JACK M. BARRACK HEBREW ACADEMY
18TH ANNUAL GALA MARCH 25, 2020
WELCOME TO THE
18TH ANNUAL GALA HONORING TRACY & GEORGE GORDON
THANK PRESENTING SPONSORS Madlyn & Leonard Abramson Lynne & Leonard Barrack ’60 Charlestein Family Foundation Robert Saligman Charitable Foundation Sitchin Foundation Kami & Josh Verne
PLATINUM SPONSORS Steven Collis Tracy & George Gordon Harry Kogan z'l Michele & Robert Levin Lewis Shapiro Charitable Foundation Gideon Naim ’82 Ronit & Howard Treatman
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TO OUR SPONSORS GOLD SPONSORS Rachel & Charles Korman '75 Linda & Jake Kriger Alicia Felton & Sherrill Neff Joyce & Jeff Retig
SILVER SPONSORS
BRONZE SPONSORS Jeffrey Barrack Lee Ann & Scott Erlbaum Mindy & Jay Horrow Bryna & Josh Landes ’80 & Family Sharon & Jonathan Levin Raymond Klein Charitable Foundation Shari & Stuart Rudoler Carolyn Saligman Leah Lande ’89 & Marc Singer Leora & Jonathan Zabusky Olga & Steve Zelener ’80
BLUE SPONSORS Sheryl & Jeffrey Bartos Caryn & Jack Becker Ellen Goodman & David Cohen Jackie Needleman & David Cohen Jordana & Benjamin Cooperberg Harriet & Philip Freidenreich Judith & Oren Friedman ’89 Marcia & Scott Glickman Jodi & Jared Gordon Carolyn & Neil Hockstein Ariele Klausner ’76 & Steven Klausner ’76 Anna Kornbrot & Barry Klayman Sandra & Burton Klein Yoella Epstein ’01 & Jeremy Kriger ’01 Naomi Prusky ’76 & Rabbi David Levin Lori & Raymond Levin Holly & Norm Nelson Mindy & David Oppenheimer Mary & Nathan Relles Lisa & Brad Sandler Scheinmann Family Sheila & Daniel Segal Marilyn Kutler & Ira Silberman
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Young people are the entrepreneurs of the future, and we should be looking to them as one of our sources of innovation for the high streets of tomorrow. – Theo Paphitis
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HONOREES TRACY AND GEORGE GORDON
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TRACY AND GEORGE GORDON are passionate supporters of Jack M. Barrack Hebrew Academy, and the proud parents of four Barrack alumi, Rachel ’12, Sarah ’13, Jacob ’16, and Eli ’18. George is the Immediate Past President of the Board, has held various positions on the Executive Committee, and has been actively involved in leading a number of the school’s transformative strategic initiatives over the last few years, including the creation of the Robert M. Saligman Middle School at JBHA. Tracy served as Co-President of the Parent Teacher Organization for five years, and currently sits on the Governance and Nominating Committee, Enrollment Advancement Task Force, and the Barrack Builders
Committee. Tracy has been a devoted lay leader in the Philadelphia Jewish community for the past 25 years. Currently, she is the Campaign Chair for Women’s Philanthropy at the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia, where she has also served as CoChair of the Jewish Life and Learning Commission, member of the Campaign Cabinet, and on the Board of Trustees. Tracy is a member of the Executive Board of Philly Friendship Circle, and has served on the Board of Directors for Perelman Jewish Day School and Temple Sinai. Tracy is a Phi Beta Kappa, summa cum laude graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and holds a master’s degree in Jewish education. George is a partner at Dechert LLP, where he has co-chaired the firm’s global Antitrust Practice Group and Life Sciences practice. Chambers USA, a referral guide to leading lawyers in the United States, has consistently recognized George as a leading antitrust lawyer, and writes that he “wins praise as one of the top antitrust defense lawyers” in the country. George was also named Philadelphia Antitrust Law “Lawyer of the Year” by Best Lawyers in America, and has been recognized as a national “Litigation Star” and a “Life Science Star” by other leading legal publications. George is actively involved in Dechert’s pro-bono work and has handled a variety of pro-bono matters, including a successful challenge to a client’s death sentence in a capital case. He has also served on the Board of Directors of The Public Interest Law Center of Philadelphia.
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GUEST SPEAKER AVI JORISCH
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AVI JORISCH is a seasoned entrepreneur and Middle East expert. He is a Senior Fellow at the American Foreign Policy Council and founder of IMS, a merchant processing company that services clients nationwide. A thought leader in exploring global innovation trends, the Arab world, counterterrorism, and illicit finance, Mr. Jorisch previously served in the US Departments of Treasury and Defense.
