Services—Administration on Aging $25,000 – $49,999 U.S. Department of Health & Human Services—Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger Jewish Venture Philanthropy Fund United Way, Inc. Chevra Chai Charitable Foundation of CA, Inc. Anonymous Robert Ellis Simon Foundation Yahoo! Employee Foundation The Doris Factor Endowment Fund $10,000 – $24,999 Ahmanson Foundation Blue Shield of California Foundation Ronald McDonald House Charities Pfaffinger Foundation Change a Life $5,000 – $9,999 Northrop Grumman Corporation Kaiser Permanente Peter Norton Family Foundation Costco $1,000 – $4,999 Entertainment Industry Foundation U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development DONORS Halina Schejnfinkiel Wolf JFS Café Europa Member b. 1920 Lodz, Poland Halina has beautiful hands—“clavier fingers”—made for playing music. Lacking the required ear for an instrument, she learned to crochet instead. Her skill making intricate doilies, like the one in her portrait, proved to be her life line. “I survived by many miracles,” Halina says philosophically. Finally, the Allied planes flying overhead were raining down “Life is like a puzzle. You form the pieces during your leaflets about liberation instead of bombs. The girls were lifetime and the pieces fall into place over your life.” The bused to Denmark by the Swedish Red Cross as part of the first piece of the puzzle was formed in the Lodz ghetto. prisoner exchange arranged by Count Bernadotte. Despite Halina was preparing to follow her sister to the Sorbonne bombardment, Halina made it through unscathed and when the war broke out. Exiled to the ghetto, it was continued on to neutral Sweden where one of the girls essential to find work deemed useful to the German had an older sister. “We were welcomed by helicopters and occupiers. Halina offered up her skilled hands to the the Swedish people were wonderful to us.” Halina joined Jewish-run Radziejewski factory which had been pressed her older sister in Paris where she also met her second into action making woolen hats and facemasks for husband, another survivor from Lodz. “It means a lot,” the German soldiers. When the order came in to make Halina explains, to find a fellow survivor from your home doilies, Halina recruited mothers with young children and town. They moved first to Australia and then to America, elderly women and taught them how to make the doilies settling in Los Angeles. according to her specifications. Many of these women would have been consigned to death camps if she hadn’t given them useful work. Halina swore she would never pick up a crochet needle again, but as time passed, she took up the handiwork that had saved her life. She gives to charities as a way of repaying In 1944, the ghetto was liquidated to Auschwitz/Birkenau. her debt. As Halina states, “History is a chain of cruelty and Halina and Mina Colton, a high school girlfriend, were on a chain of miracles.” the same transport. They vowed to stick together as they approached the SS guards’ notorious “selection.” One girl, bearing an appendix scar which would have relegated her to the extermination line, was saved by a distraction caused by a plane flying overhead. But Halina’s husband was separated from her at Birkenau and she never saw him again. Halina’s skill coupled with pure luck provided a path to survival. Because of their small hands and keen eyesight, the girls were picked for the “montage” unit to work on the intricate clockworks for time bombs at the Krupp factory in Berlin. Other slave laborers worked in dye cutting and lost fingers; or in the galvanization factories and were poisoned by the foul air. Halina felt lucky to be assigned the fine work. The factory conditions were deplorable but certainly better than in the camps. 