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NCJW Greater Dallas Section
SPRING MEETING
March/April 2015 Vol. 102, No. 4
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President:
Caren Edelstein
President’s Perspective
Caren Edelstein
In 1998, two horrific murders occurred
in the United Sates. Matthew Shepard, a
student in Laramie, Wyoming, was tortured
and murdered; his offense–being gay.
Closer to home, in Jasper, Texas, two white
supremacists tied and dragged James Byrd,
Jr. behind a truck and decapitated him. His
crime was that he was African American.
These murders and their subsequent
trials brought national and international
attention to the issue of hate crime
legislation and the desire among many to
amend existing US laws at the state and
federal levels. At the time, Texas had no hate
crime laws. NCJW national and sectional
organizations were instrumental in getting
the 2009 Mathew Shepard and James Byrd,
Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act passed. The
legislation extended the 1969 federal law
that covered crimes motivated by actual or
perceived race, color, religion, or national
origin to include gender and disability.
The Mathew Shepard Act is one example
of how NCJW strives for social justice. Other
examples of how NCJW helps to move
forward legislation include the Voting Rights
Act of 1965; Family and Medical Leave Act
of 1993; 1994 Violence Against Women
Act, which NCJW helped write; and 2013
reauthorization of the Violence Against
Women Act to extend protection to the
LGBT and Native American communities, as
well as protection for illegal immigrants.
We are advocates, and it’s through
advocacy that we accomplish our mission,
to work for social justice by improving the
quality of life for women, children and
families, and safeguarding individual rights
and freedoms. According to Jody Rahban,
NCJW director of Washington operations,
“Creating social change through advocacy
and legislation is who we are as NCJW.”
This February, NCJW Greater Dallas
Section along with sections from all over
Texas, will once again converge on Austin
for Day on the Hill to advocate the issues
that are important to our mission. We will
seek support for issues such as stemming
the tide of human trafficking, equal pay,
reproductive freedom, and voting rights
Advocacy, for 501(c)(3)s, like ours, is
a powerful strategy for making people’s
lives better and for building stronger
communities. Independent Sector states
that “Effective advocacy builds the capacity,
effectiveness and impact of an organization.
It enables charitable nonprofits to achieve
their missions with systemic, lasting
reforms.“
Investing the time in advocacy allows us
to bring our mission to the greatest number
of people and communities. Our community
service work is also a form of advocacy.
Every time we step into a classroom or
deliver services to the many populations
that we serve, we are advocating a better
quality of life for others.
We are advocates, and our job is more
important than ever. The promise of Roe
v. Wade is being denied to more and more
women; the Voting Rights Act is slowly
being chipped away. Economic security for
families is an American issue, not just a
women’s issue, and must be addressed by
our legislators.
The job is not easy, but we are advocates.
We are advocates for our community, for
our children, for our children’s children and
for generations that we will never know. We
must speak for those who have little voice
and make legislators hear more than one
side of an issue.
We are advocates.
Caren Edelstein
From the Executive Director
NCJW’s Greater Dallas Section is evolving –and evolving rapidly–
in ways that are designed to make life easier for you, our volunteers
and supporters, and will help us serve the community in new and
better ways in the future.
If you’ve been to our website lately (and if you haven’t, please
do: www.ncjwdallas.org), you’ve noticed a few of the changes. Now
it’s possible to sign up online for your favorite volunteer activities,
like HIPPY field trips or immigration court monitoring or Day on the
Hill. Or if you have skills but are not sure what you’d like to do, you
can fill out a form that tells us about your skills and we’ll be back in
touch with you with suggestions.
Catherine Horsey
We’re also moving to online reservations for events and
programs. Of course we still love checks sent directly to the office, but ultimately everything
goes into our online system. Alexandra Casser has signed onto the staff as administrative
manager and will be managing much of this information.
The advantage is that there will be one central information source that will keep track of
volunteer hours, donations, committee work, grant applications–everything that we do and
all the ways that you’re involved. And that information will be available to board leadership
and staff 24/7.