He holds a bachelor’s degree in history from Binghamton University and a master’s degree in Islamic history from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He also studied Arabic and Islamic philosophy at the American University in Cairo and alAzhar University, the preeminent institution of Sunni Islamic learning. An author of five books, Jorisch‘s articles have appeared in influential outlets including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Foreign Affairs, Forbes, and Al-Arabiya.net. Jorisch’s most recent bestselling book, Thou Shalt Innovate: How Israeli Ingenuity Repairs the World, is being translated into more than 30 languages. He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and the Young Presidents’ Organization (YPO).
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I much prefer STEAM to STEM. The insertion of the A is arts writ large, and when you learn how to think, that means that you actually need to understand how others have thought before you, how have others made sense of the world. – Laurene Powell Jobs
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To raise new questions, new possibilities, to regard old problems from a new angle, requires creative imagination and marks real advance in science. – Albert Einstein
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Technology like art is a soaring exercise of the human imagination. – Daniel Bell
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Engineering is not about what you learn or practice; Engineering is about what you imagine to learn and practice... – Sir P.S. Jagadeesh Kumar
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HONORARY CHAIRS Lynne & Len Barrack ’60
EVENT HOSTS Joyce & Jeff Retig* Ronit & Howard Treatman*
GALA CO-CHAIRS Gala Co-Chairs Lee Ann & Scott Erlbaum* Judith & Oren Friedman ’89* Leah Lande ’89 & Marc Singer Kami & Josh Verne Leora & Jonathan Zabusky*
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GALA COMMITTEE Caren Barnet & Steve Abramson Nomi Shapiro & Rabbi David Ackerman Tami & David Astorino Marcy & Daniel Bacine Jeffrey Barrack Anat & Aaron Becker Caryn* & Jack Becker Freda Pepper & Howard Bernstein Nancy & Martin Black Sivy Binder Blume ’61* Cecily* & warren Carel Peggy & Joseph Carver ’64* Laya & Rabbi Gary Charlestein* Jackie Needleman & David Cohen Steven Collis Vicki & Gary Erlbaum Michael Ferman Margo Fine-Gabbay & Moshe Gabbay Lewis I. Gantman Jeffrey & Lauren Gladstone Paula & william Glazer Marcia* & Scott Glickman
Suzy & Scott Goldstein Jodi & Jared Gordon* Andrea & Richard Gottlieb Jennifer Sherwood & Philip Hirshman Marjorie & Jeffrey Honickman Mindy & Jay Horrow* Avi watman Katz ’59* & Alan Katz Robin & Steven Katz Anna Kornbrot & Barry Klayman* Linda & Jake Kriger Yoella Epstein ’01* & Jeremy Kriger ’01 Sena Singer & David Langer Naomi Prusky ’76 & Rabbi David Levin Sharon* & Jonathan Levin Lori* & Raymond Levin Michele* & Robert Levin Barbra Berley-Mellits & Bart Mellits
Mindy Shapiro & Alan Mendelsohn Alicia Felton & Sherrill Neff* Holly & Norm Nelson* Mindy & David Oppenheimer* Mary & Nathan Relles Elizabeth & Hershel Richman ’59* Shari & Stuart Rudoler Carolyn Saligman* Lisa* & Brad Sandler Sherrie Savett Julie & Jordan Savitch Shana Schwartz Liz & Bill Shaid Lori Ferrara Shapiro ’91 & Josh Shapiro ’91 Danielle* & Dan Shaw Aviva & Paul Silberberg Cindy & Ben Singer Jennifer & Michael Stein ’69* Lisa & Brett Studner Jenifer & Michael Thomas Leslie & David ufberg Amy & Jay ufberg Jenifer Kiefer wachs ’89 & Martin wachs Lisa & Michael wachs Carol & Bob wilson Shira & Rabbi Adam wohlberg Debra & Mark Zweben *JBHA Board of Directors
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What art is, in reality, is this missing link, not the links which exist. It’s not what you see that is art; art is the gap. – Marcel Duchamp
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Mathematics as an expression of the human mind reflects the active will, the contemplative reason, and the desire for aesthetic perfection. Its basic elements are logic and intuition, analysis and construction, generality and individuality. – Richard Courant
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A WORD OF THANKS… Jack M. Barrack Hebrew Academy gratefully acknowledges and extends our heartfelt appreciation to the Foundation for Jewish Day Schools and its leadership: Elliot M. Holtz Chairman Ellen Horowitz Matz Director, Educational Tax Credit Programs and Jewish Scholarship LLC
Board Members: Scott Barsky Joe Glassman Amir Goldman Rachel Gross Sam Grunberger Howard Herzberg Yonina Bendheim Jacobson David Kaplan Bob Lipstein David Rentz Jeff Retig Shlomo Troodler Michael Willner Thank you for your outstanding efforts in helping to procure EITC/OSTC tax credits to support our community day school scholarship needs.
