DIFFERENCE MAKERS
Barbara Bellin Janovitz
Age: 59 Profession: Partner at Reminger Co., LPA and Beachwood city councilwoman Family: Husband: Lee; children: Jenny, and twin sons, Steven and Scott Residence: Beachwood Synagogue: Park Synagogue In the community: Board of The Center for Community Solutions; board of Benjamin Rose Institute on Aging; board of Rose Center for Aging Well; board of the Montefiore Foundation Favorite vacation: “Went to Paris and Amsterdam with my daughter for a mother-daughter vacation.” Favorite hobby: Reading What do you do in your spare time? “Assuming I have any, I love walking in the neighborhood with my husband and our dog, picking up neighbors along the way with their dogs. I love to read, and always have a stack of books. I like to watch HGTV, ‘House Hunters’ and ‘House Hunters International.’ Every once in a while, I like to read People magazine and watch the ‘Housewives’ show – mindless fun.” What advice would you give your 14-year-old self? “Probably not to take myself so seriously, same advice I’m giving my 59-year-old self.” What did you want to be when you grew up? A lawyer
Gregg Eisenberg
Age: 45 Profession: Managing partner at Benesch Attorneys at Law and member of the firm’s executive committee Family: Wife: Regina; children: Sophia, 9, and Max, 11 Residence: Pepper Pike Synagogue: The Temple-Tifereth Israel In the community: Friends of the Israel Defense Forces, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, Cleveland charter schools Favorite vacation: France with son and father this past summer Favorite hobby: Golf Favorite movie: Star Wars movies What advice would you give your 14-year-old self? “Work hard. I always ask my kids, ‘who works harder than us?’ And it should be nobody.” What did you want to be when you grew up? Professional football player, a sport he played in high school and college. “I’m 5-foot-9, so it didn’t work out.”
Judge Francine B. Goldberg
Age: 53 Profession: Judge, Cuyahoga County Domestic Relations Court Family: Husband: David; children: Noah (Hillela), Orly, Koby and Sophie Residence: University Heights Synagogue: Green Road Synagogue In the community: Ohio Judicial Conference; Ohio Association of Domestic Relations Judges; Association of Family & Conciliation Courts Ohio Chapter; American Inns of Court; Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association; West Shore Bar Association; Ohio High School Mock Trial Competition; Project Love board member Favorite movie: “Wonder Woman” Favorite vacation: Visiting family in Israel What do you do in your spare time? Running, walking in the Cleveland Metroparks, reading, listening to country music, having Shabbos dinner with family Favorite TV show: “Shark Tank” What you would tell your 14-year-old self: “Always strive to possess qualities of joy, resilience, awe and gratitude. Find a cause that you are passionate about and devote your talent, time and energy – and you too can make a difference.”
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