30 JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE OF LOS ANGELES ANNUAL REPORT 2008–2009 Board of Directors Officers Jeffrey Nagler, President Ann Cutrow, Vice President Hilary Lottenberg, Vice President Arthur Laub, Vice President Marcie Zelikow, Vice President Dick Weiner, Treasurer Shana Passman, Secretary Paul S. Castro, Executive Director/CEO Shirley Abrams Phalen (Chuck) Hurewitz Laura Ornest Colette Ament Ronald M. Kabrins Steven W. Paul Judy Axonovitz Tami Kagan-Abrams Jackie Pearlson** Ann Barton Charlotte Kamenir Dr. Marvin Perer Jonathan M. Brandler Robert Kanne Paul Pollock Ruby Bubis Charles Kaplan Joyce R. Powell* Sunny W. Caine Albert M. Katz, M.D. Larry Powell Ira Cohen Susan Kaufman Rick Powell* Philip W. Colburn Sandra King Lawrence A. Rauch Fung Der Martin L. Kozberg Irene Ribner* Rabbi Elliot Dorff Rick Kurtzman Lisa Ribner Benjamin V. Dwoskin Lee Lainer, LCSW Ed Rosenson* Dennis R. Galanter, D.D.S. Abby Leibman Arnold Saltzman Claire Gering Nina Pearlson Leung Elyse Salend Monique Maas Gibbons David O. Levine Dena Schechter Elie Gindi* Ruth Linnick Irving Schechter Eveline Ginzburg Randolph A. Magnin Sheila Spiwak Vicki Gold Connie Mandles Howard K. Szabo Roz Goldstine Debby Barak Milgrom Rita Title Dorothy Goren Bryan Moeller Mark Tobin* Marc Graboff Mousa Namvar* Shirley Turteltaub Marcie Greenberg Bernard B. Nebenzahl Marcia F. Volpert Lois G. Gunther Laurie Nussbaum Sanford Weiner Judy Hager Paul S. Nussbaum* Meridith Weiss Dr. Morgan Hakimi Ilene Olansky Howard Zelikow Anita Hirsh Wendy S. Ordower Marcie Zelikow *Board Members on Sabbatical **Of Blessed Memory ANNUAL REPORT 2008–2009 staff Executive Staff Paul S. Castro, Chief Executive Officer Susie Forer-Dehrey, Chief Operating Officer Trent Maggard, Chief Financial Officer Vivian Sauer, Associate Executive Director Eli Veitzer, Director of Administration Suzy Bookbinder, Director of Resource Development Administration/ Information Technology Jennifer R. Levitt, Director Melody Vargas Finance Adrian Breitfeld, Controller Lida Ahadian Shorena Alexander Miguel Acosta Maryam Aratounian Lynda Alter Sheri Berk Gilbert Ashendorf Merrie Boatright Hessie Axelrod Orly E. Burg Jose E. Benitez Ma Teresa M. Cruz Barbara J. Bonner-Snead Azita H. Elisha Jose L. Camacho Catherine E. Fuller Alfonso Canchola Nancy Desser Karen Hilfman, Director Perri Sloane Goodman Charles Dinkel Ethne Katz Julie T. Karic Ella Dvorkina Eta Kirpnick Sara M. Ebrahimpour Marilyn F. Lazar Lillian M. Elenez Wendy S. Leviton Jovino F. Figueroa Rezvan Armian Oleg Goncharko Mastaneh G. Moghadam Eilat Gutman Suan M. Munoz Crizelle De Guzman Manijeh Nehorai Yosef G. Beit Halahmi Jill S. Pomerantz Robert E. Hemp Lucy A. Rimalower Carrie Hornby Maya Segal Irina Hovsepian Nancy Volpert, Director Communications Joan D. Mithers, Director James Davis Cesar E. Raffin Naar Deborah Vines Margaret L. Avineri, Director Jennifer L. Glazer Public Policy David Rock Food & Hunger Services Linda D. Gingras Alex Garas Valerie Robbins Counseling, Intake & Private Care Human Resources Meri Barkinskaya Donna Ramos JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE OF LOS ANGELES Resource Development Remy Bender Glick Karen Dinning Gibbs Tamara Greenebaum Erika Guerrero Sherri G. Kadovitz Kendra Singer Karo Kushugyan Volunteer Resources Madeline Sobelman Marvin D. Lasky Norman B. Stein Samuil L. Lebedinskiy Doreen Klee, Director Karen Tobias Diane B. Linder Heidi B. Turobiner Valentina Luts Stacie Wade Alina Maldonado Melanie Weiner Hector M. Martinez Heather M. Smith Wingren Miguel A. Martinez Viviane Yarom Maxine F. Meyer Irina Giterman Child & Family Resources Helen Hobbs Deborah Fox, Director Renee D. Johnson Sylvia Barocas Hong M. Lee Joseph Benperlas Jacqueline Levian Marci J. Benzaquen Disability Services Patricia M. Lynch Wendy Finn Sally J. Weber, Director Monty C. Montoya Rachel Hecht Sarah Blitzstein Natasha Sulevich Orlee Karpel Gerald Dicker Cynthia Williams Gabrielle Kaufman Vera Gisis Anna Yufa Bassya Pinson Melanie Tasoff Daniel I. Foster Grants Elaine Newman, Director Jennifer Samson Beth Schoen Devora Zheutlin Yana Meyler Jaleh Naim Hugo A. Perez Juan Perez Pat H. Placide Gerardo A. Quintanilla Anna Rakach Ronald E. Randall Felice Resnick Bari M. Turetzky Lyudmila Rott Teshome Woldesemayat Awgichew Marilyn Silver Celina Dos Santos Fred Summers Armando S. Vargas *As of June 15, 2010 31 32 JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE OF LOS ANGELES ANNUAL REPORT 2008–2009 Manuel S. Vargas Stephanie Schnee Bernice Levin Shelter Services Abraham Venyige Michael Schroeder Deborah C. Levine Karen Rosenthal, Director Benita J. Wallraff Amanda Siembieda Lionela T. Litt Mari-Kolor Aghanoorian Anastacio Zaragoza-Ochoa Rebecca Silverstein Elinor Marks-Gordon Kelly L. Allevato Lauren B. Singer Susan V. Mendlowitz Robyn N. Altmann Marsha E. Siskind Zandra Messerman Yvette Arroyo Elena A. Soukhova Bonnie Meyerson Jane Baxter Battista Yan M. Spivak Yelena D. Miller Elida Lariza Benitez Brunetta C. Spivey Helen Moreno Deborah A. Biederman