NCJW’s greatest value to the community lies in the time that we give. Now we can
keep better track of that time–and devote more of your time to public service and less to
recordkeeping.
The new database will be coupled with upgrades to our financial reporting systems,
compliments of our Social Venture Partners Dallas project. Program and project chairs–and
the board of directors–will have a much clearer idea of where each program of NCJW Greater
Dallas stands at any given moment, and that will help us plan for the future.
We are so grateful to the SVP Dallas team for their guidance; to Carol Weinstein and Ellen
Lasser for their work on our books; to Karen Stock, who has worked countless hours on
customizing our Salesforce installation; and to Sara Spraggins, who is always responsive to
questions about our website and fixes whatever we’ve managed to mangle.
As with any new system, there are wrinkles to iron out. If you notice errors or omissions,
please don’t hesitate to give me a call or drop me an email and let me know about it–that will
help us to understand where we need to spend more time.
Thanks so much for your support through my first six months as executive director. I
predict and am hopeful that 2015 will be a wonderful year for NCJW Greater Dallas.
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Public Affairs
Vice President:
Stacy Blank
NCJW GREATER DALLAS SECTION SPRING MEETING
Why Internet Safety Matters to you and the Ones you Love
Google Transparency Report reveals that the search engine giant
flags around 10,000 websites as unsafe on a DAILY basis because of
phishing and malware.
Mark your calendar for the 2015 spring meeting on March 24, 2015.
We are excited to present a highly relevant and important topic:
“Why internet safety matters to you and the ones you love.”
NCJW Greater Dallas Sect
Sexual Abuse, Pedophiles and Pornography:
SPRING MEETING
Why online safety matters:
The Internet is not just flooded with illegal pornographic content,
but is also full of sexual predators on a lookout for easy prey. There
are several cases of pedophiles trapping children via chat and web
cams, bullying them into meeting in person, and abusing them.
Internet pornography is a major threat for the people who frequently
post their photographs and videos over the Internet. Often times
these photos or videos are manipulated and can end up posted on
pornographic sites. Remember, once a message or photo is on the
internet it is embedded forever - SCARY!
There is no doubt that the use of online tools will continue to rise.
Modern day computing makes our lives easier. Activities and tasks
that once took hours to complete can be taken care of quickly and
easily. But as beneficial as the Internet might be, it is also a breeding
ground for fraud, identity theft, privacy invasion and other cyber
crimes.
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When most people think of Internet crimes, they think of pedophiles
and the danger they pose to children. Although sexual abuse
facilitated by the internet is a serious issue, statistically the majority
of crimes committed online are non-sexual in nature and are
perpetrated against mature adults.
Between 2004 and 2008, law enforcement agencies working on
Internet crimes against children recorded a 230% increase in the
number of documented complaints of online enticement.
According to the FBI, in 2013, people age 50-59 comprised the
largest group (21.1%) of victims and accounted for over $180 million
lost.
Join us on March 24th to learn about vital computer safeguards so
you can protect yourself and loved ones when utilizing the internet.
The Three Main Areas of Criminal Activity on the Internet:
Unauthorized Network Access or Hacking:
Unauthorized access is one of the biggest threats. Network security
consists of the provisions made by you in an underlying computer
network. Hacking means people can access your accounts, computer
or network without authorization. Once they have access, they have
complete control over transactions, and can misuse your account
for questionable or illegal purposes. This includes sending e-mails in
your name to solicit your contacts.
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or instant messaging. Often they ask for important financial and
personal information. At times, this information is collected and
sold to online advertisers. Online scams, which involve requests
for your bank account numbers, passwords, or any other sensitive
information, are a menace over the Internet. Spam is unwanted
advertising sent to your email. Spammers often sell your address
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Financial Development
Vice President:
Debra Levy-Fritts
Rededication
Have you rededicated yourself
to NCJW?