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We also wish to acknowledge contributions from the following EITC/OSTC participants for 2018-2019 fiscal year: Barrack, Rodos & Bacine, PC Sheryl and Jeff Bartos Jerry Batoff and Robin Robbins Benaaron Corp. Ilene and Steve Berger David Thomas Trailways Friends of Education, LLC Howard Treatman, HVC Germantown, LLC JKG Florida Business Corp. – Marcy Gringlas and Joel Greenberg Steven and Robin Katz Keystone Property Group, LLP JB Distributions, LLC Rena and Josh Kopelman Jake Kriger MSS, LLC Raymond L. Levin Robert C. Levin Trust 93 Judith and Leonard Lundy Martin Main Line Honda MLA Claims, LLC Members of the JSLLC Montgomery County Education Friends Morris A. Cohen, LLC Paintech, Inc. Premier Dental Products Co. Shari and Stuart Rudoler Simon Miller Paper & PackagingHenri & Debbie Levit Laura Solomon & Associates Miriam z”l and Arthur Spector Spivack & Spivack, LLC Warmund Law, LLC Wilkie Lexus
תודה רבה Additionally, we express our appreciation to Jewish Scholarship LLC and its leadership: Board of Managers: Scott Barsky Elliot M. Holtz Joshua Weinberger, Esq. Executive Director: Gwen Horowitz
Thank you for your outstanding efforts in helping to procure special purpose entity tax credits to support our community day school scholarship needs.
We also wish to acknowledge contributions from the following individuals participating in the Jewish Scholarship LLC special purpose entities this fiscal year: Susanna Lachs and Dean Adler Janet Bauman and Daniel Parish Jessica Blazer Gwen Borowsky and David Camp Ned Borowsky in memory of Irvin Borowsky Rabbi Gary Charlestein Jamie and Harris Cohen and Family Steven H. Collis Beth and Ronny Drapkin Dr. Elana R. Eisner '87 and Dr. Charles Pritchard Lee Ann and Scott Erlbaum Amy and Len Feldman Dr. Arthur M. Feldman Michael Ferman Israela Haor and Eliot Friedman Judith and Dr. Oren '89 Friedman Susan and Lewis Gantman, Esq. Andrea and Richard Gottlieb Govberg Family Nicole and Marten Hirsch Amy and Elliot Holtz
Helene and Greg Jaron Heather and David Kay Ariele Zandman Klausner ’76 and Steven Klausner '76 Abby and Marvin Kline Tom Kline Arlyn and Bob Landow Susan and Dr. Martin Lautman Sharon and Jonathan Levin Francine and Robert Lipstein Jon Liss '00 and Family Daniel Elliott Loeb Dr. Jane V. Mayrin, MD and Mr. Vadim Cherepakhi Samuel E. Menaged Deborah and Benjamin Mittman Gideon Naim '82 Rebecca Peikes Drs. Jill and Michael Posner Naomi Prusky '76 and Rabbi David Levin Michal '90 and Robert Rabinowitz Sue and Mark Rabinowitz and Family
Belinda and Dr. Steven Raikin Edith S. Ressler Joyce and Jeffrey Retig Robin and Fred Robbins and family Sherrie R. Savett Melissa and Douglas Sayer Rachel and Ian Scheinmann Leah Lande '89 and Marc Singer Constance Smukler Tracey and Shanin Specter Drs. Debbie and Steven Stein Stephen Klein Alison and Lee Sussman Etta and Ivan Szeftel Jennifer and Michael Willner Drs. Melanie and Michael '94 Wolfson Andrea and Jackie Zivitz Renee z”l and Joseph S. Zuritsky
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Board of Directors EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Howard P. Treatman, President Jeffrey N. Retig, Vice President Caryn L. Becker, Treasurer Sherrill Neff, Secretary George G. Gordon, Immediate Past President Sharon P. Levin, Head of School Lisa B. Sandler, Committee Member Jonathan Zabusky, Committee Member
DIRECTORS Cecily A. Carel * Joseph R. Carver '64 * Rabbi Gary Charlestein Mitchell R. Cohen * Jay A. Dorsch * Yoella Epstein '01 Scott Erlbaum Arthur M. Feldman Oren Friedman '89 Marcia Glickman Jared Gordon Rochelle Z. Hirsh * Jay Horrow Avi Watman Katz '59 *** Barry M. Klayman * Charles H. Korman '75 Stephanie Krause ** Marilyn Z. Kutler * Michele S. Levin * Robert Lipstein Norman Nelson David Oppenheimer Adena Potok * Hershel Richman '59 * Carolyn Saligman Daniel Segal * Steven A. Shapiro * Danielle Shaw ** Abbie Green Snyder '75 Michael A. Stein '69