Roxana Vahdat Keith D. Morgan Oralia Cabrera Juliana Veksler Benjamin Munoz Riitta L. Calderon Bahar Yaghoubian Cletus E. Nelson Evelyn Chamorro Deatra L. Yatman Alfredo Ocampo Jessye O. Davis Noushin Zarini Karen Orenstein Ana Edelson Yolanda Parada Marilyn Estrada Lilit Petrosyan Dale M. Evans Yuriy Rakach Kitty Glass Manuel Ramirez Gilda E. Jenkins Robert Rome Deborah Lee Florica Rubin Maria G. Leyva Cynthia E. Schraier Shelly A. Logan Elaine L. Segal Fadumo O. Mohamed Marieta Seiranova Aileen Stein Nadohl Teresa Shajirat Michelle Nosrati Martha Shapiro Emilia E. Ortiz Nancy A. Shelley Ricardo Ortiz Mikhail Shknevsky Irma Pasaye Erna Shtykan Ali Reyes Vicki M. Siegel Taeko Sakumoto Parvin Soofer Carina S. Age Sehvan Lida Soulikhan Renee Taira Michael E. Stifel Elvia J. Valdes Johanna Susal Vilma R. Vasquez Christine Triano Elizabeth A. Vendely Tsilia Vodovoz Gabrielle Zhuang Long Term Care Services Erica D. Lodgen, Director Zvia Abbott Arlene Altman Heather M. Angel Marjolyn A. Asher Vladimir Belkin Lisa Bellows-Ablin Yelena L. Berezina Raisa Borisenko Michael J. Bromberg Older Adult Programs Annette Cardona Susan K. Alexman, Director Robin B. Centeno Marina F. Berkman Carolyn Davidian Leslie Brandes Dora Escalante Olga Bronstein Fery F. Feizadeh Merly C. Campos Jennifer A. Franklin Bernice L. Cibener Sandra Garland Claudia A. Colmer Matthew Ghukassian Laura J. Diepenbrock Penny Greenblatt Erwin S. Estrada Laleh Haghnazari Endre Farago Bettina Herber Anna Feldman Karen Hess Paula Fern Ilana Khalehpari Michele C. Findler Ivy Levin Rosalie Fromberg Jolinda Mcghee Mary Angelica Generoso Susan P. Meyer Gloria E. Gesas Debra F. Milner Maria Gisina Myra Mintzer Brian Glaspy Laura M. Nych Lyubov Goykhman Sindy Salguero Palma Denise Y. Hirsch-Shell Ada Pechenaya Phyllis S. Indianer Kristen E. Price Patricia Johnson Elena Pushin Jill R. Jupiter Nina Reinis Inna Khariton Tanya Sabzanov Leo Khariton Sindy Salguero Megan Koehler Victoria N. Sarreal Karen W. Leaf Micaela Saunders Frieda A. Wasserman Carmit Zur Photography By: Barbara Mack Survivor Stories Written By: Jane Jelenko ABOUT THE PHOTOGRAPHY: In 2009, Barbara Mack, acclaimed local photographer and proud supporter of JFS, began a special project with members of JFS Café Europa, a social support group for survivors of the Holocaust. Through the photographs and the stories that accompany them, we become witness to the important accounts of the courageous individuals who were willing to revisit painful memories in the hope that history may never repeat itself. ABOUT THE PHOTOGRAPHER: Barbara Mack is known for her evocative portraits depicting ordinary and famous people in an extraordinary light. A trained psychologist, she is particularly fascinated by workaday heroes, finding the humanity and depth in each person she photographs. Through the single lens of her Haselblad camera, she offers a contemplative view into the soul of her subject. In an increasingly digital age, she chooses to use black and white film and the classic gelatin silver print technique to create a feeling of stopped time, serenity and beauty. Ms. Mack has contributed her talents to a variety of non-profit and civic organizations in addition to Jewish Family Service, including the Los Angeles Fire Department, American Jewish University, Jewish World Watch and Hope Net. Among the famous people she has photographed are former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak, British Prime Ministers Sir John Majors and Tony Blair, Dahlia Rabin, Madeleine Albright, Walter Cronkite, Anderson Cooper and Muhammad Ali. She has taught a photography class for senior citizens at the Israel Levin Senior Center of Jewish Family Service. Her photographs have been exhibited at the Louis Stern Gallery and the Los Angeles Firefighters Museum. She has served on the Board of the Photographic Arts Council of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Ms. Mack Special Thanks to John Gordon, Noah Taubman, Jordan Passman, Jennifer R. Levitt, Sherri G. Kadivitz and Elinor Marks-Gordon for their contributions to the Café Europa photography project. Annual Report Design: Robin Weisz | Design robinweiszdesign.com works at Black and White Portrait Photography Studio in Westwood. 3580 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 700, Los Angeles, California 90010 323.761.8800 www.jfsla.org JFS is a beneficiary of the Jewish Federation