There is still time to be part of
our 2015 stay-at-home event.
Rededicate yourself to
sharing our message to
the world as we enter
our second century.
Some of the ways we dedicate ourselves to improving the quality of life for women, children and
families:
• Preparing our most vulnerable citizens to testify against their abusers.
• Monitoring the Juvenile Immigration Courts to assure that children sent across the border alone
receive due process.
• Educating teenagers aging out of the foster care system by teaching them about healthy relationships
and decision-making through WACHS (Women’s Access to Comprehensive Health Services).
• Adding 500 families to HIPPY, our 25-year commitment to the parents of preschoolers and including
NCJW’s Food+Fit=Fun initiative in the instruction to help combat childhood obesity.
These are just some of the issues our members address through programs and advocacy each year.
Help us to continue to share our message of hope in our second century. Join us in rededicating
ourselves to the work of fixing our broken world, one child, one parent, and one family at a time.
To donate to our 2015 stay-at-home campaign, visit www.ncjwdallas.org and click on the menorah.
This year’s fundraiser will be a stay-at-home event.
Details inside.
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Financial Development
Vice Presidents:
Staci Mankoff and Sheryl Lily Pidgeon
Thank you to all our donors to-date*
Novelist: $5,000 and above
David Newberger
Essayist: $3,600-4,999
Phyllis Bernstein
Janet & Morris Newberger Philanthropic Fund
Blogger: $1,800-3,599
Atascosa Capital
Fagadau Family Fund
Robin Kosberg
Barbara Lee
Joy Mankoff
Letter Writer: $1,500-1,799
Carol N. Brin
Sandy Nachman
Tweeter: $500-$1,499
Stacy Barnett
Barbara P. Berger
The Kirschner-Bookatz
Family Foundation
Joni and Bob Cohan
Marlene Cohen
Jayme Lynn Cohen
Geraldine Cristol
Laura G. Diamond
Rita Doyne
Caren Edelstein
Kristen Fagelman
Ann J. Folz
Sandra M. Kaman
Bootsie Golden
Terry K. Levinger
Julie Lowenberg
Nancy Marcus
Bette Morchower
Jody Platt
Barbara Rose
The Ike and Fanny Sablosky Foundation
The Ellen and Jerry Samuels Charitable Fund
The Leslie and Howard Schultz Philanthropic Fund
Shtofman Family
The Lawrence E. Steinberg Foundation
Phyllis Steinhart
Rhona Streit
Second-Century Supporters: $18.00-$499.00
Ruth Andres
Pepper Aronoff
Charis Aronson
Lynn Behrendt
Elaine Bernstein
Elaine Brown Betcher
Diane Birk
Julie Bleicher
Diane Blumenthal
Rabbi Bonnheim
The Brenda F. Brand Foundation
Erika Bruce
Rebecca Bruder
Lauren Busch
The Byers Joint Trust
Rabbi Herzog Cohen
Joan Davidow
Naomi Dunn
Marilyn Fiedelman
Lois Finkelman
Marsha Fischman
Martha Fleisher
Jackie Fleschman
Debra Levy-Fritts
Michelle Funk
Laurie Gidlow
Nickey Gilbert
The Rita Sue and Alan J. Gold Philanthropic Fund
Lynda Golenternek
Diane Helfand
The FGH Foundation
Phyllis Jacobs
Hanne Klein
Ellen Lasser
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Linda Levine
Diane Loeb
Donna Rubin
Peachy Rudberg
Connie Rudick
Rose Salsburg
Amy Schachter
Betty Sue Sheinberg
Denise Siegal
Zelda Siegel
Elissa Sommerfield
Helen Stern
Karen Stock
Darrel Strelitz
Carol Wolff Tobias
Shirley Tobolowsky
Eleanor Trachtenberg
Diane Waldman
Louette Weiser
*as of January 7
Community Service
Vice Presidents:
Joyce Rosenfield and Debby Stein
Day of Service Lives Up to its Name
new life path. Following the project, volunteers stayed for dinner to
celebrate the end of a very busy and successful Day of Service. Blue
Mesa donated to NCJW a portion of what our participants spent on
their meals. It was a great way to end our Day of Service.