TRUSTEES Mitch Albom '76 Debbi L. Bass Rita Berkowitz Sivy Binder Blume '61 Robert L. Brent Brian S. Klazmer Lori Levin Blima Ludmir Alan B. Schorr Rabbi David A. Teutsch Robert Vogel David Wachs
* Past President ** PTO Co-President *** Alumni Association President
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Staff & Faculty
COUNSELING Amy Grolnick, ADMINISTRATION Upper School Counselor Sharon P. Levin, Head of School Mari Kalman, Middle School Dr. Darin Katz, Director of the Upper School Counselor Christine Farrell, Director of the Rebecca Trajtenberg, Middle School Director of College Guidance Alex Stroker, Chief Operations and Elizabeth Pandian, Associate Development Officer Director of College Guidance Jennifer Groen '91, Director of Enrollment ENGLISH Management and Strategy Thomas L. McLaughlin, Humanities Rabbi Judd Kruger Levingston, Department Chair Director of Jewish Studies Hallie Anderson INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENT & Julia Lawrence BUSINESS OFFICE Rita Schuman Alex Stroker, Chief Operations and Development Officer HEALTH & PHYSICAL EDUCATION Ariele Zandman Klausner '76, Justin Cooper, Athletic Director and Director of Finance Chair of Health & Physical Education Olga Voskoboynik, Controller / John Bistline, Athletic Trainer Human Resources Director Adam Devlin Rachel Baum, Sr. Institutional Kim Gillio Advancement Officer HEBREW Randi H. Butow, Development Associate, Angela Zonshein, Hebrew Assistant to CODO Department Chair Susan Harding, Assistant Director Mor Aharoni of Operations Liat Curca Deborah Ricci, Development Associate Miriam Goldberg Michele Van Horn. Assistant Controller Rahel Lerner ENROLLMENT, STRATEGIC INITIATIVES Rivka Markovitz & MARKETING Rabbi Oded Philip Jennifer Groen '91, Director of Enrollment Management & Strategy Maya Rosenberg Marcia Harwitz, Marketing & Hedva Tzabbar Communications Manager HISTORY Beth Rivkind, Associate Director Thomas L. McLaughlin, of Admission Humanities Department Chair Rayna Erlich, Enrollment & Digital Ivy Kaplan Communications Coordinator Rachel Scheinmann ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF Lilach Taichman Karen Albero, Administrative Minna Ziskind Assistant to HOS Mara Levy, Database Manager Marlene Underwood, Administrative Support / Receptionist
ARTS Christine Farrell, Department Chair Dewey Oriente Matthew Stein Laura Lyn Stern CORE Christine Farrell, Department Chair Marsha Messinger Cynthia Miller Stephanie Raphel Michael Zimmerman
ISRAEL EDUCATION, EXPERIENCES & SPECIAL PROGRAMMING Meryl S. Sussman, Director of Israel Education, Experiences & Special Programming JEWISH STUDIES & BIBLE / TANAKH Rabbi Judd Kruger Levingston, Director of Jewish Studies Rabbi Lauren Brody-Hyett Aron Freidenreich '97 Barnett Kamen Rabbi Will Keller, Director of Jewish Life
Rabbi Steven Razin Rabbi Daniel Rosenberg Hannah Soffer '97 Rabbi Akiva Weiss Rabbi Michael Yondorf
LIBRARY Wendie Sittenfield, Librarian MATHEMATICS Sarah Strick, Math Department Chair Stefanie Bloom Matthew Gormley Lisa Nolan Patricia A. Platt Amanda Rasmussen Allison Shatzman Lindsay Siney NURSE Maria Cecchine RESOURCE Matthew Dorsch '05, Resource Department Chair Joyce Ferber Aura Gersenson Jeffrey Lieberman SCIENCE Aaron Silver, Science Department Chair Benjamin Goldstein Lauren Helfgott Darin Katz Samantha Miller Dana Zachar STEAM Arthur Maiman, Director of STEAM Alex Diehm Danielle Wilson WORLD LANGUAGES Darin Katz, World Languages Department Chair Adrienne Amster N.E. Barry Hofstetter Susan Schwartz CUSTODIAL STAFF Larry Boston Naim Pollard
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Mazel tov to the Gordon family! Tom McLaughlin, Humanities Department Chair
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