Day of Service, our annual event in honor of Martin Luther King,
Jr.’s birthday, was truly successful in fulfilling NCJW’s mission to care
for women, children and families. Approximately 70 NCJW members,
their children and friends reached out to people in need in the Dallas
community through hands-on projects. We also collected needed
items for five specially selected agencies, including two NCJW
partners.
The pictures from the event show what we can accomplish when
we work together and how we can make a difference in the lives of
others.
Items collected and purchased with funds from our sponsors went
to the agencies below. Monetary contributions allowed us to
purchase the exact items that the agencies requested.
Educational First Steps – Chair: Randy Smerud
Since 1990, Educational First Steps has been transforming daycare
centers in at-risk neighborhoods into nationally accredited early
childhood education centers by partnering with existing daycare
centers and preschools. Contributions allowed us to purchase a large
number of books for children age infant to 5-years-old.
The Children’s Activity – Chair: Jayme Cohen
Jayme’s multi-generational group lovingly decorated bags and filled
them with items such as hand lotion, pocket-sized tissues, mints, and
sticky notes. The bags were then delivered to the residents of Echad
Apartments, a government subsidized housing complex for senior
citizens in northeast Dallas on the grounds of the original Golden
Acres Home for the Jewish Aged. Jayme and her children were
warmly received when they delivered the bags and some wonderful
treats baked by Kyra Effren, a former Echad board member. NCJW
received a very gracious thank you note from Echad’s director
thanking us for selecting them as a Day of Service recipient and the
contributions.
High Risk Victims Task Force – Chair: Debby Stein
This section of the Child Exploitation Unit of the Dallas Police
Department will distribute the sweatshirts and sweatpants
purchased by our members to young girls and women who have
been exploited. The distribution will be made through the Letot Girls
Center and other shelters that care for these young female victims
of exploitation.
Ronald McDonald House – Chairs: Linda Skibell and Roberta Lazarus
Our volunteers prepared and served lunch to 45 out-of-town families
whose seriously ill infants and children were being treated at local
hospitals. During their visit, the volunteers felt that they were able
to provide these families with a respite from their children’s medical
issues. One of the day’s most touching moments was watching a
beautiful baby boy who was facing his third heart surgery smile when
Caren Edelstein held him in her lap. Ronald McDonald’s volunteer
coordinator has already requested that NCJW come again next year.
Jewish Family Service (JFS) Food Pantry – Chair: Linda Skibell
JFS, an affiliate of the North Texas Food Bank, provides food and
personal care items for qualified families in certain North Dallas and
Carrollton zip codes. Contributions helped us fill the agency’s many
empty shelves with diapers, wipes, baby wash and other baby care
products, and sponsored gift bags allowed us to purchase much
needed personal care items for men and women. Martin Luther King Jr. Child Development Center – Chair: Carol Tobias
The center provides early childhood development and education
services at little or no cost to low-income families in Dallas County.
Through sponsorships, we provided art supplies such as construction
paper, markers, crayons and other requested items that helped to
replenish the center’s materials. North Texas Food Bank – Chair: Beth Stromberg
Mountains of donated grocery items used to prepare emergency
pre-pack bags for seniors were sorted and stocked by an impressive
group of teens and their parents. This group was one of three shifts
that worked throughout the day, making a huge dent in the piles of
donations. The food bank was grateful for our help.
Vickery Meadow Neighborhood Alliance Food Pantry and
Clothes Closet – Chair: Debby Stein
The pantry and clothing closet provide low-income residents of
Vickery Meadow a place to get food and clothing items at no cost.
Through donations and sponsorships, we provided hundreds of
socks, underwear, hats, gloves and scarves to help those in need
weather the cold days of winter.
Meals on Wheels – Chair: INSERT NAME
We joined forces with the Visiting Nurses Association (VNA), an
NCJW partner agency, to help deliver an additional 400 meals on
our Day of Service. According to VNA, the volunteers from many
organizations, including NCJW, delivered over 2,100 meals, enabling
the VNA to meet its lofty goal.
Dinner for a Cause –
Chairs: Nonie Schwartz, Harrian Stern and Judy Utay
At Blue Mesa, our members and their friends filled reusable tote bags
with personal care items to give to the young women at the Letot
Center, a co-educational facility licensed by the Texas Department
of Family and Protective Services. The Letot Center provides crisis
intervention, emergency shelter, programming, and counseling for
runaway, exploited and trafficked youth. The bags were to be given to
the young women when they leave the center to hopefully start on a
Our Day of Service demonstrates that it only takes a few hours to
make a difference. Next year, participate in one Day of Service activity.
You will feel a sense of camaraderie with other NCJW volunteers as
you work toward the common goal of making the world a better
place. You will be proud to be a part of our organization. Thank you to all of our project chairs, participants and sponsors.
We accomplished our goals because of each of you!
Joyce Rosenfield, Debby Stein, Carol Tobias
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Community Service
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Community Service
New Volunteer Opportunities –
Mark Your Calendars Now!
NCJW One Shot Projects
Friday, March 27, 2015 –
CHAI House
Come celebrate Shabbat with the residents at CHAI
House and take an opportunity to get to know its 24
residents. Help with the blessings, stay for dinner
(complimentary) and great Jewish music with Eli
Davidson. We need a maximum of 15 volunteers
(including family members). Sign up early to be a part
of making Shabbat special for these residents.
Additional details to come via eblast. For more
information or to volunteer, contact Linda Skibell at
[email protected].
Attitudes and Attire
Spring clean your closets! Now is the time to purge and get
organized. Cast off clothes that are too small, too big or that
you never wear and donate them to Attitudes and Attire.
It’s easy: Drop off your new or nearly new clothing at any
Bibbentuckers location, and they will give you a donation
receipt. Attitudes and Attire is in need of the following items:
• contemporary, interview-appropriate skirt and
pant suits
• attractive, crisp blouses
• beautiful, business-casual separates
• trousers/dress pants
• skirts
• blazers/jackets
• sharp, stylish jewelry, handbags, and scarves
• pantyhose – any size or skin tone (NEW only)
• cosmetics and toiletries (NEW only)
All donations should be:
• appropriate for the workplace
• on hangers (not in bags or boxes)
• cleaned and pressed
• free of strong odors (moth balls, smoke, body odor)
Attitudes and Attire cannot currently accept:
• used cosmetics
• used pantyhose
• men’s clothing
• children’s clothing
Interested in volunteering as an image consultant for an
Attitudes and Attire workshop? Contact Nancy Klompus at
[email protected].
Vice-Presidents:
Lynn Goldstein and Joyce Rosenfield
WACHS
The WACHS committee has been hard at work expanding our
community programming.
Our Friends Place continues to be a strong partner. Approximately
eight residents attended two sessions this past fall, and we finished with
two sessions in January.
We engaged two new organizations, Promise House, and the Wesley
Inn. Joyce Rosenfield, Linda Levine, and Amy Schachter visited both
groups. The agencies have received our rack cards and are interested
in us providing programming for their residents. Several of our WACHS
members met with Jonathan’s Place in January to determine if some
of our curricula will complement this Garland-based home for children
who have been victims of abuse, abandonment or neglect. A Jonathan’s
Place staff member also attended our January discussion featuring Terry
Greenberg and Amanda Robinson (see below for more details).
On January 25, we hosted the first of two WACHS programs. Kathy
Freeman hosted the event with Terry Greenberg, executive director of
NTARuPT, the new alliance of local nonprofit organizations, community
health educators, health care providers, and concerned citizens to reduce
teen pregnancy in North Texas. Greenberg shared information about the
group’s work. Amanda Robinson, co-founder of Real Live Connection,
a nonprofit organization designed to eliminate barriers that prevent
LBGTQ youths from succeeding in society today also attended. It was an
informative and educational program.
The second program is on the evening of April 16 at the home of
Taryn Daniels. It will feature Dr. Laura Scalfano who directs Windhaven
Teens. She is a board-certified pediatrician that specializes in the
care of adolescents and young adults. Dr. Scalfano lectures locally and
nationally on adolescent medicine. She serves on the board of the Jim
Utley Foundation, a nonprofit organization that promotes education and
awareness about the dangers of recreational drug use. She is an imPACT
certified medical provider for Presbyterian Hospital’s Sports Medicine and
head concussion management program.
This year’s goal is to grow the program and begin updating the
curriculum, so it is applicable to the new populations that we are reaching
through our partners. To learn more, please contact the WACHS co-chairs:
Linda Levine at [email protected], Pamela Rieter at [email protected]
and Amy Schachter at amyishappygmail.com.
Without Bread There is No Torah
Pirke Avot 3:17
The Vickery Meadow Food Pantry needs a volunteer(s) to pick
up donated bread and bakery items from the Whole Foods at
the Dallas North Tollway and Beltline, and deliver the items to
the food pantry.
Pick up is Monday, Wednesday and Friday before 9:30 AM. You
don’t have to do every day!
If you can help perform this mitzvah, please contact Judy
Hoffman at [email protected] or Cheryl Pollman at
[email protected]
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Administration
Vice President:
Renee Karp
Event held on November 17 to introduce new Executive Director Catherine Horsey to NCJW members and the
Dallas community. Photos by Jeff Baker.
Community Corner
Jewish Family Service of Greater Dallas
and UNT Health Science Center present
The 18th Annual Janis Ablon Professional Conference
When the war
comes home:
Trauma and the Military Family
featuring
Dr. Harold Kudler
Chief Consultant for Mental Health, VA Central Office, Washington D.C.
March 22nd and 23rd
SAVE THE DATES!
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When the war
comes home
Trauma and the Military Family
Featuring Dr. Harold Kudler
Chief Consultant for Mental Health, VA Central Office, Washington D.C.
March 22nd and 23rd
Congregation Shearith Israel
9401 Douglas Avenue in Dallas, Texas 75225
Sunday, March 22, 2015 | 7:00-9:00 pm
It’s Our Time to Serve the Military Families : A Community Panel
Open for the entire community including leaders, non-veterans, veterans and their
families. Join us as we address the challenges that veterans and their families may face
upon returning from the military, which can include traumatic stress, depression,
substance abuse, family violence and other difficulties in readjusting to everyday life.
Hear how we, as a community, can take action to support their successful transition.
Monday, March 23, 2015 | 9:00 am-4:00 pm
Professional Conference
Registration begins at 7:30 am
For more information and session details,
visit www.JFSdallas.org/ProfessionalConference
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5402 Arapaho
Dallas, TX 75
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Public Relations
Vice President:
Stacy Barnett
Thank You to Our Directory Advertisers:
Aaron Family Jewish
Community Center
Mimi and Mitch Barnett
and Family
Syl Benenson
Berger & Berger, PhDs
I Heart Yogurt
Jo’s “Jeep” Service
Kahn Mechanical Contractors
Jane Larkin
The Legacy Senior Communities
Joan E. Berger, Ph.D.
Bette W. Miller
Business Express Press
Millheiser Real Estate
Cindi’s N.Y. Delicatessen
Obstetrics and Gynecology, P.A.
Cohen Center
Jody Platt
Dallas Podiatry Works
Rolnick+Gordon Design
Discovery Estate Sales
Susan Schy
Edelstein and Raskin Families
Spradling Monument Service, Inc.
Eiseman Jewels
Texas Jewish Post
Fagadau & Hawk Eye Physicians
& Surgeons
Visiting Nurse Association
Kathy Freeman
Howard Frysh, D.D.S., P.A.
Heart Place /
Joel A. Roffman, M.D., F.A.C.C.
VITAS
Waldman Bros
Dr. Mary Warren
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Easy Ways to Raise Money for NCJW Dallas
Tom Thumb Good Neighbor Program
NCJW is a partner in Tom Thumb’s Good Neighbor Program. Tom Thumb will donate
a percentage of your total grocery purchases to NCJW. Sign up for a Reward Card and
use our number 540. If you already have a card, add 540 to it so NCJW can benefit
from your purchases.
More Ways to Raise Money for NCJW Dallas
Search the Internet using www.goodsearch.com: click Get Started on the homepage.
Enter NCJW Dallas Section in the Who Do You Want to Help box. Select NCJW – Dallas
Section, create an account, and start searching. Goodsearch.com is linked to www.
goodshop.com and www.gooddining.com. Shop via goodshop.com or dine at a
restaurant in the gooddining.com network and a portion of your purchases will be
donated to NCJW.
Another way to raise money for NCJW is to shop online using AmazonSmile. Go to
smile.amazon.com and select NCJW-Dallas as your charity before you begin to shop.
NCJW will get a portion of your purchases. When you shop at smile.amazon.com, you
will find the same prices, selection, and convenience as amazon.com. Just use smile.
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Sweet Treats
Submitted by: Phyllis Somer
Sue’s Apple Cake
Level of Difficulty: Moderate
3 cups sifted cake flour
3 teaspoons baking powder
1 1/2 cups sugar
4 eggs
1 cup oil
1/3 cup orange juice
2 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
3 apples (preferably Granny Smith)
sliced very thin (do not peel)
Cinnamon
1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
2. Grease and flour a bundt pan.
3. Sift dry ingredients together into a large
mixing bowl. – Is the sugar included or is
it just used for sprinkling over the apples?
4. Make a well in the center of the dry
ingredients and pour in the oil, orange
juice, eggs and vanilla. Beat until smooth
and thick, about 4 minutes. Do not under
beat.
5. Pour 1/3 of the batter into the prepared
pan. Place a layer of apples over the
batter. Sprinkle with cinnamon and sugar.
Cover apples with more batter. Add
another layer of apples, and sprinkle with
cinnamon and sugar. Repeat this process
until the batter is gone and the apples
are the final layer.
6. Bake for 1 hour and 25 minutes. Cool at
least 15 minutes. Chill before serving.
TRIBUTE FUND & OTHER CONTRIBUTORS TO THE GREATER DALLAS SECTION
NOVEMBER - DECEMBER 2014
ENDOW NCJW GIFTS
Ike and Fannie Sablosky Foundation
Janet Wolf & Neil Seiden Irwin Grossman Investments
Louise W Kahn Endowment Fund
In Honor of:
Marlene Cohen, Stacy Blank,
Stacy Barnett, Pat Peiser
Rita Doyne
Marlene Cohen
Suzanne Greenman
Georgia Goodman
Julie Lowenberg
Beverly Tobian
Devora Rubin Marlene Cohen
Eleanor Rudberg
Stacy Blank and Pat Peiser
Marilyn Tonkon
Marlene Cohen, Stacy Barnett,
Stacy Blank, Pat Peiser
Julie Lowenberg
In Celebration of:
NCJW Dallas’ 101st Birthday
Barbara A. Einsohn
Congratulations to:
Marlene Cohen, a most deserving
Hannah G. Awardee;
Pat Peiser, Lifetime Achievement Award
for her amazing accomplishments and
the role she has played in setting high
standards for volunteers;
Stacy Barnett for really making
a difference;
Stacy Blank for a bright future with NCJW
Sharan and Lynn Goldstein
With Birthday Wishes to:
Joni Cohan
Jody Platt
In Memory of:
Anita Marcus
Irma Grossman Margie August
Bette W. Miller
Judy Hoffman's Mother
Janine Pulman
Audrey Kaplan
Madeline Unterberg In Loving Memory of:
Morris Newberger
Carol and Jon Weinstein
RITA O. BLACK SCHOLARSHIP
In Memory of:
Anita Marcus
Sharan and Lynn Goldstein
HIPPY
In Honor of:
Andi Rosenberg Rogoff
Lennie L. Wells ISRAEL FUND
In Loving Memory of:
Anita Golman Marcus
Rosie Stromberg
MINNIE HEXTER MILK FUND
Carrie S. Orleans Trust With Birthday Wishes to:
Joyce Goldberg
Sonia Phillipson Sadie Rose Goldberg
Joni and Bob Cohan
In Loving Memory of:
Anita Marcus
Myra Fischel Cynthia Feldman Staci Mankoff’s Mother
Linnie W. Katz In Memory of:
Sally Woloshin
Rhona Streit Mother of the J.M. McDaniels Family
Rhona Streit NCJW MISSION FUND
Elaine Bernstein
Rosalind Kaplan
Barbara Lee
Bette W. Miller Nancy Szor
Bequest Anita G. Marcus
Membership
WELCOME NEW MEMBER
Debbi Levy
Members in the News
Congratulations to Cheryl Pollman for
being awarded the Belief in Action Award at
this year’s Day on the Hill.
Congratulations to Ann Margolin who
is being honored by the League of Woman
Voters at their Susan B. Anthony Award
Luncheon.
In Honor of: Pat Peiser’s Lifetime Achievement Award
Marla Bane
Marlene Cohen
Jody Platt
In Loving Memory of:
Judy Hoffman’s Mother
Saralynn Busch
Don Zahn
Joni and Bob Cohan
Leah Pollman
Jeanne Fagadau
Devora Radoff, mother of Judy Hoffman
Carol Weinstein
Elaine Stillman Margie August
Karen Stock In Memory of:
Anita Marcus
Sally Genecov Stanley Peskind
Pauline Kress
Sarah Yarrin REBA WADEL
SCHOLARSHIP FUND
In Honor of:
Marlene Cohen
Debbie Greene
Pat Peiser
Debbie Greene
In Memory of:
Anita Marcus
Debbie Greene
Vice Presidents:
Jayme Cohen and Kristen Fagelman
Sometimes those who want to get
involved just need to be invited.
If you know someone who
may want to become or get more
involved in NCJW invite them
to join you at your next
committee meeting,
hot topic or luncheon.
NCJW Mission Statement
The National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW), is a grassroots organization of
volunteers and advocates who turn progressive ideals into action. Inspired by Jewish
values, NCJW strives for social justice by improving the quality of life for women,
children, and families and by safeguarding individual rights and freedoms.
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THE BULLETIN
Published by Greater Dallas Section,
National Council of Jewish Women
President.................................. Caren Edelstein
VP Public Relations.......................Stacy Barnett
Bulletin Editor.................................. Jane Larkin
Photo Editor..............................Laura Diamond
Executive Director................. Catherine Horsey
Section Office:
Preston Royal Shopping Center
6025 Royal Lane, Suite 219-9
Dallas, TX 75230 214-368-4405 • Fax 214-368-4753
E-mail: [email protected]
Web site: www.ncjwdallas.org
March 2015
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Executive Meeting
Spring Break
Board Meeting
PACE Deliberation
Spring Meeting
April 2015
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22
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Erev Pesach
Passover First Seder
Easter
Executive Meeting
Passover – last day
Board Meeting
Yom Ha Shoah
Yom HaZikaron
Yom HaAtzma’ut
May 2015
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Leaders’ Retreat, Washington
Installation Luncheon
Lag B’Omer
Board Orientation
Yom Yerushalayim
Erev Shavout
Shavout – office closed
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